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Teachers Find Virtual Parent Conferences Successful

Even with all the challenges due to the pandemic, sometimes change can have a silver lining. Lincoln Elementary School teachers, who conducted parent-teacher conferences virtually this year, found that they had a higher rate of participation and engagement. “We realized with the virtual conferences that it was an option that was much more convenient for many of our parents,” said Lincoln Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Melissa Forster. “I had one parent Zoom from the Laundromat with her two kids. I sent folders home to parents in advance of the meeting with all the ...

Lincoln Distance Learning Teachers Help Students

“This is the word right here. Did you say ‘tot?’” asked Lincoln Elementary School teacher Karen Sykes as she pointed to the word on her sound mat while Zooming with her kindergartners. “I heard you Jamie, I see it Aviana. Did anyone push in the sounds and then write them? Did you use ...

Friday Formula

“The mother is a schnauzer and the father is a Pomeranian. What would you name your dog?” A schnaupomer!” said Ring Elementary School third grade teacher, Kim Austin. Mrs. Austin’s class participated in a “Science Friday” by learning more about animal habitats and how animals ...

Students At JHS Get Choice Of Several AP/College Courses

“You are going to have to find the time it takes to hit the ground,” said JHS AP Physics teacher Steve Propheter. “So, think about some of the talks we had about human error. Use physics whenever you can to come up with numbers. And also, you are launching horizontally and you need your ...

What Happens When A JPS Student Or Staff Member Tests Positive COVID-19?

Jamestown Public Schools would like to remind families and the community of the steps taken when a JPS student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19. “We are so appreciative of our student, families and community who are doing such a fantastic job following the health and safety protocols in our schools. We could not have reopened schools successfully without our community’s help,” said JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker. “We want to ensure our community that we are following all of the guidelines from the Chautauqua County Department of Health and NYS Health ...

Virtual Experiments

Jefferson Middle School AT Science students in Jess Muscaro’s class are using a new technology tool to help them with their virtual science learning called Inq-ITS. It is an on-line science platform with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned simulations across science content ...