“Boa tarde!” exclaimed Philip Cammarata’s first graders at Bush Elementary School. “Good afternoon!” responded Anna Carolina Alves’ third graders at Positivo International School in Curitiba, Brazil. Only a Zoom screen could contain the excitement in both classrooms, as ...
Teachers at Bush Elementary School and across Jamestown Public Schools are putting their collective best foot forward to help their students fall in love with reading. According to Bush principal Kate Benson, teachers in her building are focusing on small group instruction “to ...
When Tari Geisler’s third graders returned from lunch, a large bowl, some flour, fresh raspberries and other baking materials awaited. “We’ll be making jam today using raspberries from our friends at the Jamestown Public Market. Can we all say ‘THANK YOU’ to our friends in the ...
The calendar turning to the month of October means something special to the Lincoln Elementary School family: it’s time to go a little “sock-crazy.” For the second straight year, Lincoln students and staff will be participating in “Socktober,” a month-long sock drive that ...
Lincoln Elementary School kindergarten teacher Molly Anderson has spent the beginning of the year figuratively — and almost literally — planting seeds with her students in the “Garden of Life.” Inspired by Jamestown Public Schools’ all-district read from last school year, Wishtree ...
Walking from desk-to-desk in her classroom at Lincoln Elementary School during a quiet work time, Kaidynce Walker is exactly where she wants to be. Through the simple act of helping her second graders develop their handwriting, she’s realized a childhood dream. “When I walk into my ...