“Your job was to determine if Mrs. Marsh was a loyalist or a patriot,” said JPS Social Studies Instructional Coach Jeff Kresge to fourth graders in the Fletcher Elementary School Learning Lab. “Raise your hand if you think if she was a loyalist. We can’t just have an opinion without ...
Fletcher Elementary School art and library students enjoy choice-based learning with their art teacher Darryl Mallanda and Library Media Specialist Carrie Lyon. Choice-based learning gives students a greater sense of control over the way their interest, preferences and backgrounds work ...
“What are you guys doing in class?” asked Jefferson Middle School sixth grader Julian Hultin, from his hospital room at Oishei Children’s Hospital to his class via online technology. “We are subtracting and adding integers,” said one student. “Have you guys been having ...
Bowling at Jamestown Bowling Company, ice skating at Northwest Arena, going to the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts to see a movie, roller skating at the Russell Roller Rink and bingo parties are just a few of the rewards Jefferson Middle School students receive when they show good behavior and ...
Climate change is a hot topic right now. Jefferson Middle School seventh graders are learning what climate change is, interpreting facts from trusted sources about the impacts of climate change, and encouraging and empowering their peers to make one change that would lessen their carbon ...
Jefferson Middle School eighth graders in Casey Leender’s class have the amazing opportunity to talk to fellow students in Namibia, Africa, through traditional letter writing and on-screen technology thanks to an innovative grant called “Building Cultural Bridges” through the non-profit, Educators of America and partner Erie2BOCES. “I loved the idea of building cultural bridges. A lot of our students may never get the opportunity to travel to another country like Africa,” said Leenders. “It allows them to not only get to know another part of the world but build ...
