Before students walked through the doors of Bush Elementary School for the first day of classes, several teachers had already begun getting to know them — not from behind a desk, but from the sidewalks outside their homes. Through “Sidewalk Chats” and “Chalk Talks,” teachers ...
I really haven’t learned much about football in my lifetime. I haven’t needed to. I just watch my husband. I can tell by his pacing, the variety and number of swear words used, and his propensity to stand up during particularly agonizing moments to inform me exactly what is going on in the ...
It is just after 9 a.m. on a Friday in Tari Geisler’s third-grade classroom at Bush Elementary School. The morning’s literacy lesson centers on “theme” — the underlying message or lesson within a story. Students are challenged to read a passage explaining the concept and develop ...
Clinton V. Bush served as the fifth superintendent of the Jamestown Public Schools from 1938 to 1946. Born in Kennedy, Bush biked from his home in the village east of Falconer to attend the original Jamestown High School. After graduating from JHS in 1905, he attended Rochester Mechanics ...
From welcoming families and monitoring attendance to caring for sick or injured students, the main office of any elementary school is at the center of nearly every part of the school day. At Bush Elementary School, school secretary Tracey Goldstein, health and attendance clerk Madi Lines, ...
Back in the fourth grade, our daughter Chasity began learning and playing violin in the Jamestown School District, something she continued until her graduation from Jamestown High School. Now, I love music. I love playing “Who Sang This” with Sally when songs from the 50s through the ...
