Reading points, based on the book's length, reading level, and number of correct answers, offer an objective measure of reading practice. Peer Mediation Selected students in grades 4 and 5 are trained as peer mediators. They work under the supervision of the guidance counselor. Students who have conflicts with others are encouraged to go to peer mediation to work out the problem.
All students work in the computer lab on a weekly basis.
Grades 3-5 conduct Writers' Workshop in the lab 3 days a week. Students in grades 2 and 3 participated in a weekly banking program thanks to the efforts of Newport News Shipbuilding Employees' Credit Union. First grade students wrote and published their own books and shared them with their Book Buddies.