An important aspect of being an exemplary writing school is that it has brought our faculty together in a common cause. We now use writing as a vehicle to improve all areas of instruction. Faculty members are looking for new ideas to help teach the process and eagerly share these with their colleagues. Parents have noticed a significant change in their children s interest in writing and the growth they have made as writers over the past years. Technology in our classrooms has also helped us promote writing as an exciting learning tool.
Students are anxious to see their work published in Internet sites.
Many are designing incredible PowerPoint presentations that are shared within and outside our school. We believe that we can stand shoulder to shoulder with other award-winning schools that have accepted the challenge of inciting good writers and connoisseurs of literature as we move forward into the 21 st century . . The Explorer Team is planning yet another interdisciplinary unit for March. The unit, Lighten Up, will allow students to explore the role electricity plays in their daily lives, both in school and at home. Students will design scale drawings of their house s floor plan including electrical appliances, create graphs of usage, and predict what life would be like without electricity.