Our Week in Review: Week 12 of 36: Student Leadership

This week our post will be a Vlog. If you are not familiar with what a Vlog is, it is just a video recorded blog post.

We have been excitedly continuing on our journey each week. It is important to remember that one key ingredient to an effective implementation of blended learning is students.

Our students are provided with many opportunities to participate in their learning journey. From hall monitors to bringing us our daily morning news...our students are leaders.

This week we share with you how our third grade teacher, Ms. McNeil creates leaders in the classroom with classroom jobs. Students must complete a job application and write a paper on why they should have the opportunity to have a particular job.

Each week students are chosen for a job. Students in Ms. McNeil's class are very passionate and dedicated to their job. Providing students with the opportunity to have jobs in classroom gives them an active role in maintaining the classroom.

If you would like more information on implementing classrooms jobs into your classroom, please contact Ms. McNeil at towanda.mcneil@rss.k12.nc.us.

If you are interested in visiting our school to see how blending learning in action, please contact our Principal, Michael Courtwright at michael.courtwright@rss.k12.nc.us.

Our Week in Review: Week 11 of 36: Connecting with Parents

Through the daily hustle and bustle of our daily routines, sometimes we lose the most important connection to ensure our students are successful. The connection between school and home is so important.

Our teachers are very dedicated to connecting with parents regarding student's grades and behavior. Parent conferences and meetings are scheduled often to ensure we are providing parents with the opportunity to understanding their child's educational journey.

Through Title 1, we host parent workshops and trainings on technology, literacy, and math to ensure our parents are given the tools they need to assist their students at home.

This year, we have also started our P.A.W.S. (Parents Active With Students) for a Minute Series. These series provide parents with tips to assist their students at home with simple strategies and resources. We provide a quick video each week on our school's webpage.

P.A.W.S. for a Minute will help parents learn resources to use at home to help students in literacy and math. On our blended learning journey it is important we are staying connected to our parents. Our students success relies heavily on the partnerships we are forming with our parents.

P.A.W.S. for a Minute #1

P.A.W.S. for a Minute #2

If you are interested in visiting our school to see how blending learning in action, please contact our Principal, Michael Courtwright at michael.courtwright@rss.k12.nc.us.

Our Week in Review: Week 10 of 36: PLCs with our Literacy Coach

We all know the importance of having a supportive team for your staff. One of the most influential person on our support team is our Literacy Coach, Candida Craven.




Ms. Craven holds PLCs and Data Meetings with our teachers several times through the month. During these meetings, she listens, guides, and provide them with support needed to reach all students.

A little snippet of a day in the life of our Literacy Coach - trust me this is only a small part of what she does...

We are very fortunate to have a literacy coach at our school to help support our teachers. We know that literacy coaches directly impacts student achievements. Ms. Craven engages teachers in their PLC and Data Meetings to enhance their learning. 

She just started her walk-throughs and meet with each teacher to provide them with feedback. She is such a valuable person on our team and very grateful to have her.

Our blended learning journey is not complete without our literacy coach. In order to effectively implement blended learning you need someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and work. Her passion for providing teachers with the resources and support they need  is an important part of our journey.