A partnership between the Vermont Department of Health, the Healthy Roots Collaborative, and Fletcher Elementary School is promoting healthy lifestyles and social consciousness for Fletcher’s third graders and their families and is benefitting local food shelves at the same time. Last spring, the three organizations began planning ways that students could explore key questions about … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Partnership Promotes Good Health and Community for Fletcher Students
THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Elementary Named PBIS Exemplar School
The Fletcher Elementary School has earned Exemplar status as a Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) School. The designation was awarded by the VT-PBIS Team of the Vermont Agency of Education and the UVM Center on Disability and Community Inclusion Collaboration at the annual PBIS Leadership Forum in Killington on October 11. Representatives from the … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Elementary Named PBIS Exemplar School
THE FWSU STORY: Lead Learners and Luminaries: Notes On A Day with George Couros
In the bio section of his Twitter account, one of my colleagues, also a school principal, identifies himself as the “lead learner” in his building. As I thought about his carefully chosen words, I was struck by how such a simple phrase could so completely embody our work as educational leaders, designating the principal as … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Lead Learners and Luminaries: Notes On A Day with George Couros
THE FWSU STORY: Setting the Stage in Fletcher: Benjamin Franklin, PBIS, and those Pesky Coals
You’ve probably heard Benjamin Franklin’s old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But, did you know that the former inventor and scientist was actually referring to fire safety and not good health when he coined that phrase? In fact, he was advising readers not to carry hot coals from room … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Setting the Stage in Fletcher: Benjamin Franklin, PBIS, and those Pesky Coals
THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Elementary Welcomes New Teachers
The Fletcher Elementary School welcomed several new teachers to the school this fall, and they have begun the school year with tremendous enthusiasm and energy. We are fortunate to add the following professionals to our school: Blythe Baskette is our new preschool special educator. Ms. Baskette earned both a Master’s Degree in Education from Saint … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Elementary Welcomes New Teachers
THE FWSU STORY: Traveling Exhibit Teaches Fletcher Students Math Through Art
Students at the Fletcher Elementary School were greeted by winding staircases, intricate stone castles, and majestic soaring birds as they kicked off the new school year on Tuesday. The images are part of a traveling exhibit by Dutch artist MC Escher, whose mathematically-inspired work is being used to welcome students back to school in a … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Traveling Exhibit Teaches Fletcher Students Math Through Art
THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Community Honors Retiring Veteran Teacher Jenny Blackman
Mrs. Jennifer “Jenny” Blackman has taught Kindergarten at the Fletcher Elementary School for the past 13 years and is beloved by her students, their families, her colleagues and the community at large. She will retire from teaching in on Monday, with the tremendous respect of all who have had her as a teacher and those … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Community Honors Retiring Veteran Teacher Jenny Blackman
THE FWSU STORY: Running Club, Mini-Marathon Promote Health and Fun for Fletcher Students
It may have been called the Mini-Marathon, but the efforts of 24 Fletcher Elementary School athletes were anything but small Saturday. The kindergarten through sixth-grade students donned blue t-shirts sporting the school's falcon logo and the words imagine, believe, and achieve, as they ran half-mile, mile, and two-mile courses on Burlington's Waterfront. "Just being outside and … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Running Club, Mini-Marathon Promote Health and Fun for Fletcher Students
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