Thanks for a great year!

The 2012/13 school year has officially come to end. And it has been a remarkable year of learning at all our FWSU schools. Thank you to all of our teachers, staff, students and parents for being with us this year on our journey. Here are a few images from our final days of our year.

A Glimpse Behind the Blog

Target 4. Engaged Community Partners – FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Step – Engage community partners in a focused collaborative inquiry process. This year we set the ambitious goal to share one quality blog post a day about … Continue reading A Glimpse Behind the Blog

FES Students Discover the Wind!

Target 1. Student-Centered Learning - Students will engage in innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry and creativity for students. Action Step - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. Have you ever wondered how the wind works?  Or where it even comes from? Most likely you … Continue reading FES Students Discover the Wind!

FES Celebrates Thai Songkran Festival

Target 4: Engaged Community Partners - FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate,create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Step - Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study. Earlier this week, students, staff and … Continue reading FES Celebrates Thai Songkran Festival

Teacher Appreciation Day 2013

"Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson Each year we pause in May to celebrate and thank all of our hardworking teachers in the Franklin West Supervisory Union. Our teachers work with our communities most valued resource everyday - our children. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do!

FES Students and Staff Keep Fletcher Green

Target 2. Leadership in a Student-Centered Learning Environment - FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, & diverse resources. Today, the Fletcher Elementary School … Continue reading FES Students and Staff Keep Fletcher Green

FES Kindergarten Conserves Water for Thai New Year Festival

Target 4. Engaged Community Partners - FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Plan - Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study. Students in … Continue reading FES Kindergarten Conserves Water for Thai New Year Festival

FES Students Capture Maple Sugaring Process in Action

Target 3. Flexible Learning Environments – FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step - Make relevant and authentic problems become the focus of connected learning. This week, a group of Fletcher elementary … Continue reading FES Students Capture Maple Sugaring Process in Action