The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 28,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading Happy New Year! 2015 in Review
Tis’ The Giving Season
Celebrating this season of giving... whether it be the personal touch of "hand made" crafts given to senior citizens... Raising money through bracelet sales to be given to the Georgia food shelf... Giving your best smile to make others feel happy... Sharing your musical gift for others to enjoy... Creating gifts that are meaningful and … Continue reading Tis’ The Giving Season
Signs of the Season in FWSU
There are many signs of the season in our school buildings within Franklin West Supervisory Union. At BFA Elementary School, students and teachers put on their creative (winter) thinking caps in order to decorate classroom doors. The artistry shines as you walk down the hallway! Our schools have focused on how our learning centers can support the … Continue reading Signs of the Season in FWSU
BFA Fairfax Elementary Celebrates the Holiday Season
BFA Fairfax Elementary students celebrated the holiday season this past Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The “Big Gym” was standing-room-only as families came together to listen to our students sing a variety of songs from the season. This was Sarah Wolff’s first concert as our new music teacher and she reminded all of us how lucky … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Elementary Celebrates the Holiday Season
Light a Fire and Keep the Embers Burning: Revisiting the Ignite Sessions, Part 1
It has been a month since FWSU held their first annual Ignite Session to kick off the November inservice. The theme of inservice was Igniting Innovation, and the first “spark” of the day featured 4 Ignite sessions. Ignite is a style of presentation in which the presenter uses 20 slides in five minutes to share … Continue reading Light a Fire and Keep the Embers Burning: Revisiting the Ignite Sessions, Part 1
TODAY’S FWSU STORY: Celebrating Choice at GEMS
For Georgia Middle 7th and 8th graders, choice classes are designed to help meet student needs and state standards. These are opportunities to explore a variety of topics, provide choice in their education, discover new interests and lifelong learning skills. 7th and 8th grade students will be able to schedule their required classes such as art, gym, computer, health, … Continue reading TODAY’S FWSU STORY: Celebrating Choice at GEMS
BFA Students Practice Developmental Assets and Give Back
Back in November, students in Mrs. Wills’ 8th grade Language Arts class at BFA Fairfax spent eight days in practicing the “giving” part of “Thanksgiving They organized a coin drop to raise money for Golden Huggs, a local dog rescue group based in Williston, Vermont. The students have been studying Developmental Assets, which includes Caring, … Continue reading BFA Students Practice Developmental Assets and Give Back
Anatomy of a Snow Day – Redux
The weather outside is less than "frightful", but the possibility of a school snow day/cancellation is very real. Last year Superintendent Ned Kirsch posted the following story on our blog. It tells about the decision-making that goes into canceling school for inclement weather. Lets hope the string of nice weather continues, but that the snow flies in … Continue reading Anatomy of a Snow Day – Redux
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