Target 3- Flexible Learning Environments FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation and differentiated opportunities for all. Fletcher Elementary is excited to announce the formal organization of a new school-wide choral group. The group will provide students who enjoy … Continue reading “DO, RE, ME” – New Fletcher Elementary Chorus Takes Shape
Middle Schoolers Embrace Autumn Outdoor Learning
In the life of every school, there special activities and events that become embedded elements in the overall rhythm of our educational communities. These traditions uniquely reflect the interests of a collective group of students and staff. We are also reminded that learning can be fun and filled with joy. At BFA Middle School, students eagerly mark … Continue reading Middle Schoolers Embrace Autumn Outdoor Learning
Students Use Statistics to Explore College and Career Options
Walk into a Math I Class at BFA Fairfax and you will see students hard at work finishing a project to wrap up their statistics unit. Their research matters to them since it connects statistical analysis and representation with a real-world investigation. Their assignment? “Research a variety of colleges around a theme that is important … Continue reading Students Use Statistics to Explore College and Career Options
Open House: A Valued Back-To-School Tradition
In the coming weeks, our schools will be hosting parents and guardians at annual School Open House events. This is an important opportunity for families to experience the learning environment that surrounds their children each day and to make connections with teachers and staff. The beginning of a new school year represents an important milestone … Continue reading Open House: A Valued Back-To-School Tradition
Friday STEM Learning Days Engage Students in Engineering
Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalized learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Strategy - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. GEMS 4th grade held its first weekly STEM Day, which offers a blended … Continue reading Friday STEM Learning Days Engage Students in Engineering
Recognizing the Language of Behavior
“The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying, but also forgetting and then remembering again.” This quote by John Gray can be easily linked to Target 1-Student centered Learning and Target 4- Engaged Community Partners of the FWSU Action Plan: As a part of FWSU’s opening inservice events, paraprofessionals were provided with a half day learning … Continue reading Recognizing the Language of Behavior
Building Community in Morning Meetings
Elementary classrooms in FWSU start the day with Morning Meeting. This daily routine from Responsive Classroom (RC) is an opportunity where students explore and practice social skills and model how social, emotional, and intellectual learning come together in school. Morning Meeting is designed to give every child a sense of belonging and helps a child … Continue reading Building Community in Morning Meetings
Fletcher Elementary Launches Readers’ Workshop
FWSU Action Plan - Target #1: Student Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities Readers Workshop is a research-proven method of reading instruction that uses direct instruction and practice to promote a love of reading in students. It also personalizes the learning experience of each student and allows for differentiation to occur naturally. Students read books … Continue reading Fletcher Elementary Launches Readers’ Workshop
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