Principal's Update
January 2013
Welcome back from Winter Break! Parents, our students are back to work and back to their school day routines. Many classrooms have been utilizing the Daily 5 to organizing their literacy blocks. Included in this block are "read to self" and "writing" stations. Your children are being encouraged to grow their reading and writing skills daily! Ask your child today what they have been reading and writing about in class.
February 2013
We have an exciting opportunity to showcase your child's writing! KET is sponsoring a young writers' contest where students are encouraged to write and illustrate an original story. More information can be found at the following link: http://www.ket.org/writerscontest/ Please contact your child's teacher at the school to find out more about this opportunity. We have lots of talent here at NES!
March 2013
Our teachers attended a recent series of writing trainings provided by Dr. Whitaker from EKU. The trainings focused on the three main types of writing: opinion, narrative, and informative/explanatory. We are working hard to become more informed and intentional about improving our writing instruction for your student.
April 2013
We are lucky this month to be collaborating with some community partners. Students from 3rd grade will be visiting with First Lady Jane Beshear at the Center for Rural Development as they celebrate literacy. What a wonderful experience to engage and excite children about reading!
May 2013
As the school year comes to a close, reflect on how much your child has grown... Samples of your student's writing have been collected in their communications folder. These samples will be passes along to next year's teacher where many more examples will be added. Growth can definitely be seen in these saved pieces! Enjoy your upcoming summer break!
August 2013
Welcome back to another exciting school year. We look forward to learning and growing with your child!
November 2013
Student writing is evident across the school building this month. Lots of examples of student writing projects are on display outside of the students' classrooms! Students are writing about their future careers, penning book reviews and completing research papers. Take a look the next time your are visiting the school.
December 2013
The holidays are upon us and holiday writing is too! Students this month are practicing their letter writing skills in letters to Santa. Have a joyful holiday season...
January 2014
Check out first grades personal narratives. We take pride in students of all ages producing great writing!
February 2014
Work samples from students can be seen across the school! Currently we have lots of samples from the constructed response type of writing. In this type of writing, students share what they know about content knowledge in written form across the content areas of reading, math, science, and social studies.