Just a reminder to let your students know they can access Ripple Effects from home and especially with the social distancing due to the COVID19 it’s a great resource for them to use.

One of our 4th grade teachers uses a “graffiti wall” to assess students’ knowledge of content such as identifying figurative language, text structure, and main idea. I have also utilized this strategy with Social Studies content. Use chart paper or the whiteboard as a space for students to respond to a topic or question. I have most often…Read More

Reflections from our presentation at the FIRE Summit.
Our team presented on the activities we have done this year to improve our reading scores. Since the programs brought into the school did improve our reading scores by 15%, we feel that our efforts paid off. Therefore, we were pleased to share pictures and statistics at the fire summit.…Read More

Story #3 Reflection – Our STEM Nights were such a great success. It brought parents/guardians and students together in a way they haven’t been brought together this year. So many parents/guardians were excited to learn about all the resources we have available at South Floyd Elementary and they were interested to learn about what their children…Read More

Kahn Academy is a great resource our Middle School teachers are very fond of given our participation in a grant utilizing the PSAT to measure progress. This provides an individualized path for students to progress through skills.