Carr Creek Elementary
Project Two

Inclusive Youth Leadership: (Peer Presentations) Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign

The members of the group worked together explaining the campaign, getting students to sign and take the pledge and passing out the bracelets. We handed out over 400 bracelets. The students enjoyed spending time together and…Read More

Carr Creek Elementary
Project One

Inclusive Youth Leadership: Gifts for Troops

We collected items for soldiers in the Air Force that are serving overseas. We collected hygiene items and non-perishable food items. We sent out 20 boxes. The soldiers really enjoyed them. The students really enjoyed collecting the items and working together to make…Read More

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