We believe it is our responsibility to foster a caring learning community that promotes a love of learning by focusing on the emotional, social, physical and intellectual growth of each student.
In a 2013 districtwide Student Satisfaction Survey, our school was ranked in the top 10 schools.
In 2014-15, average writing scores increased from 1.52 to 3.16 on a four-point scale. We decreased the percentage of English-language learners who are far below benchmark.
My Project
My students love to read about superheroes and villains.
I would like to have books that will hold their interests and keep them reading in my classroom.
Struggling readers will often pick up a comic book because the pictures and visuals are less intimidating than a typical book.
Students who read these graphic novels find reading fun and begin to read more for enjoyment! Helping students begin to learn that reading is fun is perfect way to build better readers. Comic books are a gateway to better reading skills for reluctant readers. My students will love getting their hands on comic books.
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