The School Connection - July 2004
The July edition of The School Connection features some of our favorite segments from the past year, which you can view by clicking on each link (you will need the free QuickTime Player from Apple):
Lincoln Heights Healthy Living Initiative (Nov. 2003): In response to the growing obesity problem among children and adults, the staff at Lincoln Heights Elementary School decided to add a healthy living component to their school improvement plan.
Exceptional Employees (July 2003): Meet Elisa Caballero-Miller, the English as a Second Language enrollment specialist for the school system, who serves as a guide and a friend for our non-English speaking families.
Wake Students Learn TV Production Skills (March 2004): See what students at two Wake County schools are learning by producing their own daily news programs.
Bears at Leesville Road Middle (Jan. 2004): See how some stuffed bears are getting sixth-grade students at Leesville Road Middle School excited about science.
Lessons of Vietnam (Nov. 2003): Millbrook High School teacher Lindy Poling has found an innovative way to teach high school students about the Vietnam War using an approach she calls Community in the Classroom.
Artwork (March 2004): Students from Brassfield Elementary School share their artwork.
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If You Ain't Got That Swing)" (Sept. 2003): The West Lake Middle Jazz Band performs a toe-tapping number.
Parent Tips (June 2003): Liza Weidle offers advice on ways to keep students learning over the summer.
You can watch the full program by clicking here. (You can also download the program to watch later by right-clicking on the link and choosing, "Save Target As....") This is a large (37.3 megabyte) QuickTime file. If you're on a standard dial-up connection, you might be more satisfied with downloading the individual segments listed above.