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Red carpet treatment: Logan ‘Oscars’ laud students for being team players
Logan Elementary School teacher Emily Fairless thanks her third-graders with a special “Oscar Night” ceremony with food, fun and families. […]
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Portfolio Day draws business leaders to Scarlett, offers students career tips
Scarlett Middle School eighth-graders got a taste of multiple career choices during the school’s annual Portfolio Day, which teams students up with local professionals who share their expertise about the working world. Also this month, the A2Y Chamber honored the program with its Exemplary Educational Endeavors award. […]
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All-district AAPS art exhibition continues through this week
Pottery, paintings, jewelry and mixed media are all represented in the district’s largest student art show of the year. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays. The Slusser Gallery is in the U-M School of Art & Design Building, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., just off of Fuller. […]
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For the birds: Abbot Elementary earns Schoolyard Habitat designation
WITH VIDEO: Abbot School recently celebrated the elementary school’s award as a National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat. A two-year project transformed the courtyard from a an overgrown, unused space to one that welcomes wildlife and celebrates nature. […]
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Pittsfield 3rd-graders learn about the fun and livelihood of trout fishing
WITH VIDEO: Third-graders from Pittsfield Elementary School took a field trip this month to Spring Valley Trout Farm for day of fishing and learning about fish habitat and aquaculture. Teacher Melissa Jaeger’s family owns and operates the farm, just west of Dexter. […]
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Clemente drama students choose ‘Fences’ for inaugural performance
WITH VIDEO: A proud Roberto Clemente community offered its first student drama performance this month with August Wilson’s award-winning play “Fences.” The new student group took to the stage on May 11-12, offering public performances of the acclaimed production. […]
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Elementary classroom initiatives teach students to honor the Earth
Members of the Angell Elementary Ecology Club have the right idea: They’re finding to encourage sustainability, recycling and using fewer resources and spreading the word throughout their elementary school community. And a Burns Park teacher takes her green passion and translates it into a lesson for students. […]
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Run, walk, move: Annual walkathon raises money for Haisley Elementary
WITH VIDEO: Friday’s annual Haisley Walkathon began with overcast skies, but the enthusiasm of students at the Ann Arbor elementary school brightened the day. […]
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Carpenter teacher gets creative using low-cost interactive whiteboard
Third-grade teacher Bethany Tabaka created her own classroom tool, which has been expanded to other classes at the Ann Arbor elementary school. It provides teachers with an interactive platform to teach all subjects. […]
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Skyline student represents Ann Arbor with national GenerationOn project
Malaika Worsham is one of 10 students from around the country selected by the Points of Light Institute for a program to encourage volunteering among youth. Volunteering “shows you how different people live. It also brings joy to your life,” she says. […]