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Netherwood students showcase writing program as school outlines literacy, attendance goals
Summary
Netherwood Elementary presented student writing projects and an update on building goals March 13, highlighting buddy-writing, digital Book Creator projects, PBIS efforts and literacy work tied to UFLI, while administrators flagged persistent absenteeism and plans to refine data teams.
Netherwood Elementary teachers and students presented the school’s writing program and buildingwide academic goals to the Hyde Park Central School District Board of Education at the board’s March 13 meeting.
Principal Josefina Welber opened the presentation and introduced teachers Joan Miller and Colleen Colburn, who described a “team teaching” approach that pairs grade-level teachers to focus instruction. “Part of our philosophy… it takes a village to help students to find and develop their unique voices,” Miller said.
The presentation showcased third- and fifth-grade buddy-writing, a peer-review protocol teachers called “glows and grows,” and student projects created with the digital platform Book Creator. Several students read short pieces aloud in the board…
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