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Collins Elementary showcases district 'belonging' lessons as students present projects
Summary
Collins Elementary principal and a second‑grade teacher described a districtwide 'belonging' initiative — monthly 'powerful words' and cross‑grade activities — and third graders shared classroom examples, emphasizing kindness and inclusion.
Collins Elementary highlighted the district's work on student belonging at the Forest Hills Board of Education meeting on Nov. 10. Principal Mitch Bullingut introduced second‑grade teacher Rachel Fletcher, who described a districtwide program that uses monthly “powerful words” to foster inclusion from kindergarten through 12th grade. "Every month, we're trying to do a focus with one of these words and do activities... from K all the way up to…
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