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Raymond Elementary highlights therapy rabbit, pen-pal program and new math screening in state-of-school update
Summary
Raymond Elementary principal and a fourth-grade teacher presented classroom highlights: a therapy rabbit students say reduces stress, an intergenerational pen-pal program with Jordan Bay Place, and academic goals including attendance outreach and a new universal number‑sense screener for math intervention planning.
At the board meeting Raymond Elementary staff presented a "state of the school" update that combined community programs and academic priorities. Fourth-grade teacher Susan Brackett introduced a classroom therapy rabbit named Peaches, and students described Peaches as calming and helpful for focus during testing.
"Peaches makes me feel very good. Peaches helps me read books," one…
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