Haywood Elementary students hard at work

All members of the faculty and staff at Haywood Elementary school are working diligently to insure that our students are prepared for the future. Students work independently at their desks, one-on-one with teacher assistants, in small groups with their teachers and together in small groups to claim ownership of skills being taught.

Educators discuss RTI achievement

Mrs. Rita Matheny met with teachers recently to share the progress that students participating in RTI have achieved. RTI, or Response to Intervention, is a program designed to identify specific areas of reading and math skills that students may have difficulties with. Teacher assistants and teachers work with students to strength skills in areas of weakness. Progress is monitored closely to guarantee optimum results for student success.

Students earn awards

Haywood Elementary students are rewarded at the end of each six weeks at an awards program where their hard work and successes are celebrated. Principal Jean Wills and her staff were honored to have school board member Harold Garret present at the last awards program to join the celebration and present awards to the students.

Students enjoy a guest from “down under”

Miss Russell’s second grade class had a special visitor recently from “down under.” Mr. Nicholas Aroutsidis from Australia came and spent time with the class sharing about his homeland. The class had studied about Australia and were delighted when he shared pictures of his country, a boomerang, and Australian candy with the children.

Celebrating 100 days!

Can you believe we have been in school for 100 days already? Many Haywood Elementary students worked on “100 Day” projects at home with their families and brought the finished projects in to share with classmates. Students enjoy looking at what their peers have created as they travel through the hallways each day.