Some schools are trying out sending their staff round the neighbourhoods on school buses in an effort to work on parent teacher relationship, even before
the first school bell.
Park Crest Elementary School started efforts like these before
the first school bell ever rang.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that
the first school bell should ring no earlier than 8:30 a.m. nationwide.
Almost since
the first school bell rang, experts and everyday people alike have grappled with what teaching is all about.
-- any means necessary to get the lunch box zipped up and out the door before
the first school bell.
Not exact matches
Many
schools provide nutritious breakfast options before the
first bell.
By moving breakfast service to the classroom, after the
first bell rings, and making it free for all students is a proven method for increasing
school breakfast participation.
At my child's elementary
school, this is accomplished by placing several meal carts in the hallways before the
first bell rings.
However, our preschool is across town and starts 15 minutes before the
first bell at the other
school.
In our elementary
schools we deliver breakfast to each classroom just prior to the
first bell.
First there is the convenience factor: with breakfast being served in classrooms after the first bell rather than before school, no one has to get up earlier or get to school earlier to get something to eat before the school day st
First there is the convenience factor: with breakfast being served in classrooms after the
first bell rather than before school, no one has to get up earlier or get to school earlier to get something to eat before the school day st
first bell rather than before
school, no one has to get up earlier or get to
school earlier to get something to eat before the
school day starts.
As the new
school year quickly approaches, it's important that families make sure they get back to their
school year sleep routine before the
first bell rings.
I used to line up with the teachers in the
school cafeteria after morning practice and buy a cup of coffee every day before the
first bell.
Her vocabulary is exploding — just this morning she said «
school» for the
first time as clear as a
bell.
Having survived their
first year of middle
school in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, they aren't quite so worried about the
bell ringing, especially when they meet the new girl Holly Hills (Peyton List).
For the
first time since September of 1944, when the
school bell tolled this fall, it did not toll for me.
Even before the
first bell rings at Feltonville
School of Arts and Sciences, and long after the last
bell sounds, students are drawn into a web of activities and relationships designed to keep them on track with their studies.
Letters and Web sites serve as simple and friendly platforms for reaching out to build home -
school connections in the days before the
first bell rings.
Arriving before the
first bell was a challenge, and the long commute was taking a toll; ultimately, India's family withdrew her from the
school and enrolled her in a
school in her own neighborhood.
WASHINGTON — A later start to the
school day could help teenagers get the most from their classroom time and local districts should consider delaying the
first bell, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
Usually the
first bell rings at 7.30 am but after surveying parents the
school has decided to change the start time to 8.15 am.
The
first high
school bells, which now ring at 7:25 a.m., will ring at 7:45 a.m. next
school year.
«As soon as I walk into the building, I come alive,» says the freshman counselor, who has worked at the
school since the
bell rang for the
first time in 1956.
A
first - time visitor might also be struck by what appears to be less structure than larger high
schools employ: students and adults may mix more freely; no
bells may mark the start and end of classes; courses may break from curricular conventions or may not even exist at all.
I played Fish Banks for the
first time this year with my high
school students and they were so thoroughly engaged, they were practically screaming when the
bell rang at the end of the class period... no one wanted to leave.
While I don't agree that a poor law
school record will ruin one's life (and if it does, a student probably didn't have much resilience to begin with), I admire Van Susteren's willingness to put the interest of her students
first, rather than the interest of the
school in maintaining its
bell curve.