Sentences with phrase «impact on the school day»

At this time of year we also have the added complication of the weather, which can impact on the school day.

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«My daughter goes to public school and I can see the impact breakfast — or lack thereof — has on children in starting their day right,» she told us last year.

The youngsters from St Polycarp's Catholic School had previously taken part, and excelled, in classroom sessions which include discussions on cultural and religious matters and how these impact day - to - day life as well as a club like Chelsea.

An independent evaluation of the impact of the Fathers Reading Every Day programme on more than 300 children at nine south London schools, found that for children who participated in FRED there was marked improvement at above expected levels in reading, writing and numeracy, when compared to peers who did not take part.

In the US, paediatricians are being urged to address fathers» smoking, not only because of the impact on their health but because of productivity issues: children from smoking households miss an extra six days of school a year (Dake et al, 2006).

Interestingly, just days before the NFL's decision to suspend the use of impact sensors was announced, my local paper, The Boston Globe, came out with a powerful editorial in which it urged college, high school, and recreational leagues in contact and collision sports to consider mandating use of impact sensors, or, at the very least, experimenting with the technology, to alert the sideline personnel to hits that might cause concussion, and to track data on repetitive head impacts, which, a growing body of peer - reviewed evidence suggests, may result, over time, in just as much, if not more, damage to an athlete's brain, as a single concussive blow, and may even predispose an athlete to concussion.

I hope I'm not exhausting you with posts about the new school meal regulations, but these rules impact the diets of millions of American children every day and seem worthy of in - depth discussion on any blog devoted to «kids and food.»

Deep fried and high fat foods, potatoes, milk, ketchup, bread, and high - sodium condiments are offered to elementary school students every day and create a negative impact on their health and development.

I could go on for days, but in my experience, any school less than 60 % ISP (not 60 % free / reduced %) would lose money — which could greatly impact the budget.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

In an effort to jumpstart all - but - stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers, StudentsFirstNY today launched a «10 Days of $ 300 Million» campaign to highlight the negative impact of losing these funds.

A new study entitled «Oral Nutrition Supplements» Impact on Hospital Outcomes in the Context of Affordable Care Act and New Medicare Reimbursement Policies» and conducted by leading researchers at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, The Harris School at The University of Chicago and Precision Health Economics, and supported by Abbott, found that the use of oral nutritional supplements decreased the probability of 30 - day hospital readmission, length of stay and costs among hospitalized Medicare patients aged 65 and over.

Researchers from Warwick Medical School found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania — periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced need for sleep that are often experienced as part of bipolar disorder, and have a significant impact on day - to - day life.

David C. Johnson, MD, MPH, lead author of the study and a third - year urology resident at UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues evaluated the impact that patients» nutritional status before radical cystectomy had on the rate of complications within 30 days after the operation.

It made such an impact on me back in the day, I saw it in school (remember the glee felt when the AV dept rolled a tv set into the classroom and you know you had a 90 - minute reprieve from the usual grind??

This week, the Criterion Channel's Short + Feature pairs George Washington with another intimate portrait of adolescence, Clu Gulager's Cannes - award - nominated 1969 short A Day with the Boys, a grad - school discovery that had a profound impact on Green's filmmaking style.

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As the digital revolution began to influence how we communicate on a day - to - day basis in the early 2000s, it has also impacted the way lessons are taught in schools.

But if beginning the school day early in the morning has a negative impact on academic performance, staggering start times may not be worth the cost savings.

A study by Josh Goodman published in Education Next challenges the conventional wisdom that the number of school days cancelled due to snow has a significant impact on student learning.

Teachers need to understand how what they do on a day - to - day basis impacts on them and the performance of the school.

It's costly, it probably costs the school close to $ 10 000 a year, because that requires us to release teachers every five weeks to spend half a day just planning for the next five weeks of work, but it's definitely had an impact on our classrooms.

The year culminated in two special events: an author event with Piers Torday and William Grill for 600 children at The Everyman Theatre; and a Sharing Day when teachers presented the impact of the programme on their pupils, including Changes in Personal Practice and Changing a School Reading Culture.

Meanwhile, Picus and Odden ignore a large body of literature that shows little impact on advantaged students and smaller impacts on disadvantaged ones, to say nothing of the empirical reality that the 56 percent of students currently attending schools that have full - day kindergarten do not surpass the remaining 44 percent attending schools without full - day kindergarten by anything like a 0.77 margin.

«The impact primary assessment is having on children's mental health and well - being, alongside what it is squeezing out of the school day, makes it irresponsible not to listen to teachers» concerns.

Tom had been at Park Day School as a teacher and leader for 38 years and the evidence of his impact is apparent to me every time I walk on campus.

«One simple way to show support,» said Nagel,» is to use teacher in - service days to teach or reinforce skills that will have a positive impact on school climate: stress management, conflict management, communication skills» and effective techniques for parent - teacher communication.

A day's worth of classroom garbage becomes the basis for this lesson, which explores the amount of waste students (and their schools, families, and community) produce each day, and the impact of all this trash on the environment.

This webquest / Internet scavenger hunt is a perfect one day activity for middle schoolers to learn more about alternative energy sources and their impact on the environment.

«The best part of my day is when I see effective teaching and learning going on and know that it will have a lasting impact on my scholars, the school, and our community.»

He's part of a team tracking 32,000 high school students in a year - long study to see if starting the school day later has an impact on student achievement levels.

Further, the reviewers also observed in 53.3 per cent of schools the following statement: «Plans for improvement do not appear to have been clearly communicated, widely implemented or to have impacted significantly on teachers» day - to - day work.

Get Inspired with Jessica Ennis - Hill gave 300 secondary school pupils the chance to experience sport in innovative and exciting ways, but the day is having a real lasting impact on both those who attended and their classmates.

The new rules come after a council - backed investigation into the cost of the school day and the «toxic impact» which poverty can have on children's education.

Although the LSP regulations explicitly state that they «exist to minimize the rare harmful circumstance rather than to regulate day - to - day conditions in participating schools,» [48] many schools have chosen not to participate in the scholarship program due to concerns about the impact of the regulations on school autonomy.

Nancie's books for Heinemann include Systems to Transform Your Classroom and School, which takes teachers inside her award - winning school to learn about the innovations that make the biggest impact on achievement and community; Lessons That Change Writers, a year's worth of instruction straight from Nancie's file cabinets; and Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons, which helps teachers to jumpstart their teaching of writing and literature each day by unpacking a poem with their stuSchool, which takes teachers inside her award - winning school to learn about the innovations that make the biggest impact on achievement and community; Lessons That Change Writers, a year's worth of instruction straight from Nancie's file cabinets; and Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons, which helps teachers to jumpstart their teaching of writing and literature each day by unpacking a poem with their stuschool to learn about the innovations that make the biggest impact on achievement and community; Lessons That Change Writers, a year's worth of instruction straight from Nancie's file cabinets; and Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons, which helps teachers to jumpstart their teaching of writing and literature each day by unpacking a poem with their students.

He found that the number of canceled school days because of snow in a given year had no impact on children's math and reading test scores.

There's no doubt that teachers and parents prefer smaller classes, but what would the impact on student learning be of increasing class size by this modest amount in order to make a large increase in the number of days students spend in school?

A study by Josh Goodman challenges the conventional wisdom that the number of school days cancelled due to snow has a significant impact on student learning.

This is most useful when considering where and when to place staff training days, school holidays and start / ed of term dates to minimise impact on student attendance / attainment in the run up and return from holidays!

The report outlines that students who fully participate in high - quality ASES or 21st CCLC after school program gain the equivalent of up to an extra 90 days of school, and experience positive impacts on academic achievement, attendance and positive behaviors, health and nutrition, STEM learning, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Incorporating social and emotional learning (SEL) practices into your daily routine on the very first day of school can have a tremendous impact on students» willingness and readiness to learn.

What may result are decisions as obvious as expanding the presence of teachers and other adults to monitor hallways, restrooms, and stairwells during class changes, a simple step that can have a greater day - to - day impact on safety than anything else school leaders do.

Meanwhile, members of the Durham Association of Educators (DAE) and other members of the community have held two community meetings over the past four days to discuss ways to help reduce the impact of schools being closed May 16 on students and parents.

To this day, I wonder if I shouldn't have taken our finance briefs to the Occupy encampment in downtown Oakland and given a detailed explanation of the impact of Proposition 13 on unrestricted school district revenue.

The Metro West Daily News featured an op - ed sharing about the impact that our extended year and school day has on summer learning loss.

The Impact of Ancestors» Movements on Current Descendants Pulitzer Center Education High School lesson supporting inquiry into the root causes of modern - day social and environmental issues.

Breathing Joy and Justice into School and Community Leadership is an interactive, four - day institute utilizing the latest research on achieving collective impact for equitable and excellent schools.

Green Apple Day of Service projects focus on making school improvements to benefit students in line with the three pillars of a green school: reduced environmental impact, health and well - being and increased sustainability and environmental literacy.

Girls are being sexually harassed at school every day and this can have a devastating impact on their confidence and ability to flourish.