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麻豆果冻传媒 Teacher Selected for Expedition to Antarctica
Kim Williams of Washington Elementary is one of two 鈥楥oolest Teachers in the World鈥�
February 8, 2012 (Sacramento): Washington Elementary School
sixth-grade teacher Kim Williams will go to the ends of the Earth
to help her students understand the importance of protecting the
environment. Literally.
Williams will journey to Antarctica this month with the 2041 International Antarctic Expedition, led by explorer Robert Swan, the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles.
麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Greenest School Holds 鈥楻enovation Celebration鈥�
The Met Sacramento High School gets an eco-chic $7 million overhaul 鈥� and it鈥檚 really cool
February 16, 2012 (Sacramento): Recycled glass countertops. Decorating finishes made from salvaged wood. Polished concrete floors. Water-wise landscape.
These may seem like the design elements of a hip new restaurant.
Third Grader Wins 鈥楧ream Garden鈥� for 麻豆果冻传媒 School
Shhh! Mark Hopkins Elementary school student to be surprised by Karden of 鈥楰inder Gardens鈥� on Tuesday morning
February 17, 2012 (Sacramento): A third-grader鈥檚 colorful drawing of a garden filled with flowers has netted Mark Hopkins Elementary School a 鈥渄ream鈥� school garden worth thousands of dollars.
Melissa Martinez鈥檚 drawing was one of three top finalists in the Karden Gardens Dream School Garden Competition, which was part of last month鈥檚 Northern California Home and Landscape Expo.
Crafty Kids Stage Knit-a-Thon to Raise Funds, Help Others
麻豆果冻传媒 students will work their needles on Saturday 鈥� and they will 鈥榢not鈥� stop until they reach their goal!
February 23, 2012 (Sacramento): Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired eK-8 School students are staging a 鈥淜nit Together鈥� in Reichmuth Park on Saturday, part of a six-week knit-a-thon to raise money for the school and supply needy children with blankets.
The children have collected pledges for donations based on how many knitted squares they can produce between when the knit-a-thon started January 28 and March 2.
麻豆果冻传媒 鈥楶riority School鈥� Receives $1.5 Million Grant
Oak Ridge Elementary will use funds to expand the instructional day by 45 minutes
February 17, 2012 (Sacramento): Oak Ridge Elementary School has been awarded a three-year School Improvement Grant (SIG) from the California Department of Education, with year one funding (2012-13) of $1.5 million.
The grant will allow Oak Ridge to expand the school day by 45 minutes, increasing time spent in core academics, student enrichment and teacher planning and collaboration.
Oak Ridge was eligible to apply for SIG funding because in 2009-10 it was ranked among the lowest 5 percent of schools in the state in terms of academic performance.