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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnfield Elementary School News articles (34)�fj".u, vi ✓CaUS (artA le U1 if* t.Yi3#41 Ut oro brotherhood department at the church; works at Ithaca Bakery atter school ■ Plans: Work for a year, then go to college; become a pastry chef arTC1 rloo ie o sic„ exhibits have staff members on hand to answer questions and help %visitors interpret the animals' and insects behav- fors. d 110 17C1.U11dl ,v1eIULLI'1- tlies, and for kids to see them in their natural habitat;' said Cole Gilbert, a Cornell University entomology profes- sor who sites on the advisory wuuucn uesplay trages lot ih,: -" recently acquired red fox, barn owI and broad winged hawk. The center bas between 35 and 40 animals kept in the lodge, as well as about 20 ani - ICSD staffers take another step to `growing its tmn <<-x __ _.e Martin FJrm. . An elective course for prospective teachers may be among the course offerings at Ithaca High School in the 2002-03 school year. Four Ithaca City School District officials will travel to Rock Hill, S.C., June 27-29 to study a teacher cadet cumcu- lum created and monitored by the state's Center for Teacher Recruitment at Winthrop University. "We will be trained to teach the course so we can see where it might fit in our curriculum," Heather Sheridan -Thomas, the dis- trict's director of research and staff development, said. She explained that South Carolina, faced with a severe teacher shortage more than a decade ago, decided to create its own pool of up-and-com- ing educators. Established in feel' ttltl oitUinS lire IN SCHOOL MARGARET CLAIBORNE 1985, the Teacher Recruitment Center now supervises courses in teaching at 149 high schools across the state serving 2,500 students. As well, courses are offered at the middle -school level, and [caching experiences are even offered for elementary school students. Sheridan -Thomas, IHS guidance counselor Deborah Rivera, IHS associate princi- pal Claudette James, and IHS biology teacher Linda Knewstub will make the end- t�meclu, tnitc and place Its he of -the -month trip. It is part of a larger effort ini- tiated by community activist Jeff Furman, best known for establishing the local youth -run Ben & Jerrys ice cream shop. Furman approached Ithaca Superintendent Judith Pastel in October with the idea of the district "growing its own" teachers, especially teachers of color. Pastel and, later on, the Board of Education's person- nel committee were receptive to the idea. Since then the ini- tiative has blossomed. In January, Furman, joined by Belle Sherman Elementary School teacher Lucy Martir and Director of Human Resources Michael Cuddy, toured the South Carolina Teacher Recruit- ment Center. As well, Furman worked with photog- rapher Gary Hodges of Jon Reis Studio and Communique Design & Marketing, Inc., to produce, free of charge, more than a thousand "Be a Hero, Be a Teacher" posters featuring 12 well-known Ithaca teachers. The posters were distributed to schools and throughout the community for display. In April, Furman, Matir, Northeast Elementary School teacher Karen Keller and IHS staffers Rivera and Knewstub attended a nation- al conference in Chicago on creating a larger teacher pool. "The high school course is one piece (of the project) we could bite off and implement as a starter," Sheridan - Thomas said. "We'll probably make a proposal for an elec- tive high school course: to the district's Student Support Services and Curriculum Committee. From there i would go to the school board." In the meantime, Furman also has been in con- versation with the Ithaca Youth Bureau, which is plac- ing three to five students in apprenticeships to teachers this summer. The placements are a part of the Youth Bureau's regular Youth Employment Service, or YES, program. The appren tices will work 120 hours over the course of the summer and be evaluated by the teachers at the end of their service in terms of job skills develop- ment. Richardson. a t(, at BJM, died to s Boynton in Janual Enfield Mural 111160 Idashad There will be a tree planti- ng to honor the memory of Boynton Middle School stu- dent Rashad Richardson at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Beverly I An outdoor rile mural �-�� brating Enfield Elementary School's garden -centered curriculum will be unveiled following the fourth- and fifth -grade choral concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The mural, created by stu- dents, is made up of 105 tiles picturing plants and trees found in the community. It displays the message: "Enfield Grows Together." the t�t?ti, teen.. install tic* fry Art teacher Christine Finnigan supervised the pro- jeer and received funding through a mini -grant from the Ithaca Public Education Initiative. Finnigan sought the For the sit of ht' the M was created• go to the Enfield Web site at ww�.icsd.kl'_.ity.us eofield and click on the link The >vturil." In Sch,.d aNituts each Monday on thi, Ng'e in lien Ithaca Journal. if ype heal'/: an idw for a eolun n item, eexeta�� ,1faT�w'rs (laiborne at 273- 9210 or via c -mail at nzcWborCaitha- ca.gannca.com.