My Vance Village Adventure

Amy TaylorEDTE 210 Dr. Cueto

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% Special EducationStudents at VanceVillage Who Spend79% or more of TheirTime With Non-Disabled Students

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Vance Village Special Programs from Strategic Profiles 2008-2009 School Year

Under Provision 2 of the National School Lunch Program, an entire school can receive free lunch if 75% or more of its students qualify for free lunch

http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/school-breakfast-and-lunch/national-school-lunch-program/

The In-classroom breakfast program is running smoothly; it’s become part of our daily routine. If students don’t receive a good breakfast at home, it interferes with their learning all morning. It is one less concern when [teachers] know the students have the energy needed to get through a rigorous morning.

-Mrs. West, 4th Grade TeacherNorthend Elementary School, New Britainhttp://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/PDFs/obesity/forum/materials/nolan/2007_school_breakfast_report_card.pdf

Mrs. Leach’s 2nd Grade Class

Hopes and Dreams for Hopes and Dreams for 2010-20112010-2011

Mrs. Amalfa’s Writing Class

Passport to Learning!

• Grades 3-5• 22-28 Students per

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• Teachers are Subject Specialists – Math, Reading, Writing

• Learning Stations

Challenge Publication

Writing

Mrs. Amalfa’s ClassroomMrs. Amalfa’s Classroom

This is Kelsey…she inspired me to think outside the box & re-design Mrs. Amalfa’s classroom so that it would be more wheelchair-friendly

"As we hope for the best in them, hope is reborn in us." – Eunice Kennedy Shriver