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• We connected our staff through deepening our DEI work with Dr. Liza Talusan who taught us several tools for having and facilitating courageous conversations. • Our 5th and 6th graders were able to return to Merrowvista for a field trip that explores team building, environmental science, and social-emotional learning. • We returned to hosting a Memorial Day celebration with student speeches, musical performances, and a wonderful guest speaker— one of our parents who serves in the armed forces. EXPLORED NEW DATA PRACTICES • Our staff spent the year examining how we use data in our work. • We learned new screening tools, created new ways to make data visual, and created norms for how we talk about data. • We explored new intervention models from the data. IMPLEMENTED A NEW MATH PROGRAM • Our students all engaged with Illustrative Math as the foundation of their math instruction • We welcomed our new math specialist, Yanka, to our school. Yanka collaborated with staff and supported small groups of students.
At McCarthy-Towne, everyone is considered both a student and a teacher. Integrated curricula and thematic approaches stress cooperation, active participation, and experimentation. Asking questions is considered as important as giving answers; teachers and students value the process of learning. Art integration is used as a primary vehicle for learning about the learning process. Children are given the responsibility for learning independently, solving problems, and making decisions. They are encouraged to take risks and are acknowledged for their unique talents, skills, and ideas. (RE)CONNECTED OUR COMMUNITY • We celebrated the 50th Anniversary of McT ! We hosted an art show, displaying our student’s beautiful artwork and welcoming back former staff and students to celebrate! • We brought back monthly assemblies, during which each host grade shared their current learning, and learning buddies, where younger classes pair with older classes to expand their learning and broaden our sense of community and connectedness. • We hosted a family field day in the spring and the McHearty Party in the Winter. • Our staff worked in vertical teams to build relational trust across our teams.
Christy Nealon PRINCIPAL Matt McDowell ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
McCarthy-Towne Core Values • Community • Risk taking • Collaboration • Persistence • Flexibility • Trust
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