The diverse group of kiddos that attend PWES come from all over the city of Pittsburgh. Most of our students reside in the Lawrencville and Bloomfield community. I love my school and the district of Pittsburgh public but it breaks my heart that we are so limited in what we can supply to our students. Parents are working so hard to put food on the table and clothes on their back that I feel it is my job to advocate to support opportunities of learning and growth. Our kiddos are going through a transition in the neighborhood with the children's hospital opening a few years ago. The atmosphere is changing and bringing life to a dilapidated neighborhood. Our school is also transitioning through the innovation of STEAM learning. Two years ago our school was faced with the reality of closure until our parents rallied together and fought to keep our doors open. Because of their efforts combined with the staff, we are now a magnet school with a climbing enrollment. It is our goal to improve student learning through innovative thinking and provide them with the skills they will need to enter the workforce.
My Project
The limited resources that are supplied for writing are not conducive to fostering writers. The bland beige papers with faint blue lines makes it difficult for young writers to decode top, middle and bottom lines. It also tears easily not allowing students to correct their work. Writing journals will enable our kiddos to track their growth, take ownership in their writing, and the quality of the journal is better suited for young writers.
My current pencil sharpener only sharpens pencils if you rotate the pencil while sharpening and apply a significant amount of pressure to the pencil.
Having a working pencil sharpener will allow the students to sharpens their own pencils when needed. Currently, I am the only one able to sharpen their pencils because the sharpener is so finicky.
The word building centers will help my emergent learners that aren't able to write on their own. Having tools like this will allow me to create writing centers for students to practice writing and word building, writing sentences, and free me up to provide intervention for those struggling and those advancing.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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