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Curtis 4th Graders SKYPE
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Curtis students Skype with fourth graders from New Jersey
Students from Curtis Elementary had the opportunity to Skype with fourth graders from Atlantic City, New Jersey Friday morning as part of "Read Across America Day."
Skype is a service that allows users to communicate with peers by voice, video, and instant messaging over the Internet.
The local Skype connection and setup was performed by Curtis Elementary Librarian Shawna Ford (courtesy photo).
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Curtis Elementary Student Council's first community service project
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Curtis Elementary School's Council recently completed its first Community Service project which turned out to be very successful.
In honor and remembrance of 9/11, the staff and sixth graders donated over $100.00; and fourth graders created computer-generated cards to help the victims of the wildfires in Bastrop.
The campus' Student Council is sponsored by Cindy Tate and April Leppla (courtesy photo).
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EECU donates digital camera at New Teacher Orientation
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The Educational Employees Credit Union (Weatherford location) generously donated a digital camera at the New Teacher Orientation Aug. 9 at the Bowie Learning Center.
Pictured (from left) are Linda Harris of EECU, camera winner Kristen Helton of Curtis Elementary, and Cindy Smith of EECU (photo by DERIK MOORE).
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April Leppla – Curtis Elementary Teacher of the Year
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April received her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech and her Masters from TWU and currently teaches 4th grade. April’s mother was a teacher and she remembers sitting around the dining room table as a child helping her mother prepare, cut, glue, and glitter items for her classroom. She remembers her mother curling up in bed with her at night to read with her at bedtime, the way they hunted for Monarch caterpillars for her classroom, and the way she mixed colored ice cubes in her drinks to teach her the color wheel. April’s mother instilled a passionate love for learning in her. She didn’t do that by forcing her to read alone in her room, or sitting at the table in silence until she finished her homework…she led April to love learning by learning with her. April says, “When I realized my calling in life was education, I knew what I needed to do. I needed to inspire kids to WANT to learn. Not simply teach them to read and write, but to go out and ask their own questions, and to show them the love for learning that I was shown.”
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Curtis employee named Maribeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence recipient
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Curtis Elementary's coordinator for STAR and Watch Dogs Linda Wilbur was recognized by the Phoenix Lodge No. 275 on April 25 as the recipient of the Maribeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence.
This prestigious award recognizes Wilburn's exemplary achievement and outstanding contributions to education in the Weatherford community.
The Maribeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence is named after the second president of the Republic of Texas. Lamar, also a member of the Masonic Fraternity, has also been called "the father of the Texas public school system” for his leadership in establishing quality public education in Texas.
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