By Tamra Taylor, Superintendent Live Oak School District
We are very proud of our students’ accomplishments in reading. So far this school year, our students have read 18,393 books. Standout readers include: Noah Rowe (Del Mar Elementary) with 1,178,445 words read; Heaven Smith (Green Acres Elementary) with 1,717,365 words read; Catherine Ellis (Live Oak Elementary) with 2,132,971 words read; and Tatiana Reyes Torres (Shoreline Middle School) with 2,079,252 words read. Each school held assemblies celebrating their collective accomplishments.
We continue to be grateful to the Live Oak community for passing a parcel tax in 2008, which has allowed us to continue offering art, music, and physical education to elementary students. Fourth and fifth graders receive art, music, and P.E. on a weekly basis, while K-3rd grades receive one of these enrichment activities weekly, rotating every trimester. With our belief in educating the whole child, we are proud to still be able to provide our students with these experiences.
Many of our teachers, like Cynthia Clancy, go above and beyond for our students. They seek out opportunities to enhance their teaching and provide students with engaging educational experiences. We recognize the hard work of learning and teaching the new Common Core State Standards and want to commend our teachers for their commitment to doing more and better things for our students. We look forward to sharing with the community about more of our exciting work and plans for the future.