Good Enough to Eat!

On Thursday, March 22, Franklin Regional hosted the second annual Festival of the Arts featuring elementary, middle, and high school student artwork. This year, fourth grade students at Heritage created realistic paper mache' sculptures of ice cream sundaes. The paper mache' 'sundae bar' looked good enough to eat!

The Best Part of Me!

Second grade has been dedicated to working on writing. Using the mentor text The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald; students wrote about the part of themselves that they are most proud of. Students wrote through all the stages of the writing process and incorporated their own illustrations accompanied by an individual picture of the best part of them. The publishing company Student Treasures, helped to bind and publish the class books for students to share this memory of second grade with their families. Second grade classrooms had publishing parties to celebrate their work and share their success. 

Kindergarten Writes!

A crowd gathered at Heritage Elementary to hear the published work of our young authors. Each student published a unique piece which featured a character who wanted something, a problem that created an obstacle for the character's want, and a solution that satisfied the reader.  Student families were on hand for this celebration in addition to teachers and principal. Cookies culminated this special celebration.

First Grade Gets Inspired to Write at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Young writers in first grade visited the Westmoreland Museum of American Art on a fully funded grant awarded to Heritage Elementary from the museum.  Students and teachers experienced the museum's art in unique ways which included writing about the artwork utilizing poetry and personification, and feeling the artwork through music. Heritage is grateful for its partnership with the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and excited to return next year for this unique and educational field trip!