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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are all the third grade classes set up this way? Will it be like that for the 4th and fifth grades too then for this cohort?[/quote]

all the 3rd grade classes are 31/32.
the old principal (who left in May) wouldn't answer this last year when asked about 4th/5th grade sizes.  it would seem to be the plan because the school is out of rooms and 
some neighborhood covenant prevents them from adding trailers to the yard. 
It's concerning because some of the younger grades are even bigger.  [/quote]

It's pretty clear that Janney will have to redo it's boundaries or get rid of PreK[/quote]

You guys need to think outside the box.  Who says the only way to learn is to sit at a desk.  There are 32 kids and 2 teachers.  If there kids are not not keeping up bc of noise and whatever one teacher can always take a small group to focus on.  They may be out of classrooms but there is a library, a cafeteria, lots of offices, a huge gym that is empty most of the school day and lots of hallwalls; weather permitting they also have outdoors![/quote]

This.  Two teachers should be able to split a class of 32.  For example, in a one hour teaching block, Teacher A and B can sort 32 kids into 3 instructional groups -- instruction, practice and out of classroom activity.  These 3 groups can work on associated concepts or not as necessary.  So, in a math block, teacher is instructing one group in classroom while monitoring the second group which is working on in class practice.  The other teacher is taking the third group out of the classroom to work on manipulatives or a math related project.    All groups rotate every 20 minutes so all kids get all concepts/experiences.

Any teacher would be happy to work with 10 or 20 children at a time; it should be very manageable.  [/quote]

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