Dream Grant winner Park Counselor, Alison Wilkins, with her Hygiene Heroes application. Park School will be getting tools to help assist students with bathroom hygiene, laundry, and personal hygiene. Wilkins said, “having our students feel clean and confident will help them feel more ready to be a good student and a good friend.” Courtesy photo.
Teachers from Park, Central, and RISE Center are being recognized as PTO Dream Grant winners. Taylor Spear, sixth grade math teacher, wrote his grant for math games, manipulatives, and activities. Spear said, “This will help students that are struggling to understand or comprehend math concepts by providing them additional support using hands on manipulatives to aid their understanding.” Courtesy photo.
Dream Grant recipient, Lydia Dainty is fouth grade teacher. Dainty will be purchasing books for her classroom library. She said, “This grant will allow me to purchase high-quality, engaging text that will benefit my students by fostering a love of reading and improving their literacy skills.” Courtesy photo.
All across the state, Kansans have been enjoying or perhaps dealing with the snow for more than a week. I have heard countless people remark that there’s been more snow than we have had in years. It definitely feels like the longest snow streak we have had in the 12 years I have lived in Kansas.There are a lot of people who hate snow. It is cold and messy. It can be dangerous and incon...
