Who: Kara
Mann, 4th grade teacher, Charles M. Johnson Elementary School, Henrico
County Public Schools
What: As
the grand prize winner in the national ETA/Cuisenaire Magnificent
Classroom Makeover Contest, Ms. Mann’s 4th grade classroom
will undergo a makeover this week. The prize consists of hundreds of new
books, teaching aids, and hands-on learning materials provided by ETA/Cuisenaire,
a publisher of supplemental reading, math and science materials. Members
of a makeover team will transform the room after school today. The “new” classroom
will be open to the media TOMORROW, Friday, September 29.
Ms. Mann’s winning essay--selected from over one hundred entries--
sought to fill the classroom with clean, new resources and a variety of “hands-on
learning opportunities” in an effort to help all of her students
succeed. The grand prize, which also includes professional development
from literacy expert/author Miriam P. Trehearne for the entire district,
is valued at $10,000.
When: Friday,
September 29, 2006
Time: 8:00 – 8:30
A.M.
Where: Charles
M. Johnson Elementary School
5600
Bethlehem Road, Richmond
Contact: School
Principal: Dr. Thelma Wheeler
School
Phone: 804/673-3735
ETA/Cuisenaire® is recognized as the premier publisher and pioneer
of interactive
literacy and manipulative-based education, with supplemental reading,
math and scienceprograms that enrich core curriculum. ETA/Cuisenaire offers
more than 6,000
hands-on programs and materials. This is the third year ETA/Cuisenaire
has sponsored the Magnificent Classroom Makeover Contest designed to support
dedicated teachers in meeting the needs of all students. For more
information on the contest or ETA/Cuisenaire, please contact Megan O’Gorden,
PR Specialist at 847/968-5219, or visit
www.etacuisenaire.com.
