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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 2006

Page

9

School Notebook Highlights Week of March 2025

The page lists school events for parents across local schools. Pledges by kindergartners, magnet open enrollment, and the start of the fourth nine weeks appear. Sixth grade Pride Day and picture money due are noted alongside science fair happenings.

Rachel Gladden Thrasher

Blanton Elementary School Notebook Highlights Weekly Events

Daily pledges and activities from Blanton Elementary include parents' tea, after school tutoring, AR bowling and spelling parties, spirit days, and reporting cards. Plans for Crockett Junior High and Ireland Magnet School feeder activities are noted, with breakfast, testing, and GT program details.

Ireland Crockett Junior High CIT Bowie

Micah Pettigrew Teaches Structured Communications at LBJ Elementary

Micah Pettigrew teaches Structured Communications for special education from kindergarten through sixth grade at LBJ Elementary. She lives in Odessa and grew up there, with a husband Nathan and two daughters Makayla 13 Autum 11. Pettigrew graduated from University of Phoenix in Phoenix Arizona and aims to help her students become productive members of society. Her class mission is that each student becomes the best they can be. For more information call 333 7641.

Micah Pettigrew LBJ Elementary Odessa University of Phoenix Phoenix Ariz Nathan Pettigrew Makayla Autum

Noel Elementary’s Science Team peer teaches younger students

First year teacher Jeff Vann started a Science Team where sixth graders tutor fourth graders on planets and the solar system. In February Haylen Roper and peers moved among desks answering questions and guiding lessons, with students creating worksheets and conducting research at their own level.

Noel Brandy Davila Kayla Castillo Haylea Roper Caitlyn Poston Billy Carter Tray von Cryer Lorenzo Rivas Emily Gainer Noel Elementary Haylen Roper Haylen Mason Braun Jeff Vann Vann Andrea Martin

Academic redshirting fuels debate in education

Bedford mother recalls delaying Griffin Hunt's start at age five amid concerns boys lag in readiness. National data show about 9 percent of five year olds are redshirted nationwide. Advocates cite birthday timing and maturity benefits while researchers worry about social delays and keeping teachers inclusive. See SCHOOL DELAY Page 28

Center For Education Statistics Texas Alan Simpson National Association For the Education of Young Children Association of Early Childhood

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Blackshear Blanton Elementary Cheryl Speer Burleson Elementary Crockett Burnet Webster's New World Dictionary Mark Sterkeljodessa Science Aby Martinez Mark Sterkel Bedford Griffin Hunt Griffin Jennifer Hunt Hunt
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