Prescott Elementary School celebrated its 100th anniversary a couple of years ago. The milestone was marked with a series of community events. Families, staff, and alumni participated in honoring the school’s long history.

Q1. What does Prescott do to help students understand simple picture diagrams?

Ans. Teachers show how arrows, labels, and parts in a diagram can help people understand how something works better.

Q2. How does the school get kids to start exploring dissolving early?

Ans. Students talk about changes they can see when they see how some solids dissolve in water and others don't.

Q3. What do students do to get ready for reflective discussions at the end of the lesson?

Ans. Students sit on the meeting rug, bring their finished work, and use sentence starters to talk about what they've learned.

Q4. How does Prescott help kids learn how to use alphabetical dictionaries?

Ans. Students learn how to find words by looking through guide letters and comparing letter sequences.

Q5. How does the school teach students in social studies how to make simple budget choices?

Ans. Students sort examples of spending and saving to learn how people make decisions about money based on what they need.