Marshall Lane Elementary School

Posted November 20, 2009

Although it took 10 weeks into the school year to get started, differentiated math for 3rd graders has started. Nice job teachers and volunteer parents and grandparents who are working hard on this. The problem was that the children were re-earning years of math and the ones who 'picked it up' the first time had to sit through the lesson again (and again, and again, and again). This went on for 2 months until some parents spoke up and math group clusters began. Next year, please start the differentiation after only one week of review so the kids who get it the first time don't have to waste away in class hearing lessons over and over. And kudos to the Grandpa in Mrs. Wright's class who is teaching my son differentiated math. He's not bored anymore.
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Posted November 15, 2009

ML is an excellent elementary school! The quality of the teaching staff is outstanding. My child currently is in Ms. Jones's 3rd grade class. We feel very fortunate to have our child in her class as she offers such a creative and challenging experience each day in a stimulating and nurturing environment. ML now has a new principal who is engaging, very educated and is now offering excellent leadership for the school. I am sure my child would not have received a better education in any private school environment. There is very active parent participation both in the classroom environment and for school events.
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Posted November 7, 2009

The Marshall Lane campus is beautiful and the office staff and teachers are caring & considerate. However, as a parent of a kindergartener we are not happy with the 6 hour long day with no rest period. This is too long! The kinders get dismissed only 6 minutes before the 4/5th graders. Kinders should get out long before the older classes & this would alleviate some of the parking chaos due to whole school exiting almost simultaneously. Staggered starts and dismissal times for the varying grades might alleviate the parking/safety chaos that exists. Plus, while this country's education has deteriorated to teaching for test scores rather than teaching appropriately, I dislike seeing kinders treated as mini-adults which they are not. Learning should be joyful and accomplished through fun & play and not through lectures and lessons more appropriate for older age groups.
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Posted October 11, 2009

I'm the Immediate Past President of Marshall Lane PTA and a board member of the Santa Clara County PTA. I'd like to correct something that a parent posted on this Web site on Sept. 30. The statement was 'the good parent don't want to get involved.' The PTA board and School Site Council are are filled with active parents; the Pumpkin Walk Carnival has a full and active list of chairs and volunteers, which is on par with last year; and each of the 39 PTA programs appears to have enough leaders and volunteers to function. The Art Show coordination, for example, is going well. Please do not post that 'parents are not participating' unless you have the facts. Parent participation rates a 10 out of 10 at this school. Kudos to SSC and the PTA board for their hard work. -Michelle McIntyre, Vice President, Santa Clara County PTA & parent
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