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Grades
Pre K - 4
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Administration & Contact
Info.
Dr. Ruth Joseph, Interim Principal
rjoseph@fsc.edu
Jennifer Fichtel, Assistant Principal
jfichtel@fsc.edu
Mailing Address: 67 Rindge Road,
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 665-3187
FAX: FAX (978) 665-3523
Starting
time: 8:15 AM
Dismissal: 2:15 PM
Preschool:
AM: 8:25 - 10:55
PM: 11:35 - 2:05
Together Everyone
Achieves More...
respect, responsibility, and academic achievement.
Prepared
For Success
McKay Campus School is an elementary
school serving the educational needs of 450 students
and their families from Pre-K through grade four with
a full day kindergarten available. Second language
acquisition and special education services are provided
within an inclusionary environment. Administrative
responsibilities are shared by an Associate Dean/Principal
of Fitchburg State College and an Assistant
Principal of the Fitchburg Public Schools.
After school programming is offered each school year
to best meet the needs of our students.
Social
Responsibility
McKay Campus School incorporates the principles of
the Responsive Classroom approach that is used in
the Fitchburg Public Schools. Students and staff together
create a school environment where respect for self,
caring for others, responsibility for one's work,
and community participation are valued goals. Responsive
communication is practiced to send clear messages
and arrive at consensus.
Curriculum
Within the context of the Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks, our Leadership through Communication theme
enables students and staff to develop literacy skills
through high quality instruction that is supported
by research and documented in student portfolios.Students
engage in individual self-selected and cooperative
learning group projects that include shared reading
and writing for specific audiences such as peers,
parents, partner classes, and community groups.Students
develop and are expected to make frequent presentations
of their work orally, in publications, and through
multimedia as part of the school experience.Students
and staff develop their oral language skills by discussing
and defending ideas, learning to pose essential questions,
and debating relevant issues in the classroom, school
or community.All learners engage in learning within
an inclusionary environment that is supportive of
multicultural experiences, second language learners
and various learning styles.Production in the visual
and performing arts, telecasts and broadcasts provide
opportunities for students and staff to demonstrate
high level communication skills.At McKay, an emphasis
is placed on meeting the instructional needs of every
child through differentiated instruction so that each
is challenged to reach their fullest potential.
Technology
- All learning areas
in McKay are connected to the Internet, allowing
for extensive integration of technology as a learning
tool throughout the curriculum.
- Computers are utilized for student
publications, graphic design and drama productions.
- Telecommunications allow students
and staff to establish collaborations between school
systems and provide for distance learning opportunities.
- The McKay Campus School website
is used as an electronic bulletin board to post
bulletins, showcase student work and share dialogue
with parents concerning school issues.
- E-mail communications occur daily
between students, teachers and other persons involved
in the learning process at McKay.
- FSC faculty and students share
collegial projects and research via the Internet
system.
- Student produced television programs
allow students and staff to communicate regularly
with their local and neighboring communities.
Leadership
Through Communication
- Literacy is the instructional focus
at McKay supported by the magnet theme, "Leadership
through Communication."
- Members of the McKay community
engage in the art of communication that provides
opportunities for students and staff to demonstrate
and extend what they have come to know, understand
and use in order to become contributing members
and leaders in the community.
- McKay offers a strong basic skills
curriculum emphasizing writing, literature and humanities.
Various media and computer technologies are utilized
to promote creative and critical thinking, listening,
speaking, and reading and writing skills for lifelong
learning.
- There is a strong belief that literacy
must be developed early within an active learning
environment that is rich in oral language opportunities.
Everyone in this community strives to attain respect,
responsibility and academic achievement.
- The McKay Campus School is also
the Teacher Education Center at Fitchburg State
College (FSC). It has a dual mission; (1) to educate
the students in the FPS System and (2) to assist
in the education of FSC students who are pursuing
an education degree. Pre-practicum students and
student teachers who work under the supervision
of master teachers assist in lowering the student/teacher
ratio for instruction.
Parents and Community
McKay parents are invited to join our staff and students
in enhancing their skills as communicators and participants
in the education of their children. Fitchburg State
College, community agencies, and our business partners
are resources for our Leadership through Communication.
- Family Literacy Nights
- Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
- McKay School Store
- Private day care facility on site.
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