Q1:  How are you doing during this time? A1:   I’m doing great, it does get a little boring sometimes, but I have been trying to stay productive as much as possible. Q2:  Would you rather work from home or be at school? Why? A2: I would rather be at school. I enjoy interacting with the students, I feel our students concentrate and learn better being that we are physically there, also I love my staff members as well. Q3:  What’s most rewarding about this job? A3:  The most rewarding part about this job is seeing the growth in our [...]

Mrs. Hamilton is a teacher’s assistant at Margaret Brent middle school with the High Road program. During the quarantine Mrs.Hamilton is doing okay, she is keeping herself busy by working and completing college work. Mrs.Hamilton likes working in her pajamas from home but she misses everyone and the laughs that were shared in the classroom. One thing that she enjoys the most about her job is the students because they make it more fun and rewarding at the same time.The most rewarding part of Mrs. Hamilton’s job is watching the students grow and start to become their own person. [...]

Quarantine has been fairly boring, but has given me the opportunity to explore other hobbies. My roommates and I have been experimenting with making chicken fried rice, we’re finding that we like the taste better with brown rice over white rice. I have also regressed back to my high school days and play much more video games in the afternoons, as well as having more time to watch TV shows. I’ve been re-watching Lost with my roommates, and I have binge-watched a show called Waco. I’d much rather be working at the school. It feels off to wake up [...]

During the current school closures, we have missed our students so much. We wanted to hear how some of our students are spending their time. One such student, Timmy K. completed his assignments accurately and timely and as a result earned Student of the Month. Timmy K is a dedicated, hard worker and enjoys helping others. He reassures us that he thoroughly enjoys learning in and out of the classroom. WWE wrestling and Teen Titans Go are some of the TV shows he has been watching since school has closed. He hasn't found any new hobbies to [...]

In Math class, John completed his math project that he has been working on for about a month now. This project had him practice geometry, making maps, and also helped him to display his creativity. He stated “I liked the project, it was challenging.” However he did explain that although it was challenging it was worth it in the end and he enjoyed how it turned out! Visit our website to learn more about High Road School

i-Ready is something the children work on to record their progress in Math and English. We get to see how the children progress from the start to the end of the school year. We love watching the progress they make because it shows all of their hard work and knowledge they’ve gained during the school year. We always reinforce the positive behaviors when they complete their work and try to show them how much can be achieved when they focus on the right things. We had a pizza party and root beer floats to celebrate since they finished [...]

Recently the High Road School at Margaret Brent Middle School had a fun filled Thursday. The students were looking forward to participating in the activities. For the morning Math rotation, the students completed a Math escape room. The students were divided into two teams for the activity. Olivia, Cody and John were on one team while Taylor and Timmy were on another team. For the activity they broke into groups and both groups started with the first riddle and then moved on at different paces. They had to solve the riddle with their teammates and if they needed a hint [...]