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School Summary
London Towne Elementary School has served the Centreville community since 1969. The school is composed of a diverse student population with a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, talents, learning styles, and abilities. London Towne is proud of its history, warmth, and inviting school climate.
Staff members value teamwork, professional growth, and family outreach. At London Towne, staff members strive to stretch all learners with a rigorous curriculum tailored to the strengths of each child.
As a Project Excel school, London Towne offers small class sizes and also has full-day kindergarten, Reading Recovery, a gifted and talented resource teacher, a technology teacher, and a parent liaison. Instructional practices are designed to engage learners in small groups throughout the day. ESOL, GT, and special ed teachers work closely with classroom teachers to provide strategies for a diverse student body.
Literacy is an essential focus at London Towne. Students are instructed in small groups customized to their assessed reading development. Throughout the day, students have multiple opportunities to interface with books via read alouds, guided reading, and independent reading. In addition, students learn written expression, conventions of writing and the writer's process through meaningful writing experiences as part of the Writer's Workshop. To increase their capacity for literacy instruction, teachers receive staff development andd support from the school's reading teachers and Literacy Collaborative Coordinator. Technology is infused into the curriculum through integrated activities both in the computer lab and on computers in the classroom.
The school plan is done in collaboration with teachers and parents and stresses the continuing commitment to improve the academic achievement of all students. Two business-school partnerships and community support from senior citizens and Westfield High School students provide assistance in meeting London Towne's educational goals. London Towne is truly a community of learners including the administration, teachers, students, and parents.
Last Updated: 2006-07-11
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