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Mrs. Jaime Lee Principal | Mrs. Stephanie Casillas Assistant Principal |
Mrs. Jaime Lee
Mrs. Stephanie Casillas
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Meet Mr. McCaffery Jake McCaffrey is McClure’s new Reading Interventionist. He is married to a fellow Yakima School District teacher and they have two sons. He enjoys playing drums and guitar, watching baseball and football, and playing card and board games with friends and family. Mr. McCaffrey is excited to be a Mustang and loves having the opportunity to support our school’s emerging readers. | Meet Ms. Biever Darla Biever teaches English Language Development at McClure Elementary. She loves reading, traveling, music, dogs, and laughter. Ms. Biever enjoys hiking and loves all kinds of water activities. She especially enjoys spending time near the ocean, She's also a big fan of snow! Ms. Biever loves helping students build strong brain muscles and develop as multilingual learners. You may contact her at biever.darla@ysd7.org with any questions you may have. |
Meet Mr. McCaffery
Meet Ms. Biever
McClure PTA WANTS you!
McClure PTA WANTS you! Please join us for our first general membership meeting on Monday, December 7th at 6:30. We will be receiving a financial report, nominations for our new board and we will start making plans to support children and families. Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a prize!
You can use this link to join us for Monday's meeting: https://meet.google.com/agj-navi-pod
Books and Brain Health
The benefits of reading for kids and teens start in the brain as early as infancy, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. In a study they conducted in 2014, it was discovered that “reading exerts a positive effect on the developing brain” of children – even for those little ones who can’t read yet. Not only do kids who are read to regularly when they’re little develop stronger relationships with their parents, they also begin learning valuable language and literacy skills earlier on in their development. Research also suggests that children who are read to when they’re small do better in school when they get older because they’re equipped with stronger comprehension and vocabulary skills. Pleasure-reading on their own benefits older kids and teenagers, too. It helps them develop stronger social skills, vocabulary and writing skills, and helps them to better understand and process more complex ideas. Reading also expands their ability to build knowledge overall – not just in subjects like English and language arts.
From:Children's Healthcare Atlanta
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