Student success celebrated at Shelby Intermediate
Staff, students and special guests didn't wait until Memorial Day to get together around the grill and host a celebration.
In a recent gathering, students were recognized for breaking school math and reading achievement records at Shelby Intermediate School, a feat made even more amazing given the learning gap brought on by COVID-19, said sixth-grade teacher Amy Allen.
"The celebration was in honor of our team of 64 students breaking all previous records set by Shelby Intermediate School in our reading and math programs," Allen said in an email to The Star.
In the reading program, students earn "combos" by achieving mastery in what they read. The previous record was 1,757 combos set by the senior class of 2022. This group of sixth-graders earned 2,239 as of May 18.
"The team has done so well, the Reading Plus company actually reached out to find out what was behind our success," Allen said.
In the school's math program, IXL, Allen said students have far surpassed the goal. An average year for IXL skills is around 2,000 by the end of the year. This group has mastered 4,011 skills.
"Both of these are new school records and represent a year of hard work to overcome the COVID pandemic learning gap," said Allen.
A cookout to celebrate the success was held on Friday, May 13.
Shelby Police Officers came out to help man grills and toss footballs while Allen and other teachers helped serve plates.
This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Student success celebrated at Shelby Intermediate
