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Walnut Grove Elementary


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School Address
326 Stable Rd. 
Franklin, TN  37069 

Phone:  615-472-4870
Fax: 615- 472-4881

 School Colors
Royal blue and red

School Mascot
Rainbow Warriors

Principal
Mr. Jay Jordan

Assistant Principal/Administrative Assistant
Kathy Hall

Enrollment
828 as of 8/31/09

Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Pre-K 19 students
Kindergarten-128 students, 6 teachers
First Grade-133 students, 7 teachers
Second Grade-126 students, 6 teachers
Third Grade-136 students, 7 teachers
Fourth Grade-140 students, 6 teachers
Fifth Grade-146 students, 6 teachers

School History
Walnut Grove, serving grades Pre-K-5, was established on August 23, 1990 with 400+ students. New Growth has led to an additional wing being constructed during the summer of 2004. Walnut Grove Elementary School pride runs deep as it abounds with 15 years of educational history.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
There are regularly scheduled conferences during the school year.  If you have questions concerning your child's progress, a conference with your child's teacher should be made.  Parents receive a progress report during each nine weeks grading period with Report Cards issued at the end of the nine weeks.

Parent Support Organization
This group of high energy parents will serve as leaders in special interest activities, projects, events, etc. An elected board of officers with an annual schedule of events and budget is established each year. The PTA Executive Board meets monthly and is open to all. 

Special Programs
Special programs offered at Walnut Grove are: S.T.A.R.S and Sunshine Math.  Accelerated Reader and S.T.A.R are both utilized to complement each classroom’s reading program. Other programs include: Jump Rope Club, Make A Difference Club (MADC), Spanish Club, Track Club, Chorus, Good News Club, Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies, and office helpers, grades 4-5.

Many exciting projects take place throughout the school year: Field Day, Fifth grade Olympics, Book Fair, Rock-n-Roll Read-a-Thon, and promotion for fifth grade.

Library/Media Center
Walnut Grove Library Media Center is a fully-automated Resource base for all students and staff members. Open throughout each school day, the LMC is staffed by a full-time library media specialist and full-time library assistant to assist students and staff members. Students visit the center individually, in small groups, or with their class to check out books, conduct research, work on special projects, engage in quiet reading, or a variety of other purposes. Classes with younger students often attend story time in the LMC, and all students learn about information access and evaluation.

Guidance
The school counselor is a vital part of the school staff. Mrs. Hausman, our full-time counselor and Fred Robinson, part-time counselor provide regular classroom guidance sessions on such topics as getting along with others, accepting responsibility, study skills, and test preparation. During the course of the year, small group counseling is also offered for students experiencing any problems.

Academics
Walnut Grove Elementary currently has 38 classrooms for Kindergarten through 5th grade, one Early Childhood Preschool classroom, and three student support services teachers.  We have a full time music teacher, a part time music teacher, one media specialist, two full time physical education teachers and one part time physical education teacher, two school counselors, one art teacher, one part time art teacher, one .5 technology coach, one part time gifted consultant, one full time reading specialist, and one part time ESL teacher. The thirty-eight classrooms have networked computers and LCD projectors.  All of our classrooms have interactive mimeo white boards. Our computer lab has thirty networked stations and 2 mobile carts with laptops and one interactive white board.

Special Education Services

Walnut Grove services include three full-time students support service teachers and assistants, a full-time speech and language therapist, a part-time gifted consultant, a part-time psychologist, full-time reading specialist, and a part-time ESL teacher.  Walnut Grove utilizes an inclusion model to encourage the full participation of all students in general education.

Fine Arts
Walnut Grove Physical Education Department focus on skill building, sportsmanship, rhythmic activities, strategies of games, and sports as well as having an intramural program. Music is provided for grades K-5 at Walnut Grove.  This program includes a student choir. Art classes meet each day of the week for grades K-5. The success of this program can be viewed all along our hallways as student art is showcased for all to appreciate.

Extra Curricular Activities
Walnut Grove offers these organizations: Fifth Grade Olympics, Field Day, Spanish Club, Jump Rope Club, Track Club, Chorus, Book Fair, 4H, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub and Boy Scouts, Destination Imagination, Make A Difference Club, Rock & Roll Read -A –Thon, Office Helpers, and Family Fun Night.

Site Based Management
The Building Leadership team is composed of faculty grade level/department representatives.


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