School receives over $100,000 dollar grant to improve literacy The Wynne Primary and Intermediate Schools have received a Successful Outcomes for Arkansas Readers, or SOAR grant, for over $100,000 (Source: KAIT) By Hannah Campbell | December 21, 2020 at 7:12 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 7:12 PM
WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Wynne Primary and Intermediate Schools have received a Successful Outcomes for Arkansas Readers, or SOAR grant, for over $100,000 to improve their reading and writing programs.
They plan to use the grant to improve the literary curriculum by purchasing new materials and training teachers on new skills.
The new curriculum is “Phonics First,” a multisensory foundational curriculum.
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Businesses & school collect Christmas cards for healthcare workers, nursing home residents
Businesses & school collect Christmas cards for healthcare workers, nursing home residents By Hannah Campbell | December 15, 2020 at 6:50 PM CST - Updated December 19 at 11:32 AM
WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) - Wynne Primary School students are showing their gratitude by making cards for healthcare workers and those in nursing homes.
It’s also a community effort that the whole town is getting involved with. Several businesses across Wynne have drop-off locations for Christmas cards that will be delivered to nursing homes.
Wynne Primary School has dedicated this month to showing gratitude.
They hand made banners and Christmas cards for frontline workers and the elderly who may not get to see their family as much during the pandemic.