Kuna elementary sensory path gives students a brain break
The vice principal, teachers and staff at Reed Elementary are helping kids learn by giving them a fun way to move their bodies. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 7:29 AM MDT April 22, 2021
KUNA, Idaho A sensory path now adorns a patch of pavement on the playground at Reed Elementary School in Kuna. The painted path of straight lines, crooked lines, spirals, dots, and boxes, functions like an obstacle course.
Students jump from line to line, spin on a spiral, walk a painted tightrope and play hopscotch. It s a place where students can go to move their bodies and work on motor development, but it s really a place where students can go and get away from learning, Reed Elementary School Vice Principal Justine Burgess said.
Allen ISD reports 216 new cases in just over a month, 416 cases total
Nearly 52% of its cases since the start of the school year have been reported in the past 34 days.
Allen High School reports the most active COVID-19 cases at 15.(Nathan Hunsinger - Staff Photographer)
Allen ISD has seen an increase in positive COVID-19 cases, reporting nearly 52% of the total cases since the first day of school which began Aug. 12 in the past 34 days.
Since Nov. 11, the district has reported 216 new cases. The running total, as of Tuesday morning, is 416 cases: 31 staff members and 285 students.
The district’s COVID-19 dashboard shows there are currently 62 positive cases from 47 students and 15 staff members, with Allen High School reporting the most at 15 active cases, followed by Curtis Middle School at nine, Boon Elementary and Lowery Freshman Center at seven each and Boyd Elementary at five. Nine campuses report one to four active cases. District offices report four active cases.