STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: B.C. Charles Elementary School 1st grader Lincoln Ly
Active participant in classroom discussions
Posted: March 20, 2025
Lincoln Ly is in many ways a contributing student at B.C. Charles Elementary School.
First grade for him has brought lots of opportunities to learn new things, meet new friends and enjoy school.
"I like learning to read," Ly said.
His favorite subjects are math and art.
Lincoln is described as an outgoing student who loves talking with his friends. He's an active participant in classroom discussions, respectful and a friend to others in his class.
"They enjoy working together if it's a group activity or a partner activity," said Ann-Marie Post, a first grade teacher at B.C. Charles. "He likes working with his friends or classmates."
Elementary education in NNPS focuses on the basic skills that students need in the early years as they learn how to learn. Students study the integrated language arts of reading, writing, speaking and listening; as well as math science, social studies, health and physical education, art and music at one of the city's 24 elementary schools.
In most cases, elementary school students attend the school closest to their home. Parents also have the choice of applying for their student to attend one of the division's magnet schools.
Ly's turn as a star student in his class came with a week of celebrating his unique interests.
"He was chosen star student for following rules; he does his homework every night," Post said. "So for doing his work and being on task and those types of things. And then they share something about their family. They share pictures of their family. Their friends ask them questions about their family and things like that.
"They get a show and tell day, a secret object where they bring in something and the kids guess what they have. They bring in their favorite book to share."
Unified under the same goal of preparing students to graduate college, career and citizen-ready, each NNPS elementary school has its own special features created by teachers and staff. Students connect to their classmates and role models through these varied positive interactions each day.
B.C. Charles' mantra is Reach for the Stars and daily activities tie back to that theme. Post's class keeps tallies for following rules and students get rewards when the class reaches its goal.
"That all includes being respectful and kind, and helpful and doing their work every day," Post said.
Ly added that he likes playing outside at recess, kicking a ball around with his friends on the school's field.
"I like playing soccer," he said.
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