School District of Racine

Fratt Elementary School

What worked well?
The adopt-a-class worked well.  Most classrooms have done Fun Friday activities throughout the year or other designated days, along with group fieldtrips.  Teachers and students have seemed to enjoy these activities, and it has helped foster a greater sense of community.  Celebrating the African-Caribbean dance performance, and the dancers did a great job in acknowledging the African influence in Latino culture as well as all cultures here in the U.S.

What didn’t work?  What were the obstacles?
Lunchroom integration was a challenge and did not work as well as planned.  It was hard to get the students to interact with each other and eat their lunch in 20 minutes.  Having a tight schedule made it a challenge, and we are looking to find a more efficient way to implement this.