Kristen Farias - Principal
Melissa Homol - Assistant Principal
711 Ray Street
Fall River, MA 02720
508-675-8206
kfarias@fallriverschools.org
James Tansey School Vision
The James Tansey Elementary School will work in partnership with parents and the community to help students develop a positive vision of the future and to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to succeed in their middle school community as well as our changing world. Students will be held to high expectations, valued for their individuality, culture and diversity and nurtured as individuals with social, emotional, physical and academic needs.
- Provide a student centered learning environment which fosters independence through active participation.
- Provide a comprehensive and challenging curriculum in all content areas using targeted and focused instruction.
- Continually collect and analyze a variety of assessments / data to inform instruction.
- Ensure that all community members treat each other with dignity and respect.
- Pursue partnerships with parents, community members, business and other agencies to ensure broad participation in education.
Morning Meeting
The entire school community at the James Tansey Elementary School gathers together each morning for Morning Meeting. During this time we discuss what is happening in our school, Pledge Allegiance to the Flag, sing a patriotic song of the month, honor our "Characters of the Month", send a happy birthday to all our friends with a birthday during the month and celebrate our successes. Also during this time we participate in a program called “Music in the Morning”. We listen to various works done by composers such as Aaron Copeland, Ludwig van Beethoven etc.Children sit quietly and listen as Mr. B reads a small excerpt about the composer.Then they listen to the same piece each day for 1 week. The program has a very calming influence on the school as a whole.We all enjoy this time together. The children applaud after the piece is played and are asked questions about the piece as well. A quote from Dr. G. Campbell Trowsdale states as follows “An important, if often neglected, part of public education’s mission is to bring its students into a living contact with the best that has been accomplished by our species in the arts”. So make sure students are on time for school.The cafeteria doors close promptly at 8:35 A.M.
