We Are More Than A “Special”!
Collaboratively Written By:
Christopher Very, Laurie Conboy, Dustin Guidash, Cyndi Gargan, Adam Gebhardt, and Amy Davidson
est Jefferson Hills
WE ST J E FFE RSO N H IL L S SC HO O L DI ST RIC T NE WS – J E FFE RS O N E LE M E N TARY SC HOOL
W
hat do you think of when
you hear “specials” at
the elementary level? If you are
like most people, you believe
students go to the gym and
play kickball, the music room to
sing, the library to check out a
weekly book, or the art room to
paint. However, these common
misconceptions are far from the
exciting things that are taking
place in these various disciplines.
At Jefferson Elementary School
(JES), our “specials” teachers,
Mrs. Laurie Conboy/Mr. Dustin
Guidash (physical education);
Mrs. Amy Davidson (music
education); Mrs. Cyndi Gargan
(library science) and Mr. Adam
Gebhardt (art education) work
diligently not only to design
meaningful, engaging lessons
promoting their content areas
and curriculum, but go above
and beyond to create additional
learning opportunities for our
students. Let’s take a closer
look…
As an extension to the
physical education curriculum,
Mrs. Conboy and Mr. Guidash
have collaborated with our