School News News Summary

Superintendent of Wheeler Renovation Presents Lego Project

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:07:00 GMT

Matt Olshefski, Superintendent of the Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School renovation project, recently visited Wheeler faculty member Cheryl Michaud's fourth grade class to show and discuss a major Lego project he worked on for four months depicting downtown Hartford.

Fifth Grade Voting Education

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:33:00 GMT

Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School fifth graders recently completed a unit of study where they learned about the voting process and voting rights in Connecticut.

Pumpkin Math!

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:30:00 GMT

Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School fourth graders recently practiced math skills using pumpkins! They participated in a variety of estimating, measuring and graphing activities with their pumpkins.

Superintendent LePage Visits Wheeler School

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:17:00 GMT

Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage recently spent the morning with Erica Kriscenski's Kindergarten class at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School using Play-Doh letter stamping to practice letters, letter sounds, and words!

Fun After School Activities at Wheeler!

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:58:00 GMT

The After School Program at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School is off to a great start! As part of the program, 18 Wheeler students are participating in a MakerSpace program with activities. The students are working in small groups to problem solve, create, and share their thinking.

Wheeler Eco Fair

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:29:00 GMT

Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School fifth graders recently held their annual EcoFair where they presented information about environmental topics affecting our Earth.

Environmental "Field Trip" at Wheeler School

Thu, 16 May 2019 14:37:00 GMT

Thanks to a generous sponsorship by Ed Roy, President of Walker Crane & Rigging, students at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School recently enjoyed an in house “field trip.”

Visit from Meteorologist Bob Maxon

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:45:00 GMT

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Bob Maxon recently visited fourth graders at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School to provide an overview of his role as a meteorologist and a lesson on the weather!

2019 Wheeler Invention Convention

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:09:00 GMT

On March 14, fourth grade students at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School participated in an Invention Convention

"Dinoreader" Visits Wheeler!

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:43:00 GMT

Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School students recently enjoyed a visit from "Dinoreader" the T-Rex (A.K.A. Wheeler Principal Andrew Batchelder) who visited classrooms looking for "Dinomite" readers!