My kindergartener absoluty loves going to Rainbow. I thought she might me getting sick 1 day and said something about not being able to go to school. She cried for about an hour. She wasn't sick and got to go. Her teacher is awsome, too. My daughter loves her teacher.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
My kindergartner runs very morning to get ready for school. He loves it, and we love it. Just the right mix of academic achievement and 'fun'. Teachers are committed and caring. It has been a great experience.
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Posted by a parent on 04/21/09
I am disgusted with all the testing in first grade. This is taking up learning time. Who does the teaching - the parents who have to work.
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Posted by a parent on 12/05/08
Wonderful school! the principal is fantastic! she has only been is this possition for one full year, and has already corrected some of the issues that were prevalent under the previous leader. The teachers are top notch, and the overall atmosphere/environment is exciting! we are so thrilled to have
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Posted by a parent on 10/02/08
I agree with the last comment regarding exercise books. The teachers at Rainbow are very up to date on the best teaching practices (research based) and adapt to meet the needs of all students in the class. I have definitely have not experienced the no homework situation. The only suggestion I have
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Posted by a parent on 06/11/08
I would like to address the parent who commented that students 'never finish their exercise books.' As a teacher in lower elementary, I often do not have time to have my students do seat work with the workbooks because we are too busy using manipulatives, doing hands-on lessons, and actively learning.
... Read more Research shows that children s learning develops from concrete learning (counting actual marbles) to pictorial (seeing a picture of three marbles plus three marbles) to abstract (3+3) and we teach using that progression. Most workbooks just jump to the abstract. The bottom line is that parent should be happy that his child wasn t stuck at a desk all day finishing a workbook. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 04/22/08
The students can definitely do and learn more, but they hardly get any homeworks from K-4. It's understandable for younger students from K-2, but even 4th graders don't have a lot homework. I don't feel the teachers are teaching what they should. My kids never finished their exercise books. Sometimes,
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Posted by a parent on 01/03/08
We moved here from another school district in Alabama and were very pleased to find that our children were challenged here at Rainbow. I do feel that the administration does not seem to take their job seriously. Putting the administration aside, my children could not have been blessed with better teachers
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Posted by a parent on 05/08/07
We have been very pleased with the education that our daughter is receiving. She had Mrs. Simmons for kindergarten and Ms. Joseph for 1st grade and has excelled in both classrooms. A child's learning experience is not only the responsibility of the teachers, but of the parents as well. If a school
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Posted by a parent on 04/30/07
I know several teachers at Rainbow that love/live to teach. Its the luck of the draw to which teacher you get in a certain grade. Some teachers get burned out and some do it solely for the wages. If your lucky in the Kindergarten class, Ms. Simmons class is the place for a great start for any child.
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Student enrollment:
775
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
60
Number of classrooms:
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Madison schools — Rainbow Elementary School is located at 50 Nance Rd, Madison AL 35758. 50 Nance Rd is in the 35758 ZIP code in Madison, AL The school district for Rainbow Elementary School is the Madison City School District. Rainbow Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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