Two Springs Elementary School

Great teachers, wonderful environment and nice surrounding neighborhoods.

We moved here middle of school year 2020 during Covid 19. My kids were able to transition well, and have come to enjoy going to school. We love the principal and my kids' teachers. My kids rate above average in testing, but I'm glad that the school also focuses on emotional well-being. Definitely recommend Fort Crook!

I have a lot of love for LeMay and one bad comment. First the goodKindergarten through 1st grade kids get 3 recesses, and my third grader gets 2. The amount of recess time gets smaller as you go up in grade, but I was really pleased with that aspect. And if you get a really great teacher they also do "Let's Dance videos" or exercise in their own classrooms. Second great aspect is they evaluate children at the beginning of the year for there proficiency in reading and math. Then they group similar abilities through the whole grade, with other similar abilities. So if your child needs more help, they will get more help. Or if they need material beyond their grade level, they will be challenged appropriately. I thought it was wonderful that my children were given exactly the kind of material that would challenge them appropriately. I have had children in the school from K-3rd, and I have loved all the teachers but one. They have been calm and appropriate with expectations of my children both academically and emotionally.The principal is Mr. Miller and he has been very receptive to me when I have had concerns. And the PTA is awesome and has so much community involvement and just fun activities for all the kids. They regularly give all the kids in the school a free book after the book fairs, and always have book it competitions, and other ways to earn community sports game tickets. My negative review is this. We had one very strict teacher that has apparently bounced around to all grade levels at the school. And even though she has had parent complaints again and again, still remains there. This teacher is very strict and makes children 'run laps' if their parent doesn't sign their planner, or if they are two questions away from completing a worksheet will take all recesses away for a little mistake. My child once lost out on recess for a whole week because he couldn't find his take home folder. My child started having nightmares and saying he didn't want to go to school because he was so afraid he would get one little thing wrong and be punished. He had been challenged and doing multiplication and division in second grade, was bored, anxious and distracted, doing subtraction in third grade, until I bought it up to the teacher several times, in the 2nd quarter he was finally challenged. My review is positive depending on the teacher.

I’m very concerned for any parent who sends their child to this school .my child’s friend was threatened last week by another student who wanted to kill the student on the school grounds .this student has history of violence at school .The principal did nothing about the issue leaving the student that was threatened and other students in harms way .im very disappointed.SAFTEY is concern for many of us parents .

Overall, disappointed in the lack of leadership and guidance. Attended Bellevue Public Schools growing up where Leonard Lawrence Elementary was one of the top rated schools to now being very subpar with minimal expectations. Staff seem to care more about gossip and undermining parents than focusing their time and attention to educating the students. Special education staff will focus on providing answers to tests and assignments to allow the student to slip by, than to think creatively within the curriculum to think of alternative methods or approach’s to teach the student in a different ways that met that students way of learning.

This school is incredible! We are a military family with a special needs child, and the staff has been so involved and so helpful. It's very easy to see that Bellevue Elementary really cares about the children that attend and the staff is both personable yet professional. Beyond the awesome curriculum, the facilities are beautiful and very clean! They have so many fun events and different ways of celebrating student achievement . . . I never want to leave this area, based on my kids' best interest--rooted in this school.

I was a recent parent of the school. I just pulled my children out because of the continuous experience that I've had and they've been there less than a year. They started at the beginning of the school year and I took them out before the school year has ended. From the very beginning. My daughter had an unfortunate encounter with her teacher and she felt uncomfortable and did not even want to attend school. Talk to the principal and we thought that we were on a better path. We have teachers who are crossing guards overstepping their bounds off of school property when it comes to children walking home with their parents. Who then tell me as a parent that if I have a problem with what they're saying to go take it to the principal that was the first encounter. The second encounter was today as I informed her that this is their last day and instead of it just being that it was their last day she then wanted to tell me well. I you know they should cross over here because it's for the safety of the children, my children are my children when they're off of school property. I'm in charge of them. I made sure they got across the street safely, hence why you're able to have a conversation with me on the other side of the road. Nonetheless, the other children were on the other side and already gone for the most part. It's just teachers overstepping their bounds.

I have two children- one who is gifted and one who has health problems which causes him to struggle. Anderson Grove was great for my gifted child. They recognized the work was too easy for him and provided him with material that was more challenging. He did very well. While we were at Anderson Grove, I thought my other child was doing well, however, once we moved, I learned otherwise. The new school brought in more specialists to help him. They are addressing issues which went unnoticed at Anderson Grove. He has a smaller class size in a class specifically set up for kids who need extra help. This new school is doing a much better job helping him to succeed. Overall, if your child does not have unique issues, I would recommend Anderson Grove. My kids loved it. I know PE isn't a big priority, but the PE teacher is amazing. They make sure the kids are active by giving more PE and recess time. Our new school lacks that. They are also great about communicating any issues at school.