Welcome from

Faye Anderson, Principal, Vickery School

Tricia Alley, Assistant Principal, Vickery School

Welcome to Vickery School’s website.  Vickery houses Grades 2-4 with a student body of approximately 221 and a teaching staff of 11 classroom teachers with several support staff. We have a teacher/student ratio of approximately 1:20. Students have access to Title I assistance in reading and math, along with Art, Music, Physical Education, Guidance, and Library.  Staff work together to provide a quality education for all students. 

The reading and writing programs are modeled after the Ohio State University Literacy Collaborative Framework, using the research of Fountas and Pinnell and Marie Clay. Students take part in Read Aloud, Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Independent Reading, Shared Writing, Interactive Writing, Writing Workshop, and Independent Writing as part of our program on a daily basis. Staff ensures that students have a variety of experiences with all the different components of reading including phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. 

The Investigations math program is activity based and focuses on problem solving strategies. Students learn to work cooperatively to solve problems that connect math to everyday occurrences. The staff focus is on enhancing math vocabulary, fluency, computation and writing.  As a staff we have initiated essential learning in math and students are assessed quarterly to ensure mastery. Our essential learning is based on Maine Learning Results.  Science and Social Studies are integrated into reading and math and is thematic based. 

Student progress is monitored throughout the year with reading assessments, writing prompts, running records and classroom designed assessments in reading. Goals for students are created based on their progress. Assessments are also given through the Investigations program and teacher created assessments in math based on our essential learning which ensure core mastery for all students.

Parent/Teacher conferences are held in November. Student Led Portfolio Shares occur in April giving students the opportunity to share with their parents the progress they have made over the year.

The Vickery School is wonderful leaning community that puts the children’s needs first.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school and we will be happy to speak with you.

Respectfully submitted,

Faye Anderson