John A McManus Elementary School

Jun 18th, 2017

I love the attention given here to the kids with special needs!
Oct 26th, 2016

I used to go to this school in kindergarten but for first grade I went to chapman elementary school and I've Ben here ever since.My kindergarten teacher was, Ms. Briggs.I remember the computer lab, the playground, the tether ball thing, and more.My room number was 3.I barely made friends there and I was kinda sad but I had my cousin, Nicole, and Brian.Now in chapman elementary school, I have become friends with 98% of my school!I even have best friends here.
Jul 9th, 2016

I had my daughter in TK class at McManus with Mr.Brian Kehoe. Brian has a fun, playful, Big personality that spoke to not only the students but parents as well. He was always trying to find ways to make learning fun and not feel like pressure. He introduced the kiddos to concepts they would not learn until kindergarten and many kids are beginning to read, form sentences and do math. My daughter reads the book Dick and Jane and many others and she's not even a kinder yet!!!!!He makes the kids excited to come to school! When they were learning the letter "F" he wore a necklace that had an F hanging on it. He came to school in patriotic pants, dressed as zero the hero to celebrate the completion of the first 100 days of school. He would surprise the kids by greeting them in the morning wearing fake teeth or passing out red noses for them to wear for Red Nose Day. He also had an old bus that he brought to school that the kids got to sit on and eat their lunch. He allowed parents to hang out to observe his class. He has great relationships with all the family members and was always very friendly and personable with them.He never lacked energy and found teachable moments in all things. Some kids needed more redirection or to work on socio-emotional skills. Brian got to know each kid very well and helped them reach their full potential. He was great at getting the kids to communicate how they feel to one another. I know this because I was privileged to spend a lot of time in his class observing and helping out when I could.I will truly miss this teacher! He set the bar real high at the beginning  of my daughters school career. He's gonna be tough to measure up to. It also seems like he has a good reputation because people would always visit his classroom because they heard wonderful things about him. If your child ends up in his class consider yourself very lucky.
Jun 3rd, 2016

Apr 21st, 2016