It is truly a magical time of year. A child’s dream. A child’s morning smile. The magic of giving.  A child’s moment of euphoria. Things I wish for every day. Happy holidays to all of our wonderful Perkins families. Mr. Koss  

“It’s not the mall,” exclaims 3rd grade student Keana Cooper enthusiastically when asked what she likes about Perkins’ annual Holiday Shop. “Everything is right here, so I don’t have to walk all around looking for presents.” Gabi Evans-Wilkins, …

The Merrill Show Choir blessed the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders ears on Friday afternoon with a medley of their performance pieces. Our students could not stop tapping their toes and rocking to the beat as Merrill performed …

Let the tournament begin. Our Perkins students participated in a chess tournament at Central Campus last night. The playing field was saturated with talented chess minds. When the last piece was moved Conner won 1st place and Josh won 3rd …

What a wonderful day for reading. Haley sits down with Mr. Koss to read a passage from her book. The title is Girl Detective by Judy Bloom. This is a mystery about Mr. Chips a beloved crime dog who …

The best part of my job is spending time in the classroom with our outstanding students. We call them walkthroughs. Most of my day I travel from room to room watching the teaching and learning process. On this …

The winning classes from the Perkins Walk-a-Thon enjoyed the fruits of their labor today with well deserved bags of popcorn and M&M’s. Smiles were abundant, as mouths dried from all the salt and butter, but nothing a quick …