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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM The Elementary School has developed three separate programs that meet the academic needs of the high achieving students in the first through fifth grade. The programs provide experiences which help to develop talents and skills in a number of areas, such as critical thinking, problem solving, higher order reading comprehension, writing extensions, teamwork, creativity, and leadership. Enrichment activities provide exposure to new experiences for all students who show heightened ability in a variety of core subject areas. The classes are all organized and taught by the Enrichment Coordinator, Laura Reid. These classes exist as a pull out class from the regular classroom. Most classes meet twice a week for a 45-minute to one-hour session. Teacher recommendation, student test scores, Otis Lennon Ability test scores and M.E.A.P. scores are used to identify students for each of the programs. CHALLENGE MATH: Students identified as having high mathematical abilities in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 are invited to join Challenge Math class. This class meets once a week for second grade and twice a week for the other grades. The students focus on a problem-solving curriculum. The lessons utilize the four basic steps in problem solving; Understand, Plan, Try It, Look Back. They may problem solve through exploration with Geometry, Probability, Fibonacci Numbers, Statistics, and daily critical thinking exercises. JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS: Students identified as having high reading abilities may join this class. This class meets once a week for second grade and twice a week for the other grades. The focus of this curriculum is interaction with selected short stories through reading, writing, oral communication, and critical thinking activities. These activities enable students to become more aware of the process of analyzing, drawing inferences, organizing details and generally broadening their reading comprehension and skills. E.X.S.L. (EXcellence for Special Learners): Students identified for this class are those who are achieving above grade level in all core academic areas. This class meets twice a week. The curriculum is based on the student's interest. An interest inventory is given prior to the beginning of class in the fall. The curriculum is unit based. The thematic units are taught at an accelerated pace and provide challenges academically for the students. These highly able learners tend to master concepts at a faster pace and are able to learn from others who are at the same level. The students often work in teams and are given the opportunity to develop independent projects as a culminating activity for each unit. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: As part of the Elementary Coordinator's responsibilities, Mrs. Reid responds to teacher requests to provide differentiated materials for individual students. If a student has shown mastery of a subject or unit, the teacher may request that appropriate materials be provided for the student to do in their regular classroom setting. These materials will provide enrichments that extend the same content being taught to the rest of the class. Assessment for these programs is given in the form of written progress reports twice a year, at the end of the first semester (January) and at the end of the last semester (May). Conferences are given with Mrs. Reid in January and student led conferences will be given in May.
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