Showing posts with label enrichment challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label enrichment challenge. Show all posts

Monday, June 15, 2015

Enrichment Challenge SuperStars!

At the beginning of the year all students at RES in grades K-4 were given an enrichment challenge booklet.  The booklet is full of challenges for students to try throughout the year.  Some challenges extend their classroom learning (use math to solve a problem at home) while others introduce new and creative projects (play a new instrument to you). This year our enrichment challenge superstars cooked their family a meal, learned to play chess, went to a community event, taught someone younger than themselves, ran a mile, and so much more!   Congratulations to all the enrichment challenge superstars. GREAT work!!!

Didn't have a chance to participate this year?  Feel free to use all those great project ideas over the summer! AND, I highly recommend the following two summer challenges:
Vermont State Parks (for all the beautiful Vermont summer days):
 http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/venturevt.htm
Wonderopolis Online Summer 'Camp' (for the *hopefully few* rainy days):
 http://camp.wonderopolis.org/













Sunday, May 31, 2015

Enrichment Challenge Scorecards Due June 5th!

In October every K - 4 student received an enrichment challenge booklet.  The packet is a series of activities that students are challenged to try over the course of the school year.  Challenges range from participating in a community event, to building a lego creation and everything in between.  Students can choose which activities to try, and can work with family and friends to learn!  Some of these activities will match things they are doing at school, while others will extend their skills in different areas.

I created the enrichment challenge my first year at RES in response to requests that I received about how families could extend, enhance and enrich their children's learning outside of school.  The challenge has grown to include a large variety of activities that were requested by students as well as community members!  
I hope many of you  enjoyed taking the Enrichment Challenge!

Please return your scorecards to school by Friday June 5th, 2015 in order to be eligible for prizes and receive your certificate!

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Enrichment Challenge SuperStars!

All students from RES were invited to take part in an enrichment challenge from January to June of this year. Challenges ranged from physical activities to designing magazines to participation in the RES Science Fair and LOTS more!!!  Today I was excited to visit with each challenger who submitted their scorecard and present them with a certificate and some fun awards!  A new award this year was some purple Cougar Cub Slime for each participant!

School is just one aspect of our learning, and I feel so lucky to get a peek into the amazing learning these students did this year outside of RES!

Congratulations to the Enrichment Challenge SuperStars!



Didn't get a chance to work on your Enrichment Challenge during the school year? Pull it out this summer....it is chocked full of ideas you can use all summer long! Looking for additional summer enrichment ideas?  Here are two programs that are a lot of fun and have an online presence!

Camp Wonderopolis:
http://wonderopolis.org/camp-early-registration/

Vermont State Parks Venture Vermont Outdoor Challenge:
http://www.vtstateparks.com/VENTUREVERMONT/