J anuary E N R I C H ! Dr. Weeks Elementary School

Ja n u a r y
ENRICH!
Dr. Weeks Elementary School
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A rt r ag e v i s i t !
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - For the second year in a row, the Enrichment team has partnered with ArtRage
Gallery to bring students to exhibitions. ArtRage focuses on cultural and diversity
issues that exist in our society, creating a means of critical thinking. Students in fourth
and fifth grade went to the exhibition, Borderlines: The Art of Consuelo Jimenez
Underwood. The artists’ work reflects her personal experiences of growing up along
the border of Mexico and US, including the struggles of traveling back and forth. The
students were very engaged and particularly interested in Consuelo’s choice of
media. She uses various materials like fabric, plastics, safety pins, paint, and others.
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Enrichment fun
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Left page: Ms. Kleefeld’s class learned about solids, liquids, and gases. They
did an experiment with bubbles to see if they would change from their liquid state to
a solid state in the winter air.
Right page: Ms. Babilonia’s class learned about drumming with an ordinary
object, such as a bucket. They learned how to create rhythms as a team and when
to properly beat the drum.
Our New lesson: City Scapes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - The new unit we have been working on is about our surrounding community
and what it is composed of. Each grade level will focus on one particular aspect of a
community. Right now we are working on the preliminary aspects of physically
building a community. At the end of the unit we will have a three dimensional
cityscape built from each grade level. Mini lessons throughout the unit will cover
math, science, and ELA requirements. The unit is divided in the following way:
Pre-K & Kindergarten: People/Urban Animals - Community Helpers
First Grade: Trees/ Plants/Insects - Habitat Plants/Gardens
Second Grade: Animals – Habitats (Zoo) Urban -Suburban-Rural
Third Grade: Parks & Playgrounds, Monuments and Murals – History & Culture
Fourth Grade: Kinetic Park/Vehicles – Simple Machines in the City
Fifth Grade: Buildings and Structures – History of Architecture
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Food for thought:
Your child’s enrichment teacher will be sending
home a report card when each marking period
is up. Monitoring your child’s progress can give
them that extra push to succeed. Encouraging
them to try their best will show positive results.