The lesson designs help all children, but are especially effective with the special needs child. This group of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders plan and participate in Library programs such as visiting authors, the William Allen White book award promotion and voting, and book fairs. These students meet once a week for about 3 months in each semester. They learn leadership skills through decision making and being liaisons between the Leaders' group and primary and intermediate classes. Shideler Singers Shideler Singers is a musical group composed of 5th and 6th grade students who enjoy singing.
Membership is voluntary and they meet one or two mornings a week before school.
They have performed at the Topeka Festival of Trees, Shideler winter and spring concerts, West Ridge Mall, and Rolling Hills Nursing Home. All classes from Kindergarten to 6th grade visit the computer lab at least once a week. Students create multimedia projects, investigate simulations, use the internet for research, and practice basic skills. This stands for Basic Application Software Integrating Keyboarding Skills. Our students gain experience with document creation, manipulation of graphics, internet research, proper ergonomics, as well as formal keyboarding instruction.