Desktop publishing will also be available to the students. Mrs. Renee Buell Grant provided by Michigan City Education Foundation 2000 Kits were ordered with replicas of menus from restaurants and play money. Students will participate in activities to learn to add monetary amounts and to make change. At the end of the unit they will create their own menus and restaurants and become employees of their business. The purpose of the Kaliedoscope program is to infuse fine arts into the regular curriculum as a way to boost math and reading scores.
Team plan to develop key points, inquiries, rubrics, for instructional units.
Continue to receive training on techniques of process writing. Student success is measured by the improvement of these skills as documented by standardized test scores and math fact tests given by classroom teachers. Materials including puzzles, beanbag tosses, music pads, crawl mats, a work bench, shape boards, and stencils are being provided by this grant. Funds will be used to purchase plants and planting equipment to assist in maintaining our Outdoor Environmental Lab. Fifth graders will be trained in expression, comprehension, and retelling so they will be able to use these skills with their reading buddies.