This course includes activities that address the Standards of Learning for technology and language arts. Students learn about our earth and the universe using interdisciplinary hands-on activities. This enrichment course is designed for students who want to strengthen and extend their mathematics and science skills and interests. Activities include problem solving, reasoning, and computation as well as journal writing. The activities are planned to address the Fairfax County Program of Studies and the Virginia Standards of Learning by providing opportunities for students to experiment and to investigate.
Students explore retelling stores, readers theater, puppet shows, skits, and plays.
This course will help students develop oral language, communication, performance, and presentation skills. The focus will be on creativity, improvisation, reading, and writing. This course includes activities that address the English Standards of Learning. Students are taught to develop their ability to use reading skills with a variety of texts including fiction and nonfiction. Instruction will emphasize small group guided reading and word study.