Enrichment Opportunities and Resources
The following are some of the
opportunities that may be offered:
|
ACTIVITY |
GRADES |
CONTACT |
| Battle of the Books: Teams read novels and compete against other teams answering comprehension questions. |
4-6 |
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| Book It: Students receive incentives for independent reading minutes. |
Your child's classroom teacher |
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| Camp Invention |
1-6 |
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| Chess and Game Club: Grades 1-8 meet weekly to learn how to play chess, other games and compete in tournaments. |
1-8 |
| Club Invention |
Varies |
|
| Destination Imagination: Small group competition that fosters critical thinking, creativity, role-playing and problem-solving skills. |
K-8 |
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| Fine Arts Day |
K-8 |
Mrs. Barbee |
| Forensics |
7-8 |
|
| Fourth Grade Wisconsin Expo: All 4th grade classes display projects in the gym |
4 |
Your child's classroom teacher |
| Geography Bee |
4-8 |
|
| Math 24 Competitions |
4-7 |
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| Math Counts |
7-8 |
|
| Math League |
4-7 |
Gr. 4:
Mrs. Holty |
| Math Olympiad |
6 |
|
| Middle School Book Club: Grades 6-8 read literature from various genres, then meet monthly to share stories and discuss story elements and common themes. |
6-8 |
| Midwest Talent Search |
5-8 |
|
| National Spelling Bee: Students take part in a school wide spelling bee. The winner proceeds to the regional, state and national level if successful. |
1-8 |
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| Outdoor Education Preserve |
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| Project Fair |
K-3 |
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| Robotics Team (Check out Arrowhead's Robotics Team) |
5-8 |
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| School Musical |
7-8 |
| Spanish: Students are given Spanish instruction twice per week. |
4-8 |
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| Stock Market Club: Students meet to learn about stocks and stock markets through simulated buying and selling of stocks via the Internet. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Economics Council. |
7-8 |
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| Student Artistic Achievement | ||
| Student Council: Representatives plan and make decisions regarding whole school functions and events, promoting leadership qualities in our students. There is an elementary and a middle school council. |
4-8 |
| Wisconsin Association for Academically Talented Youth |
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| Writer's Roundup |
K-8 |
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| Young Authors Conference: Middle School students exhibiting higher level writing abilities may attend a conference at the Milwaukee Art Museum to collaborate on written works with famous authors. |
7-8 |
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| Young Rembrandts |
K-4 |
