Bruce Vento Elementary
Gifted
Services
Bruce Vento Elementary
2004-2005
Math
Language
Arts
Social
Sciences
Visual
Performing
Arts
Science
Reading
Other
Kindergarten
Tangrams
Shape/number puzzles
Estimating, Counting, Graphing
(Gr. K-3)
“Trees and Poetry”
Student Choice unit.
(Gr. K-2)


Kids Voting
(Gr. K-6)

Salt paintings of Trees and Seasons
(Gr. K-3)


Intro to Scientific Method
“Floaters and Sinkers”

Fiction and non-fiction books on trees
(Gr. K-3)

Opportunities for Service Learning:
“Pennies for Patients,”
Earth Day park pick-up, etc. (Gr. K-6)
Grade 1

Adopt-A-Tree
Journals and Poetry
(Gr. 1-3)


Talent Show
K-6
Science Fair
(Gr. 1-6)





Grade 2

Writing Contests
(K-6)




Reading Incentive Programs
(K-6)

Grade 3
Coin Carnival and Money Market
Writing: Original Tall Tales
Hmong Culture Celebration
Stations
Grades 3-4





Grade 4
Graphing



STARBASE

Science Fair
Grades 4-6

Literature Circles
Student Leadership Council
(weekly)
Grades K-6
Grade 5
Math Olympiad
Origami Frog Olympics

Procedural Writing: Directions
Kids Voting
"The Nutcracker Ballet" at the State Theatre
Grades 5-6

Literature Cirles
Morning announcements

"Greet the Governor!"

SEE Quad
(Students for Energy Efficiency)
Grade 6

Newspaper, "Vento V-Double Eye"


STARBASE
"Breakthrough Saint Paul"
essays

For more information contact: Karen Christenson


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