The school was decked out in rainforest scenery for the school\u2019s third annual Spring Fling. Parents are invited to the end-of-year event to see what their children have studied throughout the year.<\/p>\n
Manaugh Principal Donetta Jones said the school staff started hosting the event to get more parents involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re keeping interest going to the end of the year,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n
Teachers and staff worked to incorporate education standards into a rainforest theme, Jones said. As a district, Re-1 is moving toward the 21st Century Learning model of education, which emphasizes application and experience to develop student skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kids are really excited,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n
Also Thursday, about 12 gifted and talented students from all four Re-1 elementary schools presented independent study projects they had worked on during the school year.<\/p>\n
The students, who are in grades 3 to 5, picked a subject they were interested in and presented a report, said Re-1 Project Teacher on Special Assignment Bernadette Espinoza. The students presented on subjects such as Beethoven, the Wright Brothers and Harry Potter. Some of the students dressed up in costume as the people they were reporting on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to get them learning on their own with something they love,\u201d Espinoza said.<\/p>\n
As individual, independent study projects, the students were able to take on a task outside a school setting, Espinoza said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir knowledge base grows with things they love more than we can teach them in the classroom,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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