一至四年级

小学

Gifted children thrive in classrooms where teachers can meet the varied academic 和 affective needs of students. Each class is filled with 多样化的 learners with various interests, 能力, 和才华横溢的人一起工作, 具有挑战性的, 安全的学习环境.

读写能力

Our curriculum is designed so students master core academic content while making connections across curricular areas 和 developing thinking 和 reasoning skills. 老师 use the workshop model in reading 和写作, with targeted 小组 instruction. There is an emphasis on nonfiction reading closely integrated with interdisciplinary units as well as upon appropriate reading around individual student interests 和 passions. Students who need additional skill work in reading may receive 小组 support from our Reading Specialist.

数学

数学中的桥梁 emphasizes skill acquisition 和 application of 数学 skills. All teachers use pre- 和 post- unit assessments to accurately determine appropriate placement 和 differentiation. The curriculum is regularly compacted 和 extended; students may be accelerated by grade or by unit as needed.

项目M2:青年数学家指导 和 项目M3:指导数学思维 are a series of curriculum units designed to foster inquiry 和 engage students in critical thinking 和 communication activities. Recognized as one of the nation’s top programs in gifted 数学ematics education, these programs introduce advanced 数学 content 和 focus on creative problem solving 和 reasoning. Students are exposed to st和ards-based concepts 和 NAGC exemplary practices, 通过各种引人入胜的调查, 项目, 以及现实生活中的模拟.

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跨学科的单位

Ricks develops interdisciplinary units based upon Next Generation Science St和ards(NGSS) 和 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) st和ards. These units are thematic 和 tied together around an overarching idea such as Patterns, 改变, 或冲突. 在每个单元期间, 学生们深入钻研一个话题, learning core concepts through the eyes of a practitioner. There are multiple opportunities for student choice in 项目 that demonstrate student learning.

探索

All students through Grade 4 have time set aside weekly for Exploration. This time allows students to experiment with materials in the Creative Recycling Center or the Innovation Lab, as well as to explore new ideas through reading, 写作, 和讨论.

社会情绪学习

All students at Ricks have regular instruction in underst和ing themselves as children, 作为学习者, 作为有天赋的学习者. 讨论的话题包括友谊, 执行功能技能, 完美主义, 个人责任.

连接

瑞克斯中心提供艺术机会, 音乐, 体育课, 向小学生讲授西班牙语. 这些类提供了一个全面的, 多样化的, 和 vigorous learning experience that supports 和 enhances the whole child.

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1 st-4th年级

主题单元

通过整合, 以学生为中心的课程, each class spends up to 16 weeks delving deeply into a theme-based unit. Each unit encompasses all major subject areas, 包括语言艺术, 科学, 数学, 还有社会研究. 每学年涵盖三个单元, 学生调查社区联系, 保持期刊, 和 experience authentic learning as architects, 科学家们, 记者, 还有更多. In addition to being incorporated into the thematic units, literacy 和数学 are taught on a daily basis.

贯穿每个单元, students will be engaged in the processes of inquiry 和 investigation within the real world context. They will be working cooperatively 和 independently to explore topics through problem finding 和 solving, 在真实学习任务中. We will focus on scientific 和 cultural traditions, historical content, 和 current issues. We believe learning tasks are authentic when students use their content skills (what they underst和) along with their knowledge skills (what they will be able to do, 创建). 当我们的学生真正理解, 他们会解释的, 解释, 和 apply the knowledge that they have gained, developing a deeper underst和ing of each subject 和 continuing their journey on becoming lifelong learners.

An Environment of Risk-Taking, Openness, 和 Self Awareness

We believe the key to successful academic growth is integrating social-emotional learning with academic learning. We believe how children learn is as important as what they learn. 在学业和社会上都取得成功, children need to learn a set of social 和 emotional skills that include cooperation, 自信, 责任, 同理心, 和自我控制. Students will participate in "Morning Meeting" so as to start each day on a positive note building a strong sense of classroom community. This will allow students to approach learning with open minds 和 a willingness to take academic risks. Students will be involved in planning service learning 项目和 kindness 项目 along with developing their social-emotional comprehension 和 competencies through targeted lessons for the whole group, 小组, 个人需求. We will have many activities 和讨论s that will give the students the opportunity to participate in community building in the classroom, 在整个学校, 在社区中.

超越基础

Students in 1st-4th grades will enjoy multiple unit related field trips 和 in-school visitors to enhance the learning experience including all-class birthday celebrations to Valentine's Day performances at a retirement center, from multi-age reading buddies to our annual talent show, 建造小妖精陷阱和更多.

现在的父母

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