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Programming Opportunities
Wordmasters (Grades 3-5)
Fun, mind-stretching classroom competition for Language Arts students in Grades 3-5. This competition encourages growth in vocabulary and verbal reasoning by having students solve analogies based on relationships among words they have learned.
Mathfax Competition (Grade 4)
This competition is offered to high-achieving 4th grade math students. Students are given 4 above grade level math tests throughout the school year. The tests are multiple choice and have 25 questions. The top 3 student scores are combined to represent the school score. The results are posted on the web to track how performances relate with other schools in their division. Results can be viewed at www.educontest.com (4th grade math-public)
Geography Club (4th and 5th grades)
This club is offered to 4th and 5th grade students twice a month during lunch/recess. During this time, students will play games, read maps & atlases, and complete crafts related to Geography. This club will provide students with basic background knowledge about Geography that will be useful when attending Whitnall Middle School.
Battle of the Books
This is a reading incentive program for 5th Grade students. Students work in teams to read books and demonstrate their abilities by answering questions about books that they have read.
For further information contact Jodi Sabbar
Project Fair
This is a special event that will provide students in grades 1-5 with an opportunity to share talents & knowledge they have developed and acquired. Students that participate in this event will create a project and written log based on a chosen subject. Each project is judged based on a set of criteria and will be displayed for public viewing. This year the project fair will be held on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. Watch for registration information in the middle of January.
Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS)
The Midwest Talent search is a program in which students may take an out-of-level test (EXPLORE for grades 4-6, ACT for grades 6-8 and SAT for grades 7-8) in order to further assess their abilities in the areas of math and reading. Participation in the NUMATS program is completely voluntary and involves cost to the participants. A decision to participate should be individually made by the student and their parent after carefully reading the NUMATS material. Registration can be done on-line through http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu or by mail. Applications and NUMATS informational materials are available at the District Office or at the Middle School, Room 224.
Our NUMATS number is: 8700940
If you have any questions about NUMATS, please contact Colleen Roth at 525-8420 or croth@whitnall.com
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