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Top 10 Reasons to Attend REAMS
 
1) Innovative Instructional Approaches
  • Balanced Literacy approach uses effective teaching practices that help students
    become capable readers, writers, and speakers
  • Fermi Math program for highly able math students
  • Infusing Arts into core subjects
  • EXCEL program for gifted and talented learners 
2) Fabulous Friday Learning and Sharing Opportunities
  • Students at all grade levels share learning achievements in a respectful and
    welcoming atmosphere
  • Students and staff build community and share learning across the grade levels
    during school assemblies 
3) Student Leadership Opportunities
  • Kindness Council leadership opportunities for students in grades kindergarten through four
4) Kindness Project
  • Kindness retreats and assemblies with Youth Frontiers
  • Kindness lessons with the school counselor
  • Kindness Council actively leads service learning projects
  • All school kindness song 
5) Outstanding Facilities
  • Building built in 2001
  • Classrooms continue to be updated to be 21st century classrooms, LCD projectors document cameras, interactive whiteboards, iPads and Chromebooks and two computer labs 
6) Parent Involvement Opportunities  
  • Physical Education Family Fun Nights-Parents and children participate in family activities
  • Literacy Night-Parent informational sessions in various areas of math and balanced literacy
  • Rockford Education Foundation sponsored Family Carnival
 
7) All Day Every Day Kindergarten
  • Increased learning and creative time for children
  • Stronger child-teacher bond
  • The ability to provide more individualized instruction
  • Opportunity to work with specialists in the areas of music, art, physical
    education and media 

8) Piano Lessons

  • Third and fourth grade students have an opportunity to learn to play the piano or enhance their current piano skills in a weekly piano lab group lesson
  • 30-minute lessons in groups of five each week
  • Individual keyboards for each student
  • Access to practice opportunities throughout the day
  • Annual class performance 

9) Arts Magnet School

  • Provide students the opportunity for creative expression, critical thinking, self-confidence, communication skills, appreciation of the arts and multi-cultural experiences for all students through the artistic disciplines (dance, drama, diversity, music, visual and media arts.)
  • Piano lessons for all third and fourth grade students
  • Fourth grade choir opportunities
  • National Anthem Team for third and fourth grade students
  • Spotlight on the Arts-Classroom teachers and specialists collaborate to connect the academic concepts studied in the classroom, to the arts, in annual grade level performances
  • Arts and Academics Showcase
  • Artist in Residence opportunities for students at all grade levels
  • Arts related field trips
  • Partnerships with Arts agencies
  • Aviation Art Contest winners since 2005
  • Minnesota Children’s Honor Choir participants since 2000
10) Hard Working, Caring Staff Collaborating with Parents
 
  • Increased learning and creative time for children
  • Stronger child-teacher bond
  • The ability to provide more individualized instruction
  • Opportunity to work with specialists in the areas of music, art, physical
    education and media 
  • Third and fourth grade students have an opportunity to learn to play the piano or enhance their current piano skills in a weekly piano lab group lesson
  • 30-minute lessons in groups of five each week
  • Individual keyboards for each student
  • Access to practice opportunities throughout the day
  • Annual class performance 
  • Provide students the opportunity for creative expression, critical thinking, self-confidence, communication skills, appreciation of the arts and multi-cultural experiences for all students through the artistic disciplines (dance, drama, diversity, music, visual and media arts.)
  • Fourth grade choir opportunities
  • National Anthem Team for third and fourth grade students
  • Spotlight on the Arts-Classroom teachers and specialists collaborate to connect the academic concepts studied in the classroom, to the arts, in annual grade level performances
  • Arts and Academics Showcase
  • Artist in Residence opportunities for students at all grade levels
  • Arts related field trips
  • Partnerships with Arts agencies
  • Aviation Art Contest winners since 2005
  • Minnesota Children’s Honor Choir participants since 2000
  • Active Rockford Education Foundation parent group
  • Parent Volunteer opportunities in the school and individual classrooms
  • Galaxy Kids Program, an on-site, before and after school child care program