Enrichment Clusters Begin

arossbach0
Nov 5, 2015
3 min read

Dear Parents, Guardians and Community Members,

On Tuesday afternoon, students exited their classrooms to head to their first Enrichment Cluster meeting. Excitement permeated the hallway among children as well as adults. One girl looked up at me with a smile from ear to ear, clasped her hands together, and declared, "I can't wait to start!" At the end of the session, when it was time to get ready to go home, another student exclaimed, "It's over already? I want to stay!"

Enrichment Clusters are a research based component of a Schoolwide enrichment model developed by Dr. Joseph Renzulli and his colleagues at the University of Connecticut. Students and adults sharing a common interest come together to explore their interest over a period of weeks. Parents and community members with expertise in this area are often invited to work with the students as well. The Clusters focus on completing a product or delivering a service for a real world audience. All work evolves around three main questions:

What do people with an interest in this area do?
What knowledge, materials, and other resources are needed for authentic activities in this area?
In what ways can the product or service be used to affect the intended audience?

Students in Warren School are participating in one of the following clusters this fall:

Winter Gardening; Chemistry and Cooking and Food Shows, Oh My!; Life in the Ocean; Español; Ready, Set, Action!; Crocheting; and Traditional Egg Art. The fall session will run until December 15th.

Superintendent Chat with Mr. Drapp Monday, 9:00 AM on November 9th at Warren School

You are invited to join Mr. Drapp for conversation in the Art Room.

The Cyberbullying Parent Workshop - Monday, 6:30 PM on November 9th at Wamogo

Presenter: Sergeant Kevin Albanese

Wamogo Auditorium

November 9th at 6:30 PM

Region 6 has arranged a Cyberbullying Workshop for parents and guardians. This interactive workshop is designed to address issues related to a wide range of age groups and to encourage questions from parent and guardians.

Wamogo's National Honor Society students will provide free babysitting during the Cyberbullying Workshop. Babysitting will be available from 6:15-8:00 PM in the Wamogo Library. Please click here to register your child, or call your child's school office by November 6th. All children must be at least 3 years old and potty trained in order to participate.

School Photos

The school photographer has notified us that each child's personal online gallery will be available for viewing next week. A flyer with directions for viewing and ordering school pictures will be sent home as soon as we receive it.

Please note the following:

Now until November 20th - Student Council Food Drive (see flyer below)
November 9th - 9:00 AM - Superintendent Chat with Mr. Drapp at Warren School
November 9th - 6:30 PM - Parent Presentation on Cyberbullying at Wamogo
November 10th - Warren School Veteran's Day Lunch at 12:00 PM
November 11th - Veteran's Day - No School
November 12th - 6:15 PM - Principal Chat about Multi-age and anything else of interest
November 12th - 7:00 PM - Friends of Warren School Meeting
November 24th - Marking Period ends
November 25th to 27th - Thanksgiving Break
December 10th - 6th Grade Parents Nature's Classroom Meeting - JMS 6:00 PM