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Closing the GAP, S T R E T C H I N G the student Mrs. Stear with 1st graders doing Reading A-Z books - she is our interventionist for our school. NOW OFFERING: S SCREEN AL L DIGIT 4 FUL Grandma Darlene with Kent Wattelet, 1st grader. Intervention time demonstrates a new approach and model to teaching meaningful skills to the children in our district. Teachers are extremely passionate and dedicated to making sure that every child learns the necessary skills in a timely manner for their future. While some groups work with students who are missing or struggling with particular skills, other groups work to enrich students? learning. In these enrichment groups, students may read a common text and then work in literature circles to discuss the reading. Some groups work on the skill of writing essay answers to test questions. With only a 30-minute session, teachers must be very organized and strategic in their planning to get the most out of an intervention session. Enrichment activities are designed to deepen a student?s understanding of already mastered skills. These students are engaging in activities that extend and enhance learning opportunities outside the standard curriculum. The students love interven- tion time. They enjoy working in small groups and feel a sense of accomplishment and success. Learning is targeted and the students are able to see their progress charted. They realize their gains more easily. They look forward to intervention time and really connect with the teacher. Molly, a kindergarten student said she likes to go to Target Time because she gets to write a lot and do word family charts. Another kindergarten student, Micah, said that he gets to do fun stu? in Target Time and he gets to play hard word games on the computer. In ?rst grade the students like their enrichment groups because “We get to read big books and take quizzes on them,” said Sydney. She also added that she gets to learn more words in centers. Lincoln County R-III is very proud of the hard work that is put into making sure all children are getting exactly what they need to make them successful, in school and in life. We Do Birthday Parties FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER YOU WILL GET: Movie Pass for each child Kids Pack for each child 1 Hour before or after the movie in the game room for cake and presents $10 per child add on one hour of free game play for an additional $2 ea. For information on, or to book, any type of party or get together please call Linda at the theater. PHONE: 636-528-5341 MOVIE LINE: 636-528-4647 For movie listings, movie update emails and ticket purchasing go to: WWW.TROYMOVIEHOUSE.COM