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CLIC Program Newsletter
Program
Introduction
September
2011
CLIC-(Creative
Learning Integrated Curriculum) is a privately funded pilot
program for the year 2011-2012 at Proctor School run by
educator, Jen LaRussa. This program is funded through a grant from the
Charles Mott Foundation, the Topsfield Educational
Foundation, and through other community, business, and family
donations. Thank you Topsfield community for continuing
to invest in CLIC at Proctor School.
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What are CLIC classes doing
this month?
Please note: Since teachers introduce the
curriculum at different times and at different paces, not all
classes have come to the CLIC Laboratory, but I hope to see them
soon.
4th Grade- Everybody
is Somebody's Lunch! 4th grade
science- We are exploring the differences between food
chains and food webs which can get very confusing. In
CLIC, children are doing activities
to visually explore the differences. We are
constructing food chains with real metal chains learning how
energy is transferred from the sun to animals as well explore the
many types of food chains. For food web, the children pick
an animal or plant to represent. Using string we connect who
eats who in the group. The string web gets
really crazy connecting the children to each
other so it a lesson they will never forget. We will
finish off the unit with a hands on food chain project.
5th Grade- Anatomical Insect Models- 5th grade science- With their teachers,
classes are doing research on insects and then are
focusing their investigation on an insect of their
choice. In math, students then learn how to enlarge
their insects using graph paper. Once done, classes are
coming to the CLIC Lab to create anatomical models of their
insects out of wire and plaster. The children also
have opportunities to look at dead insects under the microscopes
in the CLIC lab. We are now in the stage of painting the models and
attaching and labeling them on the display stands.
6th Grade- Fibonacci and Number Patterns- 6th grade math-Students are learning about number
patterns in math. In CLIC, students are exploring how math,
science, and art come together in the work of Italian mathematician
Leonardo Fibonacci. He is famous for his number pattern,
Fibonacci Spiral, and Golden Rectangle found in nature, art,
architecture, and even in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Students then learn how to mathematically create Fibonacci's spiral
based on his 850 year old ratio based number system.
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CLIC
Before school Program is officially open! Children may come from
8:00-8:45 to the CLIC Lab Monday through Thursday to work on
projects. A permission form must be filled out prior to
coming. Forms are found at www.clicprogram.org
or in the envelope on wall outside the CLIC Laboratory.
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To look at the
CLIC in school and after school calendar, make a donation, or download
permission forms go to www.clicprogram.org .
If you have any questions, please
email Jen LaRussa at: jlarussa@topsfieldps.org
I look forward
to hearing from you!
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