About Us
Top Reasons to Attend REAMS
1) Innovative Instructional Approaches
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Balanced Literacy approach uses effective teaching practices that help students
become capable readers, writers, and speakers -
Fermi Math program for highly able math students
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Infusing Arts into core subjects
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EXCEL program for gifted and talented learners
2) Fabulous Friday Learning and Sharing Opportunities
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Students at all grade levels share learning achievements in a respectful and
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Students and staff build community and share learning across the grade levels
during school assemblies
3) Student Leadership Opportunities
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Kindness Council leadership opportunities for students in grades kindergarten through four
4) Kindness Project
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Kindness retreats and assemblies with Youth Frontiers
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Kindness lessons with the school counselor
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Kindness Council actively leads service learning projects
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All school kindness song
5) Outstanding Facilities
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Building built in 2001
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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
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Physical Education Family Fun Nights-Parents and children participate in family activities
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Literacy Night-Parent informational sessions in various areas of math and balanced literacy
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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) 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.)
- 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
9) Hard Working, Caring Staff Collaborating with Parents
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Increased learning and creative time for children
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Stronger child-teacher bond
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The ability to provide more individualized instruction
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Opportunity to work with specialists in the areas of music, art, theater, physical education and media
- Annual class performances
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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.)
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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
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Arts and Academics Showcase
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Artist in Residence opportunities for students at all grade levels
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Arts related field trips
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Partnerships with Arts agencies
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Aviation Art Contest winners since 2005
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Minnesota Children’s Honor Choir participants since 2000
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Active Rockford Education Foundation parent group
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Parent Volunteer opportunities in the school and individual classrooms
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Galaxy Kids Program, an on-site, before and after school child care program