Arts
REAMS provide students the opportunity for:
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creative expression
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critical thinking
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self-confidence
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communication skills
Appreciation of the arts and multi-cultural experiences for all students through the artistic disciplines of dance, music, theater, and visual art
Arts Block classes for fourth grade students:
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Visual Art (creating art installations for the permanent collection at REAMS)
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Bucket Drumming
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Reader’s Theater
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Basketball Rhythms
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Dance
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Recorder
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Cup Passing Rhythms
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Boomwhackers
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World Drumming
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Gullah Stick Pounding
Spotlight on the Arts Concerts
Classroom teachers and arts specialists collaborate to connect the arts and academic concepts studied in the classroom in annual grade level performances
Arts & Academics Showcase
Students perform and present in May what they have been learning throughout the school year
Artist-in-Residence opportunities for students at all grade levels:
- Partnering with several Twin Cities based artists and musicians who provide experiences for students at REAMS in the areas of dance, music, theater, and visual arts
- Each class connects the residency to a learning experience from the classroom
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Arts related field trips
Partnerships with Arts Agencies from across the Twin Cities:
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Partnering with Arts agencies to provide staff development for the teachers and Artist in Residence opportunities for the students at each grade level
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Opportunities for staff professional development through the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Northwest Suburban Integration School District
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Fourth grade students design the yearbook cover through visual art class
Students have been recognized for their wide array of talents in art and music:
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Aviation Art contest winners for the past 20 years
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Fourth grade students have participated in Celebration of Young Musicians as well as the state-wide Minnesota Elementary Honor Choir