Enrichment at Bishop
The largest allocation of PTO funding each year is towards enrichment - bringing in outside educators and performers to the school to complement and enhance the curriculum and the school themes of Respect, Responsibility and Regard for others. This is coordinated by the PTO Enrichment Committee. Enrichment can occur in the form of large group assemblies or smaller scale presentations or workshops in support of, and coordinated with, specific areas of grade-level curriculum. Each year, the Enrichment Committee adjusts and enhances the programming based on teacher input.
In the 2016-17 School year the PTO raised $48,820. PTO spent $14,000 on Enrichment for the students. Themes were around Science, Engineering, Math, Art, Culture, Social Studies and Geography.
Enrichment in 2017-18:
All Enrichment events will be added to the calendar on the Bishop School website as they are confirmed and will be included regularly in the Principal's Update.
Monday, November 20 - Spellman Stamp Museum for 4th grade
A Spellman Stamp Museum educator will visit each of the 4th grade classrooms to explore the history of stamps and the U.S. Postal System with the 4th graders. The presentations will include discussions of US geography covered in this year's 4th grade curriculum.
Enrichment in 2016-17 included:
Kindergarten Enrichment Activities
1st grade Enrichment Activities
2nd grade Enrichment Activities
3rd grade Enrichment Activities
4th grade Enrichment Activities
5th grade Enrichment Activities
All-School Enrichment Assembly
Capoeira: Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts, Music, and Dance
Afro-Brazilian drumming, acrobatic flips and tumbles, traditional costumes, colorful maps, live music, Portuguese language lessons, and more filled the Bishop gym during two assemblies. Student volunteers were called upon throughout the program to try out traditional dance moves.
Enrichment Committee:
Jen Davidson
Maile Hedlund
Emily Kathan
Brecky Peabody
Laura Pierce
Heather Spector
Skye Stewart
For comments and questions, contact Enrichment Committee Member Skye Stewart.
The largest allocation of PTO funding each year is towards enrichment - bringing in outside educators and performers to the school to complement and enhance the curriculum and the school themes of Respect, Responsibility and Regard for others. This is coordinated by the PTO Enrichment Committee. Enrichment can occur in the form of large group assemblies or smaller scale presentations or workshops in support of, and coordinated with, specific areas of grade-level curriculum. Each year, the Enrichment Committee adjusts and enhances the programming based on teacher input.
In the 2016-17 School year the PTO raised $48,820. PTO spent $14,000 on Enrichment for the students. Themes were around Science, Engineering, Math, Art, Culture, Social Studies and Geography.
Enrichment in 2017-18:
All Enrichment events will be added to the calendar on the Bishop School website as they are confirmed and will be included regularly in the Principal's Update.
Monday, November 20 - Spellman Stamp Museum for 4th grade
A Spellman Stamp Museum educator will visit each of the 4th grade classrooms to explore the history of stamps and the U.S. Postal System with the 4th graders. The presentations will include discussions of US geography covered in this year's 4th grade curriculum.
Enrichment in 2016-17 included:
Kindergarten Enrichment Activities
- Mass Audubon, Habitat: Lifecycles of Frogs
- Science Made Fun New England: Survive and Thrive
- New England Aquarium: Tidepools
- Kemp Harris, Storyteller
1st grade Enrichment Activities
- Eyes on Owls: Alaska Wilderness
- Audubon Habitat: Soils workshops
- Discovery Museum: Light and Lasers Workshop
- African Storyteller
- Purchase of eggs for annual unit on hatching chicks
2nd grade Enrichment Activities
- Drumlin Farms: Soil Investigations
- Motoko, Japanese Storytelling assembly and classroom workshop
- Jessie Brown, poetry assembly and classroom workshops
3rd grade Enrichment Activities
- Museum of Science: Weather, Wind and Water Temperature
- Origamido, math and origami workshops
- Plimoth Plantation Pilgrim and Wampanoag visits to Bishop
4th grade Enrichment Activities
- Museum of Science: Electromagnetism
- Museum of Science: Geology, Rock Detectives
- Spellman Stamp Museum
- Origamido, math and origami workshops
5th grade Enrichment Activities
- Museum of Science: Animal Adaptations
- Origamido, math and origami workshops
- Theatre Espresso: Uprising on King Street Play (with Stratton 5th grade)
All-School Enrichment Assembly
Capoeira: Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts, Music, and Dance
Afro-Brazilian drumming, acrobatic flips and tumbles, traditional costumes, colorful maps, live music, Portuguese language lessons, and more filled the Bishop gym during two assemblies. Student volunteers were called upon throughout the program to try out traditional dance moves.
Enrichment Committee:
Jen Davidson
Maile Hedlund
Emily Kathan
Brecky Peabody
Laura Pierce
Heather Spector
Skye Stewart
For comments and questions, contact Enrichment Committee Member Skye Stewart.