Students at McMurray School are provided with opportunities for enrichment in all academic areas. Students are enriched within the classroom setting. Teachers, enrichment facilitators, and the school librarian provide additional opportunities when the needs of the students go beyond the normal scope of the curriculum.
Enrichment Sessions
Students in need of small group enrichment at McMurray Elementary will participate in enrichment activities while other students are participating in skill development. The program is facilitated by classroom teachers and our enrichment facilitator. Enrichment sessions take place twice a week during the Resource/Explore Blocks throughout the school year. Enrichment at McMurray serves as an additional opportunity to provide an extension of grade level skills for students. Students participate in activities to further develop reading, writing, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and independent learning skills. These activities cover a broad spectrum and include literature discussions, STEAM challenges, logic and problem-solving activities, technology presentations, research projects, creative writing, and self-selected projects. A professional enrichment team of teachers, facilitators, and the librarian develops an enrichment curriculum that focuses on creative and higher-level thinking skills. Being that we have a school-wide enrichment model, your child may be rotated in and out of these enrichment rotations so that we can address the enrichment needs of students across the building.
Math Acceleration
In addition to the enrichment provided within the math classroom, qualifying students are able to participate in above grade-level curriculum. In order to advance to another grade level, students are screened using curriculum-based assessments and other available information. Students meeting the criteria are placed in a class at the next level or an accelerated class with their chronological-age peers.