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We were so excited to use our detective badges for the first time! Mrs. Schropp read us a story where we had to listen carefully for clues that would help us figure out what mystery creatures were living in the woods.

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Wow! So much fun! Our job was to use our imagination and creativity to complete the doodle.

We first observed the drawing, sharing with our classmates what we noticed that might be clues as to what could be going on in the sky.

We talked about things that we would typically see if we looked up, but then asked ourselves, "What might be up there that we can't see?"

We were encouraged to finish the doodle, using our imagination to create something that would be fitting for the title, "Look Out!"

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For all of the dreams you help me to make come true, I've designed this special dream house for you!

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A Dream House for Mom Mrs. Novak’s Class 2022-2023

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In Dallas

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In the sky with tornadoes on the side

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Mexico

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Someone losing their energy

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Asteroid hitting my balloon

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Florida

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I’m Texas with a helicopter

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At the baby park

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At the beach

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Baby sneaking into the school

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Colorado

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In Africa

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Colorado mountains

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I’m San Antonio by my house

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Albuquerque

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Meteors and the sun

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I’m Paris at the Eiffel Tower with my mom

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The kid is outside and the mom is in the hot air balloon so she can fly all the way to her kids so she can see them.

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Going off out of Paris to go to Texas, but someone saw it before it could get all the way in the air

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On the ground

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Hot air balloon with a stripes

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On the road, and there is a car driving with an astronaut going to fly all the way to space. His rocket ship broke so he went only in his suit.

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I’m an art museum in a golden frame and it was made by a famous artist

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On the ground with someone waving

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In Heartland, where you love people

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Landing down on Paris, but then there was a meteor shower.

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Went so high and was so hot he saw the moon. He saw the Eiffel Tower from Texas!

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Flew up so high into space, and the lamborghini jumped onto the moon

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Way up in the sky by a tower in London

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PreK through 5th Grade Enrichment Program

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PreK through 5th Grade Enrichment Program

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Our PreK-5th grade enrichment program utilizes a broad umbrella theme to reach its objective of developing scholarly thinkers.

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We put our detective thinking to use again as we solved more mysteries today. We are having fun thinking our way through logic puzzles!

We used clues to help us eliminate answers that were not correct, arriving at one final answer.

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We learned that Dudley the Detective puts together clues to arrive at one correct answer to a problem.

First, we shared what we know about detectives and what they do. Then, Mrs. Schropp read us a story where we learned that Dudley thinks in a special way when solving problems. In the story, Dudley realizes that his special detective badge has gone missing, and he looks all over for clues to help him solve the mystery.

In the story, we learned that when we use our detective thinking,

- There is only one right answer.
- Clues must be found and then read before they can be used.
- Sometimes we might need to put more than one clue together in order to find all of the information to solve the problem.
- It is important to be patient. We must never jump to conclusions.

After the story, we decorated our own special detective badges. We were so excited to find out that we would wear them when we solve mysteries through the year!

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Thinking creatively helps students to discover new, original ideas. Minds are open to possibilities instead of seeking expected answers. Creative thinking and critical thinking work hand in hand to help students deepen their learning.

During enrichment time, we will aim to foster creativity by encouraging each other to take risks and learn from mistakes. We will develop four traits of creative thinking: fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration, promoting creative and critical thinking everyday.

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During Enrichment, students can receive "Brain Stickers" for ideas that show fluency, flexibility, originality or elaboration.

Sometimes these stickers will be given out by Mrs. Schropp, most often appearing on their work completed during Enrichment time.

Other times, they will be given out by students in class.

Be on the look out! Make sure to ask your child all about it when you see one!

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International Dot Day is celebrated on September 15, celebrating creativity, courage, and collaboration around the globe.

Mrs. Schropp read The Dot by Peter Reynolds, a story of a caring teacher who encourages a student doubting her talents to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. A small dot on a piece of paper transforms her confidence and courage, sparking a journey of self-discovery and sharing.

Using this story as inspiration, Mrs. Schropp challenged us to make our own mark in the world, but in a unique way. Each of us were given a quarter of a circle and asked to bring it to life with color. As we finished, we worked in groups to place our pieces together to create a collaborative dot.

We were excited to be part of the inspiration that continues because of International Dot Day.

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My name is Mrs. Schropp, and I am the Gifted, Talented, and Enrichment Coordinator at Concordia.

I am blessed to work with each and every student here at Concordia through enrichment lessons in the PreK through 5th-grade homeroom classrooms.

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Mrs. Schropp Depth & Complexity Frame.pdf

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We jumped right into our first enrichment lesson for the year with an opportunity to put our creativity to the test! Mrs. Schropp gave us a piece of paper with a squiggly line on it, and we used our magic crayons or markers to turn our squiggly line into anything but a squiggly line!

Mrs. Schropp showed us all of the creations from both classes, and it was fun to see the ideas our friends came up with! We noticed that even though some friends had similar ideas, they each looked different in the end. We also noticed that some of the ideas were very unique because they were one of a kind.

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CLS Gifted, Talented and Enrichment Program Pre K through 8th Grade “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.” Romans 12:6

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To help us remember how to think like a detective, we colored our very own Dudley!

Some of us even had time to draw ourselves as a detective!

Make sure to ask us all about it!