EDISON Elementary PRE-K THROUGH 1ST GRADE
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roviding a quality education for students in a professional learning and family environment where respect, responsibility, self-control, and quality are expected by all.
and fulfilling at Edison Elementary. Our students truly get into the mood with music in their lives with the addition of music class and a full-time music teacher.
EARLY INTERVENTION
“The more that you read, the more that you will learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss Edison Elementary is dedicated to building a strong literacy foundation in all of our students. The stronger the foundation, the more reading students will do, and the more successful they will be. This is done through an intensive
into practice in every lesson every day to create, foster, and communicate strong bonds to learning. Working
arts. By providing music in the early
with partners is a real life solution for
grades, our students are destined to be
success, and our students get a head
successful in their future years in band
start in developing and mastering the
or choir. The goal is to establish a strong
skill of working with others.
music foundation that will continue to
In Gainesville ISD, the dual language
more successful.
biliteracy, and biculturalism. These three
SCIENCE
goals will open doors for our students in a worldwide economy as they get older. Just think, our students could
individual and small group sessions.
be working in another country later in
“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.” — Frank Smith Bilingualism is about creating
life being very successful as they employ their language skills learned at Edison Elementary! MUSIC
“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” – George Eliot
language program, bilingual pairs are put
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“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.” — Edwin Powell Hubble For our young learners, the earliest science lessons include using the five senses. At this age, they are beginning their science adventure. Hands-on activities, experiments, and observations of nature are among many of the experiences that the students have to
relationships, fostering partnerships, and communicating for a lifetime. In the dual
make our GISD music program even
program has three goals: bilingualism,
intervention program that is provided in DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Gainesville ISD is dedicated to establishing a firm foundation for fine
We are filling students with music early in life to make everything else enjoyable
get them excited and engaged in the science content.
