Enrichment

Kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch 

October - The kindergarten will support their curriculum again this year with a pumpkin patch.

Vegetable Circus

January - Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children and adults creative and exciting ways to live healthily. Their goal is to introduce children and adults to healthy, confidence-raising activities that support their development.

Magnets

April - The Discovery Museum will return for our kindergartners this year to present their workshop "Magnets." Students explore how distance, orientation, size, and strength impact the behavior of magnets.

Tanglewood Marionettes 

May - Tanglewood Marionettes are a national touring marionette theater based in New England. They will return to Houghton to perform for our kindergarten through second grade students. 

Davis Farmland

June - Kindergarteners will end their year with a visit to the popular Davis Farmland where they will enjoy a tour of the discovery farm, and fun with friends!

1st grade

Vegetable Circus

January - Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children and adults creative and exciting ways to live healthily. Their goal is to introduce children and adults to healthy, confidence-raising activities that support their development.

Tanglewood Marionettes 

May - Tanglewood Marionettes are a national touring marionette theater based in New England. They will return to Houghton to perform for our kindergarten through second grade students. 

Hanover Theater

May - First graders will be visiting the Hanover Theater to see a musical production of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!"

Sound Program

May - Students are introduced to the concept of sound as vibration that travels in waves through gas, liquids, and solids. Students play with pitch and resonance as they create and engage with unique sound makers made from common household materials. 

2nd grade

Vegetable Circus

January - Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children and adults creative and exciting ways to live healthily. Their goal is to introduce children and adults to healthy, confidence-raising activities that support their development.

Physical Changes in Matter

April  - The Discovery Museum will return this year to present their workshop "Physical Changes in Matter." Students will investigate the physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases through hands-on learning.

Mount Theater

April  - Second graders will be visiting Mount Theater for a production of Willy Wonka. 

Tanglewood Marionettes 

May - Tanglewood Marionettes are a national touring marionette theater based in New England. They will return to Houghton to perform for our kindergarten through second grade students. 

3rd grade

Vegetable Circus

January - Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children and adults creative and exciting ways to live healthily. Their goal is to introduce children and adults to healthy, confidence-raising activities that support their development.

Hanover Theater

May - Third graders will be visiting the Hanover Theater to see a production of "Ada Twist, Scientist"

Animal Adventures

May - Animal Adventures. Description coming.

4th grade

Vegetable Circus

January - Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children and adults creative and exciting ways to live healthily. Their goal is to introduce children and adults to healthy, confidence-raising activities that support their development.

Lights & Lasers

May - As students compare white light and lasers, they identify key properties of light. Interacting with flashlights, prisms, lenses, and a variety of materials that block, reflect, or allow light to pass through, sharpens their understanding.

Nature's Classroom

May - Fourth graders will return this year to Nature's Classroom, with the opportunity to be outside for the day a learn about their environment.