Welcome to the Bristol Elementary

Photo Album (Click here for more pictures.)
Pictures from the Dec 9, 2003 Music Program					Additional pictures can be found in the folder, HERE.

Staff and Helpers in our School	Philosophy and Goals of our School
Technology Learning in our Elementary	Reading Programs in our School
Community Involvements of our School	Writing to Improve Academic Abilities
Global Interests and Awareness	Winners and Awardees

The Bristol Elementary Home Page

Welcome

to the Bristol School

We'd like to introduce our fine staff of teachers, aides, and other helpers that enable us to provide the top quality education that makes our school what it is today.

Superintendent and High School Principal --- Gene Harstad	Kindergarten & Computer Teacher -- Glenda Bakken
First Grade Teacher -- Bonnie Schimmel	Second Grade Teacher -- Jane Kroll
Third-Fourth Grade Teacher -- Kristi Anderson	Fifth-Sixth Grade Teacher --- Amy Knutson
Third-Fourth Grade Aide -- Bonnie Anderson	Reading and Math Teacher -- Mary Johnson
Guidance Counselor -- Kiersten Sombke	Librarian & Library Skills Teacher -- Patty Lutz
Music Teacher -- Charlene Blondo

Philosophy and Goals of

the Bristol Elementary School

--to realize their self-worth, build good character, develop a healthy body, and promote social responsibility

Bristol School has networked computers in every classroom with Internet access. Computer skills are taught twice a week for periods of 20 to 35 minutes each to all elementary students in the elementary computer lab. An established curriculum exists for each class enabling students to be knowledgeable and adept at using basic keyboarding functions by the time they enter third or fourth grade.

In fifth and sixth grade students are learning more complex computer skills. In addition to what is taught in Computer Class, they are becoming proficient at integrating computer skills in their everyday work. In science, English, reading, social studies and other areas of the curriculum, students utilize technological skills enabling them to become more proficient at arriving at answers and expressing themselves.

The Bristol Elementary Staff believes reading takes top priority throughout the school, and the teachers work towards creating a positive, fun, rewarding environment for students encouraging them to read whenever possible.

The Houghton Mifflin Company provides the basal instruction for each classroom. In addition, literature selections are read to supplement the other subjects. The Accelerated Reader is a program students in grades three through six are involved in. The Book-It Program sponsored by Pizza Hut provides recreational reading for after-school or weekend hours for all students K-6 in the elementary.

The Mayor of the town of Bristol decreed "Hats on to Reading" in October to emphasize the importance of building good readers. Students put on their hats and read on Fridays.

The "Partners in Excellence" Reading program was run for six weeks before Christmas to ensure that more time would be spent practicing reading. During the program, students collected pledges for their extra reading time and helped to purchase more reference books for our school.

The students of the Bristol School are involved in the community in various ways.

Sun Dial Manor is nearby and students remember the residents with birthday cards. Students provide artwork for the residents and visit them from time to time. Students entertain them in various ways throughout the school year.

Since expression of one's inner thoughts is what writing is basically about, we integrate it with the basic content areas through hands-on activities. We write for purposes other than just to have students write. We help to make students feel rewarded for their efforts in doing their best job possible.


	These are the pictures of the Elementary Electricity program from December 1, 2003. (Click on these thumbnails for a full sized picture.)