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Gaston Elementary School
610 McKinley Avenue Beloit, WI 53511
Phone: (608) 361-2300 Fax: (608) 361-2320

Kevin Kitslaar, Principal
(608) 361-2310
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Upcoming Events (Manage +)

May 25 Gaston PTA Ready Set 5K and Fun Walk

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Ready Set Play 5K

Be sure to check out the sharepoint to find the Ready Set Play 5K and fun walk registration form! 
To get to the sharepoint click on "Sharepoint" from the top right of the home page. 
Then click on "Gaston documents" on the top left.
There you will find the "Ready Set Play 5K registration"

 

  Links for students (Manage +)
Website Description
This website has flashcards, games, a homework helper, and worksheets to help with a wide variety of elementary math skils. There are also links to other math sites.
Variety of Math games for kindergarten through fifth grade
The world's largest kids' art museum. An online collection of student artwork from around the world!
The best search engine for answering simple kid questions like, "How does an iceberg form?" or "What causes hiccups?"
This site encourages young naturalists to actively participate in wildlife conservation, including building a backyard habitat for birds and butterflies.
This terrific extension of CBC's educational and entertaining programming for kids targets specific ages like preschool, afterschool and teens. Activities include non-violent games like Canuck Rally and interactive horoscopes.
Interactive Clifford books for early readers
Games, brain twisters and colouring-book activities for a variety of age groups help make math fun. A great site for kids who are struggling with multiplication and need to practise their skills.
The creators of the popular Discovery channel initially designed this site with parents and teachers in mind - but the fun activities have major kid-appeal too. A favorite feature is the learning adventures that let kids explore everything from Cleopatra's palace to the space station.
An internet search engine designed specifically for kids.
This is a one-stop reference source of kid-friendly facts and articles. The award-winning site also has loads of interactive tools that encourage kids to improve their math, spelling and vocabulary.
"Fakebook" allows teachers and students to create imaginary profile pages for study purposes.
Practice naming and locating the staes, their capitals, and the regions of our country.
A game site that all students have a subscription to. They must have their usename and password to log in.
Interactive tools and games like Grammar Gorillas and MathCar Racing entice kids to learn. Inspire
A great place for kids to find things to do - not just at the computer, but anywhere. The million and one games, magic tricks, recipes, experiments and craft projects will put a stop to the "Mom, I'm bored" syndrome. Educate and Learn
This site was created by a not-for-profit organization so girls and young women would have place to speak their minds and share their ideas. Topics cover everything from cool careers and volunteering to creative writing diaries.
Glogster is a collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to create posters to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom.
This award-winning site clearly and concisely tells kids (and adults!) how different things work - from the everyday (how automobile engines run) to the unusual (how Jell-O sets).
Thie simulation gives the students the opportunity to make decisions about the founding of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607
This site was created by a group of US librarians so kids could find age-appropriate Web content on everything from science to health to popular entertainment. All links are non-commercial and non-violent.
The best place on the Web for kids to find information about their favourite books and authors, including excerpts from the hottest new releases.
A variety of sites with math activities for all grade levels.
Clip art to use with our Native American Projects
This website has a large variety of activities related to the learning and practicing of the basic multiplication facts
Students make food choices based on the food pyramid to power their space ship.
A perfect place for budding astronomers to learn about the galaxy. Kids can receive up-to-the-minute bulletins about space programs or use the multimedia section to view current images in space.
The best part of this all-round great site is the current affairs section, written in easy-to-understand language, so kids can keep on top of new archaeological digs and historical discoveries.
Odyssey Learning provides activities in math, language arts, science and social studies that are individualized to the academic needs and levels of the students.
The activities and games on this award-winning site feature many of the characters from kids' favorite TV shows, including Caillou, Clifford, Barney and Oscar the Grouch. Easy navigation makes it friendly for young and first-time Internet users. There's also an extensive resource section for parents and teachers.
Wide selection of games for students in grades k-4
This no-frills site helps kids learn science the easy, hands-on way with clear, detailed answers to their questions and lots of fun projects and experiments.
This site allows students to practice their weekly spelling lists once they are entered by their teacher.
A fun way to practice basic spelling words.
Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
A collection of student books that are read by actors who are members of the Screen Actors Guild. There are also activities that go with each story.
Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes,-- into a visually stunning word cloud.
Translated into six languages, the rich content and resources on this United Nations-sponsored site let children participate in a global community over the Web.
Practice basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
A site for students to practice their fluency of the basic math facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students will need their login information to use this site
The ultimate kid-friendly search engine. Based on the popular adult Yahoo! site, it's a safe place for children to look for information and has a great list of age-appropriate reference links.
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Parents Websites (Manage +) Description
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Bienvenidos a PBS Padres!
Disney's Family Fun
Family Education Network
Fun Brain for Parents Educational games are the highlight of this site. The games cover all interest areas and target specific age levels. There are "parent-kid challenges," "homework relief," and "books on the run" links. Also linked to this site, there is a family education newsletter that helps with school, life, entertainment, and special needs issues.
Kids Health
Kids Source Online
KidSpace
KidsReads This website shares reviews of "cool new books" and authors. The books are categorized by age and by genre. There is a link for podcasts and another for book clubs. The newsletter highlights the newest and best on the site.
PBS For Parents This site contains guides on a variety of topics such as child development, curriculum connections, and technology for kids. It also shares information on hot issues in education. On the lighter side, there are games, stories, and guides to the TV programs offered by PBS.
Scholastic for Parents This site contains age appropriate guides for helping your child learn to love reading. Divided into early childhood and school age children, the site also contains resources for helping your child with math, technology and other subjects. Additionally, there is an array of information about family matters.
Spelling City A Website to practice weekly spelling words.
Time for Kids Teacher's Homepage This site shares diverse resources for parents including virtual tours around the world, kid-appropriate current events stories, homework help, and games.