Murray's Gifted Resources
May 26th - COVID 19 Edition
A Note from Mrs. Shook
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. It was a great time of rest for me and we celebrated my son's birthday. Hopefully, you had some time to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us and our freedoms.
Last week's Live Gimkit Trivia Contest had 11 students! Congratulations to Skylar for winning last week's contest. I would love for more students to join me! I will post the code in the Google Classroom stream and I will email it to you.
7th Grade Students - Please make sure you apply for high school courses at Murray by May 29th if this is something that interests you. I encourage you to watch the video and apply if this is something that interests you. I will post the link as an assignment in Google Classroom. If you want to chat with me about this opportunity, please email me.
Please let me know if I can help support you in some way, even if it is with your regular classroom.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Shook
This Week's Google Classroom Assignments:
LIVE Gimkit Trivia Contest on Thursday at 3 PM (Code will be in the Google Classroom Stream and I will email it).
Math
Zaccaro Math Challenge #5
Math Baffler
KenKen Puzzle
Reading
Analogy Practice 11
Flipgrid - What Are You Reading?
Intellectual
Perplexers
Breakout EDU
Drawing Starts
Remote Learning Scavenger Hunt
Check Out These Book Trailers for the Battle of the Books!
Mrs. Jackson's Falcons Flying Further newsletter is called Thrills and Chills this week! She has some interesting reading picks for us and even snack ideas.
Summer Opportunities
Close Up: Impact 2020
IMPACT 2020:
Are you a young activist looking to hone your advocacy skills and meet other young people interested in making an impact? If so, IMPACT 2020 is for you! Join young activists from across the country for this unique and engaging virtual summer program designed to help middle and high school students develop the skills necessary to pursue a passion, tackle a community need, and form a network with other young leaders. During IMPACT 2020, you will have a chance to hear from other young activists on different strategies and models of advocacy and activism, share your own story, deepen your understanding of the challenges and issues in your community, work with your peers to create meaningful solutions, and present your action plan to an exciting guest panel! Register today to reserve your spot for this exciting summer experience!
* This program is not endorsed by NHCS. All fees are the responsibility of the student's family.
North Carolina School of Science and Math
NCSSM is still offering summer enrichment programs for students here in North Carolina. They are converting Summer Accelerator and Early Accelerator programs into virtual camp opportunities for students.
Here is the link for more information about our Summer Programs.
Help! I am running out of books!
Students can check out 2 e-books using their NHCS lunch number from the NHCPL.
Mrs. Jackson, our media specialist, has compiled a list of other resources for books.
Audible is offering students free access to ebooks for as long as schools are closed. Students will be able to instantly stream stories in 6 languages. They can stream the collection to phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
The Walking Classroom - Check out these podcasts. You can "walk, listen, and learn."
Many of you are used to watching CNN 10 daily in Social Studies class. Did you know that you can watch it on YouTube?