Mrs. Thompson's November GE News
Gifted Education News for Rush Creek Elementary
Current GE Seminars/ NBCs~!
NBC #2 for Grades 3-5:
Grade 3 Non-Verbal K’nex Bridges
- Thursdays 2:15-3;45 - Luedemann, Felton & Burns
- Fridays 2:15-3:45 - Riddle & Hritzko
Grade 4 Quantitative Would You Rather
- Tuesdays 1:20-2:50 - Prin & Tannuzzo
- Wednesdays 1:20-2:50 - Weiland, Hehn, Thalmann & Westrum
Grade 5 Non-Verbal Lego Robotics
- Thursdays & Fridays 1:00-2:15
*These NBC's will meet at least 7-8 sessions from November 9th - December 18th.
ADDITIONAL GROUPS:
Grade 4 Wordmasters - Mondays 3:20-3:50
Grade 5 Wordmasters - Wednesdays 9:40-10:10
Grade 3 & 4 Fermi Groups - Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:40-10:10
Acronyms and abbreviations:
GE= Gifted Education
NBC+Needs Based Classes/ Seminars
Fall conferences
Thank you to those of you who were able to make Gifted Education part of your fall conference schedule. If you have questions, concerns, and/or a need for clarification regarding GE programs, please contact me at thompsonlaura@district279.org.
Testing Information for second grade parents
All second graders will participate in taking the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) in January. Data gathered from this process and the upcoming NWEA assessments, will be used for decisions about GE services for 2016-17. A note will go home in the Wednesday envelope on November 18th with additional information. You ONLY need to send back the form if you DO NOT want your child tested. These forms are due back to your child's teacher by December 2nd.
Testing Information for third and fourth grade parents
January and early February is the time when testing for Gifted Education pull-out service takes place. Teachers in grades three and four will soon begin the data-collection process in preparation for identifying those students with the greatest need for pull-out enrichment in the 2016-2017 school year. Teachers and parents may nominate students for this testing; students may self-nominate. Students may re-test for areas in which they do not currently qualify for GE service. Contact me if you want your child re-tested.
Destination Imagination has begun!
Information for Fifth Grade Parents
Math Masters
All my GE students who are currently in seminars will participate in the "Hour of Code" during the week of December 7-11. Check out the link and video above to find out more about the "Hour of Code."
CML Meet #1 Perfect Scores
Shane Rask
Grade 5
Stavya Arora
Sarah Feng
Siena Maciej
Taylor Mason
Beck Picconatto
Buo-en Wee
CONGRATULATIONS!
GE Monthly Parent Meetings!!
Our first Osseo district GE parent meeting was a success! We had over 55 parents in attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to provide parent support for students participating in gifted education needs based classes. There will be monthly meetings throughout the year with various topics – see schedule below. These sessions will be facilitated by several of our #279 Gifted Education Teachers. All meetings will be held at Oak View Elementary in the media center and will be from 6:30-7:30 pm. Childcare and a light snack will be provided. Our second meeting will be December 8th and the topic will be on intensity, perfectionism and stress, which are all common characteristics of gifted children.
Link to the November parent meeting presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NZL1E29L789sNHaw8kpUKoqzOy1jacQpF2SUoytv4Ds/edit?usp=sharing
December 8th, 2015
6:30-7:30 PM
Intensity, Perfectionism and Stress
January 12th, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
Motivation, Enthusiasm, and Underachievement
February 9th, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
Idealism, Unhappiness and Depression
March 29th, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
Communication: The Key to Relationships
April 12, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
Not Just Gifted? Twice-Exceptional Children, Organization Issues
May 10th, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
Advocating for Your Gifted Child Gifted Child
Interested in Being Involved With Gifted Education at the State Level?
Applications for the positions of parent or guardian representative, school psychologist or counselor representative, and out of school education program provider representative will be accepted through November 16, 2015. Each two-year position begins in January. Apply for an open position on the advisory council.
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Who or What is Krazy Dad?
KrazyDad is me, Jim Bumgardner, a senior nerd at Disney. I'm a programmer / musician / composer / data-viz expert / author / artist / puzzle constructor / teacher with a passion for making software art and software toys. I've done work for Yahoo!, Ogilvy & Mather, Topspin, Macrovision, Time Warner, and various non-profits. I also occasionally teach classes and workshops on various creative & technical subjects, most recently Processing at CRASHspace in Culver City.
This is my puzzle website, and (occasional) blog. My other websites are WheelOf.com (home of the Wheel of Lunch), WhitneyMusicBox.org (visual music) Joy Of Processing (Processing tutorials), and www.jbum.com (Wiki).
Laura Thompson
Email: thompsonlaura@district279.org
Location: 8801 County Road 101, Maple Grove, MN, United States
Phone: 763-494-4549