Mrs. Thompson's Feb. 2018 TAG News
Gifted Education News for Rush Creek Elementary
What a busy month!
All 4 Rush Creek Destination Imagination Teams won in their category at the regional competition on February 24th! All students will be advancing to State!
First Place for Improv Challenge - The Six Smarties
Second Place for Improv Challenge - DI Dragons
Front Row: Katherine Bearce & Wyatt Bjugstad
Back Row: Kaitlyn Ganoe, Elsie Erickson, Mia Hellawell & Madelyn Good
Third Place for the Scientific Challenge - Kool Kangaroos
Service Challenge - D'Incredibles
Aarthi Loganathan, Addison Sorbel, Raegan Fritts, Mollie Finn & Izzy Stafford
Grade 5 Bridge Competition at the U of M February 23rd
Winner of Most Creative Bridge: Addison Sorbel & Wyatt Bjugstad
CML Outstanding Scores for February
* Denotes a perfect score
Grade 2
Juliana Berezo*
Sawyer Bjugstad*
Henry Germsheid
Cade Gilbert*
Carter Good*
Maya Litt*
Piper McAvey*
Hathaway Reiter
Nico Sluiter*
Eli Sorbel*
Finn Starkey*
Grade 3
Hadley Bakker*
Owen Breitenfeldt*
Annabel Chew
Allison Faatz*
Shane Fritts
Summer Glover
Charlie Huynh
Liam Karn
Scarlett Krull
Calvin Lindquist
Lauren Liu
Natalie Madan
Evie Nelson
Sophie Nelson
Olivia Runkle
Tanya Sai
Morgan Savage*
Cody Stelljes*
Nathan Tsatsos
Lauren Van Heuveln
Grade 4
Isabel Bauerly
Madelyn Good
T.J. Hintzman
Alec Johnson
Vivian Prescott
Will Rayond
Julian Sell
Grade 5:
Ben Femrite*
Evan Inmon*
Hadley Kudla
Jackson Miller
Kaleb Nelson
Sam Van Lith
Sophia Wallace
Colin Ames
Brody Berglin*
Wyatt Bjugstad
Raegan Fritts*
Cooper Hensel
Grady Hyde
Gabe Hockett
Noah Hughes
Ryan Kasbohm
Carson und
Max Miley
Grant Sandell
Sawyer Say*
Jackson Schultezenberg
Oliver Walseth*
Riley Wehrenberg
Former RC Students Speak to RC Girls in Grades 4 & 5 About STEM Opportunities
Six Maple Grove Senior High female students who are on the Crimson Robotics Team came to RC on February 21st and worked with TAG girls in grades 4 & 5 on promoting STEM opportunities. These girls helped to form a group called G.E.A.R.S. which stands for Girls in Engineering and Robotics. They are going to the State competition and brought their winning robot for our girls to see. Our students also got to try working the robot which was very exciting! Stuti Arora, Neha Nagaraj & Selena Chen were past RC students.
Students watched a presentation and a demonstration of the team's robot
Students had a chance to try working the robot
Students broke into groups with a high school student. They were introduced to coding using scratch on their iPads
West Suburban Summer School Information
West Suburban Summer School is a program of Intermediate District 287's Gifted Education Services. The program serves identified Gifted and Talented students in our district as well as other area districts. Instructors design classes in their area of expertise to provide gifted students with unique experiences to challenge their abilities.
West Suburban Summer School is now open to enroll in gifted summer school classes. Registration began February 21, 2018.
Session options for 2018: June 18-22, June 25-June 29, July 9-13, July 16-20, & July 23-27
For information about whether or not this would be appropriate for your child and/or access to the brochure and registration, please contact me. The URL to access the brochure online, plus directions for registration, will be included on a postcard available from me. Returning registrants will not need a postcard as they should receive an email from ISD 287 about registration.
Superintendent Dr. Kate Maguire Visited our Grade 3 Seminar
Grade 2 & 3 Students producing segments on RCTV called "I Wonder"
"I Wonder"
"I Wonder" Jar in Media Center
TAG News Crew
Pictured: Kyrie, Carter, Molly & Piper
Young Scientist Roundtable
Tornadoes: Mathematics and Physics Behind Their Power
Monday, March 5, 2018 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Central Middle School Auditorium
305 Vicksburg Lane North, Plymouth
Dr. Pavel Belik
Augsburg University
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Tornadoes are produced when two differing air masses meet. Most tornadoes form during supercell thunderstorms from an intensely rotating updraft. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado is “a violently rotating column of air attached to a thunderstorm and in contact with the ground.” Mathematical models have become a core aspect of researching tornadoes.
Dr. Pavel Belik, professor in the Department of Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at Augsburg University will talk about the mathematical forces in a tornado.
Roundtable Part 2 8:10 – 8:40 p.m.
Students are invited to meet with the speaker after the presentation to discuss the topic in more depth.
A program designed for all students in Kindergarten through 12th grade and their parents
Mrs. Thompson
Email: thompsonlaura@district279.org
Website: http://schools.district279.org/rl/
Phone: 763-494-4549