AIG Newsletter
Fall Edition
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." - L.M. Montgomery
I will continue to share monthly newsletters with curriculum and programming updates.
Newsletters will be posted on the homepage of my site.
CONTACT INFORMATION
email - catherine.morrow@nhcs.net
school phone - (910) 798-3311 ext. 70187
website - https://sites.google.com/a/nhcs.net/anderson-aig/home
AIG Schedule
Identified Fourth and Fifth Grade Pull Out Groups:
Reading: Monday and Tuesday
Fourth grade students are delving deeper into poetry and figurative language.
Fifth grade students are expanding on their Wit and Wisdom unit by learning more about the Oregon Trail.
Math: Wednesday and Thursday
Students in fourth and fifth grade are participating in centers extending their core learning. We are doing a lot of problem solving and using perseverance!
Intellectual: Friday
We are doing a STEM activity to create a Candy Catapult. Their ideas are exciting!
All groups are held during each grade level's All Hands on Deck time.
Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grade Nurturing Program
NHCS uses the Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS) curriculum to teach different types of thinking and problem solving to our students K-3. Utilizing the PETS curriculum, students work through lessons on Multiple Intelligence, Convergent and Divergent Thinking, Spatial Reasoning, Evaluative Thinking, Creativity, and Inventive Thinking.
First Grade - We explored thinking like a detective and looking for clues to find one right answer. We also learned how to think like an inventor by brainstorming to find lots of answers. We will discuss scientific thinking by studying the parts of things. Ask your child about Dudley the Detective, Isabel the Inventor, and Sybil the Scientist!
Second Grade - We learned a lot about convergent thinking. During these lessons, we used our detective and scientific skills to arrive at one right answer using clues and attributes. We will start to discuss divergent thinking, using inventive and imaginative ideas, to brainstorm.
Third Grade - Students have participated in an analogies unit. The unit covered verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal (spatial, shape) analogies to prepare students for the universal screener, CogAT.
NHCS AIG Nomination
A student may be nominated for gifted services at any time throughout the year. Students can be nominated by a parent, a teacher, a peer, or can nominate themselves. If you would like to nominate a child for gifted services, please complete a nomination form and return to Mrs. Morrow. Nomination forms can be printed from my site, picked up at the front office, or you may request one from your child's teacher.
Once nominated for services, data will be collected from the parents, teachers, and student. Once the data is collected, the Anderson Match Team will meet to determine if gifted services are appropriate or if additional data is needed.
The Match Team is composed of the Gifted Education Specialist, an administrator, and teachers. The team uses multiple criteria to evaluate gifted potential. Students must meet at least 2 of the 3 criteria listed below in order to qualify for gifted services:
1. Aptitude (by standardized test scores) - Indicator of a student's capacity for learning
2. Achievement (by standardized test scores) - Indicator of a student's knowledge
3. Artifacts - Indicators of a student's potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, and/or environment. (ex: work samples, observable behaviors, etc.)
Once a determination of service delivery has been made, the Match Team will notify parents.
Please Note:
1. While a child may be nominated at any time throughout the school year, formal identification will occur only when the Match Team meets.
2. A child does not need to formally qualify for the AIG program in order to receive gifted services. Students often work with the Gifted Education Specialist in flexible groups throughout the year.
Third Grade Universal Screener - October
Each third student will participate in the CogAT assessment. A formal testing letter will be sent home prior to testing. At this time, we plan to test October 25, 26, and 27.
Supply Wish List 🛍️
- tissues
- Clorox wipes
- hand sanitizer
- pencils
New Hanover County Schools Gifted Advisory Council (GAC)
Please let me know if you would like to serve as a GAC liaison. The Gifted Advisory Council (GAC) is a parent and community organization for NHCS that reviews all aspects of our AIG program and makes recommendations for program improvement. It is comprised of community members, parents/families of AIG students, teachers, and other professional staff. Each NHC school is invited to select a liaison to attend monthly meetings and report relevant issues to the school. This could also be handled in a group approach by alternating meetings.