Cassidy Gifted and Talented News
March 17, 2020
Sending lots of love and hope during this time. Please tell your children that I miss them!
Thank you for your patience and understanding as I waited to figure out the plan for this week. Students are just to continue the work that was sent home or that they had already begun before the break. I will describe what each of my groups should be working on below. Please note that some groups have not started their rotation yet and were not scheduled to start until after Spring Break. I have noted those groups below. As a result, those students will not need to work on anything until we see what the plan is for after spring break.
If you/your child are not sure what area(s) they are identified in, then please contact me by email and I can send that to you (see contact info at the bottom of the newsletter). If you/your child has any questions, you/they can also contact me via email and I will be happy to help.
Sincerely,
Angie Madden
Updates on Scheduled Events
Spring Showcases
As of right now, continue to save the date for the spring showcases:
May 7 from 5:30-6:30 for leadership, general intellectual ability, and academic areas
May 21 from 5:30-6:30 for art, dance, drama, music, and creativity
Art GT Show at the Loudoun House
The 5th Grade GT Art show at the Loudoun house has been cancelled. I will make sure to get student artwork back to return to them when it is possible to do so.
GT Language Arts Film Night
The GT Language Arts Film Night at the public library originally scheduled for April 13 has been cancelled. If possible, I will reschedule once we see how things are progressing.
Plans for This Week
Kindergarten PTP:
All Areas Except Dance:
On Friday, I sent students home with a folder that contained everything for their Pet Parade Project. For this project, students were to select a pet and then do a variety of activities about that pet. Students are at varying stages in the project. The activities they can do are listed below in the order that they should complete them so they can pick up where they left off and keep going:
1) Do research and include it on the graphic organizer with research questions about their pet.
2) Complete a life cycle circle graphic organizer about their pet's life cycle.
3) Create a comic about how they would entertain their pet considering what their pet likes to do.
4) Design a toy for their pet based on what their pet might like to play with. Draw a picture of it and write a few sentences describing it.
5) Make a bookmark to show a picture of what their pet looks like and what they would name it.
6) Create a non-fiction picture book about their pet. Include a cover with the title and author's name. Then make pages with pictures, captions, facts, etc.
Dance:
Kindergarten dance has not started yet.
1st Grade PTP:
Language Arts, Math, and General Intellectual Ability:
Students are doing a project called Curiosity Expedition where they select a topic of interest, research it, and then create a Digital Portfolio to tell others about it. All of this is located in Google Classroom and, once in Google Classroom, they will do all of the activities below in their Digital Portfolio. Students are at various stages in the project. The activities they can do are listed below in the order that they should complete them so they can pick up where they left off and keep going:
1) Topic Train: List topics that they are interested in researching and narrow it down to one.
2) Research Questions: List 6 questions that relate to their topic of interest that they want to know the answer to.
3) Research and Sources: For each of their research questions, they will do research to find the answer and then copy/paste or write in the source that they got the information from.
Art, Music, Creativity, Dance, and Drama:
These groups have not started their spring rotation yet.
2nd Grade PTP:
Language Arts and Math:
Students are working on their Travel Passport projects where they plan a trip to a destination(s) of their choosing. All of this is located in Google Classroom. Students are at various stages in the project. The activities they can do are listed below in the order that they should complete them so they can pick up where they left off and keep going:
1) Choose their destination.
2) Make their itinerary.
3) Make a budget.
4) Make a scrapbook of their travels.
5) Make a route map to show where they go.
Leadership:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
Art, Creativity, Dance, Music, and Drama:
These groups have not started their spring rotation yet.
3rd Grade PTP:
Language Arts:
Students are working on their non-fiction projects. They are researching a topic and, once they have finished their research, they are to turn it into a project of their choosing. Students can continue to work on these projects. Projects are located in Google Classroom.
Math:
Students have a Bakery Fractions Project packet that they are working on and can continue to work on this week.
Leadership:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
Art, Creativity, Dance, Music, and Drama:
These groups have not started their spring rotation yet.
3rd Grade STEM (Science and GI):
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
4th Grade GT
Language Arts:
Students are doing a non-fiction project where they research a topic of interest and then turn it into a product of their choosing (website, TV show, etc.). Students can continue working on these projects in Google Classroom. Many students were doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
Math:
On Friday, I sent a packet of work home with students to do.
STEM (Science and GI):
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
4th Grade Social Studies:
This group is doing a research project on a topic of their choosing based on a selection of topics from the 4th grade Social Studies Standards. They are working on asking research questions about their topics and then doing research, taking notes, and citing their sources. All of this is located in Google Classroom. Many students were doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
Dance:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can continue to practice their dance. They can also work on putting together a reflective piece about what they learned to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw. In case they need it, the code for the Dance Google Classroom is xjxxosk and the code for Seesaw is SMMK HEAR.
5th Grade GT
Language Arts:
This group is doing an argumentative documentary project on a topic of their choosing. They are working on doing research, making an outline of their argumentative text, storyboarding to make their project plans, collecting all of their media, and then putting it together using an online program called We Video. All of this is located in Google Classroom. Many students are doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
5th Grade STEM (Science, GI, and Math):
Students are working on projects related to sustainability in our school. Some of them have projects that they can continue working on at home, but others may not be able to do so. If they cannot work on their projects from home, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw. Many students are doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
Art:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
Social Studies:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can work on putting together a reflective piece about their projects to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw.
Leadership
Students are working in groups on a variety of projects related to the playground improvement project. Students can continue working on what they need to do for this from home. Many students are doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
Dance:
This group finished their spring rotation. However, they can continue to practice their dance. They can also work on putting together a reflective piece about what they learned to show all that they did over the course of the year at our showcase. They can do this in Google Slides, Google Sites, or Seesaw. In case they need it, the code for the Dance Google Classroom is xjxxosk and the code for Seesaw is SMMK HEAR.
Drama:
This group has not started their spring rotation. However, in the fall, they all began their projects and can use this time to continue working on them. Many students are doing this in groups. If they need to collaborate with each other, they can do so using tools such as the Comments function in their documents, Seesaw, or tools in their "Google Waffle" such as Google Meets, Google Hangouts, or Google Chat.
Sharing Our Work With You!
Seesaw Sign Up Links
Seesaw is an online journal where students can make posts to document and share their learning with you and each other. They can take videos and pictures, make drawings, type notes, etc. I am beginning to use it in several classes and will roll it out to more as we go along so if you do not currently see your child, please continue to check in with them or check back in to see if they have set up Seesaw yet or not. If your child participates in one of these groups, you can sign up with Seesaw to view their work by clicking on the link for their group, choosing their name from the menu, and then signing up for an account. There is also a Seesaw app you can download on your phone.
PTP/GT Dance/Music/Art/Creativity
Homeroom
Homeroom is an app/online site that lets me share pictures with you of what we are up to in PTP/GT. Here is the link to our Homeroom site!
Contact Information
Gifted and Talented Teacher
Cassidy Elementary
859-381-3018 ext 21252
angie.madden@fayette.kyschools.us
Email: angie.madden@fayette.kyschools.us
Website: www.cassidy.fcps.net
Phone: 859-381-3018