QUIZ BOWL is an event where 8 students from the upper elementary and lower elementary classes form a team that answers questions from books the provided below. Last year our lower elementary team was FIRST PLACE winner and our upper elementary was THIRD PLACE winner in Chatham County. Students expressing an interest in participating are selected and will read the books and practice answering questions about the content.
Central Zone Competition Site: Hesse
Dates: Upper April 18th Time: 9:30
Competition Site Representative: Donna
West Zone Leaders: Donna Rudser-Sikes and Rhonda Elton
Here are the six 2016-2017 Upper Elementary Quiz Bowl Books:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2015). The Book Scavenger. New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co.
Draper, Sharon. (2015). Stella by Starlight. New York, NY: Atheneum.
John, Jory & Barnett, Mac. (2015). The Terrible Two (Illus. Kevin Cornell). New York, NY: Abrams.
Korman, Gordon. (2015). Masterminds. New York, NY: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins).
Sachar, Louis. (2015). Fuzzy Mud. New York, NY: Delacorte (Penguin/Random House).
Sloan, Holly Goldberg. (2015). Appleblossom the Possum (Illus. Gary A. Rosen). New York, NY: Dial (Penguin/Random House).
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Every year we look for students meeting the eligibility requirements for the Duke University Talent Program (TIP). It is a real privilege to be chosen for this program. Keep on the lookout for a letter from our gifted lead teacher for those students who qualify. Below is a letter explaining this program from our District Specialist.
Duke University Talent Identification Program
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented youth. As a world leader in gifted and talented education, Duke TIP works with students, their families, and educators to identify, recognize, challenge, engage, and help students reach their highest potential.
Children with advanced intellectual and academic abilities continually perplex and challenge educators and parents, and schools may not have the resources and staff to adequately provide for the academic challenges, and social and emotional support that gifted children require. For these reasons, Duke TIP is committed to providing services and programs beyond what is offered in the classroom to meet the individual needs of gifted children.
In addition, for a variety of reasons, many gifted children simply do not reach their full potential. Exceptionally bright students often go unrecognized because they hide their talents, underachieve, or exhibit behavioral problems. A disproportionately large number of minority students, children from families where English is not the primary spoken language in the home, and students from less affluent families are all at risk for not being identified as gifted. Our research and educational programs address all of these concerns as we seek to support gifted students regardless of their backgrounds.
Duke TIP enjoys a long history, dating back to 1980, of supporting and extending local efforts to better understand, motivate, enrich, and academically challenge the brightest students in our nation. Today, Duke TIP offers a wide array of services to students at critical points in their education.
Qualifying fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students may participate in Duke TIP's 4th–6th Grade Talent Search and may take advantage of its optional above-level testing. The 7th Grade Talent Search, which focuses on the identification, recognition, and support of high-ability students, offers qualifying seventh grade students the opportunity to take college entrance exams alongside high school students. Many 7th Grade Talent Search participants go on to earn exceptionally high scores. Talent Search participants in grades 5-12 can also elect to attend TIP's renowned residential programs, which challenge gifted students academically within a uniquely supportive social community. Duke TIP also offers gifted students a wide range of independent and distance learning courses.
More information may be obtained from elementary, k-8, or middle schools. Additional resources can be found in the DukeTIP Handbook (PDF) or by visiting www.tip.duke.edu
Joy Key-Smith
District Teacher Specialist
(912) 395-1112
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETA CLUB selections will begin soon. Students do not necessarily have to be Gifted to participate. According to the NJBC, 5th grade students exhibiting the following characteristics below will be considered for membership. The cumulative GPA from last year factors in as well. According to these grades, the top students will be selected.
- Worthy, moral and ethical character
- Exemplary achievement
- Commendable attitude
HAND ON EQUATIONS - 5th grade gifted is working on pre-algebra with manipulatives that will give them a better understanding of the how and why this mathematical discipline works. Students will be working of the basic premise of balancing an equation. Eventually students will be creating their own equations to express real world mathematical problems. The official website is listed below:
http://www.borenson.com/
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CHESSFEST 2017
Chessfest will be coming up May 4 and May 5. Permission slips will be being sent home soon.