This summer I enjoyed reading several books. One of them was a memoir of a young mother who traveled the world in search of natural phenomena. The author wanted to actually experience them, not just observe from a computer far away. Over the course of several years, she observed things like the phosphorescent lagoons in … Continue reading Phenomenal Things!
The following is a link to an article on a blog that I like to follow called, “Crushing Tall Poppies”. This is a great article, with an accurate description of what it may mean to be “gifted”. Enjoy! Gifted Children – Our Five Leaf Clovers
On the evening of May 27, we had 27 students come out to present their independent research investigation projects at our First Annual Elementary Gifted Expo. We had a variety of topics selected — the French Revolution, Chemical Reactions, Abraham Lincoln, Greek Mythology, just to name a few. What a great turn out from parents … Continue reading A Job Well Done!
While the school year is winding down, your students have still been winding up for our Elementary Gifted Expo. Less than a week away, I am glad to say that they are ready for next Wednesday, May 27! All of your students have done such a great job throughout this process — learning about research, … Continue reading We Can’t Wait!
May 27, 2015 6pm First Annual Elementary Gifted Expo Join us for an evening of sharing! Your students will present and share their self-selected spring research projects with parents, friends, and the other gifted students from our three elementary schools.
Check out the new gallery pictures; featuring some Blue Ball students “Under Pressure”.
A Rebus is a visual word puzzle. Think about common words/phrases. Use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to come up with an answer. Look at word and letter placement, color, size of font, placement of words on the page. Can you solve these rebus puzzles? FACE poFISHnd funny funny word word word word
Let’s see what we know about being accountable in the classroom.
During our first weeks of school, I posted about our students’ “Gifted Bill of Rights”. They are also posted in our classrooms and each child was given a copy to take home. Perhaps your child posted them in his/her room. Now it’s your turn, parents. Follow this link to read about your Bill of Rights … Continue reading Parents of Gifted Bill of Rights
Our enrichment classes have been having fun using our critical thinking and problem solving skills and strategies to solve a weekly “Puzzler”. We have come up with many strategies to help us, specifically with word the word puzzlers we call, “Quotation Quizzlers”. The puzzles require us to use visual/spatial skills as well as process of … Continue reading The Puzzler