The Talented and Gifted Telegram…December 2013

1. THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE TO: The Night of the Notables: After having some in-depth discussions and debates with the gifted students, I have decided to allow the students to choose a topic other than a person for their Night of the Notables project. Students are still able to choose a person, but they now have the option of choosing another topic. My only request is that the student must be able to prove that their topic of choice is noteworthy or has made a positive difference in the world. BATTLE OF THE BOOKS UPDATE Books continue to be checked out and read. Thank you for your efforts to make this project successful…BUT THERE ARE STILL NUMEROUS BOOKS TO READ! KEEP ON TURNING THOSE PAGES!!! TEAM NAMES: (created by the participating students) *Lincoln O.W.L.E.S. (One Winning Lincoln School) *Washington Battling Bookworms *CCMS B.L.I.T.S. (Charles City Middle School Battling Literary Intelligent & Talented Students) The Talented and Gifted Telegram…December 2013 Informative Sites www.belinblank.org/summer Check this website out for possible summer programs for your child @ the Belin-Blank Center located at the University of Iowa. www.gifted.uconn.edu/parents/parentws.html The website provides resources for parents of gifted children. Need to contact Mrs. Fair? dfair@charlescityschools.org Monday-Friday Lincoln: 7:30-10:15 Middle School: 10:30-1:00 Washington: 1:15-3:30 Something to Know About Gifted Children Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed. D. Center for Gifted Education, The College of William and Mary Gifted students have affective characteristics that render them vulnerable in school settings such as perfectionism, sensitivity, and intensity (Lovecky, 1992; Robinson, 2002). RANDOM ACTIVITY: On the front of the newsletter, color the squares and create a mosaic. On the back, what can you create using only two dots?

2. An excerpt from Bethany Linde’s Creative Expressions Portfolio… Do You Know Me? No one knows me Think you do? Then would I wear A Converse shoe? I don’t wear glasses I do not write But I will sleep With animals at night I play Minecraft Though Moshi’s I hate Or do I love them? I can’t think straight I don’t like purple I cannot spell To AvrilLavigne I say farewell She is too old To sing again Or maybe not She is a friend But Taylor Swift I kinda like her Do you know me? Then this decipher Student Spotlight: In this poem, Bethany was required to include six truths, six half-truths & 6 non-truths about herself. EDUCATIONAL Opportunities: Each monththere will be new opportunities highlighted in the newsletter. Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums. Students must be 13 to 19 to register and submit work. Check out teenink.com for more details. BE WATCHING for information coming home about the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE that will be held at each of the following schools for gifted students to participate in: Lincoln Washington Middle School NOVEMBER BRAIN TEASER ANSWERS SET 1: Drop KICK KICK Off KICK Stand SET 2: FOREGo ThereFORE FORESeen SET 3: FORMFitting LandFORM FreeFORM December Brain Teaser A woman’s age at the time of her death was one twenty-ninth of the year of her birth. How old was she in the year 1900? Remember to… Always Seek Knowledge!! http://cliparts101.com/files/140/95D08BC34E5A09D95EA896D9962341FF/Book_of_Knowledge.png