ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please make sure that your child has their Target
notebook at school each week. Our units build from week to
week. Activities sometimes refer back to previous assignments.
When Target notebooks aren’t at school the day of class, learning is
affected.
10.06.08
Cobb County Chapter of GAGC
Please click on the link below to learn more about
parent workshop scheduled for Oct. 13th. The topic is:
Survival Skills for
Parents: Navigating the Maze of Parenting a Gifted Child
9.10.08
Cobb County Chapter of GAGC
Please click on the link below to
learn more about
parent workshop scheduled for Sept 18th. The topic is:
Emotional
Intelligence
9.05.08
CEISMIC (Center
for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing)
The program, (Kids Interested in Discovering Science)
K.I.D.S. Club,
invites 2nd-5th grade students to come to Georgia Tech's campus to
participate in hands-on learning experiences on select Saturdays during
the school year. These programs are lead by Georgia Tech faculty and
staff and are centered around a "learning by doing" approach to
mathematics and science.
8.19.08
Check out the
Saturday School Opportunities at Georgia State!
Click here:
http://education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool/
9.4.07
Check out this article about gifted children... http://www.giftedbooks.com/authorarticles.asp?id=23
3.18.07
CBN, the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, GSU and the
National Science Foundation.will host an educational summer camp for rising
5th through 8th grade students.
For more details about the program, cost, and registration, please
contact Dr. Laura Carruth (see contact information below).
Registration materials are available at: http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/braincamps.shtml.
1.22.07 Here is
another enrichment camp in the Atlanta area your child might enjoy.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/kidsclub/homepg.htm
1.10.2007
HAPPY NEW
YEAR!!!! I am so excited about our new units for Spring
2007. Here are some clues about our next units...
FIRST GRADE: Is it a cat? Is it a Ham? Is it a
Fish?
Second & Third GRADE: Up, up and
AWAY!!!!!!
FOURTH & FIFTH GRADE: Is it
feudal?
Our classes will begin at the end of January. You will receive a
letter from me soon. :-) Keep working those
brains!!! Try to impress your teacher by going above and
beyond! E-HUG!!!
11.09.06
“A
Swine of the Times"
- The
Swine Time Festival will be in Climax, GA on Saturday, Nov. 25th.
There will be some rib-ticklin' fun with quilting
demonstrations, music and entertainment on three stages, kiddie rides
and a 5K run.
There will be awards for the best-dressed pig, fastest pig and
best-looking pig.
Visitors can take part in contests especially for them, such as
hog calling, corn shucking and the greasy pig chase.
Other activities include eating chitterlings and ribs, baby
crawling race and syrup making.
Visitors can also tour the
town's historic log cabin, explore hundreds of booths featuring arts
and crafts and partake in the ample food on sale.
For more information, call (229) 246-1050 or e-mail dschcch@planttel.net.
11.6.06
-
Here are two links that parents may want to check out for great
opportunities for "Saturday School".
KIDS Club @ GA
Tech -> http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/kidsclub/
Saturday School @
GA State Univ. -> http://education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool/NewFolder/ABOUTSAT.HTM
9.6.06
- Please join the Cobb
County Chapter of the Georgia Association of Gifted Children.
The association is YOUR advocate for all gifted children in Cobb,
Georgia, and the nation. This chapter offers monthly workshops
to help children be more successful at school and to help support
parents of gifted children. See your child's Target teacher for
an application or click on the link above to find an online
application. The Cobb County elementary school that has the
highest percentage of membership will earn a monetary award.
Bullard Elm. won last year. Help Ford win this year.
9.2.06 - Thank you for attending the Ford
ALP Open House. Please consider joining the CC- GAGC.
