3rd Grade math and reading: NONE - Happy Halloween!
4th Grade math and reading: NONE - Happy Halloween!
5th Grade math and reading: NONE - Happy Halloween!
Mrs. Plasch is returning on Tuesday - please check the blog for updates and information!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Reminder: Parent Information Meeting
Edina Public Schools
Gifted Education Services
Parent Information Meeting
Topics: District overview of identification; delivery of gifted service; communications
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Edina Community Center – Room 331
5701 Normandale Road
Edina, MN 55424
Hosted by Deb Richards, GES Coordinator
Session 1, 7:00-7:30 pm: Elementary Parents
Session 2, 7:45 – 8:15 pm: Secondary Parents
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Question and answer session
Enter door 6, go to the third floor, turn right. Room 331 is a short way down the hall. If you need an elevator, enter door 2 near the pedestrian bridge.
Gifted Education Services
Parent Information Meeting
Topics: District overview of identification; delivery of gifted service; communications
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Edina Community Center – Room 331
5701 Normandale Road
Edina, MN 55424
Hosted by Deb Richards, GES Coordinator
Session 1, 7:00-7:30 pm: Elementary Parents
Session 2, 7:45 – 8:15 pm: Secondary Parents
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Question and answer session
Enter door 6, go to the third floor, turn right. Room 331 is a short way down the hall. If you need an elevator, enter door 2 near the pedestrian bridge.
NUMATS, or Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search
What is NUMATS?
By Kit Olson, Valley View Gifted Education Resource Teacher
Our district has had some elementary parent inquiries about above-grade-level tests for gifted students. Some families find it helpful, and others feel it is not for their child.
NUMATS, or Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search, is a program of the Center for Talent Development (CTD) which is associated with Northwestern University in Illinois. NUMATS has been serving students in the Midwest and beyond since 1981. The EXPLORE test is used to gain perspective on the abilities of 3rd-8th graders. At 8th grade, all Edina students take the EXPLORE test to help them understand their abilities and plan for the future.
Online registration begins in late September and ends between December and February depending on the test being taken and the date it’s given. Students receive scores starting in March, and follow-up interpretive material comes approximately one month later. Scores taken through the NUMATS program do NOT become a part of your child’s school record or college admission data.
When registering, parents must select a reporting agency where the scores will be sent. Highlands school code is #8300966. Selecting the child’s school ensures data privacy: scores are sent to the school’s gifted education resource teacher, who uses them for advisement purposes.
Detailed information about eligibility, registration, test dates, and deadlines on CTD’s website, http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/numats/
Please keep in mind that these results are not used for specific school purposes, but rather are an optional testing opportunity for parents interested in knowing more about their child’s educational strengths and how best to develop them.
By Kit Olson, Valley View Gifted Education Resource Teacher
Our district has had some elementary parent inquiries about above-grade-level tests for gifted students. Some families find it helpful, and others feel it is not for their child.
NUMATS, or Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search, is a program of the Center for Talent Development (CTD) which is associated with Northwestern University in Illinois. NUMATS has been serving students in the Midwest and beyond since 1981. The EXPLORE test is used to gain perspective on the abilities of 3rd-8th graders. At 8th grade, all Edina students take the EXPLORE test to help them understand their abilities and plan for the future.
Online registration begins in late September and ends between December and February depending on the test being taken and the date it’s given. Students receive scores starting in March, and follow-up interpretive material comes approximately one month later. Scores taken through the NUMATS program do NOT become a part of your child’s school record or college admission data.
When registering, parents must select a reporting agency where the scores will be sent. Highlands school code is #8300966. Selecting the child’s school ensures data privacy: scores are sent to the school’s gifted education resource teacher, who uses them for advisement purposes.
Detailed information about eligibility, registration, test dates, and deadlines on CTD’s website, http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/numats/
Please keep in mind that these results are not used for specific school purposes, but rather are an optional testing opportunity for parents interested in knowing more about their child’s educational strengths and how best to develop them.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Homework due the week of October 27-31
Third Grade:
Math: none, we're working in class on patterns in problem solving.
Reading: none, please plan to attend our "On the Day I Was Born" autobiography-showing in the lower lab on Thursday, October 30th promptly at 10:15 am. It should last no more than 30 minutes, the third graders have recess/lunch at 10:40.
Fourth Grade:
Math due Tuesday, October 28th: ACE 3.1 - #s 1,2, 15 & 16
Math due Thursday, October 30th: ACE 3.2 - #s 3-10
Reading due Wednesday, October 29th: The Little Prince lesson 5
Fifth Grade:
Math due Tuesday, October 28th: ACE 3.2 - #s 5-8 plus for optional practice with writing equations with two variables, do #7-10 on page 74.
Math due Thursday, October 30th: ACE 3.3 - #s 9-19 (extra practice: #7-10 on p. 74) and a QUIZ on Thursday
Reading due Wednesday, October 29th: Finish second book, come with book notes complete and be ready to discuss something of special importance to you in relation to Global Warming - whatever your view may be.
Math: none, we're working in class on patterns in problem solving.
Reading: none, please plan to attend our "On the Day I Was Born" autobiography-showing in the lower lab on Thursday, October 30th promptly at 10:15 am. It should last no more than 30 minutes, the third graders have recess/lunch at 10:40.
Fourth Grade:
Math due Tuesday, October 28th: ACE 3.1 - #s 1,2, 15 & 16
Math due Thursday, October 30th: ACE 3.2 - #s 3-10
Reading due Wednesday, October 29th: The Little Prince lesson 5
Fifth Grade:
Math due Tuesday, October 28th: ACE 3.2 - #s 5-8 plus for optional practice with writing equations with two variables, do #7-10 on page 74.
Math due Thursday, October 30th: ACE 3.3 - #s 9-19 (extra practice: #7-10 on p. 74) and a QUIZ on Thursday
Reading due Wednesday, October 29th: Finish second book, come with book notes complete and be ready to discuss something of special importance to you in relation to Global Warming - whatever your view may be.
Parent Information Meeting
Edina Public Schools
Gifted Education Services
Parent Information Meeting
Topics: District overview of identification; delivery of gifted service; communications
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Edina Community Center – Room 331
5701 Normandale Road
Edina, MN 55424
Hosted by Deb Richards, GES Coordinator
Session 1, 7:00-7:30 pm: Elementary Parents
Session 2, 7:45 – 8:15 pm: Secondary Parents
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Question and answer session
Enter door 6, go to the third floor, turn right. Room 331 is a short way down the hall. If you need an elevator, enter door 2 near the pedestrian bridge.
Gifted Education Services
Parent Information Meeting
Topics: District overview of identification; delivery of gifted service; communications
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Edina Community Center – Room 331
5701 Normandale Road
Edina, MN 55424
Hosted by Deb Richards, GES Coordinator
Session 1, 7:00-7:30 pm: Elementary Parents
Session 2, 7:45 – 8:15 pm: Secondary Parents
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Question and answer session
Enter door 6, go to the third floor, turn right. Room 331 is a short way down the hall. If you need an elevator, enter door 2 near the pedestrian bridge.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Homework DUE the week of Oct 13-17
3rd Grade:
Math: None - we're completing pattern problem solving in class
Reading due TUESDAY OCT 20th: write autobiography for Photo Story 3 project
4th Grade:
Math due Tuesday Oct 13th: Lesson 2.4 ACE and Extra Credit
Reading due Wednesday Oct 14th: The Little Prince Lesson 4
5th Grade:
Math due Tuesday Oct 13th: None - we had a quiz in class on Thurs.
Reading due Wednesday Oct 14th: Finish your Global Warming book and take notes (bullet points) in your black composition notebook as you read. Begin to identify a concept related to global warming that you want to investigate further.
Math: None - we're completing pattern problem solving in class
Reading due TUESDAY OCT 20th: write autobiography for Photo Story 3 project
4th Grade:
Math due Tuesday Oct 13th: Lesson 2.4 ACE and Extra Credit
Reading due Wednesday Oct 14th: The Little Prince Lesson 4
5th Grade:
Math due Tuesday Oct 13th: None - we had a quiz in class on Thurs.
Reading due Wednesday Oct 14th: Finish your Global Warming book and take notes (bullet points) in your black composition notebook as you read. Begin to identify a concept related to global warming that you want to investigate further.
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