SEMINAR OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Pennell Penguins are: Fit 2 Learn!

Good Evening! I think you would agree that Rm 214 is a

great new home for Elementary Seminar. Northley Seminar is on a ‘cart’ in the

science rooms. I have heard that the new Northley will have a Seminar room, hopefully with a sink and storage space.

Ms. Renee DiPietro was hired in October to work with seminar students in grades 7 through 12.

You Tube

I am Gifted; teachertubeSPED; 4:37

What is Gifted; rowdi5678; 1:43

Outside of the Box Gifted Learners; 1paul17; 5:39

Giftedness; mwelldunn; 11:26

Seminar Students K-6 First - 1 Second - 12 Third - 16 Fourth - 18 Fifth - 21 Sixth – 17 +2 Total - 85

Aston – 34Pennell – 19Parkside – 6Coebourn – 7Northley - 17Holy Family – 1 + 2Home Schooled - 1

PDE – Gifted Educationhttp://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/com

munity/gifted_education/7393

Chapter 16 Regulations (PDF) BECs for Gifted Students Monitoring Schedule for Gifted Education (PDF)

GIEP Team Meeting (PDF) Gifted Education Forms Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)Notice of Parental Rights for Gifted Students (Word) Related Web LinksRegional Support Network

Paper WorkBeginning with the 2013-2014 school year the GIEP form will change. Present level information must to be more detailed and specific. It has been suggested by the state that ‘end of the year assessments’ of the year ahead be administered to all gifted support students in at least the areas of reading, math, science, and social studies. Information from parent, teacher, and student surveys should be included.PA Gifted Regulations in Chapter 16 have not changed recently.

Gifted Paperwork The purpose of this change in paperwork is to

improve and clarify the instructional plan. This change will require gifted in-servicing of both

teachers and administrators. Gifted programming or providing gifted services

should not be limited to participation in a gifted program. Gifted services must include enrichment and/or acceleration based on the individual strengths of the student.

The GIEP must be written to address a student’s strengths. Weaknesses or deficiencies are addressed under Chapter 14 using an IEP. Students with organization or behavior needs should have a 504.

Gifted The suggestion from state training is to

include one, two, or three specific goals that come from information on the Present Level section of the GIEP. (goals - fewer and more specific)

For example: All students participating in the seminar program will be exposed to gifted instruction that includes: higher order thinking skills, creativity skills, public speaking skills, and research skills. Public speaking will benefit all students but may only be included as a goal on verbally advanced students.

PAGE www.giftedpage.org

The mission of PAGE is to advocate for mentally gifted children by working with parents, teachers, administrators, policy makers, and the community to meet the diverse needs of gifted learners.The Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to helping gifted learners, parents and educators. An affiliate of National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), since 1951, PAGE has assisted countless parents, teachers and administrators in helping Pennsylvania’s gifted learners reach their full potential. We do this through our free Helpline, our network of local affiliates, annual conferences, the resources listed below, and effective advocacy. Working with state legislators and members of the state Department of Education, PAGE fostered the passage of Pennsylvania’s Chapter 16, Special Education for the Gifted, one of the strongest for gifted education in the nation.

C-Mites

We're making plans for Weekend Workshops in the Philadelphia area.   Classes will be scheduled on   Saturday, April 27th at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore and Saturday, May 11th at another school in the Philadelphia area.

Sign up for EXPLORE testing through the C-MITES Elementary Student Talent Search (ESTS).

Why test?More detailed information about your child's abilities Educational recommendations tailored to your child Information about educational opportunities through C-MITES and other organizations Subscription to "C-MITES News," a semi-annual newsletter containing educational information First priority in C-MITES Summer Program and tuition discounts  Testing occurs in January or February.  Financial aid is available.

Countries and Cultures Map Skills Continent Highlights Cultural Folktales Cultural Arts International Games & Puzzles Independent Research Passports Cultural Celebrations

Second Grade Unit

Field Trip:Philadelphia Museum of Art – Around the WorldApril 3, 2013, 9:00 to 2:00$9 students/$16 adults

Country Fair:Wednesday, May 29, 201312:40 to 2:40 Pennell Library

Second Grade

Third Grade UnitsMedieval Times Life in Medieval Europe Heraldry, Armor, Weapons Calligraphy, Illumination Chess Craft Guilds Black Death, MedicineFlight and Rocketry Helicopters Paper Airplanes Butterflies Rockets

Field Trip:Philadelphia Museum of Art – Medieval CollectionJanuary 17, 2013, 9:00 to 2:00$9 students/ $16 adults

Archery Lesson/Middletown Archery & Tournament – January 29, 2013 ($10-$12 student)

Feast – Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Pennell Library; 12:40 to 2:40

Take Flight Day – Monday, June 3, 2013, 12:40 to 2:40 Pennell Gym and Outside Classroom

Third Grade

Fourth Grade UnitsArchitecture and Bridge Building Terms & Vocabulary Blueprints Research Building Activities Gingerbread Houses Paper Bridges K’Nex BridgesInventions & Robotics Why do we invent/The inventive process Flow Charting/Rube Goldberg/Simple Machines Why do we use robots Take Apart Day/How things work Why zany ideas are important & copying is not always bad

Fourth Grade Dates Tentative Architecture Night –

Wednesday, March 6, 2013; 6:00 to 8:00pm

Tentative Washington, DC trip – Monday, March 18th, 2013 (Cost will run about $100.00 student/chaperone combined)

Inventor’s Expo – Wednesday, June 5, 2013; 12:40 to 2:40, Pennell Library

Fifth Grade UnitsModern & Contemporary Art & Self Discovery Self portraits What does abstract mean? Surrealism Research ProjectKnowledge Master Competition – National computer based competitionElementary Chemistry & Mystery Powders Elements, Atoms, Compounds, Periodic Table Polymers Mole Day Laboratory Skills, Unknowns Deductive Reasoning using Observation, Lab Tests, and

Inference

Fifth Grade Dates Field Trip: Modern Art at the Philadelphia

Museum of Art – March 7, 2013; 9:00 to 2:00

Art Show & Presentations – June 6, 2013; 12:40 to 2:40 (Library)

Knowledge Master Competition – Wednesday, January 16, 2013 or Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Fifth Grade

WelcomeVictoria

Knowledge Masterwww.greatauk.com

In 776 B.C., the first Olympics were held on which peninsula?  A. SinaiB. IberianC. ArabianD. YucatanE. Peloponnesian

A challenging, low-cost academic competition in which teams of students compete -- nationally and internationally -- without leaving their own schools. The KMO began in 1983 with 72 schools; it now annually attracts over 3,000 schools and 45,000 participants from the U.S. and several foreign lands.

Sixth Grade UnitsMagic & Illusion Magic Shows Museum in a Box – Illusion Project (Research)Knowledge Master Competition National Competition –whole class/computerAnimal StudiesThe Human BodySports & Fitness or Spy Craft or

Criminology ??Challenges - MonthlyPersonal Choice Points - Quarterly

Sixth Grade DatesMorning/Evening of Magic and Illusion first or last week of AprilKnowledge Master Wednesday, January 16, 2013, (8:15 to 11:10) at Pennell

or Tuesday, January 22, 2013, (8:15 to 11:10) at PennellField Trip – Ideas??One trip is allowed: Mutter MuseumFranklin Institute Washington, DC (spy museum/Pentagon)Day of Service – Philabundance or another service project

The LineBirbal was jester, counselor, and fool to the great

Moghul emperor, Akbar. The villagers loved to talk of Birbal’s wisdom and cleverness, and the emperor loved to try to outsmart him.

One day Akbar, the emperor, drew a line across the floor. ______________________

“Birbal,” he ordered, “you must make this line shorter. But you cannot erase any bit of it!”

Everyone present thought the emperor had finally found a way to outsmart Birbal. It was clearly an impossible task. Yet within moments the emperor and everyone present had to agree that Birbal had make the line shorter without erasing any part of it.

How would this be?

AnswerBirbal simply drew a longer line next to the

first one--- which made the first line shorter than the second.

________________________________ (Longer)___________________ (Shorter)

Thank You for the opportunity to learn with

your children!