Gifted Education News

Bloomingdale Elementary School

Volume 1, Issue 1 Fall 2016

School Mission:
To ignite a passion for Bloomingdale Bears Are Learning & Having Fun!
learning and teaching
The Gifted Education Pro- Plants/Budding Botanists grade students created
at high levels.
gram at Bloomingdale Ele- and our 1st grade stu- PowerPoint presentations
School Vision: mentary School is ready dents studied plants and on key events from the
to meet the individual insects. They are cur- American Revolution. They
From school to the
needs of your child. We rently working to plant a are also researching food,
world: All students
are very excited to pro- garden by our gym. The clothing, housing, weapons,
prepared for pro-
vide diverse learning ex- 2nd grade students are and fun activities that were
ductive futures.
periences for each of our researching facts and writ- associated with the Colo-
gifted students. Mr. Law- ing reports on Ancient nial Period. The 5th Grade
rence is currently serving China. Our 3rd graders students have been study-
Lets Remember as the Gifted Resource worked on building pyra- ing the events/causes of the
Our Bear teacher for grades 1,2,& 4 mids, created papyrus Civil War. Students have
researched influential peo-
and Mrs. Lindblad is the scrolls, researched the
Necessities: Gifted Resource teacher mummification process ple from this era. They
for grades 3 & 5. All while designing mummies, have also created charts
Be Prepared to Learn gifted students receive and developed questions
instruction from the Wil- using historical statistics.
Expect Excellence liam & Mary Curriculum. The 5th graders are also
During the first marking actively engaged in the
Accept Responsibility period each grade level Georgia Stock Market
focused on assigned units. Game Competition as well
Respect Everyone The 1st grade students and completed a variety of as completing lessons in
were introduced to the research/map activities on Hands-On Equations.
Show the Golden Rule unit entitled, Primarily Ancient Egypt. The 4th

Points of Interest Bears are Focused on Academic Competitions

October 26, 2016 Our students are titions: Georgia Book
Report Cards Issued strongly encouraged to Awards Media Quiz GOOD LUCK BEARS!
participate in several Bowl, Spelling Bee, Math
October 27, 2016 Bee, STEM Events at
academic competitions Expo, Young Georgia
Reading Literacy Night during the school year. Authors, Social Studies
October 28, 2016 Some of our students Fair, Georgia Stock Mar-
have recently shown an ket Game, and many
PTA Trunk or Treat more art, poetry, and
interest in participating
in the following compe- essay contests.
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Bloomingdale Students Qualify for Duke TIP
Congratulations to eight
of our 4th and 5th grade
students as they recently
qualified for the highly
selective 4th-6th Grade
Talent Search sponsored
by the Duke University
Talent Identification Pro-
gram. Students were
selected because they
achieved a qualifying
score in the 95th percen-
tile or higher on specified
sections of a nationally
What Can Parents Do for their Gifted Kids?
Challenges
To help bright children
make you discover what they do
best, we need to help
discover things
them explore their in-
about yourself terests and abilities.
Parents can assist their
that you never children by implement-
ing the following activi-
really knew.
ties at home: 1 Be
-Cicely Tyson attentive to your childs
comments and observa-
tions, 2 Create an en-
Gifted Strands Addressed in our Gifted Classes at BES
The goals of the Savannah
Chatham County Public
Schools Gifted Education Pro-
gram are designed to provide
enrichment and to foster
within each student, the atti-
tudes and skills necessary for
the attainment of future goals.
The curriculum for the Gifted
Program utilizes five major
gifted strands. These strands
include: Cognitive Skills,
Learning Skills, Research &
Reference Skills, Commu-
nication Skills, & Affective
recognized norm-
referenced standardized
test or on an approved
state test. These stu-
dents recently received
correspondence concern-
ing this honor. As an ac-
tive participant in the tal-
ent search, these stu-
dents will gain recogni-
tion from Duke Univer-
sity, access online enrich-
ment testing, and be ex-
posed to independent
learning materials and
vironment that pro-
motes self-expression,
3 Promote explora-
tion and discovery, 4
Emphasize effort and
progress rather than
perfection, 5-Model
positive ways to ad-
dress setbacks and
solve problems, 6 Pro-
mote a healthy lifestyle,
7 Demonstrate how
Development. Cognitive
Skills incorporate innovative
thinking, problem-solving, deci-
sion-making, and critical think-
ing. Learning Skills involve re-
ceptive skills, information gath-
ering skills, and data collection
skills. Reference & Research
Skills provide opportunities for
students to investigate & con-
duct independent inquiries.
Communication Skills are ex-
pressed in visual, oral, and writ-
ten forms. Affective Develop-
ment addresses self-awareness,
Gifted Education News
educational programming.
These students will be hon-
ored at a reception in the
near future. Learn more
about this outstanding op-
portunity at www.
tip.duke.edu/456gts.
to serve your commu-
nity, 8 Encourage him/
her to explore the
beauty of diverse cul-
tures, 9-Instill ways to
help your child under-
stand & regulate emo-
tional reactions, & 10-
Show your child how
errors can be opportu-
nities to discover and
learn.
interpersonal relationships,
future goals, and citizen and
leadership development. Crea-
tivity is also a major focus for
us at Bloomingdale Elementary
School .