The Talented and Gifted Telegram… December 2013 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) N e e d t o c o n t a c t M r s . F a i r ? d f a i r @ c h a r l e s c i t y s c h o o l s . o r g M o n d a y - F r i d a y L i n c o l n : 7 : 3 0 - 1 0 : 1 5 M i d d l e S c h o o l : 1 0 : 3 0 - 1 : 0 0 W a s h i n g t o n : 1 : 1 5 - 3 : 3 0 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). 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. 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. RANDO M AC TIVITY: On the front of the newsletter, color the squar es a nd create a mosaic. On th e ba ck, what can you create using onl y two dots?