Welcome to Pine Run PEN Please find your child’s PEN folder and a pen Please feel free to introduce yourself to other PEN parents and enjoy refreshments!

Welcome toWelcome toPine Run Pine Run

PEN PEN Please find your child’s PEN folder and a pen

Please feel free to introduce yourself to

other PEN parents and enjoy refreshments!

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Introductions

2009 ~ 2010 PEN GIEP

Sign NORA ~ (place in grade folder)

General Information

Off you go!

Tonight’s Meeting:

Mrs.Mrs. Pam PensabenePensabene

1111thth year in Central Bucks year in Central Bucks

15 years in the Primary and Elementary 15 years in the Primary and Elementary ClassroomsClassrooms

Central Bucks ParentCentral Bucks Parent

Actively Involved!!Actively Involved!!

Warwick Elementary: Warwick Elementary: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesday amWednesday am

Pine Run Elementary: Pine Run Elementary: Wednesday pm, Wednesday pm, Thursdays, & FridaysThursdays, & Fridays

GGifted ifted IIndividualized ndividualized EEducation ducation PProgramrogram PACKETPACKET

GIEP: Invitation on top-Page 1 (info) - Page 2 GIEP: Invitation on top-Page 1 (info) - Page 2 (present levels - Pages 3 and 4 (grade level (present levels - Pages 3 and 4 (grade level “Goals and Outcomes”) “Goals and Outcomes”)

Yellow Yellow pages NORA and Notice of Parental pages NORA and Notice of Parental Rights Rights

Please fill out the personal information and Please fill out the personal information and sign the sign the NORANORA then place in the grade-level then place in the grade-level folders as you leave. Please keep the bottom folders as you leave. Please keep the bottom copy of the NORA.copy of the NORA.

Thanks!Thanks! Please note that all the papers in the folder Please note that all the papers in the folder

will will go home except 3 copies of the go home except 3 copies of the NORA.NORA.

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Group GIEP meeting each fall – Group GIEP meeting each fall – PEN Back-to- PEN Back-to- School NightSchool Night

Fall Conference & Spring Portfolio Fall Conference & Spring Portfolio Conference DaysConference Days

Individual or IST meetings Individual or IST meetings or or PEN PEN teacher’s discretionteacher’s discretion

Parental request - phone or face-Parental request - phone or face-to-face meetingto-face meeting

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Essential Essential QuestionsQuestions

Doorway:Doorway:• Lead to

“BIG” ideas

GenerativGenerative:e:

• Spark inquiry &

raise other questions

Recur:Recur: • Can and should be revisited

Open-Open-ended:ended:•No single

answer•Arguable•Require

reasoning

Detective Science

BridgesTour of Bucks County Bridges

Mr. Bear Day

Scratch: Computer Programming

Building-Block Programming Eliminates syntax errors

Manipulation of Multiple Media Connects with youth culture

Scratch is a new graphical programming language designed to support the development of technological fluency. Scratch differs from traditional programming languages in several ways:

Tinkerability Allows playful experimenting with program fragments Scaffolds for Powerful Ideas

Makes concepts (such as variables) more tangible and manipulable

Allows Wide Range of Projects Games, art, stories, music, dance….Easy Sharing of Projects

Over Internet and mobile devices

About

Connection to Physical World Supports multiple design experiences

http//scratch.mit.edu

Cultural Universals: Ancient Civilizations Princeton Art MuseumArchitecture

Walking Tour of Doylestown

Creative Problem Solving Invention ConventionThe BrainColonial America

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Archaeology Dig at Honey Hollow Future Studies & Create a Culture6th Grade Robotics & Computer Programming with Scratch

CROW CANYON - CROW CANYON - Grade 6Grade 6

Archaeology Center Experience Cortez, Colorado July 31st to August 7th & August 7th to 14th

Cost last year was approximately $1,850 Informational Meeting: Tohickon Middle

School Library on: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 7:00 P.M.

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SIMULATED SITE - CAN YOU DIG IT?

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At the Dig Site

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If you have special connections

to our any of our Units please let us know

how you would like to help!

Thanks for being here Thanks for being here tonight!tonight!

"When parents and teachers collaborate on behalf of children; they create windows of light for

the generations that follow." Unknown