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JRES GIFTED & TALENTED GAZETTE GETTING STARTED… Welcome back! I am excited to see many of the students that I was able to work with last year, and I love their enthusiasum and excitement for getting together this year! I have some great ideas and opportuniteis for our students, and can’t wait to get started. I am expecting to begin GT and Primary Talent Pool classes by the beginning of September. I will begin the testing process for some of our new fourth grade students, and will hopefully have our groups ready very soon. I will notify all family members of our newly identified students via a letter home in the mail. I will be disucssing with our teachers during PLC’s to recommend students that they feel are showing gifted qualities. Our Summit committee will hopefully meet at the end of August to discuss and accept new students to the Gifted and Talented Program. August, 2013 My name is Katie Decker and this is my second year as the JRES Curriculum Coordinator and GT Educator. This summer I complted all of my course work for my GT endorsment and am hoping to continue to work on my Rank I. I am happily married to my husband JD who is also an educator, and we are blessed with two children. Jaxen who is a Kindergartener this year, and Anneigh who will turn 4 at the end of November. I am excited about another year as a rocket, and look forward to doing what I love! This is the first issue of our Gifted and Talented Gazette. Each month I will post what we are doing in both our Primary Talent Pool classes, as well as our Gifted and Talented class. I hope to include pictures of our excited activities and finished products that we are working on. I will also post information on upcoming events, or opportunities for our gifted students! If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected] T Upcoming Events and Opportunities *** Students Attending the 212 Academy*** The 212 Orientation Night is Tuesday Aug. 20 th at 6:30. Classes begin on August 28 th The bust will be at JRES at 8:00! *** Students in grades 3 through 6:*** Spend Fall Break investigating da Vinci’s codes and inventions! 2013 Science Curiosity Investigation (SCI) CAMP http://www.wku.edu/hardinplanetarium/

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JRES GIFTED & TALENTED GAZETTE

GETTING STARTED…

Welcome back! I am excited to see many of the students that

I was able to work with last year, and I love their enthusiasum and

excitement for getting together this year! I have some great ideas and

opportuniteis for our students, and can’t wait to get started. I am

expecting to begin GT and Primary Talent Pool classes by the

beginning of September. I will begin the testing process for some of

our new fourth grade students, and will hopefully have our groups

ready very soon. I will notify all family members of our newly

identified students via a letter home in the mail. I will be disucssing

with our teachers during PLC’s to recommend students that they feel

are showing gifted qualities. Our Summit committee will hopefully

meet at the end of August to discuss and accept new students to the

Gifted and Talented Program.

August, 2013

My name is Katie Decker and this

is my second year as the JRES

Curriculum Coordinator and GT

Educator. This summer I complted

all of my course work for my GT

endorsment and am hoping to

continue to work on my Rank I. I

am happily married to my husband

JD who is also an educator, and we

are blessed with two children.

Jaxen who is a Kindergartener this

year, and Anneigh who will turn 4

at the end of November. I am

excited about another year as a

rocket, and look forward to doing

what I love!

This is the first issue of our Gifted and Talented Gazette. Each month I will post what we are doing in both our Primary Talent Pool classes, as well as our Gifted and Talented class. I hope to include pictures

of our excited activities and finished products that we are working on. I will also post information on upcoming events, or opportunities for our gifted students!

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected]

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

*** Students Attending the 212 Academy*** The 212 Orientation Night is Tuesday Aug. 20th at 6:30. Classes begin on August 28th The bust will be at JRES at

8:00!

*** Students in grades 3 through 6:*** Spend Fall Break investigating

da Vinci’s codes and inventions! 2013 Science Curiosity Investigation (SCI) CAMP

http://www.wku.edu/hardinplanetarium/