Gifted Education News

Bloomingdale Elementary School

Volume 1, Issue 1

Fall 2015

School Mission:
To ignite a passion for
learning and teaching
at high levels.

School Vision:
From school to the
world: All students
prepared for productive futures.

Lets Remember
Our Bear
Necessities:
Be Prepared to Learn
Expect Excellence
Accept Responsibility
Respect Everyone
Show the Golden Rule
Points of Interest

October 16, 2015

Report Cards Issued

October 29, 2015

Reading Literacy Night

October 30, 2015

School Fall Festival

Bloomingdale Bears Are Ready for Success!

The Gifted Education Program at Bloomingdale Elementary School is ready
to meet the individual
needs of your child. We
are very excited to provide diverse learning experiences for each of our
gifted students. Mr. Lawrence is currently serving
as the Gifted Resource
teacher for grades 1-3 and
Mrs. Lindblad is the Gifted
Resource teacher for
grades 4-5. All gifted students receive instruction
from the William & Mary
Curriculum. The learning
units for 1st grade include
Primarily Plants/Budding
Botanists, Gifts, & Math
EnhancementSolve It!
The 2nd grade units include titles such as

Where is the Beach?

Ancient China, & Math
Enhancement-Solve It!
The 3rd grade students
learn about Analyzing
Natural & Cultural Systems, Ancient Egypt, Archeology, & Math Enhancement-Solve It! The
4th grade students have
been learning about the
American Revolution.
They created a class museum of artifacts, designed
maps of the original thirteen colonies, tea stained
paper to recreate official
documents, performed
choral readings & participated in several creativity
& problem-solving activities. They will also participate in units such as
Hands-On Equations

and Acid, Acid, Everywhere. The 5th grade

students are actively engaged in learning about
the Civil War. They researched key events/
people from this era and
completed projects using
technology. They also
completed a variety of
creative writing pieces
related to the Pre-Civil
War era. In the next
marking period, these students will begin a novel
study and also complete
units on Electricity and
Hands-On Equations.

Bears are Focused on Academic Competitions

Our students are
strongly encouraged to
participate in several
academic competitions
during the school year.
Some of our students
have recently shown an
interest in participating
in the following compe-

titions: Georgia Book

Awards Media Quiz
Bowl, Spelling Bee, Math
Bee, Science Olympiad,
Young Georgia Authors,
Social Studies Fair, Georgia Stock Market Game,
and many more art, poetry, and essay contests.
GOOD LUCK BEARS!

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Gifted Education News

Bloomingdale Students Qualify for Duke TIP

Congratulations to fourteen 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 Program. Students
were selected because
they achieved a qualifying
score in the 95th percentile or higher on specified
sections of a nationally

recognized normreferenced standardized

test or on an approved
state test. These students recently received
correspondence concerning this honor. As an active participant in the talent search, these students will gain recognition from Duke University, access online enrichment testing, and be exposed to independent
learning materials and

educational programming.
These students will be honored at a reception in the
near future. Learn more
about this outstanding opportunity at www.
tip.duke.edu/456gts.

Coming Soon
News about our new
National Elementary
Honor Society

How To Raise A Successful Math Student

Its kind of fun
to do the

The following suggestions are

great for teaching your child
about the importance of math:
3)
1)

impossible!
-Walt Disney

2)

Be positive about math.

Express confidence in
your childs ability to succeed & help your child see
errors as opportunities for
learning.
Demonstrate an interest
in math. Become familiar
with the big math concepts your child will be
learning and learn how

4)

these concepts are extended into the next

grade.
Connect math to daily life.
Be prepared to show how
you use math in your life.
For example, you use
math in paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking,
building, etc.
Be supportive during
homework time. Encourage your child to think
about each problem and
use a variety of problem-

5)

6)

solving strategies.
Practice basic facts & mental math in interesting
ways. Use card games,
board games, computer
games, etc. to reinforce
the operations.
Allow your child to explain how they solved a
problem using math vocabulary.

Nine Ways to Enrich the Home Learning Environment

To assist your children in
school, here are nine ways
to improve your home
learning environment:
1) Read to/with your children daily.
2) Establish a daily routine
& begin healthy habits.
3) Model the ability to
laugh at your shortcomings to manage your
stress levels.

4) Provide new experiences for your children.

5) Talk to your children
about their feelings.
6) Get involved with activities/programs outside of school & home.
7) Teach your children
organizational & time
management skills.
8) Be an active supporter
of your childs school.
9) Get to know, under-

stand, & appreciate

your childs learning
style.