Welcome to our Advanced Content (AC) meeting!

Advanced Content Gifted and other high achieving students Initial placement based on ITBS scores Later consideration (when there’s room) for students with solid A’s and “exceeds standards” on CRCT AC classes are optional (watch stress level) Must keep a “B” average in AC classes (please refer to “ Continuation Criteria”) MATH is NOT an AC class

Gifted and other high achieving students

Initial placement based on ITBS scores

Later consideration (when there’s room) for students with solid A’s and “exceeds standards” on CRCT

AC classes are optional (watch stress level)

Must keep a “B” average in AC classes

(please refer to “ Continuation Criteria”)

MATH is NOT an AC class

Odyssey of the Mind Sci Olympiad (need coaches!) 1 st meeting after Labor Day Academic Bowl Sci/Math quizbowl Robotics F-1

Odyssey of the Mind

Sci Olympiad

(need coaches!)

1 st meeting after Labor Day

Academic Bowl

Sci/Math quizbowl

Robotics

F-1

Student Forum Students will be nominated after the 1 st quarter. Vote in homeroom for team rep. (two rep and one alternate per team) Requirements All A’s and B’s All S’s NO behavior referrals

Students will be nominated after the 1 st quarter.

Vote in homeroom for team rep.

(two rep and one alternate per team)

Requirements

All A’s and B’s

All S’s

NO behavior referrals

Be sure to sign up and use I-parent and www.teacherweb.com/ga/eastcobb/ac (not just for students) E-mail is the best way to contact teachers It is the STUDENT’S responsibility to make up work when absent EXPECT AC classes to be more challenging---prepares students for high school honors/magnet classes

Be sure to sign up and use I-parent and www.teacherweb.com/ga/eastcobb/ac

(not just for students)

E-mail is the best way to contact teachers

It is the STUDENT’S responsibility to make up work when absent

EXPECT AC classes to be more challenging---prepares students for high school honors/magnet classes

Duke University Search Only 7th grade Website: www.tip.duke.edu Applications from Ms. Gibson after Labor Day

Only 7th grade

Website: www.tip.duke.edu

Applications from Ms. Gibson after Labor Day

Georgia Association of Gifted Children www.cobbchapter-gagc.org

www.cobbchapter-gagc.org

Magnet/IB programs in Cobb Wheeler (www.wheelermagnet.com) Kennesaw Mountain South Cobb High North Cobb High IB (Campbell) Pebblebrook (Perf. Arts)

Wheeler (www.wheelermagnet.com)

Kennesaw Mountain

South Cobb High

North Cobb High

IB (Campbell)

Pebblebrook (Perf. Arts)

Criteria for magnet admission: Proper math placement entering the program Middle school grades Standardized test scores (8 th grade ITBS) Admissions test scores (PSAT test Jan 24) Strong interest and aptitude in math and/or science Strong communication skills Recommendations from middle school math & science teachers and a third educator of the student’s choice

Proper math placement entering the program

Middle school grades

Standardized test scores (8 th grade ITBS)

Admissions test scores (PSAT test Jan 24)

Strong interest and aptitude in math and/or science

Strong communication skills

Recommendations from middle school math & science teachers and a third educator of the student’s choice

Wheeler’s magnet program November 6, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00pm Information Meeting/Open House begins in the gymnasium December 5, 2008- Application Deadline (Applications must be postmarked by this date) February 24, 2009 - Admissions Notification Letters mailed to Students

November 6, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00pm Information Meeting/Open House begins in the gymnasium

December 5, 2008- Application Deadline (Applications must be postmarked by this date)

February 24, 2009 - Admissions Notification Letters mailed to Students

How can parents help? Support the teachers! Encourage, advise, and help your child, but do not do the work for them Check our website AND I-parent at least once a week

Support the teachers!

Encourage, advise, and help your child, but do not do the work for them

Check our website AND I-parent at least once a week

Tybee Island 6th grade AC Science: Oct 27-29th (Mon-Wed)... Chaperones for the 6th grade Tybee trip: Twila McMullan*, Carrie Waller, and Susie Barnhill* (alt: Jenn Anthony and Liz Fitzgerald), Mike Jones* (Harry’s dad) and Mr. Noyd (Marty/Jenny’s dad) (alt: Paul Sliwinski) 7th grade AC Science: Nov 19-21 (Wed-Fri) 8th grade ALL AC: Nov 19-21 (Wed-Fri)

6th grade AC Science:

Oct 27-29th (Mon-Wed)...

Chaperones for the 6th grade Tybee trip: Twila McMullan*, Carrie Waller, and Susie Barnhill* (alt: Jenn Anthony and Liz Fitzgerald), Mike Jones* (Harry’s dad) and Mr. Noyd (Marty/Jenny’s dad) (alt: Paul Sliwinski)

7th grade AC Science: Nov 19-21 (Wed-Fri)

8th grade ALL AC: Nov 19-21 (Wed-Fri)

$100 deposit due next week!!

Welcome to AC Earth Science --please sign in-- Mrs. Twila McMullan 1—Weather Observer in Navy 2—BS in Meteorology/Oceanograhy (from Penn State) 3--Middle School Science teacher for 20 years

Have you received my e-mails?

Have you received my e-mails?

Learning Styles Go over sheet(s) with your child

Go over sheet(s) with your child

Supplies See supply list on syllabus or online Most kids have not brought in their 1-inch folder (for CRCT review materials)—will be using next week

See supply list on syllabus or online

Most kids have not brought in their 1-inch folder (for CRCT review materials)—will be using next week

Earth Science Geology (Sept-Nov) Hydrology & Oceanography (Nov-Dec) Meteorology (Jan-Feb) Astronomy (Mar-Apr)

Geology (Sept-Nov)

Hydrology & Oceanography (Nov-Dec)

Meteorology (Jan-Feb)

Astronomy (Mar-Apr)

Homework Should take 15-30 minutes per night for science ON AVERAGE (studying is part of nightly homework) Homework folder Assignment sheet given out each Monday -----(available on-line too) Late work is usually not accepted! Check www.teacherweb.com/ga/eastcobb/ac Sign-up and check I-parent at least once a week!

Should take 15-30 minutes per night for science ON AVERAGE (studying is part of nightly homework)

Homework folder

Assignment sheet given out each Monday

-----(available on-line too)

Late work is usually not accepted!

Check www.teacherweb.com/ga/eastcobb/ac

Sign-up and check I-parent at least once a week!

DON’T LET YOUR CHILD PROCRASTINATE , AND HELP THEM WITH ORGANIZATION …but don’t do the work for them Help them to write the work in their own words.

DON’T LET YOUR CHILD PROCRASTINATE , AND HELP THEM WITH ORGANIZATION

…but don’t do the work for them

Help them to write the work in their own words.

Demerits —restart every quarter 1 st =warning (still has an “S” in conduct) 2 nd = contact parent (probably e-mail) and silent lunch 3 rd = behavior notice sent home and phone call home (“N” in conduct) 4 th =detention and parent conference 5 th plus =office referral (“U” in conduct)

1 st =warning (still has an “S” in conduct)

2 nd = contact parent (probably e-mail) and silent lunch

3 rd = behavior notice sent home and phone call home (“N” in conduct)

4 th =detention and parent conference

5 th plus =office referral (“U” in conduct)

Picture Project Due after spring break 25 pictures total Starts today Same “object” must be in each photo Could video tape instead Final project: scrapbook, PowerPoint, Photoshop, MovieMaker

Due after spring break

25 pictures total

Starts today

Same “object” must be in each photo

Could video tape instead

Final project: scrapbook, PowerPoint, Photoshop, MovieMaker

Questions?????

Questions?????