We appreciate your contributing to our program that services students from twelve area schools.

Quantity                                                                     Item

2                                                                  Reams of white copy paper

1                                                                  Hand sanitizer

1                                                                  Roll of paper towels

1                                                                  2 Gb flash/thumb/jump drive

1                                                                  Box tissues

2                                                                  Sheets of white poster board (large size)

2                                                                  Pocket folders

1                                                                  Pack of lined index cards (3 in. x 5 in.)

1                                                                  Bottle of glue

Mrs. Waine – 3^rd Grade          Mr. Melton – 4^th Grade          Ms. Lucius – 5^th Grade

Alabama Association for Gifted Children (AAGC)   http://www.alabamagifted.org/

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)   www.nagc.org

National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented  (NRCGT)  www.gifted.uconn.edu

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)  www.sengifted.org

Hoagies:  A Comprehensive website for everything gifted  www.hoagiesgifted.org

Center for Gifted Education/The College for William and Mary   http://cfge.wm.edu

Gifted-Spirit located at:  http://www.gifted-spirit.com/

Question about academics?    Go to:

http://www.khanacademy.org/

This FREE site houses Youtube videos that explains particular skill and concepts about academic topics.  You will be surprised and happy when your ”light is turned on” about a question you have.

4TH         GRADE         GATE         STUDENTS

You have the website:  www.weebly.com

You have your:  Username

You have your:  Password

And you have a web address to go to to EDIT your site:  www.gate.editmysite.com

And, if you want to check out my website for weebly.com:   www.4melton.weebly.com

And you have two (2) weeks to work on your website.  Let’s see how far you can go. 

 G O  !!

4th Grade Gifted and Talented Enrichment Class Syllabus

Topics of Study for 2011-2012

1.   Affective Needs for Gifted Children

2.   Economics

3.   The Voyage:  Scale of Our Solar System

4.   Search for Meaning Beyond The Music

5.  Youth Serve

During the school year, students will participate in activities that can be divided into the following types:

Creative Dramtics/Visualization

• Warm Up Exercises
• Movement Exercises
• Sensory and Body Awareness
• Pantomine Games
• Impromptu Plays
• Theater Games of Improvisation

Creative Thinking (Divergent Thinking) Activities

• Word Games
• Brainstorming
• SCAMPER
• Attribute Listing
• de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
• Creative Problem Solving
• Synectics

Convergent Thinking Activities

• Sudoku (Math Game)
• Kakuro (Math Game)
• Math Games
• Pattern/Sequence Puzzles
• Crossword Puzzles
• Geography (Map Skills)
• Philosophy For Children
• Socratic Circles