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Upcoming Dates:
CMAS Testing- Math: March 19, 20, 21
Parent-Teacher Spring Conferences: March 22 and 23
Group Discussion on Gifted Students- Email Cassie Seybold if you’d like to partake!
Hello Parents! My name is Cassie Seybold and I have worked at Westgate for the last eight years teaching both Kindergarten and 3-4 and I am currently completing my Master’s degree in gifted education. As a part of the final days of my program, I would like to hold a parent discussion group surrounding the joys and challenges of raising gifted children, holding 3-4 sessions in the month of March. I am looking to have at least 4 participants with children in K-4 grades, but will happily take up to 10 who are interested in joining me for some meaningful discussion about gifted children and our experiences with them. The purpose is for discussion and sharing of support and resources only, as I am not a licensed counselor. I would just like to share some knowledge and resources I have acquired through my 20+ years of both raising and teaching gifted children. If you are interested in joining, please contact me asap and let me know your available times. I was thinking Monday or Wednesday evenings from 4-5 or possibly some Saturday mornings. Children are welcome to attend if you don’t have childcare so long as they can entertain themselves in my classroom with Legos, drawing, games, or anything else they might bring along. The first discussion topic, Defining Giftedness, and some other possible discussion topics are listed below (we will vote and finalize the topics together). I look forward to these discussions and can’t wait to learn from you all! Please contact me at [email protected] to reserve your spot by February 28th so we can set up our meeting dates and get started.
**Defining Giftedness…How do we know this is what we are dealing with? What can I expect?
Asynchrony and its role in your child’s development
Overexcitabilities and their impact on your child
Social Development and Friendships
Family relationships (parents, siblings, other family and adults)
Twice exceptionality—what is it and how can I help my child?
Mental health issues and being your child’s advocate
Joys and difficulties of parenting gifted children, including sharing of support resources
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences: March 22 and March 23- Sign-up Coming SOON!
Please be on the look out for the spring conference sign-ups. I will post directions about how to sign up and with whom, but it will be on a first come, first served basis.
CMAS Testing
The week before we go on Spring Break, March 19-21, the students will begin CMAS testing. We will test math first, before break. When we return, we will test English Language Arts. Mrs. Callahan, our assessment coordinator, sent out an email to all 3rd-high school families providing more information about testing. The 3rd and 4th graders will test in the morning on each of those days. Please make sure your student is at school ON TIME! More information will come as we get closer to the testing dates. In the meantime, if you’d like to practice with your student at home, you can use the following links:
3rd Grade:
ELA Practice- http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1
Math Practice- http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1
4th Grade:
ELA Practice- http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1
Math Practice- http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1
Social Studies Practice- http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1