Start-Up Schedule

Early dismissal has wreaked a bit of havoc with the start-up schedule for Gifted classes.  Normally I do not adjust the schedule due to early dismissal since every elementary school has a different schedule and my students come from a variety of different schools.  For two of the classes though, all but one student had early dismissal on what was to be their first Gifted class.  For those two classes only (Tues pm and Weds pm) I have adjusted the schedule and notified the families. 
So, here is the updated schedule for class start-up:

Tuesday afternoon: AIM/ASPIRE first class October 27th.
Wednesday morning: Penticton grade 5s first class October 21st
Wednesday afternoon: Penticton grade 4s first class October 28th
Thursday afternoon: Penticton 1 - 3s first class October 22nd

	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri
8:45 - 11:40am			Penticton 5s @ Wiltse Elementary
12:30 - 2:30pm		AIM/ASPIRE @ Trout Creek Elementary	Penticton 4s @ Wiltse Elementary	Penticton   1 - 3s @ Wiltse Elementary

   
I keep the calendar with the class schedule on it updated, so if you are ever uncertain about when classes are you can check it out here.

Have a great weekend!

And This Year's Theme is...

A sneak peak at this year's theme.  See you soon!



Link to video here.

Coming Soon...

Slides link here.



Classes start the week of October 19th -- see you soon!

Class Schedule for 2015-16

E-mails have been sent out to families with their child's class time. Below is the overall schedule for Gifted Program classes this school year. In addition, if you click on the 'Calendar' tab at the top of this page you will be taken to a calendar showing all of the class times for the year. Classes will start up the week of October 19th. More information will be posted here and e-mailed home closer to the start of classes.  Cheers!

	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri
8:45 - 11:40am			Penticton 5s @ Wiltse Elementary
12:30 - 2:30pm		AIM/ASPIRE @ Trout Creek Elementary	Penticton 4s @ Wiltse Elementary	Penticton   1 - 3s @ Wiltse Elementary

Welcome Back!

Welcome back!  I hope that you and your family had an enjoyable summer.  The first few days of school are under our belts and so now you may be wondering about Gifted Program Classes.  Classes will start the week of October 19th.  I am still in the process of firming up the class days and times.  As soon as the schedule is set (hopefully by next week) I will contact every family and post the schedule here.  Have a great first week of school!

Field Trip, Open House, and the Last Class

The last few weeks have been busy ones!  Here are a few of the things we've been up to.

Field Trip

On May 5th the grade 3, 4 and 5s attended our annual field trip.  This year the trip was to Scandia Golf and Games in Kelowna.  How did this fit with our theme "X Marks the Spot!  The Search for Treasure."?  Well, for their projects this year many of the students noticed that a large percentage of games focus on finding a treasure.

At Scandia, students played games, had a pizza lunch and played mini-golf.  It was an enjoyable day! Thank you to all of the parent chaperones who volunteered their time; it was much appreciated!  Below are some photos from the trip (link).

Open House

The week after the field trip it was Open House week for the grade 1 - 3 classes.  Parents were invited to drop in and see what we've been up to.  Students showed parents their treasure slide shows and we did some geocaching.  Then it was back inside for students to share their treasure maps, as well as the directions and stories behind the maps.  A big thank you to all of the parents who were able to visit us!

Summerland grade 5s

Last Class

Last week was our last week of classes.   The grade 4s and 5s got to do some geocaching (finding the caches their peers hid a few weeks before) and we had a little party.  For the grade 5 students it was their last gifted class ever as the program only goes to grade 5.  We had a special activity to mark the occasion.  As you can see from the photos, things got a little mustache-y.

Penticton grade 5s

Thank You!

Thank you for taking the time to read this.  It has been a wonderful year!

  

Geocache Madness!

This past week it was all about final project presentations and geocaching!

Projects

The Monday AIM class (grades 1 - 3) finished up their mapping projects.  All of the students have created interesting treasure maps and many of them have stories or instructions to go along with them.

The Tuesday ASPIRE class presented their projects to each other; they each created a map, 3D model of their booby trapped treasure, and then either enciphered directions to the treasure or a story to go along with it.  We ran out of time so are looking forward to a couple more presentations in the last class; these ones will involve deciphering some pretty tricky messages!

The Thursday AIM class presented their projects; treasure maps and enciphered directions.  We are still working our way through deciphering some of the messages (Iain used a keyword cipher, Caesar cipher and a letter to number cipher so he's keeping us pretty busy!)

Geocaching

Even though we were short on time, the Penticton 4s and 5s and the Summerland AIM and ASPIRE classes were all able to build, hide and record the coordinates for their geocaches.  Thank you to everyone who brought small toys to put in the geocaches.  During the last week of gifted classes we will get the opportunity to search for the caches!

Dates to Note

This Week (May 4th - 8th)

• No classes
• Field trip for grade 3 - 5s on Tuesday May 5th to Scandia in Kelowna.  
• Thank you to the parents who were able to volunteer to come as chaperones.  We wouldn't be able to do the trip without you!  

Next Week (May 11th - 15th)

• Final week of classes
• Open House for the AIM (grade 1 - 3) classes on Monday afternoon (Penticton) and Thursday afternoon (Trout Creek). 
• Parents are invited to drop in and see what we've been up to.  Stay for all or part of the class.

Dates To Be Announced

• End of year parent meetings