| GSU Saturday classes (Mrs. McMullan highly recommends these) start back
September 6th. For more information, go to:
http://education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool
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August 6th=Orientation (Sneak-A-Peak)--find out your child's team and meet
the teachers...5:30-7pm (not the entire time--just stop by when you can)
August 28th (Theater):
5-5:30pm........6th grade AC parent meeting (also for new AC parents)
5:30-6pm........Tybee Island Trip meeting (for parents and students going on
this trip--6/7th grade AC Science and 8th grade ALL AC)
ECMS Open House begins at 6pm
Information e-mailed to 6th grade parents:
Suggestions for 6th graders over the summer:
**learn how to use a 3-numbered combination lock
August 11 First Day of School (be sure your child WRITES DOWN his/her bus
# so he/she can find his/her bus at the end of the day--
bus numbers will be available at Orientation August 6th and/or by
visiting:
http://busroute.cobbk12.org/edulog/servlet/WebQueryRequestController (don't
check until August)
August 28 6th grade AC meeting 5-6pm (not positive about the time--may be
earlier)
August 28 Back to School Night 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(you'll follow a short version of your child's schedule)
Information about East Cobb Middle School can be found at:
http://www.cobbk12.org/~eastcobb
Information about our AC program can be found at:
http://teacherweb.com/GA/EastCobb/ac (please bookmark this website!!!!!!)
Math 6/7
I have been told that students will be placed in ACCELERATED Math (called
Math 6/7) with the following criteria:
1. 5th grade ITBS on Math TOTAL (not the subscores) of 95 or above (look at
NATIONAL Percentile score)
AND (not OR)
2. 5th grade CRCT on Math Total of 850 or above
Please keep in mind that the math program is NOT part of the AC program
because math is accelerated (kids cover 1 1/2 years of math material in one
school year). AC classes, on the other hand, are advanced/enriched. We stay
at the same pace as the on-level classes, but go into more depth.
Students that did not meet the above criteria (or are new to Cobb County
Schools) will be given a test the first week or two of school.
If you have any questions about math, please contact the math 6/7 teacher at:
rita.mcginley@cobbk12.org
From Ms. Brown (LA Coordinator at ECMS) On-level students need to read at
least two books on the reading list (found at:
http://www.cobbk12.org/~eastcobb/pdfs/Summer%20Reading%
20List6thWord2008ALL.pdf , and AC LA students need to read at least 3
books. Students should be aware of book characters and elements of plot as
they read their novels (maybe even take some notes).
(the form on the ECMS website is completely optional—it’s NOT for a grade.)
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If you missed open house Aug 28th, and your child has Mrs. McMullan,
you can view her PowerPoint presentation at:
http://www.slideshare.net/mcmullan/mcmullans-open-house-presentation
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Brainpop is now available to all:
The password is now the same as the username.
You can use Brainpop, Spanish Brainpop, and Brainpop Junior.
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Check out this option for high school students:
http://www.advancedacademy.org/
It sounds interesting, especially for the independent child.
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Notes to parents (from our open house last fall):
1. Advanced Content (AC) is for gifted students, as well as high achieving
students. INITIAL placement is only based on ITBS scores (see below)
2. Positives of Advanced Classes: prepared for high school (challenging)
and smaller class size (allows for more authentic assessment)
Negative: stress level (more work) ---be careful what you wish for!
***Look for a balance
3. Placement for AC:
a. Grades (looking for solid “A’s”)
b. NATIONALLY NORMED Achievement tests
i. ITBS (5th grade) --and 8th grade this September
ii. Stanford
c. AC Science: Look at math, science, & reading subtests and grades
d. AC Lang Arts: Look at reading and Lang Arts subtests and grades
e. AC Social Studies: Look at reading and SS subtests and grades
f. Advanced Math is not part of the AC program, so they have differerent
criteria (see Ms. Alicia Alexander for questions)
g. “Exceeds standards” cannot place a student into an AC class, but
it will allow Mrs. McMullan to retest with a Stanford test
(assuming grades are solid A's!!0
h. Only if space available and student’s schedule allows
4. Continuation criteria for AC
a. If 9-week (quarter) grade drops below an 80%, student is placed
on “probation”
b. If this happens again, the student is removed and placed in an on-
level class
c. If student’s grade is below a 60%, student may be removed without
probation
5. Being in an AC class this year does not guarantee placement in the same
AC class next year.
6. Communication
a. www.teacherweb.com/GA/eastcobb/ac (not just for students)
**More than just homework and classwork
b. E-mail is the best way to contact us (you can also leave a voice mail
or send a note)
c. It is the student’s responsibility to make up work when absent (late
work is generally not accepted)
7. Clubs:
a. Science Olympiad (need parent coaches)—after Labor Day
b. Robotics
c. F-1
d. Science/Math Quizbowl at KSU
e. Academic Bowl
f. OM team (one parent coach needed for each group of 7 students)
g. Student Forum
9. High School placement:
a. Magnet/IB: (must apply to be accepted)
i. Wheeler
ii. Kennesaw
iii. South Cobb High
iv. Pebblebrook
v. North Cobb High
vi. IB (Campbell)
b. Honors classes also available—based on 8th grade GRADES
10. Duke University Search
a. Only 7th grade
b. Website: www.tip.duke.edu
c. Applications from Ms. Gibson after Labor Day
11. Georgia Association of Gifted Children
www.cobbchapter-gagc.org
13. How can parents help?
a. Support the teachers!
b. Encourage, advise, and help your child, but do not do the work for
them
c. E-mail Mrs. McMullan if you have an AC question or a scheduling
problem
d. Check our website and I-parent at least once a week
If you have not signed up for I-parent, go to the front office any school
day (9am-3pm).
VoiceMail 770-578-2740
NAME EMAIL EXTENSION
Science:
Twila McMullan twila.mcmullan@cobbk12.org 461
Tamara Sneed tamara.sneed@cobbk12.org 436
Charmagne Quenan charmagne.quenan@cobbk12.org 311
Language Arts:
Carrie Waller carrie.waller@cobbk12.org 449
Jordan Thompson jordan.Thompson@cobbk12.org 472
Linda Bonstein linda.bonstein@cobbk12.org 491
Social Studies:
Karen Gibson karen.Gibson@cobbk12.org 430
Carrie Waller carrie.waller@cobbk12.org 449
Jane Moore jane.moore@cobbk12.org 470
S.T.E.M. (Connections)
Fred Stillwell fred.Stillwell@cobbk12org 315
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