Important Dates/Events:
September 16, 2008 Enrichment Potpourii at 6:00 p.m. Old Hopewell Building
October 13, 2008 School Holiday
November, 2008 TAG Referral Information Parent Meeting (Exact date to
announced)
Nov. 17-Dec. Parents and Teachers refer students for Spring Testing
Nov. 26-28, 2008 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 22-Jan. 2 Winter Break
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Characteristics of Gifted Children:
* Verbal Proficiency
* Power of Abstraction
* Intellectual Curiosity
* Retentiveness/Power of Concentration
* Independence/Goal Directed
* Power of Critical Thinking
* Sensitivity/Intuitiveness
(Please note that a student won’t necessarily have all of these
characteristics, but will have a majority)
Characteristics of Gifted Children
Children Who Are Gifted in Language Arts...
* Play with language orally or in writin
* Love language
* Pursue activities both in and out of school related to language
* Love to read and read books significantly (three to four years) above
grade level
* Write spontaneously without prodding
Children Who Are Gifted in Mathematics...
* Have an extraordinary interest in numbers, their manipulation, use, and
application
* Are fascinated with numbers and demonstrate unique approaches to
mathematical problem solving
* Apply without assistance what he/she has learned about numbers and
mathematics to everyday life
Gifted Learners May Possess the Following Traits
* Be intellectually curious, innovative, and playful with ideas
* Enjoy the challenge and involvement of intellectual and creative tasks
* Have a keen and sometimes unique sense of humor
* Develop attitudes and interests at an early age which lead to divergent
and nonconformist behavior
* Formulate abstractions and show facility in moving form concrete to
abstract levels of thinking and of communicating
* Prefer complex tasks and process information in complex ways
* Read at an early age and comprehend with advanced comprehension
* Read widely and intensively in areas of special interest
* Acquire basic skill rapidly with minimum practice