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How to reset a lesson 
Check the calendar regularly because I update it during the course of the year!

We will be holding the 5th grade Family Health and Human Development classes in the spring, probably the week of March 23. We want to get parents the information now so parents can review the district curriculum ahead of time. 

If you are willing to have your child participate, you don't need to do anything. If you want to have your child opt out, you need to fill out the form and return it to me.
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My Class

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AGATE Program

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​Expectations For Elementary AGATE Students

​READING

Students entering the AGATE program at elementary school should be able to read independently at least at their own grade level. Most students read considerably above grade level. The students enjoy developing a rich vocabulary and know how to find the meaning of unfamiliar words. They comprehend literal and figurative meanings in the text. They can infer and draw conclusions. They make connections between what they are reading to other texts, to themselves, and to the world around them.

WRITING

Students entering the AGATE program at elementary school are learning to do creative, expository, and persuasive writing that is organized, developed, original, and insightful. Students are expected to follow conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage on all final-draft written work that they hand in.

SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE

Students who enter the  AGATE program should have the inquiring mind, the curiosity, and the task commitment that will make independent activities and research projects both successful and enjoyable. They will learn the steps of the research process: picking a topic, generating questions, finding resources, gathering and organizing information, preparing the final product, presenting, and doing a self-evaluation. They should become comfortable working independently and refine their ability to follow written and oral directions.

THINKING SKILLS

Students in the AGATE program should consistently demonstrate (both orally and in written work) their ability to generalize, elaborate, conceptualize, make connections, and think critically, creatively, and abstractly.

Thinking skills are integrated into all the AGATE curriculum. Projects and activities require students to use creative problem-solving techniques, decision-making skills, brainstorming, convergent and divergent thinking, and all levels of Bloom: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Time issues can cause problems for individual students. Gifted students often are talented in one or more areas and may want to pursue many activities, leading to what has been called the "over-programmed child syndrome."  Music lessons, drama groups, dance classes, art lessons, and sports, all take time, energy, discipline, and commitment.

Parents need to make sure their children have time for friends, relaxation, fun, dinner and family time. Many parents solve the time problems by letting their child participate in only one or two extra activities at a time.

Educational Organizations

  • Suquamish Elementary​​
  • Poulsbo Middle School
  • North Kitsap School District
  • Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • Common Core Standards

Gifted Education

  • WAETAG
  • Gifted Kids
  • Texas Performance Standards for Gifted
  • The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
  • Summer Institute for the Gifted 
  • Duke Talent Identification Program
  • National Research Center of the Gifted and Talented
  • AEGUS (Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students)
  • SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted)
  • Hoagies Gifted
  • Essential Links for Parents
  • APA Gifted and Talented Education​

General Educational Sites for Parents

  • Renaissance at Home for Parents/Guardians
  • Teaching Kids Financial Literacy

General Research Sites

  • ​The Library of Congress Kids and Families Site
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]​
  • Smithsonian Learning Lab
  • The Discovery Channel
  • PBS for Parents 
  • The Writing Center - UNC 

Study Sites

  • Quizlet

Contest Sites

  • Poetry contest​
  • ​ExploraVision

Internet Safety

  • ​How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
  • Safe Browser Settings for Kids
  • The Best Parental Control Software
  • Stay Safe Online

 Going to College

  • Students and Financial Literacy