December Math Meet Winners December 10, 2007
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Congratulations to Ellen Jewett of Lyman Moore for a first place and Logan Roche of Deering for a second place in the December 4th, 2007 grades 7-9 Math meet held in Kennebunk.
Elementary students who placed in the December 6th meet at Reiche School included:
1st Place: Julian Kouba, Hall Hawks V, Hannah Hungerford, Lyseth Divisors, Rachel Glover, Lyseth Divisors, Ethan Pierce, Lyseth Divisors, Donnily Warren, Lyseth Divisors, Hallie Repeta, Presumpscot PEMDAS, Rebecca Goodman, Lyseth Denominators, Matty Meyers, Lyseth Denominators, Olivia Blom, Longfellow Leprechauns, Jacob Austin, East End I, Chris McCabe, Hall Hawks IV, Drew Harris, Hall Hawks IV
2nd Place: Abdul Zamat, Riverton Multipliers, Francesca Butterfield, Longfellow Leprechauns
3rd Place: Liam Fowler, Presumpscot PEMDAS, Delaney Stokes, Presumpscot PEMDAS, Jacob Coon, Lyseth Denominators
Kids Read Blog is up and running! November 27, 2007
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Please check out the new Chapter 104 reading blog where kids are recommending books for other students! You are welcome to submit your own review and maybe it will be published! The editors of the blog are Longfellow School fifth graders and they would love you to leave a comment if you stop by the blog! Check back often for new reviews! Thanks! Mrs. Payton, Olivia B., and Dana P.
blogs.portlandschools.org/kidsread
Writing Identification 2007 November 18, 2007
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Chapter 104 staff are currently in the process of revamping our writing criteria for identification. Therefore, new writers from grade 3 up have not been identified this year. We’ll keep you posted on our progress.
Meanwhile, our grade 3 students have been identified in the other academic areas and families have been informed by mail.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Girls vs Boys? October 26, 2007
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NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS COALITIONS
News Brief #4106 Category: Studies and Reports
TITLE: “Parents Count in Mathematics and Science”
According to a study entitled “I Can, But I Don’t Want To: The Impact of Parents, Interests, and Activities on Gender Differences in Math,” parental involvement and encouragement plays a significant role in a child’s confidence and interest in mathematics and science. In particular, the study shows that parents buy more mathematics- and science-related items for their sons than for their daughters, a behavior which reinforces the gender stereotype that males are more talented than females in those subject areas. This further reinforces the overall trend of girls losing interest in mathematics and science as they progress from elementary to high school and the resulting lack of women pursuing those academic and career fields.
The study, a joint project between Pennsylvania State University and the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, is available at http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/garp/articles/jacobs05.pdf.
SOURCE: Education Week, 23 October 2007
WEBSITE: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/10/24/09dads.h27.html (registration required)
December SATs October 25, 2007
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Please note that if your 7th or 8th grader is planning to take the SAT exam at DHS on Dec. 3 we will NOT be able to proctor a room just for middle school students as previously thought. However, we have been assured that every year there are middle schoolers who take the exam alongside high school students with no problems. If you have any further questions, please contact us.
Reading Resource you can Access online October 23, 2007
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Are you familiar with MARVEL? Some of your children may have been introduced to MARVEL through a librarian, classroom teacher or Chapter 104 consultant. This site is a great resource for finding new books to read and for searching more books by a favorite author or on a certain topic. We’re always happy to recommend a book or provide your with a booklist, but sometimes that may not be convenient or you may want to read some reviews before you buy or make a trip to the library.
This is how to access MARVEL:
Go to your school’s website. If you’re not sure how to find it, go to www.portlandschools.org and click the SCHOOLS link on the left. It will take you to a page that provides the latest school link (look near the apple icon).
Click the school link, then find the Library link. It will probably be on the left also. At the library link, click on MARVEL.
For novels, go to ‘N’. Older, middle school students might use the regular Novel link while elementary and young middle school students can use the Novel link for younger people.
If you use MARVEL, feel free to comment and provide some feedback on whether you find it useful, informative, accurate, and user friendly.
NECGT Conference October 15, 2007
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On Thursday and Friday 4 members of the 104 staff particpated in the New England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. Teachers, administrators and consultants from all over New England gathered for a series of speakers and sessions addressing a wide variety of topics and curriculum. Presenters included Sally Reis, Department Head of the Educational Psychology Department at UCONN who spoke about the development of curiousity, engagement, joyful learning and creative behaviors gifted edcuation should foster. A Maine educator, Lee Worcester, Director of Gifted and Talented and Title I in Bangor’s public schools, led an impressive session on Best and Promising Practices in Gifted Education. She advocated for talent searches, such as Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University, as a means of identification and a door to opportunities for gifted students.
Brian Housand. a researcher and writer from the NEAG Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development and an instructor at UCONN introduced Google Earth as a resource for social studies as well as other academic subjects and a way to stimulate learning with technology.
Leslie Ross, Carol Hager, Denise Sucher and Robin Payton all attended the two day conference and return to classes newly inspired this week.
High School Summer Book Group September 25, 2007
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High School Summer Book Group
Last summer the Chapter 104 department sponsored a book group for talented high school readers. Six students met three times with Chapter 104 consultant Patti Perkins to discuss several books. A favorite was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer. Creative, funny and poignant, the contemporary novel challenged and engaged the group.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close book description
Testing Opportunities September 25, 2007
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The Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns Hopkins University
Chapter 104 students in grades 2-8 have the opportunity to participate in Johns Hopkins University’s Talent Search. This program is sponsored annually by the Center for Talented Youth (CTY). The purpose of the Talent Search is to identify, assess, and recognize the academic abilities of highly able students. To qualify for the Talent Search a student must score in the 95th percentile or higher on the reasoning section of a nationally normed test (the NWEA in Portland) and/or receive a score of an “Exceeds” on the MEA. Qualified students then take a test sponsored by CTY or the SAT exam if they are in seventh or eighth grade. High achieving students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of programs sponsored by CTY at Johns Hopkins. For more information about the talent search, check the CTY web site at www.cty.jhu.edu or phone 410-735-6278.
Chapter 104 Staff September 19, 2007
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Central Office Chapter 104 Phone number: 842-5330
Middle Schools:
Math: Louise Moses
Science: Carol Hager
Reading, Writing and Social Studies: Marty Miller and Patti Perkins
Elementary Schools:
Robin Payton (Presumpscot, Reiche, Longfellow)
Denise Sucher (Clifford, Lyseth)
Leslie Ross (Riverton, EECS, Hall, Peaks/Cliff)
Science: Carol Hager
Contact by email:
Carol Hager hagerc at portlandschools.org
Marty Miller millema at portlandschools.org
Louise Moses mosesl at portlandschools.org
Robin Payton ivyr at portlandschools.org
Patti Perkins perkip at portlandschools.org
Leslie Ross rosspl at portlandschools.org
Denise Sucher suched at portlandschools.org
