Monday, January 4, 2010
Parent Newsletter
In addition to our blog, there is often valuable information for you and your families on my website. Please take a moment to look at the Winter 2010 Newsletter and comment to me about one article or bit of information that was interesting, valuable or important to you. Share with your families as well:)
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A part of the article call ed"Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" really made me think. How it said that a child's writings and how they improve are greatly influenced by their parents reactions and involvedness. I have certainly noticed this in many "gifted" students families. I would wonder what parents would think and do if they read this information while raising their young children. If I were a parent reading this information I would seriously consider my atitude and involvedness with my child's writing.
Conrad Holzemer
A part I read in the article "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" made me think that yes people do sometimes feel a little embarrassed about talking to friends about "giftedness" or being in higher subjects even if the friends are to.Although I think that's why people should be proud if they do talk about it not nervous or embarrassed. It's your friends.
Nicole T.
When i read "Who can talk about Giftedness?" a trigger in my mind went off. I understand what it means by having friends and family who you can talk to about your giftedness will help you grow as a gifted person, but I would like to mention that talking about, and bragging about it are two completely different things, and bragging about it is not okay. Because everyone has their story to tell, and everyone is equally as important. Which brings me to my next point. I think that having good support is does not stop at Giftedness. It can help you develope in every aspect of our lives. I think it is important to be able to have people to talk to about everything; faith, giftedness, life in general, and many other things.
-Alyssa E. :)
I like That we will be reading a Midsummer's night dream. We read a short script of it in 6th grade and it was pretty good.
Thomas C.
I am super excited to read A Midsummer Night Dream!!!! I love that play!!! I also read ""Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" I think it's true that some people may be embarrassed to talk about giftedness. But whut you think about it, friends are there to help you through things.
Samantha P.
the part of the article that i read was called "Who can Talk about Giftedness?". This articfle is saying that gifted students tend to participate and achieve more when they have friends that are responsive and ready to learn. to have a responsive friend it often helps if you are comfortable talking and sharing thoughts with them.when you are talking about these things with others this does not mean in a bad way but merely talking it over. It is also very helpful to have a family to talk about it with. When talking about giftedness you shgould consider what you are shatring and how it may help your talent. Though giftedness is a good thing to talk about with friends that isn't the only thing to look at in a good friend.
Alyssa W
I found the Honors English information helpful, because I may be interested in Honors English. Also, I think I might go to the physics show at Lakeville South.
The last one was mine.
-Nathaniel A.
I'm interested in Midsummer's Night Dream because I know of Shakespear's plays, but I have never seen or read one, so I think it will be cool to see how this play is of his.
Keegan S
i think the part about the honors english was interesting because my brother is in high school and I could ask him about honors classes and other stuff.
Alex Y.
When I read the article on "Who Can Talk Giftedmess?" The first thing that came to my mind washow important the love of a parent is to their child or to a gifted person. When I was reading this,it made me think about how many people in the world could use a friend or have God in their life. I believe that every human being has a purpose in life and wanting to persue it! Also, we should not judge people from the outside, but love and respect who they are inside and out. Reading this article may make people realize how special others are and how everyone should be treated equally. Lastly, I think that everybody deserves a loving friend who cares about them and cares for them
Logan Dobratz
One of the article called 'Who Can Talk About Giftedness' caught my eyes. After i read it, it made me realize that some people were identified as 'gifted', but however, everyone is special in some kind of way. Just because you are a super-smart kid who skipped 2 grades does not mean you are special. It means God made you that way, but he also made you that you are not so great or good at other things. No one is perfect, if you think are perfect, you have some SERIOUS problems. If you are perfect, it means you are GOD.(I apologize if i offended anyone who isn't christian). Also, there is a difference between bragging and mentioning it briefly to someone in a conversation are two TOTALLY different things. Bragging is where you talk about how great you are and how you are the best, no-one-could-top-you talk. Mentioning it quickly in a conversation is talk about what you are good at , but with modesty like 'I am good, but i have room for improvement.' One last thing, people should not be embarrassed to talk about something to talk about their talents with modesty, of course. Your friends and family should try to help you realize your talents and help you to use them in the real world.
the last one was mine
Eujune K.
The article that interested me the most was "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" because it made a lot of sense to me. That is because I can relate to it in many ways. One of the ways was when they were talking about how gifted kids kind of have what you would call a "gaurd" when it comes to talking about themselves, amd in ways I'm like that, and I also know other kids that are the same way. So I think that it is important to have someone you can talk to this about, so that you don't feel like you are bragging.
Riley T
The "Who Can I Talk to about Giftedness" was vety important to read. It helped me learn that you can talk about it with friends and i dont have to be embarrassed about it. I thought it was interesting to hear that it would help you grow as a gifted person if you talk about it. It could definately help if your friends were supportive..
-Rachel M
The article "Who can talk about giftedness?" was interesting. I'm sure we all feel a little embarrassed about being 'gifted', although a lot of people may be jealous about being smart or something along those lines. It is something to be proud of and thankful for to be labeled as 'gifted' yet not to be bragged about or hidden.
-Sam K.
i read the one about honars. i think its important because people shold be challenged and experience new things. if you dont, youll just live completely average, normal, boring life. its good to be able to say that you accepted a new challenge and survived it.
Garrett Greer
I thought it was cool to hear about what everyone from every grade is learning. I also liked hearing the criteria to make honors english next year. I think I may read this newsletter more in the future!!!
-Ben Rauzi
The thing I found interesting was the article, "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?". I could really understand it and it helped me see that no one has to be embarrassed about their 'gifts'. All of them are different and everyone is indeed special in their own way. You don't need to have a guard and you don't need to be embarrassed about anything. As long as your not bragging about your gift to anyone, it's perfectly fine to talk about if you're in the higher classes or not. Mentioning it to your friends in a converstation shouldn't be a big deal. Your friends and family should be supportive of your gift.
Angie N.
The article "Who can talk about giftedness" really spoke to me in a weird way. It told me basically, since I am rasied in a family that focuses on my writing quite a bit, that i should greatly care about my writing. If the day were to ever come i should care about my child's.
Cody L.
I thought the part of the article was interesting. I think it's important to discuss your giftedness but you need to talk to the right person about it. Some people who might not be as gifted at certain things might take offense when talking about it. The article really made me think about my giftedness. I also think there is a difference between talking about your giftedness and bragging about your giftedness. Talking about it is good, but bragging could cause problems.
Riley C.
An article that I was interested in that was in the newsletter was "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" It really made me think about real life situations when I have experienced this. I really understood what they meant by saying that parents reactions have a lot to do with how you improve and excel. Sometimes it can be awkward when you are talking with people about the "high" classes you are in but it shouldn't be as long as you aren't bragging about it. Everyone has their own talents and everyone excels in different things.
-MacKenzie D.
I think the article that really popped out at me was the article about honors english. For one reason i am in honors english and I might want to do it again next year. I am also thinking about going to the family fun night thing at lakeville south high school
Ben s.
The article that interested me the most would have been " Who can talk about giftedness?" This really got me thinking about situations I have been in. It's ackward when you are talking about being a honors student or in a high class when the person you are talking to is not. You don't want to seem like your bragging about it. Also I felt the parent influence part in this article was interesting. It got me thinking about how much my parents are invovled in my school work then other sudents and how much they drive me to do my best.
Madison A
The part "who can talk to the gifted" kinda made me think that i never really thought i was that different from the kid next to me in class i But i like the challenges we get in class and cant wait to continue in humanities
Isaac B.
I may have not inteperted it right but i think it was saying that it's ok to have a gift, it may only be in one class that you are really good in and that every one is different and has different weaknesses and strong points.
Carl E
I thought that the information about the Honors english section was very benificiary to me because that is something that i will defidentlly look into. when i shared some of this information with my mom she became interested and we had a conversation on what my goals were for the rest of middle school as far as academics go. im looking forward to expanding my knowledge if i join the honors class. i think that the whole idea of the newsletter is a good idea because it informs people about what if going to happen in the future and what if happening now. this gives people something to look forward to. i also thought that the who can talk about giftedness was also very interesting and it got me to think about how when we have conversations sometimes its awkward to talk about "oh i dont have the same homework as you because im in the honors class. that article was a very good edition to the newsletter and now i think that more often i am going to look at the newsletter in the future.
:)Laura S.!
When i was reading the article "Who can talk about Giftedness?" i thought of the people that were called "gifted" because they were really smart but everyone is gifted at something. I also thougt that it was interesting to know that it'll help you grow as a gifted person if you talk about it with a supportive friend.
Kristine R
When I read the article "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" It really made me realise that I can opely talk to my friends about things like that, and that you shouldnt be embarresed that your in a more advanced class than others, that is something you should be proud of. I also found the parent news letter very helpful because honnors english is something I would really love to take part in, and it helped knowing what they would be looking for the class.
-Kendall H. (:
The article "Who Can Talk About Giftedness" really helped me learn that i didn't need to me embarased about talking about being gifted with my friends. I think even if you can talk about being gifted with your friends, you should still not brag about it. You should also not keep it hidden. I also thought the part about honors english was interesting because i would like to be a part of it. The physics show sounds fun too.
-Lucas E.
One thing that I found valuble is in the Who Can Talk About Giftedness is it talks about how friends and parents who listen to you and talk about stuff with you will help with your success which is very true to me because if I have something to talk about I feel bad when no one will listen to me but when I'm listened to it makes me feel important and that people care about me which builds some self confidence.
-Christian N. :~D
Oh, I am so glad that so many of you have found at least a bit of information that was important to you! I am amazed and touched by your candid and compassionate responses. Being "Academically Gifted" is a gift, but we all have many different gifts and as middle schoolers I hope you recognize that you are all so very special and make my job such a treasure!
Mrs. Sorenson
I thought that the article was interesting and it was very true. I thought the second paragraph was the paragraph That most people could relate to with the whole children respond more when people show expression while they read out loud to others. ~Natalie Hamley~
I read about how 8th graders are evaluated on being in honors english. It said that you need to have to have a B or higher in honors english. Also it said that you need to have scored 90% or higher on the reading MAP tests and is identified for the distric Gifted Education program.
Dominic Barrett
As most did, I read the " who can talk about giftedness" segment. What it said about everyone needing a receptive group of peers reminded me of how people with friends who don't listen, or with no friends go through such emotional difficulty in their lifetime. This article made me think for a long time about the importance of strong, supporting friends. It is right that sometimes people want to hide that because, oddly enough, giftedness is "out", and uncool. I think that is such a tragedy when gifted and talented people don't go out and use their strenghs to help, not only themselves, but unfortunate people around the world, such as those in Haiti. God bless them...
Justin H.
Glad you enjoy working with us Mrs.Sorenson!
I must take this oppurtunity to thank you, because, and I speak for all of us, you have been a receptive, caring, outlet for us all! I appreciate it!
Justin H.
i found the information on 8th grade honors english to be very convenient. it is something to prepare and look forward to.
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in who can talk about giftedness i really liked how it talked about how much of an affect the families of students make a difference. and i think that it really makes us even more apreciative of how much our parents do for us even though they don't seem to do much sometime they really make a huge difference.
josh k
When i was reading the newsletter, the article "Who Can Talk About Giftedness?" really caught my eye and also made me think about it alot. I like being in the gifted literature class because it challenges me way more than normal literature. I think that nobody should be ashamed of being in honors or advanced classes and that they should be proud of themselves. If you're friends make fun of you fro being in advanced classes, they are'nt very supportive friends. I think it is very important to have the gifted class so that children will have different expirences and chances to challenge themselves.
--Mikayla L. (:
on the article:What is the difference between telescoping curriculum and compacting curriculum
I learned what it was amd that was kind of interesting i guess???
it took me a few times to read over ( i don't know why ?) but one i got some parts of it it all made sense I think it was nice that i got to learn a new word ( you lean somthing new every day :)
andre s.
I thought that if we have an A, 90% or higher on map test scores that we get to have a short story and answer questions about it. I love reading short stories, and i think it would be interesting to read all of the different responses. I used to do Junior Great Books in elementary school, and i liked it. I think it would be somewhat similar.
I read "Who Can Talk About Giftedness" and I liked the part where it talks about the right to express who we are. It's true, we do deserve the right. I also liked the part about how we should have responsible friends and that they're not always found in the gifted program or even in school. Because they're not always.
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Weird bunny person thing!!!! LOL Just anotherrr sixlet see ya!
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