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Please plan to join members of the CPA board and your fellow parents at our monthly Coffee Chat on Sunday, October 10th at 1:00 p.m. at Urban City Coffee – 4313 212th St. SW Mountlake Terrace. This is an informal opportunity to discuss any challenges and issues of concern for parents of gifted students. Parents of gifted students who do not attend Terrace Park are welcome as well. Come share your questions, concerns, ideas, and observations.
Been thinking about the WOLF Walk? Want to come and watch your student walk? We need about 30 more people to count laps on Thursday morning or Friday afternoon. Can you spare an hour or so? It is supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny!
Your job – stand in one spot, and mark laps on a wrist band. Listen to music! Enjoy the sunshine! Cheer the kids on!
Are you available? Please reply to Kari Potter at karipta@frontier.com
A) Kindergarten (Thurs): 10:00 – 10:20 Volunteers needed 9:45 – 10:30
B) Grades 1 – 3 (Fri): 1:30 – 2:15 Volunteers from 1:15 – 2:30
C) Grades 4 – 6 (Fri): 2:20 – 3:20 Volunteers from 2:00 – 3:45
Thank you for your support of this fundraiser! Remember that the pledge packets are due back on Friday, also.
Kari Potter
Terrace Park PTA President
Please plan to attend our first membership meeting of the school year on Thursday, September 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the Terrace Park Commons.
We will hold a brief business meeting from 6:30 to 7:00 (see agenda and May 2010 minutes). After the business meeting we will switch gears to a question and answer session with Highly-Capable district and school staff and faculty.
Looking for something fun and educational to do this Saturday?
It is National Museum day on Sat Sept 25 and many museums will have free admission. But people must go to Smithsonian website to print out a ticket. There are many museums in our area that are participating. People can go to the website to get info and print a ticket for 2 free admissions.
Participating museums in our area Includes Burke Museum, Experience Music Project, and Boeing Museum of Flight among others………………….
Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.
The Museum Day Ticket provides free admission to one person, plus a guest.
Read more: http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=printmagazine&utm_campaign=2010-September&utm_content=museumday#ixzz10N5Iex9o
WAETAG will offer a “Parent Track” at it’s annual conference on October 16 in Bellevue. “Proficiency Is Not Enough” will be explored in three parent workshops : “Bright Kids Dull Performances”, “Be a Powerful Advocate for Gifted”, and “Gifted Organization Skills – an Oxymoron?”. Registration includes meals, materials, keynotes, Parent Track breakout sessions, and vendor marketplace admission.
Sixth and seventh grade students interested in math are invite to join the UW Math Circle. The group will meet weekly from 3-5 p.m. in Savery Hall 132 on the University of Washington campus.
Registration is required, so please visit the link above for more information and to register to participate.
Only 3 Days Left to Register…
What Your Kids Want You to Know:
Perspectives for Parents and Teachers
This SENGinar is a “must” for teachers and parents who have wondered what the kids in their life might wish they knew. These unique and valuable insights are the result of two requests made to fifth grade gifted students at the end of their school year: one, to list five things that are important for parents of highly able kids to know and two, to tell teachers what they each need to be successful in the classroom.
These exceptionally bright kids were able to put into words what so many find difficult to share. While surveys took place in the classroom, their responses carry beyond the school setting to the social/emotional foundations that allow students to be successful at home and at school. The thoughts they reveal offer a way to begin looking at their perspectives in the complex world in which they live and learn, and how we may help them better navigate the ups and downs of daily life.
Articulate, often heartening, and sometimes surprising, what these students had to say is something that every parent and teacher can use. A look at available resources for further discussion will also be included in this SENGinar. Sign Up Now
Date:
September 16, 2010
Time:
7:30 PM Eastern
6:30 PM Central
5:30 PM Mountain
4:30 PM Pacific
Location:
Participate at home or office using your computer.
CPA Board Meeting – August 26th 6:30 p.m. Tina Marohn’s Home
In attendance – Ginger Everhart, Pamela Gaspers, Sue Wilson-Schmitz, Tracy Hannuksela, Tina Marohn