Special events
The program topic for this month’s Roundtable is “New State Assessment: What is it? Why is it? What’s the impact on student results?” The Roundtable takes place from noon to 1 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, 98036. Please come with any general questions for Superintendent Nick Brossoit or regarding the program topic.
Bulletproofing Gifted Kids: Seven Strategies that Every Teacher, Counselor, and Parent Needs to Know is the title of the first NAGC Webinar of 2010: What are critical non-intellective factors that profoundly impact optimal development and success? Seven essential themes guide parents, counselors, and teachers in delivering powerful differentiated school and home support. The difference makers are:
Please join us for monthly coffee chats! CPA parents need relaxed opportunities to support each other, share experiences, questions, frustrations, and suggestions about raising gifted kids. “Newbies” with many a concern, or “seasoned pros who’ve been through it all” are all invited. There is support in shared experience and we are all in this together. Our first gathering will be Saturday, January 16 at 10:00 AM. The location will be determined by the estimated attendance numbers. Please contact us at cpaboard@yahoo.com by January 4th to let us know if you plan to attend.
Parent volunteers are needed to phone local voters who have voted for levy measures in the past to remind them to send in their completed ballots. The Levy Re-authorization is the only item on this February’s ballot, and voter response is expected to be low. While support of school levies is always important, in light of both recent and projected cuts in state funding for our schools, passage of this levy measure is critical.
Volunteers are needed at the phone bank in the Edmonds Education Association Office, 19707 64th Avenue West, Lynnwood on January 26th between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Please contact Michelle Toshima for more details or to sign-up for a time slot on the phones.
Superintendent Nick Brossoit’s December Roundtable will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2nd at the Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Avenue W., Lynnwood. The program topic is Student Safety in Schools.
Staying ahead of a gifted child is a full time job. Hear from the experts: what to watch for as your child’s changing needs unfold. Don’t get caught off guard. Know what’s coming and BE PREPARED to support those needs when they surface. Past Challenge Students will share stories and answer questions!
Math Night will be bigger and better than ever this year, but we need your help to make all the great activities happen for our students. Volunteers are needed for several activity stations from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. and from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Terrace Park PTA will provide free pizza and a soda to each volunteer.
Edmonds School District will hold and information night TONIGHT from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Terrace Park Elementary for parents seeking information about having their children tested for the Challenge 1-6 or the middle school Highly-Capable programs for admission during the 2010-2011 school year.
The month’s Superintendent’s Roundtable meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:00 to 1:00 at the Edmonds Service Center, 20420 64th Avenue W, Lynnwood, WA 98036.
Mom and Dad– looking for something cool to do on our next NO STUDENT day, Friday Nov. 6th? Join other Challenge families and learn from the one and only BioLyle how biofuel is made from recycled restaurant oil! This is a fun and exciting hands-on workshop.