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Frederick Middle School Talented and Gifted Letter to Parents and/or Guardians

Ms. Cassidy's E-Mail address is kcassidy@frederickbombers.net


All students in this program will be assigned an e-mail account if they come by my classroom after school.

FIELD TRIPS
FMS 8th Grade Talented & Gifted students have an opportunity to attend the OU Mini-Medical School. Parental Authorization. Students must hand these forms (one for the Medical School and one for Parental Authorization) in by October 31st.

Plans are being made to go the the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Students may participate in the Jason Project by completing the assigned assignments. Students will login using the username and password that Ms. Cassidy will e-mail to them and then they can read, study, and interact with the lessons online.

Students may try the Brain Twister and see how informed they really are.

Learn the Periodic Table.

Test your reading skills 6th Grade Test your reading skills 7th Grade Test your reading skills 8th Grade


Students can learn the states of the United States - click here.
Students can select the state when it is called - click here.
Students can drag the correct state to the correct place on the map - click here.

Click on the link listed after reading the following instructions - scroll to the bottom of the page - select "Sign up - Get a Free account" - use you school e-mail address and your password - select create a diagram - make a diagram of this classroom, or the school buildings layout - share with me (kcassidy@frederickbombers.net). Cacoo Create an online digital pop-up book at Zooburst



The Giver. After reading one or two chapters, students will draw a picture and write a short summary of what their picture is of and how it represents a part of the story.

WATER WORLD

Students may study the Physical Characteristics of the World's Oceans and learn how to explain and describe what happens in the "Water Cycle". They can learn to describe how waves are created to name and describe 3 different marine animal groups of the sea. Students can learn how scientists collect data and information about the oceans.

Students may study about Scientists who have explored the oceans. One scientists is Jacques Cousteau. Students can look up more scientists "of the sea" and write short reports about one of them.

Students may learn the Secrets of the Ocean Realm.

Watch the video about the Water Cycle - Water Cycle and then take the Quiz and see how you do. Next, try to answer Where does the water go?. How do you remember the "Water Cycle"? Sing the song!!!!

LEARN ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE - Watch the video about the Water Cycle - Water Cycle and then take the Quiz1 or Quiz2 and see how you do. Next, try to answer Where does the water go?. How do you remember the "Water Cycle"? Sing the song!!!!

PHYSICS

Students may learn abour Physics at this site. If students will let Ms. Cassidy know which lab they would like to do, she will try to get the materials and help students do them after school.

NEWSPAPER

Students will work on a Video Production, Newspaper assignments, KEYB - 108 radio broadcast, as well as their regular assignments, during the Computer Rotation class throughout the year.

CONTESTS

POETRY CONTEST Students may enter the Scholastic Poetry Contest. This is for grade 7th - 12th.

FMS Talented and Gifted students are welcome to enter the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum Annual Essay contest. Read the instructions and write an essay on the your appropriate grade level topic - e-mail to Ms. Cassidy and I will enter your essay.

Renaissance Learning is once again offering 25 full scholarships for the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) three-week residential program. The scholarship will cover tuition, course materials, lab fees, and room and board (totaling about $4,000) for each of 25 deserving students. No students will be turned down for financial reasons, including transportation. These scholarships are awarded based on financial need (free or reduced lunch eligibility required). Do you know a gifted student entering grades 4-8 who would love to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity? Please take a moment to nominate them today for an experience of a lifetime. The SIG program offers high-quality academic courses, enriching social opportunities, and traditional summer recreational activities at some of the finest colleges and universities in the country.
To read more about Summer Institute for the Gifted, visit http://www.giftedstudy.com.
To nominate a student for a Renaissance Scholarship, visit http://www.renlearn.com/SIG.

2010 OKC National Memorial Essay Contest Initiated in 2002, the annual Essay Contest has become a cornerstone of the Memorial's educational programs. In 2005, the Essay Contest expanded from a state contest to a national one, allowing more students to use this contest as a vehicle for sharing their rich perspective and engaging in the lessons of the Memorial. The contest is open to students in Grades 5-12, and cash prizes are sponsored by Allegiance Credit Union.
For more information, visit http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/secondary.php?section=6&catid=69
If you have questions, please contact Lynne Roller, Deputy Director Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum 405.235.3313 or 888.542.HOPE (Toll Free)lr@oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org

The Wes Watkins New Products Fair
The annual The Wes Watkins New Products Fair celebrates Oklahoma inventors young and old. The Fair is an excellent opportunity for students (grades 3-12) to showcase their creativity and talent. It also provides an opportunity for them to display their inventions to the public and compete for cash prizes. The date and location of the fair is: Moore-Norman Technology Center, South Penn Campus, 13301 S. Penn Ave. - Oklahoma City, OK 73170

2011 OEF Engineering Fair at the Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Students are invited to enter one or more of the six contests offered. Contests are: Bridge Building Contest, Eiffel Tower Contest, Essay Contest, Ping Pong Ball Launcher Contest, Rubber-Band Powered vehicle, and Wacky Wonder Works. Students must have their project completed and turned into Ms. Cassidy no later than February 4th so that admission forms and travel arrangements can be made.

Students may begin creating their on-line digital portfolios using Google Tools.

CYBERMISSION
A web-Based Science, Math and Technology competition for students in grades six through nine. If students want to make a video from a play, speech, or something they have written (and I approve) about Oklahoma and the history of Oklahoma, Veterans’ Day, Presidents’ Day, Martin Luther King Day, etc., they may work on this after school for 40 minutes Monday - Wednesday in Mrs. Cassidy’s classroom.

FUTURE CITY COMPETITION
Another project students’ may work on is the Future City Competition. For this competition, students will need to sign up before 11-10-06 and be ready to devote many hours of after school time to this project - check out the web site to find out how much involvement students will be required to give.

ThinkQuest
Another project student’s may wish to work on is the ThinkQuest competition. Students need to go to this site and then study the Recent Winners - ThinkQuest International 2009. After checking out all the winners and competitors, students will then study the Rules of the Contest. Once they have completed each of these activities they will form into groups of 5 to 6 students and begin researching and deciding the type of site they want to build for the competition.

EXPLORAVISION COMPETITION
Students’ may participate in the Exploravision Competition. Students interested will need to read the rules and complete the entry process.

More Educational Websites

Brush up on your Vocabulary at this link
Math Order of Operation - Click the "Watch the Movie" button
Math Skills
Speed Reading
How to Build Websites.com
Spelling Bee
Geometry
Daily Math
Metric Conversions
Statistics
Elements of a Story
Story Context
Literature
Cinema
Why do Civilizations Fall?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
United States Map
Amusement Park Physics
DNA
Earth
Garbage
Periodic Table
Rock Cycle
Volcanoes
Weather
Math Games
Synonyms
The Color Test
The Space Place
The Nutritional Game
Oklahoma Centennial Stories
Awesome Stories
Crossword Puzzle
Weekly Reader Games
Spanish Lessons
6th Grade Math
7th Grade Math
8th Grade Math
Algebra 1
Periodic Table - Interactive
The Atoms Family
Shipwreck Art Contest
Design a Nautilis Patch Contest
Carbonrally Contest


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