A Free App for Visual and Spatial Reasoning

If you have access to an iPad or iPhone this is a great FREE 3-D app for helping kids develop their visual-spatial reasoning skills which has a strong correlation to math problem solving and application.

It's called 3-D Cube It!

I've test driven this will 2nd graders and they love it and pick it up quickly.  Some levels require them to add cubes, other to remove them.  The hardest level asks them to move cubes in 3-D space.

I highly recommend this app and think it would be a good one for long road trips.

Enjoy!

Angie

Parents,

I think this is a very important article from Stanford University for us to consider.  The ideas and research implications greatly impact our girls; how they will see themselves as mathematicians and who they will dream to become.

I'd love to hear your thought!

Miss Young

http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2012/sugar-and-spice-and%E2%80%A6-math-under-achievement

Register Now for Summer Opportunties

The Cabin (Log Cabin Literacy Center) offers some pretty amazing camps for budding writers in grades 3-12.  Students get to work with teachers and professional writers for creative and engaging writing experiences.  Check out their website.

http://register.thecabinidaho.org/default.aspx

There are some great early bird specials is you register a child before May 4th.  There are also partial scholarships available, though they are not listed on the website.  Please don't let fees be a hurdle that keeps you from exploring this opportunity for your child.  Just contact The Cabin's front office staff at 331-8000 and ask about their summer writing camp scholarships.  The application process is pretty painless.

Let me know if your child goes!  I'd love to hear how it went.



The GT and Advanced 2nd Graders at PSE finally have their book ready. 

Please click the link here and enjoy!

For those of you, adults and kids, who love books, you will love this short animation called

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

Blogs

Please check out the new blogs I've added underneath the Shelfari widget.  I'm sure there will be more soon!

Unwrapping the Gifted - This blog is hosted by my friend Tamara.  We met at Edufest, a gifted conference held in Boise every year.  She is an amazing teacher, facilitator, and author.  Though this blog is written primarily for teachers, I think families will find her articles insightful.

From the Mixed Up Files - This blog is by authors of books for middle grade (3rd-6th) students.  I often get asked for recommendations on books.  I thought this might be a nice blog for parents looking for reviews and new releases for their children.

Enjoy!

Miss Young

Middleton Parents -

The Marsing Middle School After School Program

and the COSSA Gifted/Talented Program has invited Middleton students to

WHEN:  SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012,  10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

WHERE: MARSING MIDDLE SCHOOL

You are encouraged to attend with your child for a free day of activities, rocket launches and a presentatiton by the civil air patrol cadets. 

Please bring a sack lunch.  Marsing schools will be providing snacks.

  

For more informatiton contact Marlene Moore, COSSA G/Tt Faciclitator at  896-5630 or contact Miss Young at your child's school.