Gifted And Talented Education Services (GATES) identification will take place in the spring for third (3rd) and fifth (5th) grade. All students in grades 3 and 5 are screened by GATES staff for identification. If, however, you would like to formally nominate your child, please pick up a form in the school office. For more information about the identification process and the criteria, please check out the district website. Forms are due back by March 31st. Thank you. GATES Staff
All Sea Road Students will take a WordMasters Challenge on Dec. 12th. The task is made up of 20 analogies using the following 25 words:
garret, addle, grueling, bluff, surge, passive, spendthrift, plunge, sprightly, canopy, recede, sedentary, confidence, sidle, loyal, miser, confound, spirited, glen, quail, pensive, allegiance, ebb, sheepish, and depression
Students have been studying these words since October. For more information about WordMasters you can go to www.wordmasterschallenge.com. Good Luck!
On Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 PM in the Kennebunk Elementary School Library, Sara Zito, Principal of KES, will give a presentation to the parents of K-5 aged students on the social and emotional needs of exceptionally gifted children. Prior to coming to KES, Sara worked in private schools with a special focus on the education of the gifted. Her presentation will highlight the research of Hollingworth, Robinson, Gross and others, and will provide parents with additional resources on this topic. Sara presented the topic at this year’s New England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education.
Our first math meet of the year is on October 30th. I am happy to say that we have 17 students traveling to the Portland Exposition Building to represent Sea Road School!
All of the students who participated put forth much effort and did a great job!