Parents who would like to keep their child challenged over the summer should check out Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page at http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/ This site is packed full of challenging activities and on line courses to keep your child motivated. There is also a “parents” page that contains links to a wealth of both general and specific information about gifted.
Thank you to all students and parents for the timely return of your Allegheny class selections. Signs ups are complete and scheduling will begin soon. We will do our best to assign students to their first choices. Once the scheduling is complete and the next year’s calendar for Allegheny is set, students will be notified of their classes and dates those classes take place. Please address any further questions to Mrs. Mumford, Mr. Nicolazzo or Mr. Harakal.
For those of you who are new to the high school, pull out is done differently than it was in the elementary. First of all, it is optional. In the elementary, pull out was done on a regularly scheduled basis. In the high school, a student may choose to come to pull out or may choose to remain in the regular education classroom. Students may attend gifted pull out one period per week if they attend the Allegheny program or two periods per week if they do not. If a student does opt to come to pull out in the high school, it is necessary to get the permission of the class room teacher. At times, the teacher may feel that missing that particular class would be detrimental to the student and may ask that the student select another time. The enrichment teachers are available at the high school on a regularly scheduled basis. Mrs. Mumford is at Maplewood High School on Mondays. Mrs. Mumford and Mr. Nicolazzo are at Saegertown High School on Thursdays. Mr. Nicolazzo is at Cambridge High School on Monday and Wednesday. See or e-mail them if you have any questions.
Need some advice about investments for retirement? Just ask the students at MES and SES. A MES team of fifth graders finished first in the region. During a time when investing in the market was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, this group of young analists turned their $100,000 into $111,466.25. They also have a solid national ranking. Not to be outdone, a team from Saegertown Elementary was able to make a profit of $10,098.13 with their initial $100,000, resulting in a grand total of $110,098.13. “GO PENNCREST ELEMENTARY!”