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= Turner Creek AIG Information =

Camp SMILE information (we have gotten great feedback from parents and students about this camp)



SSA Information


 * __2014-2015 Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)__**

Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) allows students to accelerate beyond their assigned grade level in English/Language Arts **OR** Mathematics.

Parents may nominate students for this accelerative practice ONLY within specified nomination windows. Testing will ONLY occur during specified testing windows in the spring of 2014.

Accelerative services will begin at the start of the 2014-2015 school year.

For more information, please refer to the [|www.wakeacceleration.weebly.com]

You will find the SSA contact information for your child’s school on the site listed above. Parents are also encouraged to attend the district information sessions as well.

Students who do not meet the criteria, transfer to WCPSS after the testing window, or are nominated after the spring 2014 window, will not be accelerated during the 2014-2015 school year.

Nomination Dates:

Track 1

Nomination excepted May 2-9. Testing will take place on the May 14 and 15.

Track 2-4

Nominations excepted May2-June 6. Testing will take place on June 12 and 13.

Camp Smile Information for Summer Camp

We strive to consistently meet the needs of our Gifted students at Turner Creek Elementary through pull out resource classes, push in services for classroom teachers, maintaining resources for school wide needs, and researching new gifted teaching methods and research. We work diligently to ensure all our students are challenged on appropriate levels based on individual needs. We love working with the teachers, administration, parents, and students at Turner Creek Elementary and look forward to a successful school year.

Battle of the Books website: http://tcebattleofthebooks.wikispaces.com/

Gravity Research Project Basic Gravity and inertia definition: [] Gravity Facts: [] Basic Reading about Gravity: [] What did you notice about gravity in the short video? [] Definition of Mass: [] [] Inertia []

Your children can discover the laws of physics when they try to swing on a pendulum at the playground.
 * __ At Home Project __**
 * Swing on a Pendulum **
 * What You'll Need: **
 * Swing set
 * Partner
 * Stopwatch
 * How to Swing on a Pendulum: **
 * Step 1: ** Have your kids sit in a swing and have their partner push them gently. Time how many times they go back and forth in one minute. Make sure they don't pump the swing. Just let it go on its own.
 * Step 2: ** Their partner can use a stopwatch to time precisely one minute while your children count.
 * Step 3: ** Then have your children's partner push your children as hard as possible. Again, make sure they don't pump the swing. Count how many times they go back and forth in one minute. Is it any different?
 * Step 4: ** Now have them try the same experiment, but pump the swing by themselves. Does adding a force affect the frequency of the swing?