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Resources and Links
Free Tutoring for the SAT and ACT College Entrance Exams. Click here to download flyer.
Career Information for parents and students:
 Click here to view a powerpoint presentation on the importance of discussing career options with your middle school student.
America’s Career Resource Network www.acrnetwork.org
Involving Parents & Families in Career Pathway Programs. Health Careers Resource Consortium, September 2000. www.health-careers.com Niles, S., & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. (2005). Career Development Interventions in the 21st Century. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Use Internet websites for help with math assignments When it comes to building your middle-schooler’s math skills, there are plenty of free, educational websites that can help. Ask your child’s math teacher for suggestions. But in the meantime, have your child try these:
- AAA Math www.aaamath.com. Easy to use, this site is full of solid information. Pages are divided by subject and grade level.
- Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html. When Mom and Dad don’t know the answer, ask Dr. Math! Post a question or browse the archives. Chances are, someone’s asked your question before. The middle school section offers helpful reviews, too.
- CoolMath Algebra www.coolmathalgebra.com. “Bored with Algebra? Confused by Algebra? Hate Algebra? Yeah, we can fix that.” Or so this site promises—and delivers.
With splashy graphics and easy-to-use menus, CoolMath is great for kids and parents. Extra helpful is the section called “How to Study for a Math Test.”
- Frank Potter’s Science Gems—Mathematics www.sciencegems.com/math.html. This site is packed with great links to other sites. It covers math skills for all levels from grades four to six to advanced math topics such as trigonometry, calculus and statistics. It even lists a site with math problems that have never been solved.
Reprinted with permission from the October 2005 issue of Parents Still make the difference!® (Middle School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2005 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.
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www.nv.growparents.com
The website contains lots of good ideas and information for parents from The Grow Network. Parents receive reports from this network if their child is in 6th or 8th grade.
Reading: For parents, teachers, students, and librarians,Sylvan Learning recommends their Book Adventure website, which is similar to Accelerated Reading, and completely FREE.
This is to inform you that Instructional Materials for grades 3 - 8 for the reading and math CRT's are now available at the Nevada Department of Education web-site (www.doe.nv.gov). These materials can be accessed by clicking on the "assessment" link located on the Department of Education home page, followed by the "criterion referenced" link.
These materials should provide teachers and students with a better understanding of the design and complexity of the state criterion-referenced tests at grades 3 - 8. For each test, there is a letter of introduction and specific information pertaining to the grade level, and subject areas in terms of question types, cognitive ability levels, and specific information dealing with math content literacy, length of reading passages and reading genres.
High School Links
Informational Links
Asperger's Syndrome/ADD/ADHD
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Institute
National Resource Center on AD/HD
AD/HD
ADD/ADHD website
Gifted
Information Center on Disabitilies and Gifted Education
National Gifted and Talented Education
Twice Exceptional Child
Other
Parent Organization for Layered Curriculum™
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Autism Society
Safe and Drug Free School Site
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Important Dates
MAY 2010
Better Hearing & Speech Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Book Fair – May 6-14
5-Cinco De Mayo Dance @ 2:15 p.m.
GVHS Color Guard presentation
6-Coronado HS Robotics Demo @ 2:30 p.m.
7-5th Grade Visit-Kesterson/Cox/Gibson ES
Special Olympics @ Cheyenne HS
10-Straight A lunch-6th grade
5th Grade Visit-Bartlett & Nate Mack ES
11-Straight A lunch-7th & 8th grade
Choir Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
12-National School Nurse Day
8th Grade Disneyland Trip meeting for students @ 7:30 a.m.
Bullying Prevention Survey
Orchestra Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
13-Parent Volunteer Luncheon
15-8th Grade Disneyland Trip
17-Band Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
18-Student of the Month Breakfast
GVHS Athletic packets during 1st & 2nd lunch
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20-8th Grade End of Year Dance - 4-6p.m.
25-Shining Star Breakfast
Yearbook distribution-8th grade
8th Grade Yearbook Signing Party
26-6th & 7th grade Yearbook distribution
Awards Night-6:30 p.m.
28-Semester Exams-periods 1 & 2
31-Memorial Day-No school
JUNE 2010
1-Semester Exams-periods 3 & 4
2-Semester Exams-periods 5 & 6
11-Report Cards mailed home
AUGUST 2010
17-19-Summer Transition Program for incoming 6th graders
20-Welcome Back Day
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