September ELP Lunches

Optical Illusions: 

                                   Visual Trickery

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

7M Team and 8th Grade

Thursday, September 2, 2010

7 S Team and 8th Grade

Join us to explore all types of Optical Illusions! Bring your lunch or pick up hot lunch and join us in room E109. Stop by the ELP Room before lunch and pick up an ELP Lunch pass to speed up the hot lunch process. See you there! 

Words of the Week: August 30, 2010

alacrity  [uh-lak-ri-tee] noun

1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness 

2. liveliness; briskness

We accepted the invitation with alacrity.

abscond  [ab-skond] verb

to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution

The cashier absconded with the money.

quotidian   [kwoh-tid-ee-uhn]     adjective

1. daily

2. usual or customary; everyday

3. ordinary; commonplace

Ambika’s quotidian routines include drinking two cups of coffee each morning. 

Back To School Night

You are invited to learn more about the 7-8 Extended Learning Program at 5:30-6:00 on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 prior to 
Back To School Night. Please meet in the Media Center. 
We are looking forward to seeing  you! 

Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year!

Welcome! We are preparing for the first days of school and excited to begin another school year. We are looking forward to working with all of you.

The 7-8 ELP Collaborative model allows the ELP teachers to work hand in hand with classroom teachers to provide an enriching, challenging learning environment for high ability students. Each year brings different learning needs and many new activities. Rather than a set pull out schedule or curriculum, students rotate in and out of the ELP classroom throughout the year based on classroom performance and learning goals. ELP teachers also spend time in the regular classroom, team teaching with or assisting the regular classroom teacher in differentiated activities. All ELP students begin the year by establishing academic and social goals for the year.

ELP applications are available at the AMS Open House on Friday, August 13th and Monday, August 16th, 2010, Back To School Night on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, and in the Student Services Office, or the ELP Room. Students already participating in the program do NOT need to reapply. New students or students that have NOT participated in the program are welcome to fill out an application.

We will update the blog regularly with what is happening in ELP. Check back often!