I am no longer in charge of the gifted program. Please contact Susan Logan or Shannon Mutter for information. Thank you for the priviledge of working with your children and I hope they have a great year! Sincerely, Lori Carrigan  Wallace Middle School GATE
Welcome to the information page for gifted education at Wallace Middle School. Our goal is to embed our gifted curriculum into classroom instruction through differentiation, and challenge each student to reach their fullest potential.
The focus this year will be the study of space. We will travel to Bays Mountain after school and return at 5:45pm unless otherwise posted.
****NEWEST INFORMATION*****Curry School of education is offering a SUMMER program for rising 5th-11th graders. Online applications are due by February 15 and can be found at http://curry.virginia.edu/community-programs/student-enrichment/sep
Ferrum College is offering a summer enrichment camp. More information can be found at http://www2.ferrum.edu/fcsec/
GATE Calendar of Events: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
September- Welcome to the GATE program Packets sent home with BAYS MOUNTAIN PERMISSION SLIPS ENCLOSED. PLEASE RETURN ASAP.
October 28- PTA Reflections Essay
PTA information
October 5- Trip to Bays Mountain Observatory after school until 5:45pm- Solar viewing
October 20- Guest speaker during school hours
October 25- DAR Essay information sent home
November 15- DAR Essays due to Mrs. Carrigan
November 15- Trip to Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“A Part of the Sky called Orion”
December 5- Trip to Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“The Case of the Disappearing Planet”
January 9- Trip to Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“Connections”
January 30- Barter Players (during school hours)
January ?- PTA Citizenship Essay Contest (Due to English teacher by 1/28) Theme is "Community Responsibility" Forms available at www.vapta.org
February 2- Kil'n Time trip afterschool until 5:15pm
February or March ?- Calendar Contest for the Washington County Calendar
March 13- Trip to Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“Venus Transit Show”
April 2- Trip to Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“Two Small Pieces of Glass”
May 8- Workshop at Bays Mountain Planetarium after school until 5:45pm
“Making Sun Viewers”
Parent Information and Bays Mountain Permission Slip
Any extracurricular activities for GATE will be posted here, so check back often!
Get a free copy of the fall edition of Gifted Quarterly by emailing gifted@giftededpress.com
You will find the link to the Washington County GATE program in the useful links below. It will take you to opportunities offered to your children county-wide. There are many summer programs offered by Washington County. I hope you will take the time to explore the opportunities listed there.
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