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| Gifted-Talented Resource Group |
| MAY 2007 NEWSLETTER |
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Welcome to the newsletter for the Gifted-Talented Resource Group. For those of you who just joined this group, please check our web site for specific information about who we are and what we do.
This is emailed on the first day of the month (give or take a day). So please email your submissions to the editor, Leslie Mann, by the 25th of the previous month: LmannJCH@aol.com.
The GTRG was formed to lend support to D303's gifted and talented students and their families. This newsletter keeps you up-to-date on the group’s doings and serves as a source of information for all the parents of gifted and talented students. So, if you know of an activity, program or web site that serves G-T kids and their families, this is the place to share it with others.
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| OUR 2007 CALENDAR (Click here for a printable calendar of events) |
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STEERING COMMITTEE
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The GTRG steering committee meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. The next meeting will be May 17th at the Knight’s Court in St. Charles (parking at rear). You are welcome to attend. We will email you if the date changes.
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Thanks to those of you who participated in our last Jewel Shop-n-Share fund-raiser, which raised $77.91. Please mark your calendars for the next Jewel Shop-n-Shares on the following days:
- May 21st, 22nd and 23rd Click here for a printable brochure
- June 25th, 26th and 27th Click here for a printable brochure
We will send you reminders by email.
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Our newest fund-raising venture is selling ad space on our website. We would like to thank the Da Vinci Academy for their support of the GTRG with their recent ad purchase. If your company is interested, click here for complete details.
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The GTRG relies completely on fund-raisers to survive. Our on-going expenses are minimal – post office box rental and website domain – but do require cash.
If you have suggestions for fund-raisers that you’d like to help sponsor for the GTRG, we’d love to hear about them. Send your ideas to any of the steering committee members listed below.
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If you are willing to help out by contributing a few dollars, click the "PayPal Donate" button below, enter an amount and send a payment to the GTRG. Note that you will be taken to the PayPal web site to process your payment. Thanks again for your support!
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Thanks to steering committee member Carolyn Shannon, D303 kids ages 6 to 9 can now participate in the annual LEGO competition. The program still needs parent leaders, so if you are interested, email Carolyn at carolyn.l.shannon@gmail.com. If you saw the publicity the Batavia group received last month, you know how large and successful this program is. Please support this program with your time. For more information about this program, click here.
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Please see our website (under Advocacy section) for updates on legislation that affects gifted kids.
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| DON’T LEAVE OUR CHILDREN BEHIND DAY |
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Thanks to Heather Campbell for organizing a group of parents and kids who went to Springfield on April 18 for the Please Don’t Leave Our Children Behind Day. They met with legislators and told them about our gifted kids’ special needs.
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| MISCELLANEOUS INFO FOR PARENTS |
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If you have a college student who is studying in a “green” field, click here to check out the scholarships sponsored by Project EverGreen. These are available for students studying horticulture, plant sciences, botany, agronomy, plant pathology or water management.
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Also in the enrichment section of our website is a link to this summer’s Scholars Program at Aurora University for students from preschool to 8th grade. Classes range from “French Frenzy” to “Digital Comic Books.” Click here for more information.
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Attention kids with musical talents! The Fox Valley has a youth summer symphony program at 2255 Sullivan Rd. on the campus of the Aurora Christian School in Aurora. This program attracts talented musicians from grades 5th-12th from 14 different area communities. The Summer Symphony is part of The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance which includes such noteworthy groups as The Fox Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra and The Fox Valley Philharmonic. This summer's program begins on May 20th and meets each Sunday afternoon from 1 to 3 pm. The Summer Symphony concludes with two concerts, July 8th and July 15th. The concert on the 15th will be held at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle and will be followed by a symphony family picnic on the grounds of the Arboretum. The Summer Symphony can be contacted by calling 630-879-8018. Auditions are currently being held.
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If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help, please contact one of the members of the steering committee:
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