[abcangel123]

Hi Mesaana
I think I'd be trying to get that meeting asap, especially if things are going downhill. If it still doesn't work i'd be looking elsewhere as well.

Curtin is a good public school for bright kids. I've heard that they monitor the kids progress regularly and adjust the individual program regardless of whether they are in the extension class or not. Have heard they are pretty open to acceleration- which i have found pretty rare for ACT. I know it might sound pretty standard, but not all schools actually put it in motion.

Being out of area- if it's a magnet school they usually have priority for ppl who have been identified. We were also out of area for our school and the school was full to the brim, but we were able to get DD1 and DD2 in for kindy.

[katrina24]

Thanks kyrrie. DD has found a little girl with similar interests to her - they are spending time together at breaks doing little creative things and planning activities etc. This suits DD much better than the 'race and chase' style of play that a lot of the others seem to be doing.

[=nourish=]

Hi

I've been lurking and reading for a while now, the information you all share on here is fantastic.

This post has been edited by =nourish=: 28/03/2012, 09:03 PM

[lunargirl]

Thanks kyrrie, they sound great. Thanks for the suggestion!

[kyrrie]

The Word Spy books are fantastic. Dd read the first one 2 years ago and only yesterday was telling us about something she'd read in it about a word origin.

We are all loving not being at school and I'm sure the kids are learning much more than they do in a day at school. I would love to do this full time but not sure I have the stamina (or money).

[inthearmsofsleep]

Hi all

Hope you all had a happy Easter and are enjoying the school holidays! I like not having to rush around to school, dancing, netball etc and letting the kids run a bit wild at home. Glad to be going to work tomorrow, the "Mary Poppins Chorus" is beginning to get a bit old... and this is just from the movie and soundtrack, we don't see the musical until next month!!

DD3 had her GM testing done about 2.5 weeks ago. Fiona did her testing and was really wonderful It was very laid back and casual, DD loved it! I could listen in from outside the room, was interesting to hear the types of questions and DD's responses. Fiona was really gentle and encouraging. So now I am stalking my inbox for the results!! I was told it should take a couple of weeks as Fiona was going to compile a stack of tests she has done recently but I know it takes around a month normally so I am not too concerned (just a bit excited to see the results!!). She did give me an indication of scores (thanks for reminding me to ask BMJ!) and told me DD's strength was in fluid reasoning. And she assured me I have a bright girl who did extremely well so I don't feel so much like the school is overestimating her abilities! The results will tell though

Better keep going... kids driving me crazy with the noise and I am trying to get my portfolio for work together for tomorrow. So far I have found my portfolio guide book in a packing box and avoided anything else all day! Oops. Who would study with kids?!

[inthearmsofsleep]

Just updating to say we got our results yesterday morning! I read the email on my phone, standing in line for coffee and felt sick! All was wonderful though DD did extremely well, and is certainly gifted. Fluid reasoning was her strength (as I was told at the time of testing) and she was very close to that ceiling. Still digesting the report and thinking about what sort of questions to ask! I've already read it twice and need to go through it again to wrap my head around it further. She also scored very high in visual-spatial processing, which was not at all a surprise.
Reading the descriptions of the tests, I can pretty well guess how DD1 would score if tested. She is quite similar to DD3 so I have been able to relate some of the information to her too.

The only thing I can really think to ask at this stage is when to give the information to the school? Who do I give it to (AE teacher, class teacher, head of ELC, learning support teacher?!)? Do I give them the whole report? Do I just email it to them or request a meeting to discuss it when I hand it over? Any of your experiences would be appreciated!! The report is 24 pages long and includes quite a bit about how teachers can help so I guess it would be best to give a copy of the whole report.

I wish I had this for DD1 last year when she was going though issues with her teacher... I would have liked to give her something like this to help advocate for DD1! Luckily she listened to me when I told her it was likely DD1 was bored and not engaged with the content, doesn't learn well by rote, is a visual learner etc, all this is in DD3's report!! Luckily DD1 has a very good teacher this year who is very much like her. I spoke to him a couple of weeks ago and he reiterated that she is a very bright kid and always has her head in a book, sometimes difficult to engage but it is not a problem, it is just her!! So this year she is being accepted and praised for the behaviours that got her into trouble last year... GO FIGURE!!

Any suggestions on how to deliver the report will be gratefully accepted I tend to over think things a tad, which I am doing now!!

Gifted or not, DD3 and DD1 are having an argument about who eats their boogers...! Kids! Happy school holidays

[*LucyE*]

Hi!

Hope it's okay to join in here. My head is spinning a bit and thought just getting it 'out there' will help

5 yr old DD has just been confirmed as being gifted. We had her tested after some problems communicating with her teacher (she's in FYOS) and I was after some concrete evidence to back me up.

8 yr old DS is also gifted and was tested 2 years ago. He also has a few other issues (such as auditory processing issues) and a great teacher last year so it wasn't overly challenging for me.

I'm feeling a little isolated with the whole 'blessed with a gifted child thing'.

Firstly, I've got an appointment to meet with the head of the junior school, to discuss DD's progress at school. Not sure what I want them to do but I don't want things to continue as they have been. I am watching my very enthusiastic, eager to learn child becoming disinterested in school. I really don't want her enthusiasm to be quashed at such a young age.

BJM would you mind PMing me with those links to other forums?

[Michaelmichelle]

Another person who wishes to know if anyone submit the entire report to Gifted minds to school?

* I am so relieved that our child has been tested* Another happy recipent of GM
Thanks to all the ladies here who has PM me previously

[Michaelmichelle]

Oh to add on. The school testing indeed left us lost and even more confused. Finally understood why it was SO NOT RECOMMENDED here!