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TIGER TD NEWS
Math Olympiad
Problem of the Month
Mr. Jackson was born on Janu-
ary 1, 1970. His daughter Lea
was born on January 1, 1992.
In what year was Mr. Jackson
exactly three times as old as
Lea?
Find the answer at the “Problem
of the Month” page on Mrs.
Tedone’s wiki!
In This Issue
• Important Dates
• Duke TIP
• Problem of the Month
• iPad Updates
• Math Olympiad
• Grade Level Updates
• Volunteering
• Wish List
Scan the QR Code at the top of the page to access our DES TD Wiki!
DUKE TIP PROGRAM The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) offers
recognition of a student’s outstanding academic abilities. It
provides motivational and informational resources through
online enrichment opportunities and publications.
Your 4th or 5th Grader may be eligible! Find out more at
http://www.tip.duke.edu/node/41 (Students who have previ-
ously enrolled do not need to reenroll.)
Talent Development Program—Davidson Elementary School January 2013
http://destd.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
IMPORTANT DATES
• Jan. 22nd: Duke TIP enrollment deadline
• Jan. 28th: Math Fair projects due at school
• Jan. 29th: Math Fair Judging takes place
• Jan. 29th, 5-6 pm: Math Fair parent viewing (winners an-
nounced at 6:30 pm)
• Feb. 1-28th: 2nd Grade Portfolio assessments
• Feb. 1-28th: CogAT testing for “new to CMS” 2nd Graders
We are having a great year
in Talent Development!
iPad Updates! iPads have arrived! We are using our set of ten iPads as
much as possible to enhance instruction. Some of the apps
we have been loving are...
• Dragonbox+ (learn algebra concepts conceptually and at your own
pace)
• MathDoodles (math puzzles where students can play and experiment
with math concepts, while developing and strengthening strategy and
problem solving skills)
• Popplet (graphic organizer tool that allows user to record thoughts and
sort them visually)
• Hands-On Equations (supports our traditional Hands-On Equation ma-
terials, which use manipulatives to simplify complex algebra concepts)
• Sushi Monster (practice and extend math fact fluency)
• Motion Math Zoom (explore place value concepts)
• iMovie (movie making app— 5th graders are currently working on Math
Olympiad movie trailers!)
• Nearpod (interactive synchronized multimedia presentations)
• Pages (user-friendly word processing)
• iBooks (3rd Graders are completing a novel study with eBooks!)
THANK YOU SO MUCH to parents who have contributed iTunes gift cards!
Your generosity is benefitting students every day!
MATH OLYMPIAD Math Olympiad is underway! Math
Olympiad is a challenging problem-
solving competition for 4th-6th Grad-
ers. We had great success with our
first challenge—11 students achieved
perfect scores, a feat accomplished by
only 7% of 5th Graders and 3% of 4th
Graders worldwide! Congrats go out
to 5th Graders Albert Bright, Haley
Frye, Marshall Graham, Grant Mayes,
and Ariana Conway, and 4th Graders
Warner Allred, Alexander Green, An-
drew Feira, Graham Kirby, Nikolaus
Heiser, and Peter Stenger.
In December’s contest, we had 5 more
perfect scores— 5th Graders Ryan
Lampe, Mitch Porter, Julia Leeman and
Erin Readling, as well as 4th Grader
Peter Stenger (with his second perfect
score of the year.) Only 5% of 4-6th
graders reached this goal. Incredible!
Learn more about Math Olympiad on
our wiki, or at moems.org!
First Graders solve for an unknown on an iPad algebra app.
5th Grade Math:
• Advanced multistep problem solving prac-
tice
• Math Olympiad competition
• Creating iMovie trailers about Math Olym-
piad
4th Grade Math:
• Advanced multistep problem solving prac-
tice
• Math Olympiad competition
• Hands-On Equations algebra
• Algebra practice: MathDoodles app
3rd Grade Math:
• Hands-On Equations algebra introduc-
tions
• Marcy Cook algebra tile activities
• Algebra practice: MathDoodles app
• Logix logical thinking game
2nd Grade:
• “Into the Unknown” algebra unit
• Primary Education Thinking Skills activi-
ties
• Critical and creative thinking tasks
5th Grade Literacy:
• Analysis of short stories and nonfiction
• Creative writing literature responses
• Novel study: Becoming Naomi Léon
4th Grade Literacy:
• Novel study: A Long Way from Chicago
• Building background: 1930s research
• New technologies : Animoto, Glogster EDU
3rd Grade Literacy:
• Novel study: The Green Book (visualizing,
inferring, paragraph writing, digging deeper
into text)
1st Grade:
• Primary Education Thinking Skills activities
• Literature study
• Critical and creative thinking tasks
• Logix logical thinking game
• Algebra practice: MathDoodles app
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?
...AND MORE!
Contact Me
If you have any questions or
concerns, please don’t hesitate to
contact me!
Mrs. Kathleen (Katie) Tedone
Talent Development Teacher
(980)343-3900
http://destd.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
TD CLASSROOM WISH LIST What a great learning space we have —Room 404, at the end
of the 400 wing (opposite the cafeteria). We welcome any
supplies to help us learn!
Some areas of need are:
• White and/or colored copy paper
• Pillows, cushions, or beanbags chairs
• Zip ties / Cable ties
• iTunes gift cards (to purchase paid apps for our
iPads!)
• Bookcases or standing shelves
• Pencils
• Pencil top erasers
• Colored sticky notes
• DREAM ITEM...wireless printer/scanner, for students to
print effortlessly from our iPads!
Was Your Child
Recently Identified As a TD Student?
The 2nd Grade parent
meeting was held on Janu-
ary 8th.
Parents of newly-
identified 3rd-5th Grade
students will soon be in-
vited to a parent meeting
to discuss the program.
Information shared at
both meetings can be
found on my wiki under
the “Meetings” tab.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Thank you so much to those who have volunteered their time
so far this year! Mrs. Tedone would love help with…
• CLERICAL TASKS (copying, laminating)
• SOAP CARVING (if there are any parents with expertise
in this area, and would be willing to demonstrate for
students, please email me!)
• MATH GEOTAGGING FIELD TRIP (looking for parent
volunteers to help coordinate and chaperone a walking
tour of Davidson field trip created by Davidson College
students—email me for more details!)
• NOVEL STUDY (work with small groups to discuss novels
on days I’m not scheduled to meet with that class)