Spring is here!!

 

Make way for bicycles, flowers, and carefree afternoons! While most of our region is gearing up for spring, in some of our communities, winter is fighting back with yet another spring snowstorm!

In anticipation of spring, we'd like to share a few spring-themed poems written by third grade students from Grand Junction:

SUMMER DAYS by Iliana M. I'm so excited for summer. Take a dip. I love the nice refreshing feeling. Now I'm finally relaxed.

Storm by Jenna R. The wind howls. The rain is hard. Its mane is soaked. Though it stands still. Hooves still. Mane still. Now everything is still.

And for those of you who are planning farther out, CDE is sponsoring a Twice Exceptional Summer Institute on June 4th and 5th in grand Junction! This is designed for educators, administrators, and other school personnel working with twice exceptional students from early childhood through 12th grade. Graduate credit or recertification hours will be available! Register now to save your spot!

2nd Annual GIFTED Day - June 4, 2022

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse AND Gifted Professional Development - April 24th, 2020

Michelle Barkemeyer receives the Jacquelin Medina Visionary Leadership Award for her work in the field of Gifted Education

Congratulations to Michelle Barkemeyer, our Uncompahgre Boces Gifted Education Coordinator, for receiving the Jacquelin Medina Visionary Leadership Award for her work in the field of Gifted Education. Michelle was recognized in October at the annual Colorado Association for Gifted Children (CAGT) conference. In addition to her contributions to her BOCES school districts and the West Central Region Gifted Education Team, Michelle’s leadership strengths are present in her valuable insights to the Gifted Education State Advisory Committee (GE-SAC) and the state Gifted Education BOCES Team. Thank you, Michelle, for maintaining a vision of excellence for gifted students in all parts of the state!

Michelle Barkemeyer is pictured, center with Jacquelin Medina, and CAGT representatives at the CAGT Leadership Awards presentation in October

Gifted Guru Lisa Van Gemert - Sept 26th & 27th

West Central G.I.F.T.E.D. Day For Dance, Music, Visual and Performing Arts

CDE List of Characteristics for each Talent Area:
Dance
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts

If you know a student who fits these characteristics, please refer the student to your District Gifted Education Coordinator by using the CDE Referral Forms linked below:
Dance Referral
Music Referral
Performing Arts Grades K-2 Referral
Performing Arts Grades 3-5 Referral
Performing Arts Grades 6-12 Referral
Visual Arts Referral

MCSD Middle School Students "Save Montrose" in STEM Design Challenge

Students in the Centennial Middle School Gifted & Talented program participated in a unique STEM Design Challenge on October 17th, 2018. On their afternoon off from school, around 30 students in grades six through eight volunteered to spend their afternoon with GATE Facilitator Danielle Kistler to save the city of Montrose from "Toxic Popcorn", a design challenge from tryengineering.org.

Watch the MCSD STEM Productions video below to see these if these students were able to save Montrose from toxic popcorn...

Video Produced by John Steele

November 2018

Special Thanks to 

Danielle Kistler - Centennial Middle School GATE Facilitator

Centennial Middle School Gifted & Talented Students

Joe Simo - Centennial Middle School Principal