PACE Weekly Newsletter Date: October 25, 2007
Upcoming PACE Events:
1) October 29, Monday, 7pm - Math Renewal ~ Any AT parent that is interested in finding out what is happening with the Elementary Math
Curriculum Renewal project and would like to give input to the AT representative on this committee, please join us for a discussion at Churchill
Elementary Community Room, (630) 636-3800, 520 Secretariat Lane, Oswego (Wolf Crossing & Secretariat Rds). Please contact Judy Hansen
at thehansens@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
2) December 9-11, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - IL Assoc. for Gifted Children Convention ~ Parents can attend a Parent Workshop on Sunday afternoon or attend many sessions planned for Monday and Tuesday. Don't miss out on this opportunity to
- hear Nationally-recognized experts and authors in gifted education
- ask questions and get answers on topics important to you
For registration form and brochure, go to http://www.iagcgifted.org/conventions/2008/newconbro.pdf
For more information, go to http://www.iagcgifted.org/conventions/2008/
PACE Note:
Q & A from October 23 Presentation on AT and AP Programs ~ Parents were given opportunity to write down questions at the end of the
presentation on index cards for presenters to answer at a future date. Question and Answers will be posted on the PACE website in November.
We will let parents know when it will be up in a future weekly update. We would like to send our warmest thanks to all our speakers:
Mrs. Cathi
Mundsinger, Dr. Carla Johnson, Dr. Patti Marcinko, Mrs. Amy
Rux, Mrs. Susan McDougall, and Ms. Tara Philips.
Events happening in our District, nearby, and in outer space:
October
26, Friday, 7pm, Oswego East High School - M.O.S.A.I.C./Diversity
Club Latin Heritage Celebration
~ M.O.S.A.I.C./Diversity Club
will be holding its 1st Latin Heritage Celebration at Oswego East, 1525 Harvey Rd., Oswego. Everyone is invited to come out and experience an
explosion of great Latin culture. The celebration this year is themed "More Than Just Chips and Salsa." Cost is $3 per person. Children under
5 years of age are free. The show will consist of dancing, poetry, music, and Illinois representative Linda Chapa LaVia will be the guest speaker.
A Latin style dance, as well as dance lessons, will follow the main show. This will be an event you won't want to miss. Contact OEHS at
(630) 636-2200 with any questions.
November
5, Monday, 9am - Board of Education's Curriculum Committee
Meeting
- Meeting is held at District Administration Center -
Conference room, 4175 Route 71, Oswego, (630) 636-3080. This is the meeting of the Board of Education's Curriculum Committee members and
the Administration, and it is open to the public. Parents are encouraged to attend to find out firsthand what is happening in our district's Curriculum.
Agenda can be found closer to the date at http://www.oswego308.org/districtinformation/boardofeducation/committee.htm
November 5 , Monday, 7pm, Board of Education Meeting ~ Meeting is held at Oswego High School Community Room, 4250 Route 71, Oswego.
Meeting agenda can be found closer to the date at http://www.oswego308.org/districtinformation/boardofeducation/boardmeetings.htm
October
23 - Nov 6, Space Shuttle Flight ~ Space Shuttle lifted off on October 23
and will be touching down after 14 days. Please go to
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html to see all videos including
the liftoff, interactive mission timeline, Thursday’s rendezvous and docking with the
International Space Station, and much more. Check out Luke Skywalker's lightsaber
that was taken into space.
November 2, 2007 - January 27, 2008: Maps: Finding Our Place
in the World Exhibit at The Field Museum,
www.fieldmuseum.org, (312)922-9410,
~
“This unique exhibition of more than 100 of the world's
greatest maps features exquisite works of art and engaging,
high-tech interactive displays.
Maps: Finding Our Place in the World is a once-in-a-lifetime journey through landscapes of time and space, science and imagination. You'll see maps
created by traders and navigators, by scientists like Ptolemy and Leonardo da Vinci, and by dreamers from J.R.R. Tolkien to Internet pioneers. You'll learn
how early maps were made, see how cartography has changed over centuries, and discover the latest advances in digital map-making.”
November 9, 2007 - January 27, 2008: Mapping the Universe Exhibit at The Adler Planetarium, www.adlerplanetarium.org, (312)922-STAR, ~
“What are maps? Why chart the stars, Moon, and Universe? How are these maps used in science and everyday life? Mapping the Universe raises these
questions through historic and contemporary views of the constellations, Moon, and cosmos. Combining science, philosophy, religion, and art, each map reveals the perspective and practical purpose of those who created it. Celestial charts and objects from the Adler's collections and contemporary cosmological maps will guide each visitor to a richer understanding of the place of maps in the exploration of the Universe.”
*PACE e-Directory ~ If you have signed up for a PACE e-directory, please look for it at the end of October. If you have signed up but do not receive one, please contact us at pace308org@sbcglobal.net, and we will be sure to send it to you.
Please send items you'd like to share, questions, & suggestions to Jill Ko at ko7@sbcglobal.net. Visit us at www.pace308.org. If you know someone who may find the weekly updates helpful, please pass it along.
"A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the educational development of all persons to the limits of their capacities."
- Illinois Constitution, ARTICLE X, SECTION 1.