Gifted Updates and Resources
New Faces in Gifted
Welcome to PMS Gifted Teachers: Monica Baldwin and Mary Lauren Cook
Ms. Baldwin has returned to PMS and is back teaching in the gifted classroom after two years at Pontotoc High School.
Ms. Cook is new to our gifted team, but has been teaching at PMS for several years. In addition to her gifted students she also teaches Sixth Grade ELA.
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Ms. Mary Lauren Cook
Ms. Monica Baldwin
Topics covered in the Parent Guide
The guide outlines:
- What is Giftedness
- How children are identified as gifted in Mississippi
- Understanding a Gifted Child
- Common Myths about Gifted Education
- Parent Resources
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Skewer Sculptures
Students at PES created sculptures and then presented them to the class.
Brain Break
Students at D.T. Cox are studying the brain, and made wearable replicas of the brain to be worn as hat.
