Terry Walther

Shelby East/West Middle School

Talented and Gifted Resource Teacher

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GSSP on Student ILP

Parents can view their child's GSSP (Gifted Student Service Plan) by going to the Career Cruising website:  www.careercruising.com/ILP. Each parent has a username and password to access their child's information.  Please call the office to get your username and password.  The GSSP will be updated with current activities by January of 2012.  This will enable you to view your child's TAG services progress.  Please notify me if you have any questions or concerns.

 Kentucky Night at the Museum for 7th grade in Chicago, IL

 7th Grade students from West Middle School attended the 5th annual Kentucky Night at the Museum in Chicago, IL.  The trip took place on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.  Students rode a coach bus to Chicago, toured the city and the Shedd Aquarium and then spend the night at the Museum of Science and Industry.  Students returned on Sat., Nov. 5.  

KYA 

27 TAG 6th and 7th grade students attended the Central Region KYA Conference on Nov. 17-19 and were given the Delegation of Excellence award for their outstanding work on their bills, their debating skills and their behavior.  At the 3-day conference, West Middle students presented 3 bills.  The bill presented by Olivia Snowden, Lucy Mathis, Jake Waford, and Julia Belcher to require AEDs in all daycares was presented at the Capitol where it was passed in both the House and the Senate chambers.  The team won the Best Premiere Bill award for their work. 

Emma McGuire, Nicole Belcher, Ethan Howell, and Alan Powers presented a bill on banning smoking in all public buildings.  Their bill was also presented at the Capitol in Frankfort, but was defeated by a narrow margin.

Evan Murray, Evan Ruff, Sam Harrod and Zane Baker presented a bill on requiring all on-duty police officers to be required to wear a bulletproof vest. Their bill was passed in second committee and presented to the governor.  This team also won an Outstanding Bill Award.

Amy Patterson also participated as a media corp reporter and took lots of pictures for the Daily Delegate newsletter.  Evan Early and Jared Baltzell acted as parlimentarians at the conference.

Rachel Goodwin was awarded the Oustanding Speaker award and Jake Waford was awarded the Outstanding Delegate Award.

Don't forget that KUNA is March 4-6, 2012!  Students will be learning about and signing up for KUNA (Kentucky United Nations Conference) in January!

Leadership - Y Club 

The East and West Middle School TAG Leadership students focused on “Leading through Serving” by collecting books for Reading Reindeer, toys for Toys for Tots, and making scarves for the residents of Crestview Nursing Home.  Some students even distributed the gifts at Crestview while singing Christmas Carols with the residents. 

 Students are reminded that Y Club participants will be required to perform 4 hours of community service by March 2012.  We will offer some opportunities for service activities throughout the school year.  In addition, service can be done outside of school with a signed note and explanation (preferably service done outside of the home).  Students can ask Mrs. Walther beforehand if a service project can count towards the 4 hour requirement.

Art, Drama, Dance 

The TAG art, drama and dance students attended a workshop at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft on Oct. 14th.  At the workshop they created a 'proverb staff' based on an African proverb that had special meaning for them.  These staffs will be used in our African Folktale presentation that the students are planning from Dec. - Jan. 

Upcoming TAG opportunities in January, 2012

Creativity Workshops!

STEM Activities for math, science, and GIA students - Young Scientists Challenge!

KUNA, STLP, Academic Team and Odyssey of the Mind competitions!

Again, thank you for the pleasure of working with you and your child to enhance and enrich their educational experience.  Please feel free to call or email me with any questions or concerns you may have.

Terry (Teresa) Walther

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633-4869 – West            633-1478 - East