Academic Booster Club » Activities & Events http://www.questabc.org/blog for Highly Capable Families, by Highly Capable Families Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 QUEST ABC Bookfair http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/10/11/quest-abc-bookfair/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/10/11/quest-abc-bookfair/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:40:06 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/10/11/quest-abc-bookfair/ Want some great books for holiday gifts?  Need to find some outstanding reference/nonfiction books?  Usborne Publishing has those and more!   Usborne books are beautifully designed and are illustrated by world-class artists.  Nonfiction books provide essential facts, while story and puzzle books are filled with humor and amazing details – all are thoroughly entertaining!  

Check out the wonderful selection at the link listed above.  If you find some books you like, place your order online.  Your purchase will help earn Usborne books for the QUEST classrooms.  All online orders will be shipped directly to you – no worries about when and where to pick up books.   Hurry – the book fair ends October 31st!

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/10/11/quest-abc-bookfair/feed/ 0 ABC Offering Partial Scholarships to October WAETAG Convention http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/09/29/abc-offering-partial-scholarships-to-october-waetag-convention/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/09/29/abc-offering-partial-scholarships-to-october-waetag-convention/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:02:30 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1342 Academic Booster Club is offering 10 partial scholarships of $50 to parents who register to attend the WAETAG (Washington Association of Educators of Talented and Gifted) conference in Wenatchee on Saturday, October 29th. See the WAETAG website for registration information. This will be an incredible opportunity to meet with other parents and advocates for Highly Capable Education from across the state, to learn about the next steps that need to be taken to secure an appropriate education for Highly Capable students, and to hear the speaker Karen Rogers, Ph.D., author of Re-forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match the Program to the Child.

Early bird parent registration of $100 ends October 1st. If you are interested in the $50 scholarship from Academic Booster Club, please call the QUEST office 841-8751.

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Many opportunities for involvement exist in the Academic Booster Club. We have a need for parents to serve on the board and to help with several committees. Whether you have a little or a lot of time to offer, we can use your help. For information please contact us or call the QUEST office at 841-8751.

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/09/17/help-wanted/feed/ 0 WAETAG Conference October 28th – 29th http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/09/17/waetag-conference-october-28th-29th/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/09/17/waetag-conference-october-28th-29th/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:30:38 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1331 WAETAG, the Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted, is hosting its annual conference on October 28th and 29th at the Convention Center in Wenatchee. This conference offers parents and teachers the opportunity to learn about meeting the unique needs of highly capable students.

For the second year, the WAETAG conference will have a track with special sessions dedicated to parents. Ann Koch, a SENG Facilitator, will talk about “Gifted Intensities: Do Your Children Have Some of Them? What Can You Do About It?” Past ABC President David Berg will help to explain what the new changes to basic education mean to highly capable students in a session titled “Gifted Ed as a Part of Basic Ed.” Marcia Holland, President of the Northwest Gifted Child Association, will lead a session on how to “Be a Powerful Advocate for Gifted.”

For more information, or to register, visit www.waetag.net.

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This is a self-directed event. A detailed map and information about some of the sights you will see is attached. Link up with some other classmates and enjoy a great day exploring together.

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2011/03/15/seattle-international-district/feed/ 0 Gingerbread House Night a Huge Success http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/gingerbread-house-night-a-huge-success/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/gingerbread-house-night-a-huge-success/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:03:12 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1154 Thank you to Jen Dewey and all of the volunteers who made our Gingerbread House Night a huge success.  Kids of all ages made some amazing houses last Thursday at Zeiger Elementary.  The entire gym was filled with builders and their families.  ABC has posted some pictures from the night on our Facebook page.  Anyone can view them by following this link.

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/gingerbread-house-night-a-huge-success/feed/ 0 Special Opportunity for Parents http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/special-opportunity-for-parents/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/special-opportunity-for-parents/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:52:33 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1150 SENG will be conducting a 2 day comprehensive SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training on January 13 and 14 in Seattle at the Seattle Doubletree Airport Hotel.  As a part of that training, SENG invites parents to attened a SENG Model Parent Group discussion group the night of the 13th, in order for the newly trained facilitators to get some practice with their SMPG Training Coaches present.  This discussion group is free to parents.  Only the first 40 parents from the Seattle area who reply will be eligible to participate.  For more information, including how to register, see the attached flyer.

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/12/special-opportunity-for-parents/feed/ 0 Northwest Gifted Child Association Connections Conference http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/07/northwest-gifted-child-association-connections-conference/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/07/northwest-gifted-child-association-connections-conference/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:44:58 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1138 The Northwest Gifted Child Association will offer its Connections Conference on January 29th at the Redmond High School Performing Arts Center. Parents of gifted rarely have the opportunity to get information about the specific academic, emotional and social needs of their gifted children. They have even less opportunity to talk with other adults candidly about the delights and the challenges of raising truly bright children. Connections is an amazing opportunity for parents to hear from experts in the field and make the connections we need.  We strongly encourage you to participate in this amazing learning experience.  For more information, including how to register, please see the attached document.

]]> http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/07/northwest-gifted-child-association-connections-conference/feed/ 0 Gingerbread House Night Thursday, December 9th http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/05/gingerbread-house-night-thursday-december-9th/ http://www.questabc.org/blog/2010/12/05/gingerbread-house-night-thursday-december-9th/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:04:02 +0000 ABC Board http://www.questabc.org/blog/?p=1127 Join us at Zeiger Elementary from 6:30 to 8:00pm on Thursday, December 9th for our Gingerbread House night.  ABC will provide the graham crackers and frosting for your gingerbread house.  You bring a small bag of candy to use to decorate your house and to share with others. 

There will also be a representative from Usborne Books there with books available for holiday shopping.

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