The Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP) is designed for students in the top quartile of the school population who need the challenge that an advanced and rigorous curriculum provides. Its goal and focus is to provide high achieving students the opportunity to engage in differentiated work that includes many product based opportunities. In this way, the program wishes to respect that gifted and talented students have unique and various ways in which they can successfully carry out their task, draw conclusions, and problem solve.
This year’s program includes:
First Grade: Mrs. McReynolds Room 107
Second and Third Grade: Mrs. Jugenitz 205
Hamilton’s First Grade Gifted Program includes:
Smart Board in the classroom
Wordly Wise Vocabulary Series
Spelling Connection by Zaner Blosser
Think Math by Harcourt Publishers
Novel Based Literature Reading
Literature Circles
Time for Kids Magazine and an integrated literature based Social Studies curriculum
Foss Science Units/University of Chicago Extension/Partnership with Shedd Aquarium
- Earth Science-Weather Unit and Rock Unit
- Physical Science- Solids and Liquids Unit
- Life Science- Plants/Trees, Organisms and their Environment, and Duck Hatching
Arts
C.A.P.E.(Chicago Art Partnership in Education)
Multicultural Studies Art (twice a week)
Visual Arts Class
Music Class
Physical Education
School Buddy Program
School Library
Large classroom library with check out system
Computers for: educational software and websites, research, Safari on Demand program, word documents.
Daily Recess