A
Special Program for Gifted and
Talented Students
The Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS)
was developed by the LAUSD to offer
gifted students a high-level
academic program, which meets the
educational needs of gifted and
high-achieving learners. In our SAS
program, course content is modified
to match the special talents of our
students. Teachers "differentiate"
the core curriculum in a variety of
ways, including in-depth subject
exploration, acceleration of content
and independent projects. The SAS
goal is to provide a program with
high quality content and performance
standards within the classroom
setting. SAS program enrollment is
offered to students who have been
identified as gifted or meet
specific testing requirements. |
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At
Holmes, our SAS classes provide a
complex academic program in which
both innovative and traditional
courses are taught. In these
classes, students are asked not only
to meet the state academic
standards, but are challenged to go
beyond those requirements. Teachers
stimulate students by assigning
projects that encourage them to
"think outside the box."
Teachers in our SAS program attend
32 hours of training designed for
those who teach gifted and highly
gifted students. Each year, these
teachers also take nine more hours
of gifted education training to
ensure that they stay current with
the latest research and teaching
techniques. Teachers work together
as a team to coordinate activities,
lessons, and projects to enhance and
support learning across the
curriculum.
View the Power Point from the November 2010 Gifted meeting.
Achievement Board
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Odyssey of the Mind
Holmes Middle School
students participated in the
Los Angeles Regional Odyssey
of the Mind competition on
Saturday, February 27 in
Pasadena. Three different
teams participated in long
term and Spontaneous
problems. “The Gift of
Flight” team took second
place and will move on to
state March 27th. “Column
Structures” won 3rd place,
and “Food Court” placed
fifth in their division.
Odyssey of the Mind is a
creative problem-solving
program. Teams of up to
seven students select a
problem, create a solution
and present their solution
in a competition against
other teams in the same
problem and division.
Congratulations to this
year’s Holmes teams on a
spectacular job. |
Eaglebots Robotics
Congratulations to the
Holmes Eaglebots robotics
team! The team won 5th place
alliance in the Los Angeles
Regional VEX robotics
competition Saturday,
February 27 at Valley
College. There were 35 high
schools and 2 middle schools
from all over Southern
California. The Eaglebots
also won the Energy Award
for team spirit and
enthusiasm-way to go!
The previous week, February
20, the Eaglebots placed 3rd
from over 40 high schools
and two middle schools from
four states in San Diego.
The students worked in teams
to design a robot that would
move footballs, volleyballs,
and smaller balls into
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The following is a sampling of SAS
program features and highlights:
• cored classes (one teacher for
math/science, another for
English/history in 6th grade)
• hands on activities
• in depth exploration of subjects
• role playing simulations
• cooperative group work
• interdisciplinary activities
• cultural exchange event
• evening of creative expressions
event
• book publishing
• field trips (including LACMA,
Shakesperience, JPL)
• student led portfolio
• publish science experiments in the
“Journal of Student Research
Abstracts”
• African Folk Tale Performances
• Use of video production to enhance
learning in language arts lessons
• over 30 hands on physics and
chemistry labs, including rocketry
unit. in 8th grade science
• Algebra and Geometry offered
SAS Curriculum
6th Grade:
Math 6, English 6, History, Science,
Creative Expressions, Creative Paper
Arts, PE
7th Grade:
Math, English, History, Science, PE,
Elective
8th Grade:
Math, English, History, Science, PE,
Elective
SAS Staff & Contacts:
Assistant Principal, Mrs. Felicia
Drew
6th Grade:
Mrs. Carr - Math, Science, Creative
Expressions
Mr Delgado - English, History,
Computers
Mr Greene - Math, Science, Geography
Mrs. Hirsch - English, History,
Creative Paper Arts
7th Grade:
Ms. Farrens - English
Ms. Klein - History
Ms. T. Miller - Science
Math - Depends on math placement
8th Grade:
Ms. Klein - History
Mr. Sherman - Science
- English
Math - Depends on math placement
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