March 6, 2008
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A Bit about Belle..
I love my Is. She is a smart, beautiful, funny little girl.This week I got a letter from the school saying that they want her to test for the TAG program… Talented and gifted kids. Only two kids in her school recieved letters. If she made it into the program it would require driving her to a different school. No big deal, we would work it out.
Isabelle told her best friend DJ about the letter..
This is Dj and Is at her birthday.
Ok so DJ flipped a little and started telling her she needs to fail the test… that she can’t leave him.
HMMM…
The kid lives down the block! During the summer she can start riding her bike to his house. She sees him on the weekends even.
I talked to her about it and explained to her that its a wonderful opportunity for her. She is bored in school occasionally because the teacher won’t let her play flash cards in math because she wins all of the time which isn’t fun for the other kids… She knows all of the answers and she needs a challenge.
ANYWAY… she says she will do her best no matter what… I hope that’s true. I hope she won’t let a boy dictate her behavior. She deserves so much more.
A sample of her great art…
Its a snowman thief… she says he almost got away with the jewels.
Comments (42)
Nip codependant behaviour in the bud now,he needs to learn that too.
She is so gorgeous~big blue eyes like Mama~
She is such a beauty, she deserves to be her best and do her best!!! I’m glad you encouraged her to do this!!!
Thats wonderful ,and good that you caught wind of the friendly advice she was getting.It sounds like they follow pretty careful guidelines ,and that is good if it means an excellent program for kids that test into it.
Best wishes for Belle. I’m sure she will do well. But…you need to know. Legally, gifted and talented services are considered special education services, and your daughter MUST, according to feeral law, be transported to the services. They cannot require you to drive her. Don’t let them do it. It does not matter if she is the ONLY kid in her school going. And it does not matter if the program meets one day a week, or every day for one hour. The service model does not matter. I had two kids in gifted and one having extensive disabilities. All were transported.
Kathi
*Oops, that’s “federal” law, lol.
Awww, hope she gets accepted!
What a sweetheart!
Ditto all of the above!
Oh my gosh! Good for her! Cute and smart.
That is great news! I’ll bet she does just fine on the test. ^^What Kathi said is right. I was in a program like this in elementary school and they bussed us over to another school for part of the day.
We go through that “but my friends want me to..” stuff all the time with daughter C.
yes please tell her to take up the challenge! She will be able to tell DJ all about the new school and he can keep her updated about the old one. It means that the friendship can grow. And have a word with DJ too! Will there ever be a generation of male who do not need to suppress growth? Aye! Liberated birdies forever…
Don’t let a man ruin her life this soon! LOL!!
Good luck to Is.
“I hope she won’t let a boy dictate her behavior” That is a great life lesson for a girl of any age!
well you have to give her credit for picking a friend who’s as cute as she is….but I’m in agreement with everyone else. You should tell her that DJ wanting her to fail would be like that snowman getting away with the most precious of all jewels….ilym and those kids too
I’m sure that girl is smart enough to do what is best for her. One word, though. The GT program in our school system used to pull the GT kids out of their home elementary to a central elementary starting in the 3rd grade. Ultimately, the “regular” neighborhood kids wouldn’t interact with the GT kids. The GT kids hadn’t changed, but the rest of the kids felt intimidated and wouldn’t risk the chance of being rejected by the”smart” kids. Now that they do a GT class in each school, the issue is nearly gone because the kids all still ride the bus and do recess together. OTOH, being bored can lead to bad behavior and/or failing grades. Good luck!
How nice- I hope she goes for it !!
Just a random passing by- I love your “about me” paragraph !! Too Funny !
Good Luck !!
Diane
That looks like the makings of an awesome scrapbook page! (Sorry, the scrapper in me couldn’t help but to say that!) CONGRATS!!! I hope she gets in! It’s so refreshing to see someone who cares!!! (I think I have been subbing too long…) She’s a cutie pie!!!
Aww, she is cute! I hope she takes the test seriously.
Hopefully she’ll get in there and forget all about what he said and just take the test. It can lead to some pretty great opportunities down the road. My youngest was in that program in elementry school. Then at the end of her sophmore year of high school she was invited to apply to a public boarding school that was also for gifted kids for her Jr. and Sr. year. Graduating from that led to not only a full ride at the University of her choice, the school she finally chose also gave her spending money. A huge boon for cash strapped parents believe me! I never knew any of that could happen and yet it all started with the elementry program.
Regardless of where it leads if she’s showing any boredom in her regular classes it’s definitely time for her to move ahead. Forget about the no child left behind, what about the kids that are bored into comas waiting for the others to catch up?
a snow thief? that’s something… what a cute kid!
i find it funny when you said “you hope she won’t let a boy dictate her behavior” coz’ far as i know, girls are more dominant than boys as kids. (go ask my sister. lol!)
she better do her best. My sister’s daughter Ashley has a friend that is a boy and at her birthday the 2 boys got in a fist fight over her and the dad (brother in law) had to break them up.
I’m wondering if she feels somehow responsible for her friend DJ??? Kinda sounds that way…he certainly has an ally in your IS….maybe she can talk to him and tell him that she can still be his friend when she comes home…
Congratulations, Is… Knock ‘em dead!
dan
your daughter is smart and beautiful and SMART!
what an honour to be chosen in that thing… she deserves it 
and yeah, she’s creative, too. just like her mama 
The snowman is cool by himself…but the story to go along with him?? AWESOME
I love how everyone has always said that Iz takes after me. Now, after reading these comments I AM SURE OF IT…HAHAHAHAHAH! I will have a talk with her and the lady is right, they should transport her, it is apart of the special education programing…………..But I would look into it a little bit more.
The transportation part not the TAG go, go, go! I love it! She is smart, cute and like me in every way! HAHAH!
That’s great news Ang!! And I’m keeping my fingers crossed that she wants to go to the new school!
I hope that she makes it, and that she decides that she wants to do it. I don’t think a child should be forced into something like this, but I was one of those kids who was bored senseless by school all the way through high school. A little additional challenge and excitement would definitely be good for her . . .
I’m glad you let kids do art.
thats great.
RYC: I dont know, I consider obsessions to be few and far between lol
Isabelle amazes me . You are lucky Ang to have such a daughter .. She is really gifted and also she looks so gentle .
Love
Michel
Girls letting boys dictate their behaviour staret early, doesn’t it? I hope this works out, those “gifted” things can be a mixed blessing for the most part.
so she is a little heartbreaker, but the neighbor boy will survive, Tell Belle good luck
Have a great day
Fantastic news. 3 cheers for clever Isabelle! Hope she makes the program.
Mornin Glorie
Have a great weekend…..ilym
What a sweetie! ‘A snowman theif’….. Kids are so precious….
Good for you for teaching her not to let another dictate what she wants to do. How sweet though that he cares for her so much…. Enjoy your Friday!
Typical…the man, trying to hold the woman back, hehe.
Seriously, I am so proud of her and I think it is awesome. I am sure she will do really well.
Have a wonderful weekend, sweetie.
*hugs*
aww…poor lil DJ. The world is so intimidating when you’re little and then when you find out your bestest friend is leaving you alone in it in the scariest place of all…school!
I’m sure it’ll all work out, but I think I’m the only one that feels for DJ.
hi Ang…i was given the same opportunity, in school, and am glad it happened…besides, as you said, he’s only a bike ride away…opportunities like this open doors for gifted children, and should be snagged at first offer…my kid is doing the very same thing now…i would rather see Diana challenged, than bored, and am sure you want the same for Is…hugs…animal
A beautiful, smart, and talented girl…what an awesome combination! Go Belle!!!!! Peace
DJ might have something of a point.
Those types of programs increase what they can learn, but have seem some bad social skills from the kids involved.
Car pool with a guy whose twins went through the program here, the end result was not a happy situation.
Maybe it was just his kids, dunno just don’t uderestimate the other factors.
Wow! The MAN trying to hold her down??? Don’t do it Is!! I hope she does well on the test!!