Upcoming Events
Early Release for Students
Thursday, February 11, 2010
more info

Honor Roll Party, 1:45pm-2:30pm
Friday, February 12, 2010
more info

No School, President's Weekend
Monday, February 15, 2010

No School, President's Weekend
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

CSC Meeting, 4pm-6pm
Monday, February 22, 2010

Last Day to Order a Yearbook
Friday, February 26, 2010
more info

Famous Dave's BBQ Fundraiser for Hill
Monday, March 01, 2010
more info

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Tuesday, March 02, 2010

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Wednesday, March 03, 2010

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Thursday, March 04, 2010

PTA Meeting, 6pm-7pm
Thursday, March 04, 2010

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CSAP Testing, 7:30am-10:30am
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Gifted and Talented

Cassie Perlmutter
Gifted and Talented Itinerant
303-570-1180

A few events for teachers or parents are on the horizon.  We have GT funds to sponsor any teacher or parent interested

Friday, February 19, 2010, 8:30-4:30.
Beyond Giftedness with Susan Winebrenner, at the Arvada Center for the Arts-64th & Wadsworth
Click here to register.

Parent Seminar with the Jeffco Association for Gifted Children (JAGC)
Monday, February 22, 2010, 6:30-8:30 pm
“Where Have All the Gifted Girls Gone?  With Linda Silverman, PhD

Bell Middle School
1001 Ulysses St.
Golden, CO  80401

Dr. Silverman has 50 years experience in gifted & talented education.
Click here to register.

Finally, through the Center for Bright Kids (formerly Rocky Mountain Talent Search),  the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program supports hundreds of high-achieving students.  7th-graders who are interested in applying for a scholarship, please click here to learn more.

Please feel free to contact our GT teacher, Cassie Perlmutter, anytime at
Cassandra_Perlmutter@dpsk12.org; or cell. 303-570-1180.


The Western Academic Talent Search (formerly the Rocky Mountain Academic Talent Search) is on! Please visit its website if you are considering your exploring your child's exceptional academic abilities.  Students who are identified as academically gifted, through nationally normed tests, are invited to attend a recognition ceremony in the spring and to participate in a summer camp of similarly identified young adults. Or, please feel free to email Cassie Perlmutter for more immediate G&T concerns.

The 12 traits of giftedness (PDF)

The gifted child's bill of rights (PDF)

Gifted and talented websites of interest (PDF)


The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens:

  • Habit 1: Be Proactive: Take responsibility for your life.
  • Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Define your mission and goals in life.
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First: Prioritize, and do the most important things first.
  • Habit 4: Think Win-Win: Have an everyone-can-win attitude.
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Listen to people sincerely.
  • Habit 6: Synergize: Work together to achieve more.
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Renew yourself regularly.

To learn more, read the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey, or visit  his website.

Updated 2/4/10.



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