Hickory Creek Middle School Gifted / Everest Program

Students meet one day per week with Mrs. Thompson; returning to teams for math and advisory. (Full year Spanish for Eighth Grade)

Curriculum covered includes advanced studies in Literature, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Class work miss will be "Compacted" for Everest students. They will return to Advisory on Everest days to "Check-In" with core teachers. Most Everest work will be completed in school.

Students will complete independent research topics and group work during Everest time.

Eighth Grade students will also work on current events with entire grade level. Sixth and Seventh Grade students will do some current events activities.

Everest students will take additional field trips during the school year which correlates with their units studied.

Student Progress Rubrics will be sent home each Trimester.

All Everest students are required to be passing all classes.

Formal identification for Gifted/Everest Program participation will be made based on the criteria listed below. The Gifted/Everest Program teacher will participate in the assessment of students to determine participation.

**Students MUST meet 2 out of the 3 Criteria.

Sixth Grade - Open House Letter - Curriculum Overview

Seventh Grade - Open House Letter - Curriculum Overview

Eighth Grade - Open House Letter - Curriculum Overview

Gifted / Everest Performance Rubic - Program Overview