Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program | Tags: NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program, OLSAT test prep grades 2 and 3
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I’ve been asked by several parents about OLSAT test prep materials for NYC public schools gifted and talented for other grades. Here’s a good list of OLSAT test preparation G&T for the second and third grade for NYC schools G&T programs. Please keep in mind these OLSAT test materials need to be worked on well in advance of the OLSAT exam for grade 2 and grade 3. These OLSAT test prep materials aren’t meant to be used for last minute study but to overall get your child prepared for the type of questions to expect on the exam.
If you’re looking for OLSAT test prep for gifted and talented for NYC public schools pre-K and kindergarten go here.
If you need last minute OLSAT test prep materials for pre-K and kindergarten just place a private comment on this blog and I’ll get back with you with info.
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Critical Thinking
Building Thinking Skills- Critical Thinking skills for reading, writing, math, science (Level 1(Grades 2-3)
Grades: 2-3 CD
Subject: Critical Thinking
Building Thinking Skills Level 1
Grade: 2
Subject: Mathematics
Mathematical Reasoning, Level C (Mathematical Reasoning)
Grades: 2-5
Subject: Critical Thinking
What Would You Do?, Book 1
Grade: 2
Subject: Language Arts
Language Smarts, Level C (Gr 2)
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Language Arts
Vocabulary Smarts Book 1
Grade: 2
Subject: Mathematics
Complete the Picture Math Book 2
Grades: 2-4
Subject: Critical Thinking
Organizing Thinking: Book One : Graphic Organizers
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Mathematics
Math Ananlogies
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Language Arts
Spelling DooRiddles, Book A1
Grades: PreK-2
Subject: Language Arts
Dr. Dooriddles Associative Reasoning Activities: Book A-1
Grades: PreK-2
Subject: Language Arts
Dr. DooRiddles, Book A2: Associative Reasoning Activities
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Language Arts
Dr. DooRiddles, Book A3: Associated Reasoning Activities
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Mathematics
Scratch Your Brain: Clever Math Ticklers
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Critical Thinking
Visual Perceptual Skill Building, Book 2
Grades: 1-3
Subject: Science
Developing Critical Thinking Through Science/Book 1 Grade 1-3
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Critical Thinking
Dr. Funster’s Think-A-Minutes A1: Fast, Fun Brainwork for Higher Grades and Top Test Scores
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Critical Thinking
Dr. Funster’s Think-A-Minutes, Level B Book 2
Grades: 2-3
Subject: Critical Thinking
Visual Perceptual Skill Building Book 2
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program, Parents Resources for NYC G&T | Tags: New York City Public Schools, NYC Gifted and Talented, P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep
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On Monday (yesterday), we called the principal at P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep, Linore Lindy, to get answered some last minute questions we had regarding the gifted and talented program at Chelsea Prep P.S. 33 in the NYC public school system. We were able to speak with her directly and the principal was more than happyto answer our many questions. Our neighbor whose child got accepted to P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep as well also called the principal. Our neighbor said she left a message for the principal at P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep and within 30 minutes the principal called her back to answer her questions. Continue reading
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Here are some good resources for OLSAT BSRA exam prep for pre-k and kindergarten for NYC public schools gifted and talented program. Please keep in mind these books can take weeks to go through and these aren’t “last minute” preparation for the OLSAT BSRA exam. I’m not sure when the OLSAT exams will be administered this coming school year 2009-10 for NYC public schools pre-K and kindergartent. They should be posted on the DOE site before school begins.
There are some last minute OLSAT prep materials you can get so please contact me directly if you want more info.
These are REALLY good resources for OLSAT prep for pre-K and kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade from Amazon.com:
- OLSAT Prep Bundle for Kindergarten
- OLSAT Prep Bundle for First Grade
- OLSAT Prep Bundle for Second Grade
- OLSAT Prep Bundle for Third Grade
- OLSAT Prep Bundle for Fourth Grade
Here are some other items from Amazon.com to help in challenge your gifted and talented child:
Age: 3 Subject: Mathematics
Mathematical Reasoning Beginning 1
Age: 4 Subject: Mathematics
Mathematical Reasoning Beginning 2
Grade: PreK Subject: Mathematics
Beginning Mathematical Reasoning: Developing Math & Thinking Skills, Ages 3 & 4
Grade: K Subject: Mathematics
Mathematical Reasoning Through Verbal Analysis: Level A
Ages: 3-4 Subject: Critical Thinking
BUILDING THINKING SKILLS BEGINNING
Grades: PreK-1 Subject: Critical Thinking
Visual Perceptual Skill Building, Book 1
Grades: PreK-K Subject: Critical Thinking
Mind Benders Beginning Book 1 (PreK-K)
Grade: PreK Subject: Critical Thinking
Thinker Doodles, Clues and Choose Beginning Book
Ages: 3-4 Alphabet & Number Puzzles w/Activities
Alphabet & Number Puzzles w/Activities
Grades: PreK-2 Subject: Language Arts
Dr. Dooriddles Associative Reasoning Activities: Book A-1
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program | Tags: New York City Public Schools, NYC Gifted and Talented, NYC Gifted and Talented Acceptance Placement Letter, NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program
I’ve rec’d several comments/emails from parents who are still waiting on the placement emails for the NYC Gifted and Talented to see what school within district 2 NYC public school G&T program their child must be enrolled in by the end of this week. We rec’d our G&T school placement for gifted and talented in NYC email at 1:22am Saturday morning (June 21). If you’re expecting your placement letter for gifted and talented New York City via email and haven’t received it yet, you may want to check your SPAM/Junk folder to make sure it didn’t go there. One parent indicated they called the gifted and talented at the NYC DOE on Friday and they were told the emails would go out in “batches” – whatever that means. My guess would be all the placement emails for the NYC G&T program would be emailed out by now since it would be more than a few thousand emails total, if that.
You’d ONLY receive an email notice if you selected the NYC gifted and talented schools in order of preference online. It’s my understanding if you mailed in your request via US Postal Service you’d receive your notification of your child’s placement for gifted and talented NYC via US Mail but not via email. I don’t know the timeline (besides what’s on the NYC DOE site for gifted and talented) but I’d assume the letters were mailed out Friday (June 20). Everyone should receive the gifted and talented NYC acceptance letter in the mail Monday or Tuesday of this coming week since everyone would located in NYC. Even if you receive an email, you’ll ALSO receive the gifted and talented placement letter for NYC schools via US Mail.
If you have questions, I’d recommend emailing the DOE gifted and talented New York Cityto find out giftedandtalented@schools.nyc.gov. Or you can contact the DOE at Office of Student Enrollment – Room 415, 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.
If you have any questions, please call the Office of Student Enrollment at 212-374-4948
or the Office of Gifted and Talented Programs 212-374-5972.
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program | Tags: NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program, OLSAT BRSA testing, OLSAT test prep grades 2 and 3
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Here are a couple of good prep workbooks for the OLSAT test and BRSA exam given by the NYC public schools gifted and talented program. I’ll post more materials later.
For Kindergarten
Can You Find Me?: Building Thinking Skills in Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies K-1 (Bright Minds series)
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program | Tags: New York City Public Schools, notification nyc gifted and talented, NYC Gifted and Talented
Better late than never! 🙂
We rec’d our placement letter for NYC gifted and talented program for kindergarten via email at 1:22am this morning. We were pleased that we received our first choice and look forward to going up to the school next week to enroll. We of course have TONS of questions for the principal prior to finalizing the details.
Here’s an excerpt from the email we received with Q&A for parents:
Key Questions and Answers
1) I did not receive an offer. What are my options?
– Some Gifted and Talented programs may have seats that become available due to
unexpected attrition. These seats will be filled by children who did not receive
an offer during the initial Gifted and Talented placement period.
– Children who did not receive an offer during the initial Gifted and Talented
placement period will be automatically considered for placement into seats that
become available. Families do not need to contact the Office of Student
Enrollment to be considered. Offers will be determined based on the same
criteria as the initial placements; i.e.: sibling priority, ranked program
choices and available seats.
– Placements to these seats will be made late in the summer, prior to the start
of the school year.
2) I have a sibling issue. What do I do?
– If there is an issue with your sibling’s Gifted and Talented offer please
email ES_Enrollment@schools.nyc.gov. We will review your submitted application.
– If a younger sibling does not make the qualification cut off for his or her
older sibling’s G&T program, you may file a placement exception request (PER) at
your local Borough Enrollment Office to attend the general education program
offered in the same school, provided there are available seats
3) I do not like my offer. What are my options?
– All Gifted and Talented offers are final. There are no appeals of Gifted and
Talented placements. If you are offered a placement and you decline that
placement, no other placement offer will be made.
Well, we’re still waiting on the placement letter email for the NYC G&T program for our child’s kindergarten. It’s a bit frustrating to be online writing at 8pm waiting on an email to find out what school she got accepted to. Considering next week we have to enroll in one of the gifted and talented kindergartens we need a little bit of prep time. I’ll keep checking my email to see if something pops up tonight.
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program | Tags: New York City Public Schools, notification nyc gifted and talented, NYC Gifted and Talented, NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program, P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep, P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
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Well, I checked the DOE NYC public schools site and it indicates placement offer letters for the NYC Gifted and Talented program for kindergarten and first grade were due out today. We have yet to receive our email notification so maybe it’ll come out later tonight? It looks like registration is suppose to take place from June 19 to June 26 which really doesn’t give people much time to prepare if there has yet to be any communication from the DOE regarding the placement letters for the NYC gifted and talented program. I emailed the DOE this afternoon around 2pm but have yet to hear back. Considering it’s almost 6:30pm now I doubt I’ll receive any response until Monday.
I also logged into the site where we selected the order of preference of Gifted and Talented schools in district 2 for NYC public schools. There were no updates on the site so I guess it’s a waiting game at this point in time to see what’s next.
If you’re interested, here’s the link with the schedule of when everything is to take place.
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/EligibilityApplications/default.htm
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program, Parents Resources for NYC G&T | Tags: New York City Public Schools, nyc G&T, NYC Gifted and Talented, NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program, P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep
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I’ve received many comments today on the ranking of the NYC public schools for the NYC gifted and talented program within the NYC public school system. Our rankings were based upon the needs we thought best for OUR child. We investigated every school thoroughly and all had pluses and minuses but in the end we felt the MOST comfortable with P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep. Some people have sent me some snide comments about the principal and in the end it’s a matter of personal opinion. I can only speak on my own experience with the principal who returned my phone calls within the same day and even called me back while she was still investigating my questions. Sure, it could be a total suck up routine but in the end we felt VERY comfortable with her and the program at P.S. 33 for the NYC Gifted and Talented Program. Continue reading
Filed under: NYC Gifted and Talented Program, Parents Resources for NYC G&T | Tags: New York City Public Schools, NYC Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program, P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep
Well, I checked the NYC DOE site and it looks like the acceptance letters for the NYC Gifted and Talented for Kindergarten and first grade got delayed until June 19 – this Friday. The site originally posted a date of June 15 as the day to find out the placement of the NYC Gifted and Talented program for kindergarten.
We’ll wait for the email on Friday to see what happens! 🙂
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NYC Gifted and Talented Program and Testing 