SIP

Shayna had SIP for the first time today at school. SIP stands for Special Interest Program, which is basically a politically correct way of calling the gifted/talented program in elementary school.

She was very happy and excited about it and it was the first thing she said as I met her at the corner today to walk her home (she walks from school all the way to the corner one block from our street).

Ms. Welch told them she would teach them logic, how to get out of things, and to be creative. She told them "easy is a bad word."

They did some "complicated" math problems; logic problems using blocks of various shapes, sizes and colors; and read a book together called "Catalog Cats" which got them into a discussion about how many words they could think of that began with "cat____."

They also chit chatted a bit and Shayna said they all felt a bit silly wearing "giant jackets" which Mrs. Welch loaned to them because the room was so cold.

SIP will be on Tuesdays and Fridays from now on. The only 3rd graders in it are Shayna, Anna Marie, and Timmy.