Committed to Excellence Swope GT Magnet School Committed to Excellence Mr. Todd Bodensteiner – Social Studies Ms. Carrie Hair – Mathematics Mrs. Jenny Hoy – English/Language Arts Mr. Jason King – 6th Grade Specialist Mrs. Kim Leslie – English/Social Studies Ms. Christina Thee - Science

Meet the Teachers Mr. Todd Bodensteiner – Social Studies Ms. Carrie Hair – Mathematics Mrs. Jenny Hoy – English/Language Arts Mr. Jason King – K-8 Specialist Mrs. Kim Leslie – English/Social Studies Ms. Christina Thee - Science

Site School Specific Bell Schedule: 7 periods, rotating 6 classes a day 50 minute classes Uniforms – Swope polo ($10) and Khaki or black bottoms Being voted on during the month of May; possible changes Electives - Our kids get 3! Strong Music Program, Spanish, Technology, Art, Drama, Foods, P.E. + other options All Swope Magnet students are required to take GT Challenges (writing and research) as one of their electives Gold Star School—as designated by the State of Nevada Teams – Our team is part of the school Team assemblies Team t-shirts

Swope Gifted and Talented Magnet Academic Expectations Fast paced, highly rigorous academic expectations Homework—average of 90 minutes per evening Edmodo Class Websites Program Websites Weekly Email Updates Specific Curriculum—follows overall Magnet Objectives Inter-Disciplinary Project Based Learning with presentations to authentic audiences

Clubs! Our Teachers all sponsor a variety of clubs and organizations: Yearbook School Newspaper Toastmasters Debate Math Science Community Garden Middle School Sports: basketball, volleyball, wrestling, cross country, and track. 7th and 8th grade only Compete against other middle schools in WCSD

Academic Competitions Math Counts Science Olympiads First Lego League National History Day Spelling Bee American Math Contest

We believe in Hands on – Real World experience! Fieldtrips and More! We believe in Hands on – Real World experience! Past Field Trips: Lawrence Hall of Science/UC Berkeley Nevada Museum of Art Discovery Museum Wolf Pack Meats NV Energy Planetarium/KECK Museum Sierra Nevada Journeys Grossology Bodega Bay EF Tours World Travel (optional) Costs: Most cost about $5 Longer trips can be up to $60 Sierra Nevada Journey retreat is approximately $200 All 7th Grade students are expected to attend August 17-August 19

Extra Trips! Our teachers plan educational trips abroad for students (and parents!) to go on during our extended breaks Past trips include France and Costa Rica Plans for next year include Ecuador (Spring Break) Ireland (Summer 2016) Costs range from $2500-$4500+ depending on the trip

After School Academic Support Math Center Tuesday and Friday after school tutoring including transportation Academic Support on an as-needed basis

Everything You Wanted to Know About Swope and the GT Magnet Middle School Please visit these websites    GT Magnet Website: www.swopegtmagnet.weebly.com Swope MS Website: www.washoeschools.net/swope Teacher Websites: Mr. Bodensteiner www.swopegtsocialstudies.weebly.com Ms. Hair http://swopegtmath.weebly.com Mrs. Hoy http://hoyenglish.weebly.com Mr. King http://kingsgtscholars.weebly.com Mrs. Leslie https://lesliegtmagnet.weebly.com Ms. Thee http://theescience.weebly.com

Any Questions Thank you! - Swope GT Crew