Very Important People
Thank you for your interest in your V.I.P. program at Meadowthorpe Elementary. We would like to invite you to meet a wonderful group of students who are thirsty for knowledge. The Gifted Accelerated Program Teachers are excited to invite you into our classrooms to help enrich our students' education experience.
Goal of VIP Friday Program
Information We Will Need to Know
Do you need a projector to connect to your lap top?
Do you need a computer for your flash drive?
Do you need a microphone?
Do you need to stay in one room and the kids rotate, or can you rotate to the two rooms?
Information You May Need To Know
* How Many Students will be at the presentation?
4th Grade: 22 5th Grade: 28 Total: 50 Students
* School address Meadowthorpe Elementary,1710 Forbes Road • Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Directions: We are inside New Circle road. Take ext 7, toward Frankfort/Lexington, turn onto Leestown road, toward the inside on New Circle Road. You will need to turn left at the first traffic light, this is Taylor drive. Turn into the neighborhood. Take first left on to North Forbes. The road dead ends at the school. Park in the lot to the right.
What to Expect When you Arrive
Bring your drivers’ license with you when you go to the front desk to sign in as a Visitor. Let them know you are here for the VIP program.
A teacher or staff person will bring you to the first class room. There are two presenters scheduled. You will each have a class to yourself and then a teacher will take you to the next class until you have visited all rooms.
A teacher will be in the room with you at all times.
* This is the school cancelation plan
- The VIP Speakers should check the Fayette County website for updates on whether school is in or not using this link: http://www.meadowthorpe.fcps.net/
- if class is cancelled on a day that has VIP Speakers then we will follow up with the VIP Speakers to see if they can attend on a day that does not already have presenters.
- If VIP Speakers have concerns about the weather after 8am they should call the school, for any updates.
* Problems on the Day Of The Presentation
If anything changes at the last minute and you are not able to attend, please call the school as soon as possible.
Goal of VIP Friday Program
- The goal of this program is to introduce adults who are passionate about their science skills, visual and performing arts, history culture, fitness or other special talents to the students in the Gifted and Talented program at Meadowthorpe.
- The sessions are 2 interactive 20 minute gatherings. Your total time commitment at the school would be approximately one hour in total.
- Through these personal and interactive sessions the program will introduce students to a new level of understanding about what you are passionate about while developing their own talents. Together the students will be inspired to dig deeper into their own passion.
- Each VIP Guest will share their planned presentation or activity with Mr. Parks or Ms. Jefferson before the scheduled visit.
- VIP guest will invest about an hour of time at the school, segmented into 20 minutes sessions with each the 4th and 5th grade students.
- VIP guests will sign in at the front office at Meadowthorpe upon arrival.
- The classroom teachers will be in the class room during the activity and handle all behavior issues.
- The sessions will end with a short question and answer period with the students.
- Before your scheduled presentation, please share your plans with Mr. Parks or Ms. Jefferson. You are welcome to use a PowerPoint on the classroom’s projector, bring materials and supplies, ask and share questions with the students, show demonstrations, orchestrate whole class activities, or another interactive lesson to engage students.
- We will work with individuals to schedule presentations at the time that works best for the presenters.
Information We Will Need to Know
Do you need a projector to connect to your lap top?
Do you need a computer for your flash drive?
Do you need a microphone?
Do you need to stay in one room and the kids rotate, or can you rotate to the two rooms?
Information You May Need To Know
* How Many Students will be at the presentation?
4th Grade: 22 5th Grade: 28 Total: 50 Students
* School address Meadowthorpe Elementary,1710 Forbes Road • Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Directions: We are inside New Circle road. Take ext 7, toward Frankfort/Lexington, turn onto Leestown road, toward the inside on New Circle Road. You will need to turn left at the first traffic light, this is Taylor drive. Turn into the neighborhood. Take first left on to North Forbes. The road dead ends at the school. Park in the lot to the right.
What to Expect When you Arrive
Bring your drivers’ license with you when you go to the front desk to sign in as a Visitor. Let them know you are here for the VIP program.
A teacher or staff person will bring you to the first class room. There are two presenters scheduled. You will each have a class to yourself and then a teacher will take you to the next class until you have visited all rooms.
A teacher will be in the room with you at all times.
* This is the school cancelation plan
- The VIP Speakers should check the Fayette County website for updates on whether school is in or not using this link: http://www.meadowthorpe.fcps.net/
- if class is cancelled on a day that has VIP Speakers then we will follow up with the VIP Speakers to see if they can attend on a day that does not already have presenters.
- If VIP Speakers have concerns about the weather after 8am they should call the school, for any updates.
* Problems on the Day Of The Presentation
If anything changes at the last minute and you are not able to attend, please call the school as soon as possible.
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