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NBMS AIG Program
NBMS AIG Program
Please see below for all the wonderful happenings in our classroom!
8th Grade AIG News
8th Grade AIG News
Our 8th grade students have been immeresed in their life's Blueprint projects. There have been great converstaions and critial thinking about future, career, goals, and values. As we wrap up the unit, students will present their projects in class, giving them real- world presentation experiences.
Next, we will dive into a Think Law activity next week where we become lawyers and delineate and ealuate the argument and specific claims in a text. Students will use their critical thinking skills to consider all evidence, facts, information, and perspectives to make a claim.
Students will be receiving the Quartly Newsletter and 9 week evaluation next week.
7th Grade AIG News
Our 7th grade students wrapped up their time capsule unit and have jumped into our first STEM challenge, "Candy Spill". Students are working with teams to collaborate effectively on solving real world problems. We are excited to try out our "inventions" to see if we creativly solved the problem successfully.
Parents/Guardians, we ask that you write a letter to your FUTURE student. You can write your hopes, dreams, wishes, etc and seal your letter in an evelope and send in with your child. Those letters will be placed in their personal time capsule until the end of their 8th grade career. Letters from multiple family members are welecome! Please send those in!
Students will be receiving the Quartly Newsletter and 9 week evaluation next week.
Beta Club
Interested Members need to apply via application. Click below to access or pick up a copy from Mrs. Roop, Mrs. Wooten, or in the front office. Applications are due Oct. 23rd (extended deadline)
Beta Club Service Project! Please help!
Beta Club Service Project! Please help!
Our October Service project will help support our neighbors in need. Please consider how you can impact our community in a positive way and donate NEW socks. Donations will be collected in the lobby of NBMS from 10/19-10/30. Donations will be sent to the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries in Asheville. Last year we collected 1700 pairs of socks. We would love to see this happen again this year!
Thank you for making a difference!
NBMS D-N-D Club
Please sign up using the Google Classroom Link: gdgqk2lh. Visit the classroom tab at the top and select and fill out the 26-27 DnD Sign ups!
WISH LIST OF SUPPLIES FOR THE AIG CLASSROOM
If you are interested in supporting the AIG classroom, listed below are a few needs for the following year.
Card Stock Paper - Multiple Colors/Multiple Reams
Colored Paper - Multiple Colors/Multiple Reams
Tape for tape dispenser (many - for end of year project)
Markers
Pencils
Aluminum Foil
Wax Paper
Latex Gloves (medium and large) for STEAM projects/experiments
Toothpicks (for our 8th grade Toothpick Bridge Challenge)
Sharpies
Notebooks (marbled journals)
Boxes of Tissues
Ziplock Bags (small, large)
Chess Boards
Logic Links (Puzzle Games)
"Learning never exhausts the mind." ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Vision for Buncombe County Schools Academically/Intellectually Gifted Services
Vision for Buncombe County Schools Academically/Intellectually Gifted Services
AIG programming in Buncombe County School provides advanced learners with engaging learning experiences that deepen their passion for learning, problem solving and critical thinking skills while supporting intellectual, emotional, and social success. Visit www.buncombeschools.org/page/aig for more information.
AIG at North Buncombe Middle School
Welcome to an exciting 2025-2026 School Year! My name is Cynthia Roop and I am the new AIG specialist for NBMS. I have been an educator for over 27 years in a K-12 and College setting. I have most recently served as the Director of Education for the Asheville Symphony where we created and provided enrichment opportunities for students across Western North Carolina. I am honored to be back in the classroom and look forward to a fabulous year at NBMS. I am so happy to have your child a part of my class! Differentiated curriculum and instruction are provided by the classroom teachers and the AIG Specialist. Both the core classes & the enrichment pull-out class, provide engaging opportunities for critical thinking and problem solving that elevate our students. We all collaborate to challenge and meet the needs of advanced learners.
Cynthia Roop
AIG Specialist
cynthia.roop@bcsemail.org
Enrichment Class
Students identified as gifted, are pulled once a week during their social studies block for enrichment class with Ms. Roop. My class provides a valuable layer of differentiation and challenging opportunities that promote critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving. Students will not have a grade on the report card, but the risk free environment helps students develop initiative, perseverance, and a growth mindset. Every 9-weeks a progress/activities report that reflects the class content
critical thinking
creativity
problem solving
Grade Level Class Differentiation:
AIG students receive whole class differentiation in their grade level classes, which is the primary tier for advanced learning, enrichment, and extensions. Advanced learning strategies & activities implemented throughout the year in Math and ELA classes are outlined in a differentiation document that will go home with the last report card.
Differentiated Education Plan (DEP)
The Differentiated Education Plan defines services your child will receive, from both the gifted specialist and core classroom teachers. Student’s current DEP is for grades 5th-8th and was given to parents in your prior school. Please let me know if you want a new copy.
AIG Class Curricular Strands:
Humanities/Literacy
Mathematical/Logical
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics)
Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners
AIG Class Objectives (per Buncombe County’s AIG Plan 2022-2025) :
Engage in meaningful work that strengthens independent, critical, and creative thinking skills.
Commit to learning as a lifelong process and demonstrate accountability for one’s own learning.
Foster independence in identifying and solving meaningful problems.
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively in increasingly complex contexts.
Think critically about humankind and demonstrate social responsibility in a global community.
Gain awareness of themselves as individuals who have unique academic and socio-emotional needs.
Collaborate effectively with diverse teams to accomplish a common goal.
NBMS AIG Google Site
https://sites.google.com/bcsemail.org/nbmsaig?usp=sharing
About Mrs. Roop
My name is Cynthia Roop and I am the AIG specialist for NBMS! I am thrilled to be here and back in the North Buncombe Community. I have been in education for over 28 years and most recently served as the Director of Education for the Asheville Symphony. My husband and I have lived in Weaverville for over 20 years and have two children who attend NWR and NBHS.
I am looking forward to working with the North Buncombe students, parents, teachers, and staff. We have a fun year planned with hands-on, engaging activities to challenge your students. My sincere hope is to help cultivate a love of learning and curiosity within each student while inspiring them to reach new heights and potentials. I am looking forward to a wonderful year together. If you have any questions, please contact Cynthia Roop at cynthia.roop@bcsemail.org.
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