1. Our Search Team S O U T H H A L L MI D D L E
Br a n d o n S m i t h , Le ad G i fte d Te acher
6 th and S even th Gr ad e L an gu a ge A rt s ,
R e ad in g, and Soc i al S tu die s
Michelle Ja ger Search 2011-2012
6 th Gr ad e Sc ience
Sherry McKinney
8 th Gr ad e So ci al S tu die s
Ro n Ba g w e l l Above and Beyond! Real skills
for the 21st Century.
8 th Gr ad e So ci al S tu die s
S a r a Ba t e s
8 th and 9 th Gr a de Lan gu a ge Ar t s
Ginge r Workma n
7 th Gr ad e L an gu a ge A rt s S O U T H H A L L MI D D L E S C H O O L
Laura Liu
For questions or concerns about Search
7 th Gr ad e Sc ience Programming contact Brandon Smith at
Brandon.Smith@hallco.org.
Susan Belche r School Phone Number:
6 th Gr ad e So ci al S tu die s (770) 532-4416
W e a re he re to p ar tner w it h you !
(770) 532-4416

2. How Our Gifted Identified Students Are
Served...
Welcome! South Hall’s Middle School 7th Grade Search Language Arts Classes are all equipped with
Search Program is a work of living art. up to 13 student computers, and the Math,
Central to our program are world class Your student will have two or three 55 min- Language Arts, Spanish, and Science classes
ideas and classroom environments that will ute classes with a gifted endorsed teacher. all offer Carnegie Units (High School
immerse your student in the real world Like the 6th Grade teachers, they too have Credit). These create a pathway for stu-
skills of thinking, collaborating, speaking, completed a rigorous series of courses in dents to get a head start and have greater
writing, and calculating. Gifted Programming, Curriculum, and Identi- access to AP and IB courses at the high
fication. school level.
6th Grade Search
At the Seventh Grade Level, students will Throughout the entire program, we collec-
Your student will have two or three 55 have at least two segments in Language tively strive to go above and beyond the
minute classes with a gifted endorsed Arts, Science, Social Studies or Math. state standards to provide 21st Century Skill
teacher. Our gifted endorsed teachers acquisition that will prepare your student to
have completed a rigorous series of One of these classes is a 21st Century take full advantage of programs at the high
courses in Gifted Pro- Technology Classroom with Motorola school level such at the Johnson Interna-
gramming, Curriculum, and Zooms, laptops, and a Creation Station. tional Scholars Academy and the Interna-
Identification. They use tional Baccalaureate Program. We want
this training to build real your student to be fully prepared for Uni-
world scenarios for stu- Your 7th Grade Search Students will partici- versity and beyond!
dents to practice 21st pate in our Student Showcase and Student
Century Skills. Led Conferences in January, called Knights
at the Museum.
Students will have the op-
portunity to take a Lan-
S O U T H H A L L MI D D L E
SCHOOL
guage Arts, Social Studies, and/or Science
Class with one of our three Gifted En- Eighth Grade Search
dorsed Sixth Grade Teachers. Two of
these classes are 21st Century Technology
Classrooms equipped with several laptops, Your Student will have two or three 55 min- 4335 Falcon Parkway
Motorola Zooms, and a Creation Station! ute classes with a gifted endorsed teacher. Flowery Branch GA 30542
All of our Sixth Grade Students will par- Students will have the opportunity to take a
Phone: (770) 532-4416
ticipate in our Student Showcase and Stu- Language Arts or Social Studies class with
dent Led Conferences in January called one of our Gifted Endorsed teachers. Our E-mail: brandon.smith@hallco.org
Knights at the Museum.