The GT cuties have been looking very forward to sharing their GT work and projects with you! Won't you please make it a point to visit room 211 while you are at Open House next week? We can't wait to share our GT experiences with you!
Friday, February 23 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Next Friday our school will be buzzing with happiness, pride, and activity. We are excited to host an Open House for all of the parents, grandparents, and family members of our students!
The GT cuties have been looking very forward to sharing their GT work and projects with you! Won't you please make it a point to visit room 211 while you are at Open House next week? We can't wait to share our GT experiences with you!
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GT students of all ages often play critical thinking games for a daily warm up activity. Each of the games they can choose from demand the use of logic, critical thinking, problem solving, and sportsmanship. They love to compete with one another, and I am sure they would also love to compete with their family members at home. The critical thinking games the GT cuties play are: checkers, chess, SET, and mancala. Most of us are familiar with checkers and chess. I thought you may want to learn more about SET and mancala so maybe you can start playing at home. This will increase your child's skill level and confidence with the games. Plus, it is a great way to bond with your little genius! From the SET webpage (https://www.setgame.com/set): What is a SET? A SET is three cards where each feature, when looked at individually, is either all the same OR all different. Each card contains four features: color (red, purple or green), shape (oval, squiggle or diamond), number (one, two or three) and shading (solid, striped or outlined). How to play SET is a speed game. The first to see a SET, calls out "SET" and picks up the three cards that make the SET. There are no turns and no luck. Race to find as manySETs as fast as you can. Be the one who has the most SETs when the cards are gone, and you win! SET is a game of fast-thinking fun! Fun and Educational SET builds cognitive, logical and spatial reasoning skills as well as visual perception skills while playing a game! Because it has a rule of logic (three cards that are all the same or all different in each individual feature), and because players must apply this rule to the spatial array of patterns all at once, they must use both left brain and right brain thought processes. This fun game actually exercises your brain! From The Spruce (https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-play-mancala-409424):
The Basic Rules of Mancala This is a version of the basic game, known as two-rank Mancala and also known as Kalah. There are literally dozens of other variations of the game which are played all around the world. The Object of the Game The object of the game is to capture more stones than your opponent. How to Play
The GT cuties made excellent progress on their projects this week! 1st, 3rd, and 4th graders are all working on building projects. Whether they are constructing bridges (1st and 4th grade) or a roller coaster (3rd grade), building with a set like KNEX demands constant use of critical thinking and problem solving skills. All of the groups worked through problems to make strides on their projects this week :-)
The 2nd graders (pictured above) began a brand new project this week. They will be creating an original puppet show based on the story of Cinderella. The group will create everything from an original script to puppets to the puppet theater itself! To kick the project off, the students researched how the Cinderella story is told throughout the world. Next, we will generate a list of commonalities that run in every Cinderella story. Then, the kids will begin creating their own modern version of the story. The 5th graders are excited to be participating in the first ever Festival de Eanes movie making contest. Here are the main components of the contest: The Festival de Eanes would like to challenge students in K-12 to produce either a narrative or animation/stop-motion film. The theme for this year is SEL (Social Emotional Learning: empathy, compassion, kindness, etc.). Along with the theme, we will be requiring three items to be in your short film.
The 5th grade GT cuties' first task was to come up with a story idea. Each student pitched their idea to the group this week. Then they voted for their two favorite ideas. On Monday, the top three story ideas will be announced. Our class will be divided into three teams - each making a unique movie for the contest. The students will learn lessons about script writing, storyboarding, camera angles, and more. They will use what they learned with their movie teams as they generate an original film for the contest. Lots of creative juices are flowing here in room 211! |
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May 2019
GT Class Schedule
Monday - Thursday 8:00 – 8:40 4th grade 9:00 - 9:40 5th grade 9:45 – 10:15 Kindergarten 10:15 – 10:45 1st grade 11:35 – 12:15 3rd grade 12:15 – 12:55 2nd grade Come & visit us any time! |