Several grade levels are still in need of empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls, craft pom poms, empty tissue boxes, and empty yogurt containers. Please save and send these items if you can.

Thank you to everyone who has been donating recyclable items.

The referral window for parents to refer their child(ren) in grades 1-4 for gifted testing is January 23rd - February 7th.

Parents interested in referring their children for testing need to complete this form by February 7th, at this site: https://bit.ly/2NT0M0y

The testing window is from February 10th - March 6th and decisions will be mailed on April 1st.

Current GT LEAD students do not need to be referred, unless they are interested in the ASPIRE Academy.

We read The Great Fuzz Frenzy in class. First graders will use critical thinking as they learn the elements of thought and design a new creation with their own "fuzz".

Each student will pretend they have “all of the fuzz” just as Big Bark did. They will use the fuzz and choose craft items to create something useful.

Students will come up with an alternate ending to the story using their creation.

In second grade students are gaining background knowledge and a basic understanding of how the brain works. We started by testing our reaction time.

Third graders are just beginning Career Exploration. We took an interest survey this week to see what professions fit our natural interests and abilities. Here were some of our findings:

FBI Agent

animal trainer

waitress

chef

voice actor

doctor

photographer

musician

Artist

Author

zoologist

video game designer

animal trainer

video game tester

guitarist

computer programmer

veteranarian

Can you guess which one is your student's choice?

Students in fourth grade are beginning a unit on Rube Goldberg. Students will belearning about force, motion and simple machines. They will design and create a contraption that will initiate a “cause and effect” relationship which will deliver a marble into a container. To begin our unit we experimented with variables in a force and motion lab this week.

Each year the Texas State Fair holds a shoe competition. Many compete in this illustrious contest, designing shoe scenes along with a clever play on words. 5th graders' task is to create, design, and build a winning entry for the GHES Glue a Shoe Contest. They start with an original idea and must show a clever play on words.

Here is a clip of the contest entries at the State Fair.

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Email: angela.harris@gcisd.net
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Location: 6600 Glen Hope Circle North, Colleyville, TX, USA
Phone: 817-251-5720
Twitter: @MrsHarris96