GT with Mrs. G
October 23, 2018
Parent Teacher Conferences
Essay Contests!
The Elks Lodge is sponsoring a contest for 5th-8th graders. The topic is "What makes you proud of America?" Essays are limited to 300 words and are due by December 15.
The VFW post is sponsoring a Patriot's Pen contest on the topic of "Why I Honor the American Flag" for students in grades 6-8, and audio essay competition for high school students.
Full details for both are available here, or students can see me for more info.
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Extracurricular Activities
KYA (Grades 7&8)
Bill Authors need to meet today (10/23,) tomorrow, (10/24), next Tuesday (10/30), and Wednesday (10/31).
To join our Y club Remind group, text @f9c6cg to 81010
When: November 4-6 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Where: Crowne Plaza Louisville
How Much: $260 (before financial aid/fundraiser)
Financial Aid: http://www.kyymca.org/financial-aid/
Deadlines: Fees/Registration info must be turned in before Fall Break (9/28)
.Middle School Academic Team
This handout went home a few weeks ago.
To join our Academic Team Remind group, text @fmsacade to 81010
What's Happening in Room 201
ATLAS (Advanced ELA Grades 7&8)
We have started our study of classic literature with Guy De Maupassant's story, "The Necklace." We are questioning why we consider certain works classic, as well as how literature captures the spirit of the era in which it was written. We talked specifically about the Victorian era in England.
Due dates:
Article of the Week due Monday, 10/29.
To join our Remind class, text @atlascla to 81010.
Future City
Journalism
Watch for a new issue of The Frankfort Tribune on Friday!
We will continue working on our stories and building our Literary Journal site, The Panther Papers. It is slowly growing!
More Services
Primary Talent Pool : New Schedule! I won't be here on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I will try to get 2nd graders on Thursday to makeup that time. First and second graders wrote some excellent diamante poems last week. I hope to have those typed up and ready to share soon. Third graders are really digging KET's News Quiz every Friday. We learn a lot, get to be a little competitive, and come up with new ideas for ways to make the world better. So exciting!
4th Grade- I will see 4th grade ONLY on Thursday this week. We will meet with our mentors, who have been working on some interesting projects that they will share with us. Next quarter, we will start working with our mentors on our entrepreneurial projects.
Mrs. Elly Gilbert
Elly Gilbert
Gifted and Talented Teacher/Coordinator
Middle School Academic Team Coach
Middle School KUNA/KYA/Y Club Sponsor
The Frankfort Tribune Advisor
Frankfort Independent Schools
Email: elly.gilbert2@frankfort.kyschools.us
Phone: 502-875-8658
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/470863783400677/
Twitter: @mrsellygilbert