ASPIRATIONS
February 2, 2018
DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday February 7th
-Dave & Buster's Spirit Night (benefiting 5th grade!) 5:00-8:00
Thursday February 8th
-GCISD Special Programs Expo (5:00-7:00 @ CTMS)
Friday February 9th
-Baby pictures for "Guess Who I Am" are due
Monday February 12th
-Valentine's Day boxes & Exchange items due
Tuesday February 13th
-Math Olympiad
Wednesday February 14th
-Valentine's Day Party
CLASS OBJECTIVES
Math: Self-Paced Math
Reading: Jr Great Books Tuesday of the Other June
Writing: Personal Essays; Journal Writing
Social Studies: Texas Colonies
Science: Properties of Soil
YOU'VE GOT MAIL (Valentine's Day Box)
Please check your child's folder for further information, and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Valentine's Day Boxes are due by February 12th.
VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
Our 4th Grade Valentine's Party is less than two weeks away and we need your help! Please donate or volunteer your time using the link below. We appreciate anything you can do. Thank you in advance!
*Don't forget to send a baby picture to school with your child or email a baby picture to your child's teacher by February 9th. We will be using the baby pictures for a game we will be playing during the party. All pictures brought to school will be returned unharmed.*
MATH TELESCOPING INFORMATION
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eufgDUXYoQeHYwbEtYSElueG9ZSmhveXNRaUhVOEw0Zm5J/view?usp=sharing
MID-YEAR SCANTRON ASSESSMENTS
DAVE & BUSTER"S SPIRIT NIGHT
When: Wednesday, February 7th from 5:00-8:00
2525 Rio Grande Blvd.
Euless, TX 76039
SIX FLAGS READ TO SUCCEED
Don't forget that the Six Flags Read to Succeed program ends on February 15. If your child reads six hours and completes the reading form, they will receive a free child's Six Flags ticket to be redeemed this summer. Return the form to your child's teacher by February 15. If you can't find the form, you can download a new one by going to the web address below:
http://static.sixflags.com/readtosucceed/StudentReadingLog.pdf
GROWTH MINDSET: THE KEY TO BUSINESS SUCCESS
GT CORNER
We encourage you to watch this TEDx Talk titled "Gifted, Creative, and Highly Sensitive Children." The speaker goes into the stigma on being labeled "gifted," as well as the high sensitivities (overexcitabilities) that can come from it.
LEAD WITH GCISD
Do you know how your tax dollars are spent here in GCISD? The video below explains how each dollar in GCISD is spent. We hope it helps you see that GCISD works incredibly hard to put each and every dollar to good use!