GT Times
September 11--22, 2023
đź‘‹WELCOME BACK TO THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR!đź‘‹
A note from Mrs. Taylor ✏️ .......
I'd like to extend a "welcome back" to our GT families and a very special "welcome back" to our new GT families for a great year! The year will be full of fun, projects, special days and above all some great thinking! If you are new to the Burnet CISD program, or just need a refresher, I would encourage you to check out all of the resources in this newsletter. I will be sending out a new issue of the GT Times newsletter every two weeks to keep you informed of everything going on in GT class. Feel free to contact me any time you have questions. I am always happy to help!
I look forward to partnering with you this year to make your child's experience in GT the best that it can be. I am so blessed to work with your children!
What's going on in GT class?
K-2 GT CLASSES
September 11--15
This is the first week of classes for students. We will discuss the details for GT classes, work on our class mission statement and learn our leadership roles and take part in team building activities.
September 18--22
Students will begin their first semester project: "Renew the Zoo".
3-5 GT Classes
September 11--15
This is the first week of classes for students. We will discuss the details for GT classes, work on our class mission statement and learn our leadership roles and take part in team building activities.
September 18--22
Students will begin their project: "Food Truck Frenzy"
Gifted Parenting
Each issue, this area of the newsletter will highlight content for parents of gifted students....
From Parenting for High Potential, the Parent Editorial Content Advisory Board (PECAB) offers little pieces of advice for parents of gifted children to use in the new school year.
Help Your Child Develop Hope
The psychological construct of hope is more than wishful thinking. It encompasses goal setting, seeing multiple pathways to achieve goals, and the agency to move on those pathways (or to change pathways) as one moves toward goal attainment. Listen to your child’s needs. Help set personal, social, and academic goals. Guide and support your child on the pathways that lead toward accomplishing the goals he or she has set. When children practice goal setting, identify pathways to achieve their goals, and move toward reaching their goals, they build skills that bring about a disposition of hopefulness.
Janette Boazman, Ph.D. — Parent, educator, university professor, researcher, Past Chair, NAGC Parent, Family & Community Network
Years in Gifted: 27
A Little Appreciation Goes a Long Way
Parents often see the benefit that positive feedback and encouragement have for their children. But kids aren’t the only ones who need reinforcement! This school year, why not try sharing some positive feedback with the teachers who work with your high-ability child? Be on the lookout for good things and call attention to teachers’ efforts. Raising and teaching gifted kids are both difficult jobs, and a little appreciation goes a long way in building a positive relationship between home and school.
Kate Boonstra, M.Ed. — Parent, educator, gifted specialist, past school-family liaison, state affiliate board member
Years in Gifted: 15
Current Day Job: Gifted Specialist, Waukee Community School District, Waukee, Iowa
📸 📸 GT Class Photos 📸 📸
Coming up......
SEPTEMBER 4: Labor Day
SEPTEMBER 5: Teacher Inservice Day
SEPTEMBER 6: Fall GT Testing referrals open
SEPTEMBER 10: Grandparents Day
SEPTEMBER 11: GT Classes start this week--Tue RJR, Wed Bertram, Thu Shady Grove
SEPTEMBER 23: First Day of Autumn
SEPTEMBER 25: Teacher Inservice Day
OCTOBER 9: Columbus Day/Teacher Inservice
OCTOBER 13: Fall Testing referral cutoff
OCTOBER 16: Fall testing window starts
OCTOBER 31: Halloween
NOVEMBER 3: Teacher Inservice
NOVEMBER 5: Daylight savings time ends
NOVEMBER 7: Election day
NOVEMBER 13: Veteran's Day Programs?
NOVEMBER 17: Fall Testing window closes
NOVEMBER 20-24: Thanksgiving Holidays
NOVEMBER 27: Teacher Inservice
NOVEMBER 28--DECEMBER 1: Mrs. Taylor gone to TaGT Convention
DECEMBER 21: Early Release
DECEMBER 22: Teacher Workday
DECEMBER 25--JANUARY 5: Christmas Holidays
JANUARY 8: Teacher Inservice
JANUARY 15: MLK Day of Service/Spring Gt referrals open
JANUARY 29: Teacher Inservice
FEBRUARY 14: Valentine's Day
FEBRUARY 19: Teacher Inservice
FEBRUARY 29: Spring referral cutoff
MARCH 1: Spring testing window opens
MARCH 10: daylight savings time begins
MARCH 11-15: spring break
MARCH 17: St. Patrick's Day
MARCH 18: Teacher Inservice
MARCH 19: First Day of Spring
MARCH 29: Holiday
MARCH 31: Easter
APRIL 1: Teacher Inservice
APRIL 8: Holiday/Total Solar Eclipse
APRIL 22: Earth Day
APRIL 30: End Spring testing Window
MAY 3: Last Day of GT Classes
MAY 10: Weather Make up Day
MAY 12: Mother's Day
MAY 23: Early Release/Last Day of School
MAY 24: Teacher Inservice