G/T News & Celebrations
Stagecoach Elementary
Week of November 16th - 20th
G/T Challenge: Fun Idea for Thanksgiving!
Get your cameras ready and try to re-create this famous Thanksgiving painting at your Thanksgiving table. If you are able to pull it off, send me your pictures and I will share them with our G/T family. It will be fun but NO PRESSURE if you forget or can't pull it off.
Christmas for Kids - Toy Drive
K Kids Food Drive
Kindergarten - cereal, oatmeal
First grade - soups, Spaghetti O's, Ramen noodles
Second grade - mac & cheese, saltine crackers
Third Grade - tuna, Vienna sausages, cans of fruit
Fourth Grade - peanut butter, pop tarts
The First Amendment was painted on the wall where it was discussed with the students. Then they got to sit in a real college room and write about "What freedom means to me... "
ComArts Academy Field Experience
What we are learning/doing:
2nd Grade: Discovering Our National Parks: Students are completing their research on their individually chosen national park.
3rd & 4th Grade: Students should be completing taking their simple notes 2-3 words (not plagiarizing). They will only have 1 more week in class to research before Christmas because it will take them 2 weeks to get their clues fixed and ready for "Night of the Notables." I have advised students that if they still need information, then they need to come for free flow or work on it at home. Remember everyone should be finished with researching by Christmas break.
Math:
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grade: Each student is working and progressing in Khan Academy. Students can see their progress and work at their own pace. I am right there to teach different strategies to them if they still don't understand after watching the video, or if I see students struggling on a skill, I will pull them over to the side and do a small lesson on the skill. Students are to work their way through 3 or more activities each math session.
Advisory:
2nd Grade & 3rd Grade: Students will participate in a Social-Emotional lesson about Being Thankful. If time permits for 3rd graders, we will have a "Go Green" mini lesson for the holidays.
4th Grade: Students will go over the Quiz Bowl rules/guidelines and begin practicing with the lock-out buzzer system.
Thanksgiving Trivia Questions for Fun
1. How fast can wild turkeys run? _____ mph
2. What does the term "cornucopia" mean? ____________
3. How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested? _____ inches
4. Approximately how many feathers does a mature turkey have? ________
Upcoming Events
Thursday - Picture Retakes
Thursday - Fall Hoedown 5:30-7:00
K Kids food drive - all week
"Christmas for Kids" Toy Drive - all week
Looking Ahead:
November 16th-December 11th - "Christmas for Kids" toy drive continues
November 23rd-27th - Fall Break
Thursday, December 10th - Family Night/3rd Grade Music Program & "Night of the Notables"
Friday, December 18th - Last day of 2nd Nine Weeks
Monday, January 4, 2016 - Return to school
Tara Thurman, G/T Specialist
Email: tara.thurman@cps.k12.ar.us
Website: Cabotschools.org
Location: 850 South Stagecoach Road, Cabot, AR, United States
Phone: 501-743-3574
Twitter: @CabotGT