Gifted and Talented Newsletter
Bastrop ISD December 2022
December Dates
December 13 - GT Showcase @ Cedar Creek High School Cafeteria (6:00-7:00)
December 16 - GT Progress Reports sent home
December 19- January 4 - Winter Break
GT Screening for new students will take place January 5-20. GT Classes will resume on January 23, 2023 at Elementary Campuses. Intermediate may resume earlier due to fewer grade levels testing.
Our Schools Share Their Learning
Bluebonnet Elementary
First Grade
Students are working on conveyor belts that are being used to transport materials of different sizes, shapes and weight. They will be measuring and weighing the materials allowed on the conveyor belts. See how this works at the December Showcase!
Second Grade
Every park should have a zipline in it! So the students had a chance to create their own zipline after studying a little about the history of the zipline and a little about Newton’s Laws of Motion. Come to the showcase to see what else the students have done to their parks!
Third Grade
Third graders voted to create a cardboard arcade for their business. Each student came back with an amazing game made of cardboard to add to the arcade. If you want to enjoy playing in their arcade, be sure to come to the GT Showcase on December 13!
Fourth Grade
In these pictures see the beginning stages of the bridges that the 4th grade construction crews are building. They have been working hard planning, designing, building, and “purchasing” construction materials to make their bridges hold weight and have aesthetic appeal. To see the final products, you will need to come to the December 13 Showcase!
Cedar Creek Elementary
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Emile Elementary
First Grade
After reading the Greedy Triangle, students wrote their own lines.They created a plot using characters, setting, problem and solution. They made their puppets using different shapes and materials and created a backdrop using the shapes.
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Lost Pines Elementary
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Mina Elementary
First Grade
Taking Shape
Students have been busy becoming playwrights! In creating a play, they had to decide who the characters were going to be, design the characters, decide & design the setting, write the dialogue for the characters as well as the stage directions.
Second Grade
Secret Lives of Public Spaces
Creating a park continued! After brainstorming, thinking of more ideas, and making decisions, maps were created of the park. All of the information was put into a brochure using Google Slides.
Third Grade
Building A Business: Games & Toys
Let the toys & games continue! Students completed creating their own toy & game company which included the company name, logo, slogan, & mission statement.
Fourth Grade
Bridges
Learning through research…Students chose a type of bridge to research and went through the research process. As part of the research, students found real world examples of each type of bridge.
Welcome!
Bastrop Intermediate School
Cedar Creek Intermediate School
Using Growth Mindset to Help Students Overcome Perfectionism by Shannon Anderson
About Us
Email: cpinkston@bisdtx.org
Website: https://www.bisdtx.org/GT
Location: 906 Farm Street, Bastrop, TX, USA
Phone: 512-772-7100