GT Monthly Minute
Harmony Grove School District, April
Bibliophiles Unite!
Many gifted children are voracious readers and want to share their love of books with their families. Click the button above to check out an article from Parenting for High Potential about ways to connect with your child and their love of reading.
2022 AP TESTING
AP testing will occur in May 2022. Please see the following link for exam specific information and important reminders for students:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PlEq1zM8uIVZQG9RGGDUvgbtbgoysM8IlGZUe_oWQuE/edit?usp=sharing
STEM Day!
About 100 fifth grade gifted and talented students from Dawson co-op schools participated in Suddenlink STEM day on Friday at Arkansas State University Three Rivers campus. Students worked on building roller coasters in cooperative teams. Teams were composed of students from other schools rather than from their home district. This gave students the opportunity to work on both “soft skills” and STEM skills. Suddenlink Communications, provided by Altice USA, awarded a $500 grant to pay for all the supplies, snacks, and prizes for the day.
After several fun icebreakers to help everyone get to know each other better, each team received a bag of identical supplies and about 90 minutes to build their best roller coaster. Roller coasters had to be freestanding and fully functioning. Supplies included foam pipe insulation, popsicle sticks, straws, paper plates, colored paper, cardboard tubes, and tape. Students could also choose colored streamers and duct tape to enhance their chosen theme. Prizes were awarded in five categories: best theme, most technical, safest, most team spirit, and judges’ choice. Judges from Suddenlink and ASU Three Rivers visited each team to hear students explain their roller coaster and engineering design process.
The finished roller coasters were amazing and included a wide range of themes such as Space Snack Patrol, American Rocket Ship, Fire in the Hole, Dragon’s Breath and many more. Even though they were given the same supplies, each team created not only a unique theme, but also designed a one-of-a-kind roller coaster.
After several fun icebreakers to help everyone get to know each other better, each team received a bag of identical supplies and about 90 minutes to build their best roller coaster. Roller coasters had to be freestanding and fully functioning. Supplies included foam pipe insulation, popsicle sticks, straws, paper plates, colored paper, cardboard tubes, and tape. Students could also choose colored streamers and duct tape to enhance their chosen theme. Prizes were awarded in five categories: best theme, most technical, safest, most team spirit, and judges’ choice. Judges from Suddenlink and ASU Three Rivers visited each team to hear students explain their roller coaster and engineering design process.
The finished roller coasters were amazing and included a wide range of themes such as Space Snack Patrol, American Rocket Ship, Fire in the Hole, Dragon’s Breath and many more. Even though they were given the same supplies, each team created not only a unique theme, but also designed a one-of-a-kind roller coaster.
GT REFERRALS
Formal identification begins in 3rd grade at HGSD. Referrals are accepted any time. To refer a student, please click the button above.
HARMONY GROVE OFFICE OF GIFTED & TALENTED
Email: JHENLEY@HARMONYGROVESD.ORG
Website: WWW.HARMONYGROVESD.ORG
Location: 2621 Arkansas 229, Benton, AR, USA
Phone: 501-778-6271