GT LEADers in Action!

November     2017

Thank you, Walmart of Colleyville,  
for this fantastic fan and the room deodorizers. 
These donations make us even COOLer LEADers!
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Kindergarten Gifted and Talented Identification Parent Informational Meeting

Professional Development and Education Center (PDEC)  

          Panther Den  5800 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX 76034

Thursday, Nov. 16th at 6:00 - 7:00.       

Please join us to learn about gifted and talented identification referral, testing

and program services for kindergarten students.

A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Advanced Academics website for those unable to attend.

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I ran into sweet Cannon cubs while working at Grapefest.

Thank you, PTA, for a blast picnic!

SAGE parent meeting at Dave & Busters was a great chance to see other GT families.
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Highlights in the GT LEAD Classroom

1st Grade

Life maps allow us to reflect on our own timelines.

Collaborative teammates working on tessellations. 

2nd Grade

Rubik cubes really challenge our thinking.

Creative endangered and extinct animal challenge

3rd-5th Grade Tech Infusion in LEAD

Google Classroom allows us to share our voice with other scholars.

Metacognition....reflecting on our own thinking

Drones allow us to get that much closer to Harry Potter!

Focusing on Structures and Functions of technology

Spheros are really amazing to program.

Rubik Cube algorithms are trickier than we expected!

Monument construction is underway.

What surprises await us next week from the Cowgirl Hall of Fame Museum?

5th Grade

Writing code for Ozobot robots 

Thrively.com allows us to reflect on ourselves and to understand our strengths as GT scholars.

Mind Maps energize our thinking to flow naturally, like brain patterns.

Future sound engineers, right here!

Ozobot robots use optical sensors to follow code.