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JANUARY GT PARENT UPDATE
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Student Highlight
Juniper Rodocker | 3rd Grade | South Knox Elementary School
GT has been a very beautiful experience for me. It has not just been a great experience to challenge myself, I have loved the experience with my peers and my teacher. I love the challenges from doing fun assignments [ like creative thinking] to doing live escape rooms. GT is somewhere where you really get to see what you're capable of, which is unique and I enjoy it. I know that GT will help me improve on anything, and I am grateful to my GT teacher. Not only has it been a privilege for me to be in GT, it is an honor to be a part of.
Grade Level Updates & Activities:
Second Grade
This month, second grade will continue to practice using thinking maps. Our What Do You Do With a Chance module uses a multi-flow thinking map to help students identify the cause/effect of taking chances. They will discuss how overcoming your fears and taking chances can lead to success. Second graders will also work through a Binary Numbers module. These puzzles are sure to challenge their thinking!
Check Out These Student Apps!
LogiBrain Binary Game
LogiBrain Binary is a challenging logic puzzle game. Although the binary puzzle consists only of zeros and ones, solving is certainly not easy. Click here.
Puzzle IQ app
Puzzle IQ is super simple and crazy addictive! Discover a new kind of Sudoku with modern graphics, animations, and ease of use! Click here.
Thinking Maps
Third Grade
Third graders will begin the new year by starting the module Inspiration.
-Did you know that the word, "inspiration" comes from the Latin word, “inspiratus”, which means “to breathe into or inspire”? In English, it has meant “the drawing of air into the lungs” since the middle of the 16th century.-
Through this module, students will learn about inspiring quotes to help motivate them through critical thinking and problem-solving activities. For instance, students will categorize famous inspirational quotes and artwork. Lastly, students will work through the Multi-step Word Problems combined module.
Fourth Grade
Fourth graders will begin the Snowman Construction Company module. This direct instruction module of our competency, self-management, challenges students to build a snowman using two constraints, weight and price. They will build the snowman to try to sell it in their community for the winter holidays. They will also be tasked to write a sales pitch and record themselves speaking!
Snowman Construction
Ask your child about this scientist's formula. Do they agree or disagree with him and why?
Fifth Grade
Pattern Blocks: Fun @ Home
Pattern Blocks are NOT just for the classroom. Click below to find out more!