GATE Pull-Out Program Newsletter
October 2023
October GATE Standards
GS1 Students will develop critical thinking skills unique to several disciplines in both cognitive and affective areas.
GATE Strategy
Fluency - To brainstorm many different ideas (Developing lots of strategies to solve problems.)
Flexibility - To Use things in new and different ways (Adjusting your strategy to meet the plan.)
Originality - To create ideas that are new or unique (Making it right for your situation.)
Elaboration - To add details to your idea (Explaining in words, writing, or pictures your plan to your teammates.)
Curriculum
As this quarter winds down, our GATE students are gearing up with more leadership skills. At this point, they have learned the lessons of Creativity, Self-Awareness, and Cooperation. Students will be moving forward to focus on the Power of Fairness and Logical Decision Making. They will be thinking like mathematicians and recording data to determine if a game is fair and if it is possible to predict the probability of an outcome correctly. As decision makers, they will analyze alternatives, think about uncertainty, contemplate high risk consequences, consider interpersonal issues, and examine the level of complexity.
Don’t forget, following Fall Break, GATE Services will pause for two weeks. All GATE teachers will be supporting GATE testing throughout district. We will resume classes the week of October 30th. In the meantime, have your GATE student stretch their brain on a regular basis! Innovation often comes from seeing what already exists in the world and putting things together in new and different ways. So, get out there and stretch those brains, create something new!
6 Tips to Adopt Logical Decision Making
6 Tips to Adopt Logical Decision Making
Ø Widen your perspective & look at the big picture
Ø Brainstorm with your team
Ø Give decisions due time
Ø Define standards to make
the process easier
Ø Learn from others
Ø Manage your emotions
Wish List:
We need some supplies for upcoming lessons.
-Clorox wipes
-Varied Colored Cardstock
-Cloth remnants/swatches
-empty tape rolls
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.” -Jim Rohn
Community Corner
Annie’s Orchard Fall Pumpkin Celebration (10/1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28 & 29)
Coding 4 Kids: Pima County Public Library (Ages 9-13)
Children’s Entrepreneur Market! 10/7 10am-1pm
Tucson Meet Yourself (Oct.13-15)
Boo At The Zoo 2023 (Oct 20-22 & 27-29 5:30-7:30pm)
¡Hola! A Tucson Block Party, Children’s Museum (Oct. 28 9:00am-1:00pm)
GATE Program Office News:
If you have further questions about the GATE pull-out program, please contact us at GATEProgram@tusd1.org or call
(520)225-3605
To register for make-up testing, please visit: www.bit.ly/GATEMAKEUP2223
EXPERIENCE= USABILITY/ANALYTIC + DESIGN/CREATIVE
Left-Brain
Functions
Analytic thought
Logic
Language
Science & Math
Right-Brain
Functions
Holistic thought
Intuition
Creativity
Art & Music
Mondays: Wright
Tuesdays: Pueblo Gardens
Wednesdays: C.E. Rose
Thursdays: Holladay
Fridays: C.E. Rose
Email: Maria.peterson@tusd1.org
Programs Office: 3233 South Pinal Vista, Tucson, AZ 85713
Monthly newsletters will be emailed every month and posted to the GATE Blog.