๐๐ญ 2nd grade GT students put on their lawyer hats for Valentineโs Day activity with @thinkLawUS - Cupid and the Bees! ๐น๐ They grilled Cupid, debated bee stings vs. love arrows, & brainstormed less painful ways to spread love! ๐ก๐ @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton#CriticalThinking
๐ 3rd grade MacGT tackled a fun holiday challenge using the Six Thinking Hats Strategy. ๐๐ ๏ธThe problem: Santaโs conveyor belt broke! Students brainstormed, chose a plan, outlined steps, and created detailed illustrations to bring their solution to life. @NISDThornton@NISDGTAA
๐ฎ What a year for @NISDThornton Esports Explorers Club! From thrilling matches to teamwork & growth, weโve had a blast. This morning, weโre hyped to showcase our skills at the NAC Exhibition. Bed Wars is intenseโcanโt wait to do it all again next year! ๐น๏ธ
We are ready for @TXGifted giftEd2024 conference! Iโm so excited to learn more strategies to help my students and teacher help our students soar! @NISDThornton@NISDGTAA
๐ Some mini-research wrapped up our time in Sumer! Our 4th & 5th graders became Sumerians for โThe Sumerian Times,โ writing about how ancient innovations shaped their world and beyond! ๐โจ #SumerianTimes#AncientCivilizations@NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
Itโs spooky season! ๐ Huge thanks to @BehlauGT for leveling up our Halloween activity! GT students use elaboration skills to finish the picture of what Dr. Sapp is afraid of or running from โ the ideas are awesome so far! ๐ป๐๏ธ @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
Love seeing my MacGT teachers apply what theyโve learned in our MacGT mini-sessions right away! These domino games bring a whole new meaning to LFHC, making math fun & engaging! Huge shout out to Mrs. Dowlingโs 5th grade class! @NISDMaCGT@NISDGTAA@NISDThornton#EngagedLearners
Kicked off GT earlier this month with my primary students with the scholarly habit of curiosity - a habit that fosters lifelong learning! Their creative thoughts came to life in our 3D face activity. So proud of these future scholars! โจ๐ @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
GT students used depth & complexity to answer questions about Motherโs Day & completed a directed drawing of themselves w/their moms at the create station this week. ๐ฅฐ What 3 words do you think moms want to hear on Motherโs Day? Comment below! @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
Donโt cook dinner tonight! You can support @nisdgteac as they have raise money for scholarships for gifted & talented students here in Northside at the listed @MODPizzaโs on the flyer! Be sure to mention your purchase is part of the NISD GTEAC fundraiser! @NISDThornton@NISDGTAA
Practicing fluency with Kinder GT students is all about sparking imagination! After reading โNot A Stick,โ students transformed their sticks into amazing things. A double ramp for a monster truck & a handy dandy everything tool! ๐๐ง @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
The newest members of the @NISDThornton GT family started today as we read Where Oliver Fits and discussed how everyone finds their fit when itโs their time. They found their fit with each other right here in GT ๐ฅฐ @NISDGTAA@NISD#WhyGT ๐งฉ
Need something to watch on Netflix? Thornton's GT students dove deep into invasive species! A chosen species & its impact on Texas ecosystems were turned into ๐ฅ limited Netflix series! Iโd watch them! @NISDThornton@NISDGTAA@NISD
Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with interactive bulletin boards! โBlack HERstory' & 'Black Histogram' showcase incredible contributions. Students can scan, learn, and create their own social media page or biography cube for these trailblazers! @NISDElemSS@NISD@NISDGTAA
Scenes from our GT Station tasks last week! Critical thinking practice doesnโt have to be tedious ๐ค๐ง Solve and Engineer tasks were completed by 1st/2nd grade GT students. Perseverance+ academic risk taking = growth โค๏ธ @NISDGTAA@NISDThornton
GT students @NISDThornton are embracing 2024 cultivating our scholarly habits! With a focus on goal-setting and perseverance, we're choosing one word to guide our personal growth in 2024. Here's to a meaningful and purposeful year ahead! ๐ #NewYear2024@NISDGTAA