It feels GREAT to be back!

This school year is already off to a great start! We are going to be doing a TON of exciting things this year in GATE! We have a couple of new additions to our classroom this year. Spike, a bearded dragon and over 50 Imperial Moth caterpillars that we will watch transform over the next couple of months into beautiful moths. How neat! 

Spike

        Imperial Moth Caterpillar         

Imperial Moth

We will start the year off learning about our cognitive abilities. We will work on becoming better divergent thinkers through creative cognitive exercises and brain gymnastics. We will also learn more about what it means to be gifted. I believe each and every one of my students is unique and I want them to believe that, too! 

Next week, we are gong to begin Mystery Skyping! Mystery Skype gives students the ability to learn more about geography while collaborating and learning about different cultures and places around the world. 

Check back here to find more updates on the happenings in GATE! 

Daniel Pall Competes in Rubik's Cube Competition

Daniel Pall, a 6th grade student at Evans Elementary competed in a Rubik’s Cube competition on January 2, 2016. Music City Winter 2016 was held in Nashville, Tennessee. Competitors competed in many different types of challenges with a variety of Rubik’s cubes: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, Pyraminx and Square. Daniel participated in the 2x2, 3x3 and Pyraminx challenges. In the Rubik’s Cube 3x3 challenge, Daniel placed 61st out of 105 with an average speed of 32 seconds. This is a great achievement for Daniel. Daniel has been solving Rubik’s Cubes for 2 years and plans to attend more competitions in the future.