Lovejoy Gifted and Talented

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented

Parents: register now for a free fall webinar from TAGT
https://www.txgifted.org/webinar

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (CST) Sparking Curiosity and DelightAmber O’Neal Johnston   When children show strong abilities in one academic area or another, the adults in their lives often encourage them to pursue hobbies and careers that play off those strengths. That may certainl...

Competition - Drone legends

Solve the world's problems--with drones! Check out the Design a Drone competition here:

https://dronelegends.com/competition/

Competition - Drone legends What world problem will your drone solve? Free drone design competition for kids grades 3 - 8

Youth Contests | State Fair of Texas

Calling all creative kids and young adults! It's not too late to register your entry for the great State Fair of Texas. There are many opportunities for you:

Dept. A: Fine Art
Dept. B: Ceramics & Hand Painted China
Dept. C: Designer Craftsman
Dept. D: Dolls
Dept. E: Canning
Dept. H: Needlepoint, Crewel, & Counted Cross Stitch
Dept. I: Needlework and Sewing
Dept. J: Afghans, Rugs, Quilts, & Bedspreads
Dept. K: Photography
Dept. L: Scale Models
Dept. M: Glue A Shoe
Dept. N: The Great Pumpkin Challenge
Dept. O: Butter Sculpture

Be sure to register by July 26! 🧈🧈🧈

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[06/17/21]   🏝We hope your summer is going great. We'll be away from social media until July 6. If you need anything while we are out, please do not hesitate to contact us by email. 🏖
Sending Summer Vibes,
Brie Smith & Kari Lockhart

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Looking for a summer camp? Here's an opportunity for students ages 5-10.

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[05/28/21]   Summer testing for new families begins soon. Please contact our office for an appointment or additional information.

We wish each and every one of you a great summer! 🏝

We are so excited to be the recipients of a Foundation For Lovejoy Schools grant donated by Fairview Dermatology. Thank you for sponsoring this award-winning critical thinking curriculum enhancement!! #lovejoyproud #foundationgrant2021 Colin Seale thinkLaw

We are so excited to be the recipients of a Foundation For Lovejoy Schools grant donated by Fairview Dermatology. Thank you for sponsoring this award-winning critical thinking curriculum enhancement!! #lovejoyproud #foundationgrant2021 Colin Seale thinkLaw

LGA-Scholarship_NO_DATE.pdf

📢 Attention families of senior students:

💲💲💲LGA 2020-2021 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP💲💲💲
The Lovejoy Gifted Association will award one $500 scholarship to a college-bound senior graduating from Lovejoy High School.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Have attended LHS during their sophomore, junior and senior years
2. Have been identified as Gifted and Talented (GT) by Lovejoy ISD, or other accredited school district before moving to LISD
3. Have completed at least one GT class during high school.
4. Have at least 1 parent that was an LGA member during the 2019-2020 school year
5. Complete and submit the attached application form which includes: Student Information, Resume, Essay and copy of transcript

Deadline: May 14th, 2021
Email application to Jana Manders
[email protected]

LGA-Scholarship_NO_DATE.pdf

Summer Enrichment Camps are open for registration!

Summer Enrichment Camps are open for registration!

Kinder students thinking about unanswered questions regarding needs and wants--we wouldn't hate living in a tree house! 🌳 @pusterlearners

INSPIRIT AI

Opportunity for 5th-12th grade students:

Inspirit AI offers live online (25 hours) enrichment programs that expose high school students (Grades 9-12) and middle school students (Grades 5-8) to fundamental artificial intelligence concepts and the opportunity to build socially impactful projects in areas including art, journalism, education, and more. For detailed course information, check out the high school website and brochure or middle school website and flyers. Please contact Aidan at [email protected] with any questions.

INSPIRIT AI COPYRIGHT © 2019- Inspirit AI. All Rights Reserved.Inspirit AI is not an official Stanford University academic program.Terms and conditions | Refund policy | Privacy policy

[04/19/21]   🥳🥳 Congratulations to Dallena Nash for her winning grant submission to TRTF! She has won $500 for her students to enhance Visible Thinking strategies. Way to go, Mrs. Nash! 🥳🥳

We can't beleaf what great poetree has its roots in 3rd grade integrated studies at @LovejoyES! Budding authors are branching out to include their nonfiction research in their animal poems.

We can't beleaf what great poetree has its roots in 3rd grade integrated studies at @LovejoyES! Budding authors are branching out to include their nonfiction research in their animal poems.

EarthxEDU 2021: Helping Students Sustain our Earth

🎬🌎Internships for HS students: Students interested in learning about running events, festivals, and virtual event planning may be interested in this unpaid internship opportunity with EarthX.
🎬 🌎

EarthxEDU 2021: Helping Students Sustain our Earth EarthX is dedicated to discovering, researching and innovating practices that reshape our world through environmental education.

[04/09/21]   We’re not quite done with G/T Awareness Week, but we can already see how successful it has been! Thank you so much for all of your wonderful tweets and posts during the week. We hope this week has empowered you to advocate and raise awareness of your gifted students throughout the year!
#whyGT #GTweek #TAGT

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented

Did you know Lovejoy ISD provides G/T services to over 800 students? We are #LovejoyProud to be able to serve students each and every day.
#whyGT #TAGT #gtchat #GTweek

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented The Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented connects and empowers educators and parents to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented individuals through awareness, advocacy and action.

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented

It's finally here! Welcome to G/T Awareness Week! More than 425,000 students in Texas have been identified as G/T--we’ll be sharing why we support G/T all week long! We hope you will too. #whyGT #TAGT #gtchat #GTweek
https://www.txgifted.org/advocacy

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented The Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented connects and empowers educators and parents to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented individuals through awareness, advocacy and action.

How to make DIY ramp walker physics toys | The Kid Should See This

HanGTimers- don't forget to send us your cardboard ramp walker pics!

How to make DIY ramp walker physics toys | The Kid Should See This Built to take measured steps with swinging or rocking legs, ramp walkers are physics toys that use gravity to slowly waddle their way down ramps. Ramp

EarthX: Change Happens Here. | Earthx2021

If you have been counting down the days to 🌎 Day 2021, you are not alone! Check out EarthX for films, activities, events, and family fun to celebrate and learn more.

EarthX: Change Happens Here. | Earthx2021 We are an international, nonprofit environmental forum whose purpose is to educate and inspire people to action towards a more sustainable future.

[03/29/21]   This is the last week of the spring referral window for G/T services. Please be sure to complete all referrals in PowerSchool by Thursday, April 1 at 5:00 pm.

Curiosities and Puzzlements

This week, our K-2 students made pointillist seahorses during HanGTime. Check out this Ian A Byrd Curiosity to see lots of color-changing seahorses!

Curiosities and Puzzlements The Curiosities and Puzzlements weekly mailer from Ian Byrd of Byrdseed

Gifted and Talented Education Programs - Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

CTY, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, is offering opportunities to students to join using existing testing data. CTY offers a Talent Search. If you have a student who has tested with us in the last few years, we are happy to provide you with a copy.

Gifted and Talented Education Programs - Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a nonprofit whose mission is to spark a lifetime of learning for bright kids. And it all starts with our Talent Search. By taking one of our Talent Search tests, students receive a detailed report that explains their results and helps families find the....

Parent Conference | Center for Gifted and Talent Development | Baylor University

It's not too late to sign up for the virtual parent conference hosted by Baylor. For details and registration, click the image below.

Parent Conference | Center for Gifted and Talent Development | Baylor University Being a parent is challenging even in the best of times. When your child is academically advanced or identified as gifted, this brings some additional considerations, knowledge of which can help you become a more effective parent. In this session, Dr. Michael Matthews of the University of North C...

Webinar: Supporting Your Gifted Child and Yourself During Challenging or Stressful Times

Join Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth for a free parent webinar on April 7.

Webinar: Supporting Your Gifted Child and Yourself During Challenging or Stressful Times Join the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and CTY in a conversation with other parents and CTY experts to share ideas and learn new strategies for supporting your gifted child and yourself.

Tang Math

🧮 Calling all mathematicians K-6! Love a good math challenge? Check this out. 🧮

Tang Math A math challenge game board for students to complete during their spring break (or in the classroom), using the online games and books at GregTangMath.com.

Parents: You are invited to a free webinar sponsored by TAGT. Be sure to RSVP for your link to join. https://www.txgifted.org/webinar

Parents: You are invited to a free webinar sponsored by TAGT. Be sure to RSVP for your link to join. https://www.txgifted.org/webinar

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented

Every day is a great day to connect with your local, state, and national G/T organizations. You can find about #whyGT, #advocacy, #parentEducation, and much more.

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented This week, the Senate Finance Committee met to hear a report from the Comptroller and Legislative Budget Board for discussion around budget and revenue estimates and SB1 (Senate budget bill). In closing, Chairwoman Nelson shared that the top goal for the final biennium budget from each Senator on ...

Are you connected with your local and state G/T organizations? If you are, you probably noticed Lovejoy Alum, Ailsa, in a recent update from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT). What's your #whyGT? You can share your story here and here- https://fs27.formsite.com/tagtforms/h0bpxixk42/index.html.

Are you connected with your local and state G/T organizations? If you are, you probably noticed Lovejoy Alum, Ailsa, in a recent update from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT). What's your #whyGT? You can share your story here and here- https://fs27.formsite.com/tagtforms/h0bpxixk42/index.html.

[03/01/21]   ⏰⏰ The referral form for students in grades 1-11 is now available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please be sure all referrals are entered by April 1 at 5:00 pm. Testing is scheduled in April, and will be confirmed by email the week of April 12. ⏰⏰

Shaping the Curve: Maryam Mirzakhani’s Influence on the Field of Mathematics | Johns Hopkins Events

You are invited to a free screening of Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani on March 2. The screening is courtesy of Johns Hopkins and CYT.

Shaping the Curve: Maryam Mirzakhani’s Influence on the Field of Mathematics | Johns Hopkins Events In partnership with the Center for Talented Youth, join us to enjoy a free screening of the film, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani, directed by George Csicsery. Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, this hour-long documentary examines the life and mathema...

[02/17/21]   📢 🥶 Kindergarten parents: If your student was scheduled for testing this Saturday, February 20, please note that testing has been canceled. Again, no testing will take place this weekend. Please check your email inbox for additional information. 📢 🥶

Registration: GEFN Virtual Cardboard Challenge!

Cardboard Lovers Unite! Here's your chance to participate in a virtual challenge with the whole family!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1BlfAs-JNMVfP713N0hwarNmj3Ldh9RDd4QltZRWb8hAY4A/viewform

Registration: GEFN Virtual Cardboard Challenge! The GEFN Cardboard Challenge is open now! Register to receive links to the videos, challenges, and grand finale. This event is completely free thanks to our partnership with NuMinds Enrichment! The Grand Finale will be held Saturday, February 20th, 12pm-1pm. WHAT IS A CARDBOARD CHALLENGE? In 2012, C...

How To Enter Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google

🖌🖍Attention Doodlers! 🖌🖍

Doodle for Google is accepting your submissions until February 26. The theme this year is to create a doodle based on what inner strength means to you.

How To Enter Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google Open to kids K-12 nationwide, discover how how to enter Doodle for Google, how it works, the judging criteria, and the competition levels.

National Birthday Celebration

Thanks to parent Lisa Wilkins for the link to George Washington's (virtual) National Birthday Celebration.

National Birthday Celebration Celebrate George Washington's 289th birthday with a virtual national birthday party. Proceeds from this event will support the restoration and preservation of George Washington's beloved home, Mount Vernon.