Mountain Home Gifted and Talented

So thankful for our community partnerships! Our schools are better because of them!

Fifth grade GATE students had their turn to explore downtown Mountain home! Again, we were met with open arms from our local businesses, as well as townspeople that we met along the way! We cannot thank Petite Patisserie and Rio Burrito enough for the yummy cookies and delicious lunch!

Fourth grade GATE students had a great time today in downtown Mountain Home! They started out at Mountain Mystery Escapes, took a stroll around the square where Petite patisserie gave them a free cookie, had a yummy lunch at Rio Burrito, and finished the day with playtime at Hickory Park! Thank you to all of these local businesses for welcoming us, and letting our students see all that downtown Mountain Home has to offer!

Hackler and Pinkston quiz bowl teams had a great time yesterday at the Mountain Home Quiz Bowl competition. It was a great day of learning and fun. Congratulations to Pinkston for coming away with the first place trophy! Thank you to ASUMH for making The Sheid available to us!

Grateful for a school that prioritizes our professional growth. We have had a great time at the AGATE conference!

Third-grade GATE students learned about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by reading "Balloons Over Broadway." Inspired by the book, they then took on the engineering challenge of designing and creating their own balloon animal/character floats. This hands-on project offered great opportunities for problem-solving and, despite the challenges, was a success and a ton of fun! (Blue Hall photos to come.)

Earlier this week, third grade GATE students were given the task of building specific items with Keva Planks. They had fun blending their creativity and problem solving skills!

We are excited to announce that GATE Family Trivia Night will be on Thursday, Nov. 13th in the Hackler Cafeteria at 5:30 p.m.
This year we will be hosting a Trivia Night as well as showcasing student projects. So, be sure to sign your family or group of GATE friends up as a team! See sign-up info below.

We are also looking for donations of prepackaged snacks, bottled water, and prizes for trivia winners. So, if your family or the business you work for would like to donate, please let us know.

Trivia Night Details:
Open the attached flyer (designed by senior GATE student, Deanna Human) and click on the sign up link to register your team.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RzgigA5UrvMAVTX-_rHwZc_QQOkLThH4/view

Minimum of 2 per team; maximum of 6 per team
Question levels for all ages.

We look forward to seeing you all!
The GATE Team

GATE Family Night Flyer with Trivia Link.pdf

After reading 'The Great Kapok Tree,' third-graders chose a favorite character and created it using natural materials. The activity included a discussion on respecting nature and what items are appropriate to gather from the ground."

We were just made aware of this opportunity, but wanted to inform all parents and advocates of gifted children. Several of our GT staff have attended professional development provided by both of these women, and we highly recommend attending if you are able. Lisa will speak on many ways gifted students can be helped academically, and Dr. Klepper will speak more on the qualities of gifted children and how to help them succeed and overcome struggles they may have. They will both provide high quality information.