Open House!

Gifted Open House for 3rd-5th will be on Thursday, October 14th at 6:30 pm in room 206!!  Hope to see you there!

Picasso Heads and More

Today in 5th grade gifted we made Picasso heads online and on paper. You can pick the head,eyes,eyebrows, and as many features as you want to make the face look like a Picasso. Picassso painted mostly in an abstract style, and the heads that we worked on today were examples of cubism. We made two different pictures of heads (for example, yourself and an animal or cartoon character) and then we cut them up and rearranged them on a new head in Picasso cubism style.
Check out some of these links to our online picasso heads:

http://www.picassohead.com/?id=12711d2 http://www.picassohead.com/?id=9b3ab77
http://www.picassohead.com/?id=633833b http://www.picassohead.com/?id=1e0eb84
http://www.picassohead.com/?id=8d1e74a http://www.picassohead.com/?id=ec4579e
http://www.picassohead.com/?id=039e38c http://www.picassohead.com/?id=9c87b0e

We are also learning about the brain. Did you know that the brain can send a message in 1/5000 of a second? We made models of nerve cells out of pipe cleaners. They were made up of cell body, axon, dendrites, a protective myelin sheath, and a synapse.

On top of it all, Caroline's Dad came in and brought "Chessica" his electronic chess board to help us with our chess strategies.

Great day overall!

Luke, Jess, and Caroline

Joseph Picasso by Anonymous

Joseph Picasso by Anonymous: "Picassohead"

Future Time Cover Stories

Take a glance into the future through the eyes of our fifth graders as they envision the future achievements that will land them on the cover of Time Magazine.

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Chessmates

In gifted class, the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are learning to play Chess. Chess is a game that involves a lot of critical thinking skills. You have to be able to concentrate well and have really good strategies. The goal of chess is to get the other person's king into check, and then eventually checkmate.

Here are the ways that each of the pieces can move:

Pawn: can move one or two spaces on the first move, one after that. Can capture other pieces by

moving diagonally. Once you get your pawn to your oponnants side of the board you can get a rook, knight, bishop, or queen.

Knight: can move two spaces away, and one space over , any directions. The knight is the only piece in the game that can jump over any piece.

Bishop: can move as many spaces as you want,diagonal only.

Rook: can move as many spaces as you want, vertically or horizontally only.

Queen: can move as many spaces as you want, any direction. The queen is the most powerful piece in the game so you should try to keep it safe along with the king.

King: can move one space, any direction. the king is the most important in the game so try to keep your king safe.

Written by: Mandy and Madison

Ready for a Remarkable Year?

Are we ready for a remarkable school year? Most definitely!
This week, the third, fourth and fifth graders discussed the definition of the word "remarkable" and how it could pertain to them this year. We learned about being a "purple cow" and how to make ourselves extraordinary, outstanding, notable-remarkable in some way. We designed "purple cows" to represent ourselves, highlighting some of the unique goals that we set forth. Musicians, artists, honor roll students, patrols of the month, athletes, friends- all sorts of remarkable goals were depicted on our cows!
In addition, we worked on a team building activity in which teams of students worked together to design a protective device for an egg. Each team was given a limited number of supplies from which to design their device and worked very hard at doing so. They were then instructed to "launch" their egg outside- not to mention give their egg a name and cheer of its very own:) The egg that traveled the farthest without breaking was the winner. All teams worked so well together and had the opportunity to work on their team building, creative, and critical thinking skills alike.
We had a great time and I cannot wait to see everyone again this week.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! We are thrilled to help cultivate the creative minds of the gifted students at Chets Creek. Here is the schedule for each grade level and their designated day of the week to attend gifted class:

MONDAY: 2nd                    TUESDAY: K/1st                    WEDNESDAY: 3rd
THURSDAY: 5th                   FRIDAY: 4TH

Mrs. Zawis and Mrs. Skipper will be teaching the gifted classes. Mrs. Zawis will teach the Thursday and Friday classes while Mrs. Skipper will teach the Monday and Tuesday classes. Mrs. Zawis and Mrs. Skipper will alternate teaching on Wednesdays each week. We will all be working together to produce this year’s musical performance. Gifted classes will begin on Monday, August 30th. Please remind your child to report to their homeroom teacher before coming to gifted class. Each child needs a lunch, a snack, gifted folder, and composition book. Please don’t forget to send a snack each day as our lunch this year is from 12:55-1:25. We will send the students back to class prior to dismissal.

Needed Supplies-
Everyone: Composition notebook