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Hello Sarah Smith Families,

Welcome back to another exciting year at Sarah Smith where learning meets fun and every child’s potential shines bright! 🌟

This year, we’re excited to offer resource services for our gifted students! Along with this, Sarah Smith is introducing three gifted leads to provide even more support and enrichment throughout the school.

Our “Resource” students will have dedicated G.A.T.E. days once a week, where they spend a full day with a gifted lead focusing on developing key skills like creativity, critical thinking, advanced research, communication, global citizenship, and more! 🎨🧠🌍

Important Information:

Students will engage in interdisciplinary units designed to enhance gifted skills and promote academic growth throughout the year.
Gifted services will officially begin the week of August 18th—we’re excited for this fresh start!
See the schedule below to know which day your student will attend G.A.T.E. each week.
Save the date for our first Fall Meeting on Wednesday, August 13th at 6 PM via Zoom—more details coming soon.

Please visit the Atlanta Public Schools Gifted and Talented website for more information. You will find answers to frequently asked questions about how we identify, serve, enrich, and support gifted students.

https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/20890.

We look forward to partnering with you to help every gifted learner thrive this year!

See you soon,

The Sarah Smith Gifted Team

G.A.T.e Service Days

3rd Graders

🗓️ 3rd grade students are divided—half attend on Mondays, the rest on Tuesdays.

4th & 5th Graders

🧠 Gifted students, multiple leads—collaboration fuels creativity!

Meet our 2025-2026

SRS GATE Contact Teachers

1st & 2nd Graders

✨ Grades are divided among multiple Gifted Leads—more brains, more brilliance!

Ms. Moore

Gifted Lead 1st & 5th graders🚀

Ms. O'Neal

Gifted Lead 3rd & Kinder

Talent Development Lead 🥳

Ms. Palmer

Gifted Lead Second & Fourth 🎉

The Georgia State Board of Education defines a gifted student as “...a student who demonstrates a high degree of intellectual, and/or creative ability(ies), exhibits an exceptionally high degree of motivation, and/or excels in specific academic fields, and who needs special instruction and/or special ancillary services to achieve at levels commensurate with his or her abilities.”

Atlanta Public Schools provide services for identified gifted students at all levels. The gifted program is designed to meet the very specific needs of these students and extend competencies in the areas of cognitive skills, learning skills, research and reference skills, communication skills, and metacognitive skills beyond the experience of the regular classroom.

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