Welcome to

2nd grade gate!

GATE Pull Out Schedule - See you on Friday august 25!

All grade levels meet from 9:15a-1:55p at Lowell Elementary, Room 203

Monday (1st semester) - 6th Grade; Lunch: 12:00a-12:45p

Monday (2nd semester) - 1st Grade; Lunch: 12:45p-1:30p; Recess/Snack: 10:15-10:30a

Tuesday - 5th Grade; Lunch: 12:00a-12:45p

Wednesday - 4th Grade; Lunch: 1:00a-1:45p; Recess/Snack: 11:20-11:35a

Thursday - 3rd Grade; Lunch 12:30p-1:15p; Recess/Snack: 11:20-11:35a

Friday - 2nd Grade; Lunch: 11:45p-12:30p; Recess/Snack: 11:00-11:15a

Bus Pick-up & Drop-Off

The buses are scheduled to arrive at the Lemp Street bus stop (south of Lowell Elementary) at 9:15a and pick the students up to return to their neighborhood schools at 1:55p. Parents may arrange with their neighborhood school to drop off their student at the Lemp Street bus stop at 9:15a, if desired and allowed by your neighborhood school since they manage attendance for their own students. There is a bus stop attendant at the Lemp Street stop from 8:45-9:15a, and I pick up the children to go inside at 9:15a.

2023/24 GATE parent survey

It is extremely important to me that your child has a positive, rewarding, challenging, and successful year in Pull Out GATE. To help us get off to a great start, I would like to hear from you, parents! Please click the link below to tell me a little more about your child and how I might best contact you.

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Come visit me and see the classroom before school gets started!

How does wonder inspire?

The theme of 2nd grade GATE is all about using wonder and beauty as a catalyst for exploration! We will experiment with scale as we look at the beauty of tiny bugs all the way up to the wonders of outer space.

Classroom Supplies

The GATE classroom is FULLY STOCKED with standard classroom supplies such as scissors, glue, paper, and art supplies. Students do not need to bring any supplies from home, and there is not space for students to store supplies in the GATE classroom. Students may bring their own supplies, but they must take them home with them each week.

The Struggle is real

This year, many teachers in the Boise School District will be using the metaphor of The Learning Pit to help students describe their stage in the learning process. I am excited to extend this resource to the GATE classroom, especially as a way to explain the importance of challenge (and empathy) as a GATE student.

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Social-Emotional Learning

All grade levels will be using passages and adaptions from 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids to start discussions about navigating the world with grace and empathy as a gifted kid.

Consider Donating to the GATE Classroom

As we begin our school year and face new challenges, we are seeking new ways to enrich your child's education. A big purchase, I have my eye on is a set of classroom cameras for the 3rd grade photography unit and to help other students with self-expression and documenting the progress of their project work.

If you would like to help fund our tech needs, supplies for students, brain puzzles, etc, please click on the link below to donate to my Boise Foundation Account. I upgraded and added a ton of classroom supplies this summer with donations from last year, so thank you so much for those donations! [LOWELL/GATE/GABRIELLI,AUDREY]

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Here's just a handful of the items I purchased for this year's classroom using Foundation funds. The classroom is looking great!