November 6+13

Don't be alarmed... that's spray chalk! The duo that studied Freak Alley brought spray chalk for their classmates to try their hand a street art as the interactive component of their presentation.

Gratitude & paying it forward

The last couple weeks of GATE comprised of wrapping up Study of the City presentations, writing thank you notes, reflecting on the trip experience, and getting a head start on the last project of the year/the 6th graders' GATE career. You can find the Study of the City reflections posted on each students' Book Creator portfolio.

For the final few weeks of GATE, the students will work in small groups to complete a service project that gives back to their communities. There are students organizing projects for the Human Society, St Luke's Children's Hospital, and younger classes at their own schools. The projects must require the students to use elements of wisdom to complete and serve someone else. The last day of GATE will be December 18th.

In search of...

...SHARED SNACKS

The classroom is out of shared snacks for students that need but don't bring a snack on their GATE day. These are especially important for our 4th grade class that doesn't have lunch until 1:00pm! Individually-wrapped, low-mess snacks like chewy granola bars seem to work best. Thanks for any donations!

GATE Community Need

The Lowell GATE Community is blessed with lots of generous families who donate to our program allowing me to purchase virtually any basic (and some extravagant!) supplies needed to run an exciting and enriching program. Over the past couple years, I've been able to purchase thousands of Lego bricks, a sewing station, chess sets, Rubik's cubes, craft supplies, microscopes, drones, and so much more thanks to these generous donations.

Unfortunately, all pull-out GATE programs do not have these same opportunities, largely due to the fact that they serve populations with less abundance than ours. The district provides a handful of materials to each of our classrooms each year, but most of the GATE budget is allocated to testing materials since gifted services are not currently funded by the State of Idaho.

If you are interested in helping other GATE programs that struggle to afford even simple project supplies, please feel free to donate to the PIERCE PARK/GATE/ALEXANDER,LEONA Foundation account or to the GARFIELD/GATE/TUCKER,KATIE account, or check out their Amazon Wishlists here and here, respectively.

Thank you for considering a donation to help make our GATE programs more equitable!

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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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