GT Lead News

February 28, 2025

I am SUPER happy to announce that all of my testing was completed in January and I got to see my classes again this month! I was excited and missed them.

March 6th Math Telescoping Parent Meeting 5:00- 6:00 @ PDEC

March 6th Open House

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March 7-24

Register for Math Telescoping test

Math Telescoping 2025-2026

Students in grades 1-7 are able to take the credit by exam to enter the Mathematics Telescoping program. Students can test this spring by invitation or at a parent's request. This will be the only opportunity for a parent to request the mathe telescoping test. Going forward it will be an invitation only based on a district rubric criteria.

If your student is a Kindergartener and you would like to find out more about how GCISD is supporting mathematicians in 1st graders, please fill out the form to receive information about an upcoming parent meeting. There will be a meeting on March 6, 5:00-6:00 at our PDEC offices located at 5800 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville to discuss the changes to the district's math telescoping.

Below is information on the DECATS Summer Camp for GT students going into grades 3-5. It is a fun filled, full day three week camp. I will be one of the master teachers along with Miss Hayes, Mr, Hendrickson and Mr. Parthemore. Enrollment is limited so sign up today!

What are we learning in GT Lead?

1st Grade - Game Maker

2nd Grade - Brain Research

3rd Grade - Building A Business

4th Grade - Enigmas

5th Grade - Geometric Wonders

First Grade

The first graders finished presented to PTA thier idea to help reduce food waste and to help students with extra food for lunch and snacks. The PTA has graciously agreed to fund their school project. We are starting a new unit called game maker where the students will analyze the elements of board games and the role each element plays in the game. Students will then gain an understanding of the Design Thinking Process and how it relates to creating games.

Second Grade

Second Grade GT LEADers finished their challenge on simple machines and presented to the class. The students had to create a wolf trap to safely capture the wolf incorporating two simple machines. The students then demonstrated how their invention worked. Next up is brain research. In this unit we will gain a basic understanding of how the brain works and the basic parts and functions of each part of the brain working together. Students will recognize the interacting parts of the brain as a system that works together to perform tasks.

Third Grade

Students started a new unit called "Building A Business" which generates an understanding of marketing, consumer awareness, and business models by studying the games and toys industry. Students created a timeline of favorite toys over their own lifetime and then worked in small groups to research succesful toy companies and why they were successful.

Fourth Grade

The 4th graders finished their Detective School unit by analyzing powder residue left at a scene and solving several cases. They are now exploring a variety of enigmas in order to find one that sparks an interest to learn more about it. Over the next few weeks students will investigate theories about the cause of the enigma and hypothesize the cause of the enigma.

Fifth Grade

The fifth grade scholars completed presentations on their authentic research project. We have now started a new unit on Geometric Wonders. First up is tessellations! Fifth graders learned about tessellations and how to create a translation, reflective and rotation tessellation.