Coming Events
Calling All G/T Advocates!
Next G/T Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: September 15, 2023, 6:00-7:00pm
Contact Blake Haygood at bhaygood@nbisd.org if you would like to participate in the G/T PAC. Thank you! We hope to see you there!
Sorry. You missed these events:
8th Grade G/T Field Trip to TSU - April 3, 2020
Mrs. Hunt, our Secondary G/T Facilitator, has this to say to our 8th Grade G/T students regarding their upcoming field trip to TSU:
Last year our tour group went through the campus tour really fast, mainly because we didn't have enough questions to ask the tour guides. Please take some time between now and April 3 to talk to your students about college life and help them think of questions they could ask while on the tour.
A good idea might be to have them set up their AP accounts here. They could also do research on possible scholarships, take career aptitude tests, have them research first year campus life like meal plans, on-campus living, choosing college majors, etc. This will help them generate questions and also get them thinking about their high school goals and career tracks too.
Below is the schedule for the day with us ending the tour at noon. From there we will eat at Harris Dining Hall then shop the campus bookstore before boarding the bus around 2:00. Please make sure students have paid for lunch by Friday [March 6] so we can get our check request as early as possible. Please let me know if you have any questions. THANK YOU!
Prizes:
• K-5th grade students can win a tablet or laptop!
• Grand Prize Winner: Laptop computer
• Remaining regional winners: Tablet computer
• Teacher of the student who designs the overall best artwork: Tablet computer
The grand-prize winner will also be invited to travel to Austin, along with their teacher, parent, or guardian, to be recognized by the TCEQ Commissioners and a Texas Chemical Council representative at the 2020 Environmental Trade Fair and Conference.
Key Dates
The contest opens Jan. 6, 2020 and closes on March 6, 2020. Entries must be postmarked on or before March 6, 2020. Winners will be announced on April 15, 2020.
Important Contest Information
Students residing in Texas and enrolled in K through 5th grade can participate.
Mrs. Appleman from Austin PBS, KLRU-TV writes:
Austin PBS, KLRU-TV is promoting the 25th anniversary of our annual Austin PBS KIDS Writers Contest and would love your Kindergarten through fifth graders to have a chance to be published authors. The Austin PBS KIDS Writers Contest is open now through March 31, 2020. Children may submit their stories online [austinpbs.org/writers] or through the mail in either English and Spanish.
All entries will be published on the Austin PBS website.
Please encourage your K-5 community to motivate their students to write their own stories. The contest rules, entry form and judging rubrics may be accessed or downloaded in English or Spanish at kids.austinpbs.org/writers and have also been attached to this email.
From TAGT: "All parents want their children to be successful. But parents of gifted children often feel an added pressure to unleash their child's "full potential." This webinar will give parents of gifted children powerful, but practical tools to understand the harms of the "full potential" myth and practical tools to move towards a more healthy, hopeful, and happy path to set children up to excel."
December 4th-14th - Schertz Scholastic Customer Appreciation Sale
From Scholastic:
Give the Gift of Reading
Refresh your school, home, and classroom libraries at our Buy One, Get One FREE holiday book sale! Find a sale near you, then sign up to get a coupon for additional savings.
Plus, take advantage of our three exclusive bargain areas, while supplies last. Look for this symbol to find participating locations:
Build-a-Box: Fill a box with clearance books, then fill a second box for FREE. Two boxes, one price: $29.95
Treasure Chest: Fill a bag with 100 school supplies, then fill a second bag for FREE. Two bags, 200 items: $49.95
Bruised Books: Fill a bag with bruised books, then fill a second bag for FREE. Two bags, one price: $10
GiftED19 is December 4th-6th in SA!
The Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented puts on an amazing convention every year. They offer a track through their sessions s
American Mensa
This exam is for children (and adults), aged 14 and up, who would like to see if they would qualify to join Mensa, an organization that supports people of high cognitive ability.
If interested, please note that the 50% off offer is for this month only.
Kids Invent, a Lemelson-MIT Competition
Who?
Kids between the ages of 6&12
Must like problem solving
Must care about helping others
What?
Invent a solution for people living with hearing loss.
Where?
To learn more, join the Lemelson-MIT webinar with co-host MED-EL Medical Electronics, a leader in hearing loss solutions, and partners: Deaf Kids Code and Invention Convention.
When?
Date: October 9, 2019
Time: 3:30 PM PT | 6:30 PM ET
Speakers:
Shireen Hafeez, Founder and President, Deaf Kids Code
Stephanie Couch, Executive Director, Lemelson-MIT Program
Geoffrey Ball, Head ideas4ears Judge & inventor of the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE middle ear implant, MED-EL
Veronica Lynagh, Director, Invention Convention
Avery Bennett, 2018 ideas4ears invention contest winner
A STEM Must!
Every year, Science Fest gets bigger and better. This year, they'll have live music, tons of hands-on science activities, visiting scientists and researchers sharing their findings, and even live demonstrations from Mad Science! It's educational fun for everyone!
See you there!
Click the image at left to get a coupon for $10 to $25 off items at the Scholastic Warehouse Sale in Schertz from May 8-18.
Location:
5925 TRI COUNTY PKWY, SCHERTZ, TX
Weekday Hours:
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday Hours:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed Sundays
RockIT into the Future <Science Festival>
FREE Event for the Entire Family!
May 11, 2019 • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Mission County Park
Empower girls to take a look at their future in STEM! Community allies, educational institutions, and corporate partners come together for this FREE event for families around the Alamo City. This day full of hands-on, minds-on activities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math introduces girls to opportunities in STEM.
Middle School Events:
7th Grade G/T Competition
Summary: Competition: Tuesday, March 26th - Please bring $10 by early March for lunch from Jason's Deli.
From Mrs. Hunt at ORMS:
In order to prepare for the 7th grade G/T Competition on Tuesday, March 26 at the Westside Community Center students have been working on learning how to do 3D printing design on Tinkerkad, Instant Challenges/Minute to Win It Games, Lego Robotics and at the beginning of March they will tackle their last section for competition, which is Lego STEM Kits. The competition is closed to parent/community spectators, but we will share everything we did at the parent G/T Expo in April.
The lunch options for the G/T Competition Field Trip on March 26 are either a lunch box from Jason's Deli with a turkey sandwich OR veggie wrap and a drink. It's $10 due by Friday, March 8 if your child chooses a Jason's Deli lunch. If they do not want that, please make plans to pack them a lunch that day.
Presidentapalooza
NBMS on Tuesday, February 19 from 5-6:30
ORMS GT Fall Evaluation Pick Up
...is Wednesday, Jan. 9th, 8am to Friday, Jan. 11th, 4pm at 415 Oak Run Point New Braunfels, TX.
This year student GT evaluations will need to be picked up in person by a parent or guardian due to privacy issues. Please be sure to pick up your child's evaluations between Wednesday and Friday of this week. If you cannot come in person to pick them up during these dates/times, please email ahunt@nbisd.org to discuss alternative arrangements. Thank you for your help keeping student information private and confidential!
For quicker pick up, come between the hours of 9AM-11AM and 1PM-3PM. It gets busy in the office before and after school and during lunches. Please tell the front office that you're here to pick up your child's evaluation and they will hand it to you. No need to get it signed or return it--these copies are yours. We will do this again in May for the spring evaluations. Thank you!! ~Mrs. Hunt
From the Texas Education Agency:
As a courtesy, the following notices are provided:
Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission: 2019 Poetry and Visual Art Contest
The Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission invites Texas students, grades 6-12, to serve as a witness to the stories of the survivors of the Holocaust and modern genocides. Using what they learn, students can share these stories through poetry and visual art so we can improve our world and prevent future genocides. This year's contest theme is Texas Survivors. A $250 award will be given to a middle school winner, and a $500 award to a high school winner. Submission deadline is February 28, 2019 at 4 p.m. CST.
For contest guidelines and submission information, please visit: http://thgc.texas.gov/2019-student-contest.
Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission: 3rd Annual Dr. Anna Steinberger Outstanding Educator Award
The Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission will present a $1,000 cash prize to one educator who demonstrates a record of excellence in engaging Texas students, grades 5-12, with the history of the Holocaust and/or genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Sudan (Darfur), and the Middle East (Iraq and Syria). Librarians, curriculum specialists, and classroom teachers in any discipline are eligible and encouraged to apply. Application deadline is February 28, 2019 at 4 p.m. CST.
For instructions and application access, please visit: http://thgc.texas.gov/2019-dr.-anna-steinberger-outstanding-educator-award.
How It Works:Performing arts staff submit an application and video of a performance on behalf of the students. An expert panel of preliminary judges review the submissions and selects three finalists in each category (Dance, Instrumental, Theatre, and Vocal). Finalists will perform live at the awards show, for a different panel of expert judges, and winners will be announced that evening.
NBMS at the Farmers Market
December 8 & 15, 9am-1pm
ORMS 8th grade GT students will be selling items they have created for their fall marketing challenge at the New Braunfels Farmer's Market under the direction of 8th grade GT advisory teachers Norma Cowan (8th grade Social Studies teacher) and Kristen Bryant (8th grade Algebra/Math teacher). Attached are the flyers each company has designed to market themselves. They all have a local investor after completing a Shark Tank event last week (see previous email with info and photos) and are eager to sell the items they have created. Please share this information if you can so we can get as many patrons to the Farmer's Market as possible this weekend and next to support our young entrepreneurs. There are some amazing gifts for the holidays available and all products are student-created and made! Thank you!
New Braunfels Science Fest is a free annual event that features students from NBISD and nearby districts, scientists, hands-on activities, experiments and research sharing, and more! All ages welcome!