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The Gifted and Talented Program at Everett Elementary offers students
opportunities to experience intellectual challenge and accomplishment as well as
delight in learning. Creative and critical thinking skills such as;
fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, compare and contrast, logic,
relevant and irrelevant, facts and opinions, and cause and effect are used
in the weekly GT classes. Other skills include; research, computer, science
experiments, math, art , drama, instant challenges and projects for display in the hallways.
Calendar of Events
| Date | Event |
| August 25, 2008 | First day of school |
| September 1-5, 2008 | First week of regular GT classes. Students will need to bring a spiral notebook to keep in the GT classroom. |
| October | Display of Research by 2nd and
3rd grade classes in hallway by cafeteria. Nomination of students for GT |
| November | Texas Future Problem Solving Activities Testing of newly nominated students for GT . TAGT Convention for teachers Thanksgiving Break |
| December | Continue testing of newly
nominated students Holiday Break |
| January | Third Grade students will begin research environmental problems and present an Environmental Awareness Display Presentation in the cafeteria |
| February | Third Grade
students will continue working on display presentation for March. Second Grade will participate in a Milk Jug Challenge using recycled milk jugs with art. Presentation of Milk Jug Challenge will be on display in hallway by cafeteria in March. |
| March | Third Grade will present Environmental Awareness Display Presentation Nominations for students to be tested for GT |
| April | Testing of newly nominated students. |
| May | Assessment and committee meetings for newly nominated students. |
Please visit
Everett's Website.
Contact information: Peggy Stephens
Everett Elementary
3201 Lewis Lane
903-737-2061
Conference Period: 7:45am-3:45pm