MISD GT Elementary Program 2008 - 2009

McKinney ISD exists to provide an excellent education for all.  

Agenda

1. K-2 Curriculum

2.Communication to parents

3. Report Cards

4. AFI Video

6. Q & A

5. Teacher Support

Kindergarten – 2nd GradeYear B 1st Nine Weeks

Review: Observing/Inferring, Comparing/Contrasting, Grouping/Labeling, Classifying/Categorizing, Ordering, Patterning, Fact/Opinion, Relevant/Irrelevant, Questioning

2nd Nine Weeks Inferring (3 one hour lessons), Drawing Conclusions (2 one hour

lessons), Cause and Effect (2 one hour lessons) 3rd Nine Weeks

Summary (2 one hour lessons), Point of View (2 one hour lessons) Making Generalizations (2 one hour lessons),

4th Nine Weeks Judging and Logic (2 one hour lessons) AFI Video Research (5 one hour lessons)

Schedule – Lisa Crates Monday

– Walker – morning– Bennett – afternoon 

Tuesday– Malvern – morning– Caldwell – afternoon

Wednesday– Wolford – morning– Finch & Slaughter – afternoon 

Thursday– Minshew – morning– Burks – afternoon

Friday– Webb – morning– GT meeting - afternoon

Schedule – Lisa Sutton

Monday– Wilmeth - morning– Eddins - afternoon 

Tuesday– Press - morning– McNeil - afternoon

Wednesday– Valley Creek - morning– Vega & Johnson - afternoon

Thursday– Glen Oaks - morning– McGowen - afternoon

Friday– GT Leadership meeting – morning– GT Meeting - afternoon

Parent Communication Weekly Take Home Review

Activities This is a fun way for your child to

better communicate with you about what we do in ALPHA each week.

Tell me and I’ll forget, Show me

and I may remember, Involve me and I’ll understand

Report Cards

We do not give grades in ALPHA. Report Cards consist of Thinking Skills

covered each nine weeks.

AFI Video

Students will be involved in producing an educational video

Teacher Support

Challenging activities are placed in each teacher’s box each week for students to work on between ALPHA classes

Students are offered the opportunity to create an educational board game to be used by other students in each grade