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March 2016
A “G.A.T.E.”-Way to the Future at Lincoln Elementary Lincoln Lions are leaping into a bright future! Fifty-six Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) students in the 3rd – 5th grades are exploring and celebrating their potential through unique education opportunities both in and out of the classroom. The GATE program at Lincoln Elementary is threefold: identified students are clustered into GATE classrooms, participate in after school enrichment lessons on site, and are invited to attend GATE Super Saturday events off campus. Lincoln students in the 3rd – 5th grades who qualify for the program are clustered into classes in which teachers have been trained in the tenets of GATE and have received Gifted Education Certificates from the University of Southern California. Through a yearlong curriculum, teachers developed the specialized knowledge and skills needed to challenge GATE students
and also to address the varying needs, interests and abilities of all students. For example, students in a GATE class might use the different depth and complexity prompts to delve into a math inquiry lesson or the question of what influenced European settlement in North America. In addition to being clustered into classrooms, GATE
students at Lincoln participate in creative enrichment lessons after school. The December/ January session focused on visual arts. Students took part in several projects, such as animating digital figures on the computer and completing an acrylic painting on canvas. In February and March, Lincoln Lions will learn coding and computer program-
ming through MinecraftEdu, a version of the popular game designed specifically for the classroom. The final April/May session will center around a theatrical production of Disney’s The Lion King Kids. Students will perform the beloved Disney songs on stage as well as work behind the scenes with costuming and props.
The third part of the GATE program at Lincoln Elementary involves Super Saturday events held at different sites throughout the District. Lincoln, Roosevelt, Wirtz, and Los Cerritos Schools have joined forces to host four “edutainment” adventures
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“G.A.T.E.” Entrada al futuro en la Escuela Primaria Lincoln ficación de un ano, los maestros perfeccionaron sus conocimientos y habilidades necesarias para retar a los estudiantes GATE y también para dirigirse a su variedad de necesidades, intereses y habilidades. Por ejemplo, los estudiantes de la clase GATE pueden utilizar diferente profundidad y complexidad al adentrarse en un problema de matemáticas o en alguna pregunta sobre la influencia de los europeos en
América del Norte. Además de estar agrupados en los salones de clase, los estudiantes GATE de Lincoln participan tambien en un ambiente creativo de enriquecimiento después de clases. La sesión de diciembre-enero fue enfocada en artes visuales. Los estudiantes se involucraron en varios proyectos,
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATES
March 9, 2016 * March 23, 2016
Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at the District Office, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount, and are open to the public.
Los Leones de Lincoln están saltando hacia un brillante futuro. Cincuenta y seis estudiantes talentosos (GATE) de 3º a 5º están explorando y celebrando su potencial dentro y fuera del salón con oportunidades de educación únicas. El programa
GATE en la Escuela Lincoln es triple: agrupa a los estudiantes en los salones, participa en clases de enriquecimiento después del horario escolar y son invitados a los eventos de Súper Sábados que se llevan a cabo fuera de la escuela.
Los estudiantes de 3º a 5º que califican para el programa, son agrupados en clases donde los maestros han sido entrenados sobre los principios del programa GATE y han recibido un certificado de la Universidad del Sur de California. En esta certi-
FECHAS DE LAS JUNTAS DEL CONSEJO ESCOLAR
9 de marzo, 2016 * 23 de marzo, 2016
Las juntas del Consejo de Educación se llevan a cabo a las 6:00 p.m. en el salón de la Junta Directiva del Distrito, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount y están abiertas al público.