Open House!

Gifted Open House for 1st and 2nd Grade will be on Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30 pm in Room 206.  Hope to see you there!

Be Remarkable!

If your child came home today talking about purple cows then I know they had a remarkable first day of gifted.  This year our goal as students is just that...BE REMARKABLE! No more plain old(and boring) brown cows here, we are all extraordinary, unique and most of all REMARKABLE in our own way.  We spent some of our day talking about how we are all remarkable and we made a "purple cow" to represent ourselves.

We even got to taste "purple" and "orange" cows :)

Another highlight of our remarkable day was our teambuilding "egg toss" activity.  Five teams were given limited supplies and were instructed to build a protective device for an egg which was to be "tossed" down the hall.  The team whose egg traveled the farthest and did not break would win.  The teams worked very hard and were very thoughtful about building their protective devices.  We had a lot of "cracks" in the end but all the teams could talk about was how they would do it better the next time and not have their egg crack.  It was a great teambuilding lesson and a creative and critical thinking one as well.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait till next week!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! We are thrilled to help cultivate the creative minds of the gifted students at Chets Creek. Here is the schedule for each grade level and their designated day of the week to attend gifted class:




MONDAY: 2nd             TUESDAY: K/1st             WEDNESDAY: 3rd

THURSDAY: 5th                                             FRIDAY: 4TH



Mrs. Zawis and Mrs. Skipper will be teaching the gifted classes. Mrs. Zawis will teach the Thursday and Friday classes while Mrs. Skipper will teach the Monday and Tuesday classes. Mrs. Zawis and Mrs. Skipper will alternate teaching on Wednesdays each week. We will all be working together to produce this year’s musical performance. Gifted classes will begin on Monday, August 30th. Please remind your child to report to their homeroom teacher before coming to gifted class. Each child needs a lunch, a snack, gifted folder, and composition book. Please don’t forget to send a snack each day as our lunch this year is from 12:55-1:25. We will send the students back to class prior to dismissal.



Needed Supplies-

Everyone: Composition notebook

Chets Creek Elementary Cultivating a Community of Excellence

Lao Tzu reminds us; “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.”

Chets Creek Elementary School - Cultivating a Community of Excellence from Melanie Holtsman on Vimeo.

Fotobabble Fun!

Alligator Farm

We had a great day at the Alligator Farm!

Rock On!

Everyone rocked the house on Wednesday and Friday! WOW! Enjoy the photos!