Holiday Word Triples gave students a chance for some creative writing fun for our warm-up! After matching & discussing the word triples or duos associated w/the holidays, stories using each word were crafted. The 🎄 serenade was a special treat ☺️ NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

GT students William J. Thornton are embracing 2024 cultivating our scholarly habits! With a focus on goal-setting and perseverance, we're choosing one word to guide our personal growth in 2024. Here's to a meaningful and purposeful year ahead! 🎉 #NewYear2024 NISD GT & AA

Scenes from our GT Station tasks last week! Critical thinking practice doesn’t have to be tedious 🤗🧠 Solve and Engineer tasks were completed by 1st/2nd grade GT students. Perseverance+ academic risk taking = growth ❤️ NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with interactive bulletin boards! ‘Black HERstory' & 'Black Histogram' showcase incredible contributions. Students can scan, learn, and create their own social media page or biography cube for these trailblazers! NISD Elementary SS Northside ISD NISD GT & AA

Need something to watch on Netflix? Thornton's GT students dove deep into invasive species! A chosen species & its impact on Texas ecosystems were turned into 🎥 limited Netflix series! I’d watch them! William J. Thornton NISD GT & AA Northside ISD

The newest members of the William J. Thornton GT family started today as we read Where Oliver Fits and discussed how everyone finds their fit when it’s their time. They found their fit with each other right here in GT 🥰 NISD GT & AA Northside ISD #WhyGT 🧩

Practicing fluency with Kinder GT students is all about sparking imagination! After reading “Not A Stick,” students transformed their sticks into amazing things. A double ramp for a monster truck & a handy dandy everything tool! 🚗🔧 NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

Don’t cook dinner tonight! You can support NISDGTEAC as they have raise money for scholarships for gifted & talented students here in Northside at the listed MOD Pizza’s on the flyer! Be sure to mention your purchase is part of the NISD GTEAC fundraiser! William J. Thornton NISD GT & AA

GT students used depth & complexity to answer questions about Mother’s Day & completed a directed drawing of themselves w/their moms at the create station this week. 🥰 What 3 words do you think moms want to hear on Mother’s Day? Comment below! NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

Always great to see former coworkers and fellow social studies facilitators as we prepare for the new school year! Cassandra Waters NISD Elementary SS

Proud to model scholarly habits for my gifted students in Northside! Today, I walk the stage to receive my Doctorate in Education, Curriculum & Instruction. 🎓 Dr. LaToya Sapp, EdD 💙💛 #Education #GiftedEducation #EdD #LifelongLearning NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

Kicked off GT earlier this month with my primary students with the scholarly habit of curiosity - a habit that fosters lifelong learning! Their creative thoughts came to life in our 3D face activity. So proud of these future scholars! ✨📚 NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

Love seeing my MacGT teachers apply what they’ve learned in our MacGT mini-sessions right away! These domino games bring a whole new meaning to LFHC, making math fun & engaging! Huge shout out to Mrs. Dowling’s 5th grade class! NISD MaC-GT NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton #EngagedLearners

Support NISD GT programs! The GTEAC iGniTe Fundraiser is live! Help raise funds for resources, tech, & curriculum by purchasing a limited edition t-shirt. Order by Oct. 20: tinyurl.com/gteac2024 Shirts delivered in Nov. Thank you for your support! #SupportGT #NISDiGniTe

It’s spooky season! 🎃 Huge thanks to Michelle Yebra for leveling up our Halloween activity! GT students use elaboration skills to finish the picture of what Dr. Sapp is afraid of or running from – the ideas are awesome so far! 👻🖍️ NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

🚀 Some mini-research wrapped up our time in Sumer! Our 4th & 5th graders became Sumerians for “The Sumerian Times,” writing about how ancient innovations shaped their world and beyond! 📜✨ #SumerianTimes #AncientCivilizations NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton

We are ready for TAGT giftEd2024 conference! I’m so excited to learn more strategies to help my students and teacher help our students soar! William J. Thornton NISD GT & AA

🎮 What a year for William J. Thornton Esports Explorers Club! From thrilling matches to teamwork & growth, we’ve had a blast. This morning, we’re hyped to showcase our skills at the NAC Exhibition. Bed Wars is intense—can’t wait to do it all again next year! 🕹️

🎅 3rd grade MacGT tackled a fun holiday challenge using the Six Thinking Hats Strategy. 🎁🛠️The problem: Santa’s conveyor belt broke! Students brainstormed, chose a plan, outlined steps, and created detailed illustrations to bring their solution to life. William J. Thornton NISD GT & AA

💘💭 2nd grade GT students put on their lawyer hats for Valentine’s Day activity with thinkLaw - Cupid and the Bees! 🏹🐝 They grilled Cupid, debated bee stings vs. love arrows, & brainstormed less painful ways to spread love! 💡💕 NISD GT & AA William J. Thornton #CriticalThinking