GATE

Gifted And Talented Education

GATE
Gifted and Talented Education
Grades 4, 5 and 6

Mrs. Heather Oros
Teacher of the Gifted
Activities Director
[email protected]

Mr. Michael D. Penn
Teacher of the Gifted
STEAM Coordinator
[email protected]

(E-mail is infinitely better than telephone for us, but if you must...)
Voice Mail: (412) 492-1200 x 3659 (Oros) or x 3665 (Penn)

Students attend during Titan Time. Lunch Enrichment on Day 1.

Each Grade Level has been informed of their 2023-2024 Schedule.

*We are always available clarify questions for you. If you have any questions at anytime, please email us.

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*If you have any difficulties keeping up with your regular education classwork, or need additional enrichment, GATE instruction can be modified to support your needs.

Currently in GATE Class

During the month of February the students will be working on logic. They will be developing deductive and inductive reasoning skills through various activities (logic puzzles, mysteries, and a mock trial).

Anytime throughout the year:

Please check out our Google Sites with a lot of information that we have discussed in class, enrichment, and other interesting topics.

GATE SITES Page
Upcoming Events:
Optional Science Fair on Feb. 22nd at the High School. Elementary school students need to turn in their submission form by Feb. 9th to Mrs. Oros.
Additionally, interested students who would like to take part in an enrichment activity with the High School GATE students need to sign up in the GATE classroom. This will be an in school event. Students will be working with a novel for this activity.

Enrichment

Within our Google Classroom we will have our Google Sites linked so you can view different enrichment opportunties. It will iinclude enriching topics we are discussing within GATE, topics/skills from your regular education classroom, and opportunities being offered within the community.

Middle School GATE Students Interview on COVID

Two of our former students – Kathryn L. and Christian M., had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Jha, former Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute and current Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Jha is a renowned global expert on public health and has been featured on Good Morning America, MSNBC, Fox News and other national media outlets. When you have a few minutes, please check out this video and newspaper article. As you will see, our students asked tremendous questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WvWwqGDqM