Dianna Adams at Albertville Elementary

The G.A.T.E. Class at Albertville Elementary is comprised of 3rd and 4th grade gifted students. Students attend G.A.T.E. 3-4 hours per week. Our units of study range from original, creative units developed by the teacher to student inspired topics. Each year there is an essential concept in which our studies revolve around. Talents Unlimited Thinking Skills are incorporated into many lessons.

Happy Holidays Service Learning Project
updated November 3, 2009
Happy Holidays from G.A.T.E. students! You might think Christmas is far away -- but not in GATE! We have played Christmas music, sprayed holiday room spray and have begun to create our holiday...
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Resource Class

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Gifted elementary students grades 3 and 4

Class Downloads

PhotoStory3.wmv

3rd Grade Field Trip 2008 (7.74 MB)
See the highlights of the Da Vinci exhibit, YAM, and several other exhibits at the Huntsville Museum of Art as well as see photos of Chef Michael as he prepares pizza right before our eyes!

3rd Grade Holiday Creativity 2008.wmv

3rd Grade Holiday Creativity 2008 (8.08 MB)
Click here to watch what our 3rd graders created during the Christmas season! Each student designed their own Gingerbread House. It was interesting to see how each house, made out of the same ingredients as the others, had a personality of its own! Also, 3rd graders were given a plain red ornament and one week. During this week, students could add to, take away, decorate, etc. to this ornament to make it "their own." The only rule was they had to use things from around the house. They were not allowed to spend any money! These were all so different and unique! Great job 3rd grade!

Chinese New Year Parade Photostory_1.wmv

Chinese New Year Parade 2008 Slideshow (6.4 MB)
Resource students along with AES 1st graders participated in a Chinese New Year Parade on February 21, 2008. Students in 4th grade group 1 resource class created this photostory.

dgchPhotoStory1.wmv

Community Credit Union Comes to AES! (2.9 MB)
AES will be the newest branch of Community Credit Union. The Albertville branch has sponsored a student branch here at AES. Resource students will serve as tellers and runners for this Savings Plan. All 4th graders at AES are eligible to "save" with us! Please watch this photostory of some of the behind the scenes photos of setting up our branch!

GATE news - Bookclub.pdf

GATE Newsletter Bookclub (460.79 KB)
Read this issue of the GATE News to see all the details of our class bookclub! A list of possible suggestions is attached! Happy Reading!

Happy Holidays Service Learning Project Parent Letter.pdf

GATE Newsletter November 2009 (278.05 KB)
Attached is the GATE Newsletter explaining the how, the why, and the who of our Happy Holidays Service Learning Project! Merry Christmas!

GATE 4th Grade Research Technology Project Newsletter.pdf

GATE Newsletter - 4th Grade Research Technology Project (86.82 KB)
Read this newsletter to see due dates and information about the research technology project that the 4th graders will be working on this semester.

GATE newsletter August 17, 2009.pdf

GATE newsletter August 17, 2009 (426.3 KB)
Attached is the class newsletter for the week of August 17th.

jhbjGATE Newsletter Self-portraits 3GG1.pdf

GATE newsletter Self Portraits 3GG1 (110.92 KB)
Read the attached newsletter to learn more about the self-portraits that this class created. 3rd Grade Group 1 students wrote this newsletter in class on Sept. 28th using PAGES on our Mac computers. Enjoy!

GATE Newsletter - 3rd Grade Group 2 Self Portraits.pdf

GATE newsletter Self Portraits 3GG2 (221.18 KB)
This edition of the GATE News was written in class on September 28, 2009 by 3rd Grade Group 2 students. We learned how to use the application "PAGES" in class today! See this newsletter to read about our self-portraits AND to see how we created this document!

GATE Newsletter - Self portraits 3GG3.pdf

GATE newsletter Self Portraits 3GG3 (207.67 KB)
Read this document to see in color the newsletter that 3GG3 created on Friday, October 2nd. Enjoy reading this article about our torn paper self-portraits!

MMCS Art Contest 2009_1.wmv

Inspire Art Contest 2009 (10.47 MB)
All 3rd and 4th grade resource students have been busy artists! Each student was able to choose a theme, medium, and paint a masterpiece! Enjoy this slideshow of all the artwork!

Broadcast and iPod Photostory created by 4th grade group 2.wmv

iPods and WAES Broadcast February 2008 (5.08 MB)
Enjoy this photostory created by 4th grade group 2 students. Pictures show students using our new iPods as well as behind the scenes pictures of WAES in February 2008.

3rd grade iron chef 2008.wmv

Iron Chef AES 3rd Grade 2008 (7.13 MB)
3rd graders show off skills of working together, planning, making decisions, and creativity as they create and display their fabulous foods!

Mac Photostory.wmv

MacBooks are Here! (8.19 MB)
Our class set of 15 MacBooks are here and WE LOVE THEM! We are learning different applications. Check out this slideshow to see students using them on the first day and some crazy pictures from PHOTOBOOTH!

Tech CompJSU.wmv

Technnology Competiton 2009 (8.15 MB)
Watch this slideshow to see judging in action and all that took place on January 23, 2009 at Jacksonville State University when the AES Tech Team competed in the regional technology competition!