Back to School Night GATE meeting

Approximately 50 parents attended the Back to School Night meeting.  Thank you, parents, for your continued interest and passion for our gifted children.  We value your time, your feedback, and your enthusiasm!
Wendy Milette from the My Hero Project spoke about the after school opportunity and showed a video created by a Laguna Beach student showcasing [...]

GATE Back To School Newsletter 2009

GATE Back To School Newsletter 2009
This newsletter will be mailed to all Thurston GATE families this weekend.  If you do not receive it by the time your child returns back to school, please email me directly at acochren@lbusd.org.

GATE parent meeting: September 24th

Thurston’s Back to School Night is scheduled for September 24th beginning at 6:00pm. For convenience sake, our GATE meeting will take place from 5:15 to 5:45 in room 212, Mrs. Cochren’s classroom.  Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but we will discuss this year’s GATE opportunities.
All presentation materials will be made available on this [...]

My Hero Project: After School GATE program

LBUSD is proud to offer a new after-school program for Thurston GATE students.  Students will learn skills in pre through post production of film-making and will submit their completed work to the My Hero Project.  Two separate 12 week workshops will be offered.  For more details, please see the Back to School Newsletter or attend [...]

Scripps Spelling Bee Wordlist 2009-2010

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Spelling Bee club will take place during Friday lunches in October and November.  We’ll eat pizza, have friendly competition, and distribute prizes each meeting.  The school spelling bee will take place in December, and our top spelling will move forward to the Orange County Spelling Bee.  Students are welcome to start studying now!  Attendance at [...]