9:00-10:30 a.m.
Learning Center, Room 5
The second GATE parent meeting of 2017-18 will be held next week.
These meetings are intended to promote open communication between district
administrators, school staff, and parents. Each year our GATE parent meetings
host a parent book club open to all interested community members. GATE Site
Representatives are encouraged to attend each meeting. Book Club discussions
will be held during the first hour of the meeting and the last 30 minutes will
be reserved for general parent site representative business and discussion. Our
Book Club 2017 Selection is Grit by Angela Duckworth.
This year's schedule
Wednesday, November 15th
Discussion on Part 1
· Consider this quote from page 20, “During the next several
years of teaching, I grew less and less convinced that talent was destiny and
more and more intrigued by the returns generated by effort.” What does
this mean to you as a parent?
·
Discuss Duckworth’s assessment of some of the greatest
“geniuses” in history.
·
How does your child view effort?
Wednesday, February 21st:
Discussion on Part 2
Wednesday, April 25th:
Discussion on Part 3
Book club discussion questions will be sent out one week prior to
each meeting. Each meeting will be held at IUSD’s Learning Center,
Room 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (3387 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92606).
These meetings are intended for adult attendance only. Childcare will not be
available.
