In third grade before the school year ended Hrishika got tested for GATE ( Gifted and Talented Education ). Some of the teachers told us that the test has gotten lot harder. Also because of the budget cuts in the state of CA, they said the number of kids and the frequency of the classes will also be reduced.
All that said, she got into the GIFTed program and I'm very proud of her. She did it all by herself. She did not receive any extra coaching, nor did I spend any extra time with her on that. Bravo!!!
On September 15th this year she had her first GATE class. She said it was lot of fun. As part of the GATE class they got to make bandana. As soon as she got home from school that day, she wanted to rinse the bandana and keep it for drying. By the time we got to it it was the day after. After that she had to wait for it to dry. She was so excited with the outcome. I think it looks good.