I hope all of you and your families had a safe and fun spring break last week. This week was a busy week. Can you believe that we only have 10 weeks of school to finish? I can't believe it. We had a surprise visit from Mrs. Winstanley and he new daughter Anna during 4th grade and 3rd grade computer class this week.
Now for your update: here is what we have been up to and what we are going to be doing the week of April 15...
First Grade
Project #8: Six page story book like Brown Bear Brown Bear What do See?
The first graders continued writing their six page story in MS Word similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See? We worked on creating our second page and learned how to add clip art to our story. Next week, we will continue adding to our story, reviewing how to add clip art, and how to save our books to our student drives.
Online practice: www.scootpad.com
When students finish their assignments, I continue to have them work on scootpad.com to practice their reading and math skills. This is a great website, you are welcome to work on it at home as well.
Second Grade
Project #8: Google Earth
The second graders continued working on their Google Earth Moon Journal on Google Docs. Before Spring Break, we answered five different questions about the moon. We finished working on those questions. Next week, I will read If You Decide to Go to the Moon and play a Dress Me for space game from Nasa Kids. We will also collect words for their stories as our third journal entry.
Third Grade
Project #6: Computer Components Brochure
The third graders continued working on their Computer Components Brochure. Students needed to include: Input, Output, and Storage devices along with the definition of the three components. We reviewed how to cut and paste clip-art and pictures into the brochure, and how to save to their student drives. Next week, the students will finish their brochures and share them with the class.
Fourth Grade
Project #5: State Symbols Website
The fourth grades continued working on researching their state(s) and inputting their information into the following website:
https://sites.google.com/a/portageps.org/our-50-states/
The two websites that students have been using to find their states information are:
http://www.50states.com and
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org
Here are the items that students were researching: State tree, bird, song, flower, animal, and nickname. Next week, the students will continue researching their states and adding the information to the Google site stated above. Have your student show you what they have added to the above site.
Fifth Grade
Project #7: Our United States
The fifth graders were not seen by me this week due to a school wide assembly for Luther the Comfort Dog. Next week, we will revisit Excel. Before Spring Break, we went over formulas and functions in Excel. Next week, we will review formulas and functions.The goal is to have the students using a spreadsheet to create charts of information about US states.
Typing: Second-Fifth
We are also working on our typing skills. I am stressing to the students the importance of using the correct fingers while typing. This has been a bit of a challenge for several students. With our projects, we have not have a lot of time for typing practice, so if your student has some spare time, they can practice at home. Please check out the Typing Practice tab for online resources your child can use to practice their typing at home as well.
If you have any questions at home, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Have a great weekend!
