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Week 18 - Jan 24

2012-01-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.
Most upper grade classes will study Lunar New Year.

Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Cason's classes will practice money skills in Sheppard Math.
Mrs. Link's class will illustrate their winter poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice writing and editing using a writing prompt.
Mr. Aiken's class will work on their astronomy projects.
Ms. Shastri's class will practice calculating perimeter.
Mr. B's class will head out on the Oregon Trail.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice decimals and fractions.

Week 17 - Jan 17

2012-01-18T08:38:00.001-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice measurement and money.
Mrs. Link's and Ms. Nichols' classes will finish their poems and letters.
Ms. Billings' class will start multiplication with arrays.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on grammar activities.
Mr. Aiken's class will work on their astronomy projects.
Mr. B's class will start the Oregon Trail.

week 16 - Jan 10

2012-01-10T08:47:00.000-08:00

All upper grade students will practice typing.
Most second classes will do activities about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ms. Buginas' class will study earth sciences.
Mrs. Link's class will start their winter poems.
Ms. Gillespie's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Sixth graders will do a worksheet on winter.
Ms. Henry's class will finish their recipes for the class cookbook.
Mr. Aiken's and Mr. Gill's class will finish their research for their state reports.
Mr. B's class will finish their Oregon Trail prep.
Ms. Tobin's, Ms. Nichols', and Ms. Shastri's classes will finish writing projects.
Ms. Koenig's class will research Native American tribes.

Week 15 - Jan 3

2012-01-03T08:37:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Buginas' and Mr. Aiken's classes will practice fractions.
Ms. Link's class will practice geometry with KidPix.
Ms. Billings' class will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Mr. Baum's class will do research for their country and state reports.
Mr. Gill's class will do research for their state posters.
Ms. Barr's class will practice math facts in FunBrain.

Week 14 - Dec 13

2011-12-13T08:44:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Students will complete all unfinished writing assignments.
Second graders will play with geometric shapes in KidPix.
Fourth graders will do math practice.

Wek 13 - Dec 6

2011-12-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

All classes will compete their poetry assignments.

Ms. Henry's class will do their anatomy projects.
Ms. Ruff's class will study penguins.
Second grade classes will continue working on math word problems.
First grade classes will do the reading activities in Starfall.

Week 12 -Nov 29

2011-11-29T08:46:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.
Fifth and sixth graders will merge their KidPix art and their poems.
Fourth graders will practice division facts.
Second graders will do math word problems.

Week 11 - Nov 22

2011-11-29T08:45:00.000-08:00

Students will be finishing up writing projects.
Many classes will be doing math practice.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 10 - Nov 15

2011-11-15T09:11:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will practice typing and finish their writing projects.
Third grade classes will practice typing.
Most second grade classes will do the online tour of Plimoth Plantation.
Ms. Link's class will practice math facts with FactMonster.

Week 9 - Nov 8

2011-11-08T08:43:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Second grade classes will practice math facts with Fact Monster.
Mrs. Link's class will continue their virtual visit to Plimoth Plantation.
Most upper grade classes will start a writing project.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice punctuation in a dialog.

Week 8 - Oct 31

2011-10-31T21:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Every day is a minimum day due to conferences.

All 4-6 graders will practice typing.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice grammar.
Ms. Link's class will explore Plimoth Plantation.

Week 7 - Oct 25

2011-10-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All third graders will practice typing.
All fourth through sixth graders will practice typing and do math practice in FunBrain Math Arcade.
First graders will do math practice in Harcourt.
Most second graders will do KidPix.
Mrs. McKnight's class will do flashcards in APlus Math and Fact Monster.

Week 6 - Oct 18

2011-10-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Kindergarten students will do phonics games in Starfall.
All 4-6 grade students will practice typing.
Ms. Buginas', Mr. Gill's, and Ms. Koesnig's classes will practice grammar and punctuation.
Ms. Link's class will illustrate their fall poems.
Ms. Nichols' class will research the Miwok Indians.
Ms. Cason's and Ms. Gillespie's classes will practice math in Harcourt.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will practice fractions and percents.
Ms. Tobin's and Mr. Baum's classes will practice spelling and grammar.
Ms. McKnight's class will learn about Google maps.

Week 5 - Oct 11

2011-10-11T08:38:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All 3rd through 6th graders will practice typing.
Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Billing's classes will do math practice.
Ms. Link's class will finish typing poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice place value.
Ms. Shastri's class will finish their landform research.
Mr. Baum's class will research Christopher Columbus.

Week 4 - Oct 4

2011-10-03T11:01:00.000-07:00

All classes come to the lab this week.

First and second graders will finish Let's Go Learn assessments and do math skills practice in Harcourt Math.
Third graders will practice doing simple research using the internet.
Fourth through sixth graders will practice typing with Typing Instructor.
Fourth graders will practice basic math facts.
Mr. Gill's students will work on research for this week's 4-square.
Fifth and sixth graders will practice doing internet research with a worksheet on using the district and school web sites.

Week 3 - Sept 26

2011-09-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

1st and 2nd graders will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
3rd graders will continue with Typing Instructor.
Mr. Berenguer's class will work on place value in Shephard's math games.
All 4th through 6th graders will do Typing Instructor at the beginning of class.
4th graders will do math practice with statistics.
Ms. Henry's and Ms. Tobin's classes will finish their writing assignments.
Mr. Gill's class will do research for their 4-square projects.
All other upper grade classes will do math practice.

Week 2 - September 19

2011-09-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

First and second graders will continue with the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Third graders will continue with Typing Instructor.
Fourth through sixth graders will do Typing Instructor and finish their writing assignments.

Week 1 - the lab is open!

2011-09-12T13:42:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes do not come to the lab this week.

All first and second grade classes will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.
All third grade classes will start Typing Instructor.
All fourth through sixth grade classes will start Typing Instructor and do some writing.

Welcome Back!

2011-08-26T07:55:00.001-07:00

Computer lab will open for classes the week of September 12!

Week 34 - June 1

2011-06-03T08:43:00.001-07:00

As the school year winds down, students are finishing reports and stories. Fifth and sixth graders are viewing each other's Power Point projects. Everyone is getting some fun time in the lab to play math games or do KidPix.

Have a wonderful summer!

Week 31 - May 9

2011-05-11T08:39:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will practice typing, finish all projects, and do math games.

Ms. Buginas' class will do research for their Open House projects.
Ms. Link's class will do research for their tidepool projects.
Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Billings' classes will do timed math fact practice.
Ms. Revier's class will complete the work in their computer lab folders.
Ms. Nichols' class will study the food pyramid.
Ms. Cason's class will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.

Week 30 - May 2

2011-05-11T08:38:00.000-07:00

I'll be out of town.
No kindergarten classes this week.
Upper grade classes will practice typing and play math games.
Grades 1-3 will do math practice.

Week 29 - April 25

2011-04-26T08:47:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Grades 2-6 will be having standardized testing this week.
Most of those classes will be having free choice of math games during computer lab.

Ms. Gillespie's class will study tidepools in preparation for their field trip.

Week 28 - April 11

2011-04-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All upper grade students will finish their reports and power point projects this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do the phonics in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will practice math word problems.
Mrs. Link's class will work on their bird identification.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their prehistoric horse projects.
Ms. Cason's, Ms. Morita's, and Ms. Gray's classes will do math practice.
Ms. Nichols' class will type poems.
Kindergarten classes will do addition and subtraction practice with number lines.

Week 27 - April 4

2011-04-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.
4th grade classes will finish their reports.
5th and 6th grade classes will finish their power point presentations.
Ms. Gillespie's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Revier's class will finish the Prehistoric horse project.
Ms. Morita's class will work on their class blog.
Ms. Gray's class will type up stories.
Mrs. McKnight's and Ms. Riedell's class will practice money.
Mr. John's and Ms. Ruff's class will finish Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Tobin's class will type up stories.

Week 26 - March 28

2011-03-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
4th grade classes will be finishing their reports.
5th and 6th grade classes will be working on their power point presentations.
Ms. Gilllespie's class will do the math assessments in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will practice calculating perimeter with FunBrain Shape Surveyor.
Mrs. Link's class will finish typing their spring poems.
Ms. Revier's class will study prehistoric horses at the Florida Natural History Museum.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Morita's classes will practice fractions.
Ms. Gray's class will study Vincent Van Gogh.

Week 25 - March 21

2011-03-22T16:32:00.000-07:00

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice place values.
Mrs. Link's class will start typing their spring poems.
Ms. Billings' class will start their animal projects by exploring the San Diego and San Francisco zoo sites.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on their reports.
Mr. Aikens' class will start their women's history power point projects.
Ms. Revier's class will start Typing Instructor.
Mr. Gill's class will work on their women's reports.
Ms. Henry's class will work on their power point projects.

Week 23 - March 7

2011-03-09T08:52:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten lab this week.
Sixth graders are at camp.

Most first grade classes will finish the Let's Go Learn Assessment.
Fourth grade classes will do research for their reports.
Fifth grade classes will begin their power point project.

Ms. Cason's class will practice time in Harcourt.
Ms. Link's class will study birds for their field trip to the marsh.
Ms. Nichols' class will do word processing.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their Van Gogh project.

Week 22 - March 1

2011-03-01T08:49:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes will come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice money.
Ms. Link's class will finish the math word problems.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice math in FunBrain.
Ms. Tobin's class will do a second research sheet related to their book.

Most upper grade classes will start a research project related to Women's History Month.

Week 21 - Feb 14

2011-02-18T11:28:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes will do art with KidPix.

First grade classes will finish Let's Go Learn assessments.
Mr. John's class and Ms. Cason's classes will also do SpellIt.
Ms. Riedell's class and Ms. Gillespie's classes will practice math facts.
Most Second grade classes will practice math word problems.
Mrs. McKnight's class will practice finding facts for their biographies.
Third grade classes will practice fractions and math facts.
Upper grade classes will practice math word problems.
Ms. Tobin's class will do a project on Mississippi.

Week 20 - Feb7

2011-02-08T12:34:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes may come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings', Mrs. Link's, Ms. Gray's and Ms. Morita's classes will do math word problems.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their creative writing projects.
Mr. Aiken's and Mr. Baum's classes will do a word processing tutorial.
Ms. Nichols' class will finish poetry and look at a NASA site.
Kindergarten classes will practice counting 10 and more.
Mr. Gill's and Ms. Henry's classes will do a word processing tutorial.

Week 19 - Jan 31

2011-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:00

Limited K-3 classes this week due to illness.

Most 4-6 grade classes will research Lunar New Year.
Ms. Buginas' class will do probability activities.

Week 18 - Jan 24

2011-01-25T20:45:00.000-08:00

Heads up to teachers - the power outages last week have caused some major computer problems. Some student data has been lost. I'll keep you posted.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do phonics in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings and Mrs. Link's classes will practice parts of speech and sentence construction.
Mr. Aiken's class will work on their astronomy projects.
Ms. Buginas' class will learn about using Google maps.
Ms. Nichols' class will finish their writing projects.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their writing project and start the Van Gogh assignment.
Mr. Baum's and Mr. Gill's classes will practice using Google maps.
Ms. Henry's class will do research for their biography projects.

Week 17 - Jan 17

2011-01-19T08:32:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do phonics in Let's Go Learn.
Mrs. Link's class will illustrate their poems.
Ms. Billings' class will practice multiplication with Space Arrays.
Ms. Buginas' class will do a creative writing project.
Mr. Aiken's class will do a Martin Luther King quiz.
Ms. Revier's and Ms. Nichols' classes will work on poems.
Ms. Gray's class will practice typing in Typing Instructor.
Ms. Cason's class will practice spelling with short vowels in Spell It.
Ms. Morita's class will work on their blog.
Mr. Baum's class will work on multiplication and division of fractions.
Ms. McReynolds' and Ms. Mentzer's classes will practice numbers 11-30 and counting to 100 in Harcourt math.
Ms. Lieberman's class will do phonics practice in Starfall.
Ms. Henry's class will finish typing their recipes.
Mr. Gill's class will do practice with decimals and fractions.
Mrs. McKnight's class will practice regrouping with aaamath.
Ms. Riedell's class will practice telling time in Harcourt.
Mr. John's class will complete the latest Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Tobin's class will type up their quotes from Mrs. Frisby.
Ms. Koenig's class will continue their Native American project.

Week 16 - Jan 10

2011-01-11T11:37:00.000-08:00

All upper grade classes will practice typing.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will do a Martin Luther King quiz.
Ms. Link's class will finish typing their winter poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will study earth science.
Ms. Revier's class will type up paragraphs.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice place value in decimals with Place Value Pirates and finish poems.
Mr. Baum's and Mr. Gill's classe will do a Martin Luther King quiz.
Ms. Henry's class will work on their recipe book.

Week 15 - Jan 3

2011-01-04T08:55:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Most upper grade classes will practice typing and work on a writing project.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do math games to practice place value.
Ms. Billing's class will practice addition and subtraction facts in AAAMath.
Ms. Link's class will start their winter poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will do math games to practice coordinates.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their bird projects.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice decimal place value in Place Value Pirates.
Ms. Gray's class will practice place value with Place Value Puzzler in Harcourt.
Ms. Cason's class will practice subtraction facts in Harcourt.
Ms. Morita's class will do math in Let's Go Learn.
Mr. Baum's class will practice multiplying fractions in FunBrain Soccer Shootout.
Kindergarten classes will do phonics practice in Starfall or Let's Go Learn.
Mr. Gill's class will work on their California A-Z project.
Ms. Henry's class will work on their recipe book.

Week 14 - Dec 13

2010-12-14T10:29:00.000-08:00

Ms. Gillespie's class will be doing math in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Link's and Ms. Revier's classes will be studying birds.
Ms. Buginas' class will be practicing factors.
Ms. Nichols' class will work on their poems.
Ms. Gray's class will play math games.
Ms. Morita's and Mrs. McKnight's classes will play SpellIt with compound words.
Most upper grade classes will practice typing and play Cool Math.
Ms. McReynolds' class will do phonics in Starfall.
Ms. Lieberman's class will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Riedell's and Ms. Ruff's classes will do math practice in Harcourt math.

Week 13 - Dec 6

2010-12-08T21:36:00.000-08:00

Ms. Gillespie's, Ms. Lieberman's, and Ms. Cason's classes will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will have a KidPix day!
Ms. Link's class will practice making change.
Ms. Buginas' and Mr. Gill's classes will practice division.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will practice geometry.
Mr. Baum's and Ms. Tobin's classes will research winter.
Ms. Nichols' class will type up poems.
Ms. Morita's class will write about their buddies.
Ms. Gray's class will practice multiplication.

Week 12 - Nov 29

2010-11-30T12:32:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to computer lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice measurement and money.
Ms. Billings' and Mrs. Link's classes will practice measurement.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice division.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will practice geometry.
Ms. Tobin's class will practice factors and fractions.
Ms. Koenig's class will do research on California regions.
Ms. Ruff's class will study penguins.
Ms. Revier's class will study birds.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Gray's classes will practice typing.
Mr. Gill's class will practice decimals and fractions.
Mrs. McKnight's class will practice making change.

Week 11 - Nov 22

2010-11-23T08:47:00.000-08:00

No school Thursday or Friday - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Billings' classes will play money games.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their essays about the environment.
Mr. Aiken's class will do research on Thanksgiving.

Week 10 - Nov 15

2010-11-16T10:21:00.001-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do the reading activities in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will practice their spelling words in SpellIt.
Mrs. Link's class will illustrate their fall poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will start a writing project on the environment.
Mr. Aikens' class will practice multiplication.

Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Gray's classes will practice Typing Instructor.
Ms. Cason's class will do calculator practice in Harcourt Math.
Ms. Morita's class will do word processing for their classroom blog.
Mr. Baum's class will edit their stories.

The kindergarten classes will practice phonics in Starfall.
Ms. Henry's class will do research for their anatomy projects.
Mr. Gill's class will do research for their 4-square on medical history.

Mrs. McKnight's class will look up their ancestor countries in Google maps.

Week 9 - Nov 8

2010-11-09T08:50:00.000-08:00

No School Nov 11 and 12 -Veteran's Day.
Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will work on Let's Go Learn reading activities.
Ms. Billings' class will use FunBrain Changemaker to practice money skills.
Ms. Link's class will finish their fall poems.
Mr. Aiken's class will do research for their state reports.

Week 6 - October 18

2010-10-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All upper grade students will practice typing.
Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Billings classes will practice math facts.
Ms. Link's class will start their fall poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will do ecosystem activities.
Mr. Aiken's class will finish research Human Anatomy.
Ms. Revier's class will study California butterflies.
Ms. Nichols' class will start touch typing.
Ms. Cason's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Gray's class will research Phillipe Petit.
Ms. Morita's class will practice word processing.
Kindergarten classes will do number games on the Harcourt site.
Ms. Henry's class will finish research for their Native American projects and then play math games with factors and prime numbers.
Mr. Gill's class will play math games with multiplication.
Mrs. McKnight's class will learn about maps.
Ms. Tobin's class will start a creative writing project.
Ms. Koenig's class will finish their Pearson science assignments.

Week 5 - October 11

2010-10-12T08:43:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.
All primary classes will finish Let's Go Learn assessments and then do math practice.
Ms. Gillespie's class will do money games.
Ms. Billings' and Ms. Link's classes will play FunBrain Tic Tac Toe with math facts.
Ms. Buginas' class will play language arts games.
The third grade classes will practice subtraction with regrouping.
Mr. Gill's class will play math games.
Mr. Baum's class will edit their stories.

Week 4 - October 4

2010-10-04T20:11:00.000-07:00

All classes come to computer lab this week.

Kindergarten students will explore KidPix while learning mouse control.
Grades 1 - 3 will finish the Let's Go Learn reading and math assessments.
Mr. Aiken's class will finish research for their Native American projects and start their Life Stories.
Ms. Buginas's class will finish editing their paragraphs for their research projects.
Ms. Tobin's and Mr. Baum's classes will start a creative writing projects to practice using Microsoft Word.
Ms. Henry's class will finish their research on Native Amerians.
Mr. Gill's class will do math practice on rounding.

Week 3 - Sept 27

2010-09-27T17:34:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Grades 1 - 3 will finish the Let's Go Learn Assessments.
Grades 4 - 6 will practice typing.

Ms. Buginas' class will work on their science writing assignment.
Ms. Henry's and Mr. Aiken's classes will do research for their Native American projects.
Mr. Baum's and Ms. Tobin's classes will do math practice.
Mr. Gill's class will work on their African-Amerian 4 square projects.
Ms. Koenig's class will do math practice.

Week 2 - Sept 20

2010-09-20T20:21:00.000-07:00

All grade levels come to the lab this week.

Kindergarteners will use KidPix to learn mouse skills.
Grades 1 - 3 will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Grades 4 - 6 will do keyboarding and complete last week's word processing assignment.

Week 1 - Sept 14

2010-09-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

The computer lab opens this week to grades 4 - 6.
Students will create logins for the typing program and begin the typing lessons.
Students will review word processing by writing a simple assignment about themselves.

All grades, K - 6, will come to the lab starting next week.

Back to School!

2010-08-26T09:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome back!

The computer lab will open in a few weeks. Parents, look for the sign-up sheets by the office to volunteer for your child's class computer lab visit. We love having adult helpers in the lab!

Week 34 - June 1

2010-06-02T13:41:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will play typing games.
Upper grade classes will do internet safety activities.

Most K-3 classes will play math practice games.

Week 33 - May 25

2010-05-25T08:37:00.000-07:00

Stop by the computer lab at Open House on Thursday!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Upper grade classes will be practicing typing.
Upper grade classes will be finishing up all research and writing projects.
Third graders will practice multiplication facts.

Week 32 - May 17

2010-05-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

No K-3 computer lab this week.

Upper grade students will practice typing and do an ecology internet scavenger hunt.

Ms. Henry's class will finish their pattern books.

Week 32 - May 10

2010-05-11T09:35:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the class this week.

Most upper grade students will do a worksheet on practical internet use.
Ms. Henry's and Ms. Buginas' classes will finish writing projects.

Ms. Link's class will do research for their animal reports.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Revier's classes will finish their stories.
Mr. Gill's class will work on their magazines.

Week 31 - May 3

2010-05-01T10:15:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes will come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will be practicing internet research skills with a Cinqo de Mayo scavenger hunt.

Ms. Bennett's class will use online newspapers to study current events.
Ms. Morita's and Ms. Revier's classes will play math games.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Link's classes will finish their writing.
Mr. Gill's class will practice keyboarding.

Kindergarteners will play math games.
Ms. Koenig's class will continue social studies research.

Week 30 - April 26

2010-04-27T17:32:00.001-07:00

Star testing continues this week.
Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will finish all story and poetry projects.
Upper grade classes will start a map activity.

Mr. Gill's class will practice geometry and probability.

Week 29 - April 20

2010-04-21T21:40:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Upper grade classes will finish their women's reports.
Ms. Link's and Ms. Revier's classes will finish their poetry.
Most classes will do math and grammar activities in preparation for testing.

Week 28 - April 11

2010-04-12T20:13:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Most upper grade classes will practice typing.
All upper grade classes will finish their Women's History projects this week.
Upper grade classes will start a poetry project for National Poetry Month.

Most classes will be practicing math facts, especially fractions, in preparation for testing.
Ms. Morita's class will play games with synonyms and homophones.
Kindergarten classes will practice using number lines.

Week 27 - March 29

2010-03-31T08:36:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.

Most classes will be finishing on-going projects this week.
Mr. Baum's and Ms. Henry's classes will finish their women's reports.
Mr. Aiken's class will finish their tall tales and their women's reports.
Ms. Tobin's class will research Cuba.
Ms. Buginas' class will write up sequential instructions.

Ms. Bennett's class will do math games.
Ms. Link's, Ms. Nichols', Mr. Gill's and Ms. Revier's classes will finish typing their poems and stories.
Ms. Morita's class will find illustrations for their research reports.

Week 26 - March 22

2010-03-23T13:55:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Sixth graders are off at camp.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.
Most upper grade classes will finish their women's history reports.
Ms. Buginas' and Ms. Koenig's classes will do an internet research sheet on grammar.

Ms. Bennett's and Ms. Revier's classes will finish typing their stories.
Mr. Gill's class will work on typing instructor.
Ms. Morita's class will do internet research for their projects.

Mrs. McKnight's class will practice Google map skills.
Ms. Reidell's class will work on math facts.
Mr. John's class will draw polygons.
Ms. Ruff's class will do Let's Go Learn.

Week 25 - March 15

2010-03-16T19:59:00.001-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.

Mr. Baum's class and Ms. Henry's class will work on their women's history projects.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on internet research skills.
Mr. Aiken's class will finish their Tall Tales and do the Maya Skies activities in preparation for their field trip to the Chabot Space and Science Center.

Ms. Bennett's class will research their author projects and the Thousand Cranes.
Mr. Gill's class will do the Let's Go Learn reading assessment.
Ms. Link's class will work on fractions in Harcourt Math.

Week 24 - March 8

2010-03-08T16:03:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Most upper grade classes will work on the research for their Women's History projects.

Ms. Buginas' class will study electricity and magnets.
Kindergarteners will do the Learn to Read activities in Starfall.
Mr. Aiken's class will work on their Tall Tales.

Ms. Bennett's class will look at the wetlands in preparation for their field trip.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their study of prehistoric horses.
Ms. Nichols, Mr. Gill's, and Ms. Link's classes will finish their stories.

Week 22 - Feb 22

2010-02-22T20:50:00.001-08:00

Welcome back from winter break.

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Most upper grade classes will practice their research skills by starting a women's history project.

Ms. Bennett's class will play spelling games.
Mr. Gill's class will finish their stories.
Ms. Revier's class will study Fossil Horses.
Ms. Nichols' class will do reading assessments in Let's Go Learn.

Mrs. McKnight's class will do Harcourt fraction activities.

Week 21 - Feb 8

2010-02-08T14:43:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Most upper grade classes will practice typing.
Most classes will do research and take a quiz on Abraham Lincoln in honor of his birthday on Friday.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on probability.
Mr. Gill's class will practice word processing.
Ms. Bennett's class will finish their animal research.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their poems.
Ms. Link's class will do research for their bird reports.

Week 20 - Feb 1

2010-02-01T20:35:00.000-08:00

The 100th day of school is this week!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Mr. Baum's class will practice geometry.
Ms. Tobin's classes will write up their buddy interviews.
Ms. Henry's class finish their cookbook.
Ms. Buginas' and Mr. Aiken's classes will practice fractions and decimals.

Ms. Morita's class will continue adding 3 multi-digit numbers.
Mr. Gill's class will practice fractions.
Ms. Revier's class will type.

Week 19 - Jan 25

2010-01-25T22:02:00.001-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.

Mr. Baum's class will practice internet research skills.
Ms. Tobin's class will do research for their animal communication projects.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on writing reports.
Ms. Link's and Ms. Revier's classes will finish their poems.
Ms. Morita's class will work on on multiple number addition.
Mr. Gill's class will practice equivalent fractions.

Week 18 - Jan 18

2010-01-18T21:24:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All upper grade classes will practice typing.

Mr. Baum's class will play the Grid Game to practice factors and prime numbers.
Ms. Henry's class will edit their recipes.
Ms. Tobin's class will work on percentages.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice coordinate grids.
Mr. Aiken's class will practice fractions and finish research on their state reports.

Mr. Gill's class will practice multiplication and fractions.
Ms. Bennett's class will finish their tree reports.
Ms. Nichols' class will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Link's class will finish their winter poems.
Ms. Morita's and Ms. Billings' classes will do Let's Go Learn.

Ms. Mentzer's and Ms. McReynolds' classes will do phonics work in Starfall.
Ms. Lieberman's and Ms. Gillepie's classes will do phonics work in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Koenig's class will finish editing their stories.
Ms. Goldbeck's class will practice multiplication facts.

Week 17 - Jan 11

2010-01-11T20:27:00.001-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Most classes will study Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ms. Henry's class will work on their haiku and recipes.

Ms. Morita's class will practice addition with regrouping.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice double-digit multiplication.
Ms. Bennett's class will do word processing.
Mr. Gill's class will practice fractions.
Ms. Revier's class will work on geometry with KidPix.

Week 16 - Jan 4

2010-01-04T20:53:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Mr. Baum's class will work on factors.
Ms. Henry's class will do research for biography reports.
Ms. Tobin's class will work on their buddy interview questions.
Ms. Buginas' class will start their earth sciences unit.
Mr. Aiken's class will do research for their state reports.

Ms. Bennett's class will type up their tree facts.
Ms. Link's class will study Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mr. Gill's class will work on fractions.
Ms. Morita's class will practice math facts.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Revier's class will practice typing.

Ms. Mentzer's and Ms. McReynolds classes will use Starfall to study the alphabet.
Ms. Lieberman's class will continue Let's Go Learn.

Ms. Ruff's class will study polar bears.

Week 15 - Dec 14

2009-12-16T08:37:00.000-08:00

No computer lab on Thursday this week.

All upper grade students will practice typing.

Ms. Henry's class will finish their letters.
Mr. Aiken's class will type their Sacagawea essays.
All upper grade classes will have free choice at the end of the period.

Ms. Bennett's class will finish their tree research.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their Van Gogh projects.
Ms. Morita's class will play math games.
Mr. Gill's class will play typing games.

Week 14 - Dec 7

2009-12-05T13:48:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All upper grade students will practice typing.

Ms. Tobin's and Mr. Baum's classes will study Mesopotamia.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their author projects.
Mr. Aiken's class will work on fractions and decimals.
Ms. Henry's class will write letters.
Ms. Bennett's class will work on their tree research.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their Van Gogh projects.
Ms. Ruff's and Ms. Riedell's class will learn about penguins.

Week 13 - Nov 30

2009-11-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All 3 - 6 grade classes will practice typing.
Most upper grade classes will do a tutorial on Microsoft Word.

Ms. Revier's class will start their Van Gogh projects.
Kindergarten classes will do alphabet and phonics activities using the Starfall website.
Ms. Bennett's class will learn how to do internet research.
Ms. Morita's and Ms. Link's classes will work on money and making change.
Mr. Gill's class will research coyotes.
Mrs. McKnight's class will visit Ellis Island.
Mr. John's class will practice spelling with SpellIt.
Ms. Cason's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.

Week 12 - Nov 23

2009-11-23T09:32:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

No kindergarten classes this week.

All 3-6 grade classes will practice typing.

Ms. Buginas' class will work on social studies.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their study of CA birds.
Ms. Link's class will finish their work on Plimoth Plantation.
Mr. Baum's class will study the Pilgrims and Wapanoag.
Ms. Henry's class will finish their astronomy reports.
Mr. Aiken's class will practice fractions.

Week 11 - Nov 16

2009-11-17T08:54:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten classes come to the computer this week.

All 3 - 6 grade classes will practice typing.

Mr. Baum's class will play math games.
Ms. Henry's and Mr. Aiken's classes will do astronomy research.
Ms. Tobin's class will practice order of operations.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on multi-digit multiplication.
Ms. Link's class will visit the Plimoth Plantation.
Ms. Bennett's class will do social studies research.
Ms. Revier's class will start their California bird projects.
Ms. Koenig's class will work on their poetry.
Mrs. McKnight's class will practice counting coins with Harcourt Math.
Ms. Riedell's class will practice subtraction.
Mr. John's class will do SpellIt.

Week 10 - Nov 9

2009-11-09T11:18:00.000-08:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

No school on Wednesday - Veteran's Day.

All 4 - 6 grade classes will practice typing.
Mr. Baum's class will work on operation order.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on decimals.
Ms. Henry's class will work on their constellation reports.
Mr. Aiken's class will practice prime numbers and exponents.
Ms. Koenig's class will play decimal games.

Week 9 - Nov 2

2009-10-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
No school on Tuesday - parent/teacher conferences.

All 3 -6 grade students will practice typing.

Kindergarten students will do counting activities in the Harcourt math site.
Ms. Koenig's class will finish science activities. 4th graders will work on the metric sysem. 5th graders will practice division.
Ms. Ruff's and Ms. Riedell's classes will work on fact families.
Ms. Morita's and Mrs. McKnight's classes will learn about maps.

Week 8 - October 26

2009-10-27T09:21:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Update: internet's back!

Ms. Tobin's class will work on division of decimals with Harcourt: Exploring Division of Decimals and FunBrain: Power Football.
Ms. Henry's class will work on fractions and division with FunBrain: TicTacToe and FunBrain: Soccer Shootout.
Ms. Buginas' class will explore algebra activities.
Mr. Aiken's class will research their characters and finish their Native American reports.

Ms. Link's class will work on place value.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their bat worksheets.

Due to the power outage, there's currently no internet access in the computer lab. All classes will practice with typing instructor. We will spend the last half of computer lab trying the typing games.

Happy Halloween!

Week 7 - October 19

2009-10-19T13:42:00.001-07:00

Kindergarten classes come in this week. We'll finish our KidPix activities.

I'll be away on Friday so any 1 -3 grade teachers who want students to finish Let's Go Learn assessments should see me about a schedule.

All 4 - 6 grade classes will practice typing.

Ms. Tobin's class will study Ardi.
Ms. Henry's and Mr. Aiken's classes will listen to Native American languages.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on decimals.
Ms. Koenig's class will do science activities and research.
Ms. Goldbeck's class will practice multiplication facts.

Ms. Revier's class will study the bats.

Week 6 - Oct 12

2009-10-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

All 4 - 6 graders will practice typing.

Mr. Baum's class will practice exponents.
Ms. Goldbeck's class will start their earthquake studies.
Ms. Koenig's class will work on their poems.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will finish their Native American studies.
Ms. Buginas' class will do grammar practice to prepare for the upcoming benchmark tests.
Ms. Tobin's class will finish their stories.

Ms. Link's, Mr. Gill's, Ms. Morita's and Ms. Revier's class will finish their Let's Go Learn assessments.

Week 5 - Oct 6

2009-10-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

All 4 - 6 grade classes will practice typing.
All 1 -3 grade classes will finish the Let's Go Learn Assessments and most will start math activities.
Third graders will be starting Typing Instructor.

Mr. Baum's class will be learning about "Ardi".
Ms. Tobin's class will work on their stories.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will continue their work on Native Americans.
Ms. Buginas' class will be working on antonyms and synonyms.
Ms. Goldbeck's class will review multiplication arrays.
Ms. Koenig's class will work on science units.

Ms. Nichols' class will finish their food pyramid study.
Ms. Revier's class will finish their study of California butterflies.
Ms. Link's class will finish their fall poems.

Week 4 - Sept 28

2009-09-28T11:11:00.000-07:00

No kindergarten classes this week.

Grades 1 -3 will be completing the Let's Go Learn Assessments.

Grades 4 -6 will practice typing for the first 20 minutes of lab time.

Links to the websites below are in the "Current Links" box on the right.

Ms. Nichols' class will be studying the Food Pyramid.

Ms. Revier's class will be looking at California butterflies.

Ms. Buginas' class will be doing multiplication practice.

Ms. Goldbeck's class will be studying Electricity with Silicon Spies and the Electricity and Magnetism Millionaire Game.

Ms. Koenig's class will be working on science problems.

Ms. Henry's class and Mr. Aiken's class will be starting their Native American projects.

Ms Tobin's class will be studying Homo Erectus.

Mr. Baum's class will be studying statistics by playing BBC Revisewise Math, Rags to Riches, and Class Zone Finding the Mean.

Week 3 - Sept 21

2009-09-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

The kindergarten classes will be coming to the lab for the first time this week! Students will be practicing their mouse control by doing some simple KidPix art lessons.

Students in grades 1 - 3 will continue with the Let's Go Learn assessments. Once this part is done, students can continue to the games and activities.

The upper grade students will be starting typing lessons, 6th graders with TypingWeb.com and the rest with Typing Instructor. Everyone will also be working on math skill practice. Mr. Baum's class will be practicing mean, mode, and median with the links in the K-6 resource list. Ms. Tobin's class will be working on graphing on the Harcourt Math site. The 4th and 5th graders will be doing basic fact practice in FunBrain TicTacToe.

Week 2 -Sept 14

2009-09-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

The computer lab is open to all classes this week! Parents - be sure to look for the computer lab signup sheet at Back to School Night.

Grades 4-6 will be practicing their word processing skills by writing poems based on their names. We will also be doing some math practice.

Grades 1-3 will start the assessments in Let's Go Learn. Once students have finished the assessments they can do activities and games based on their individual skills.

Kindergarten students will be doing some computer art activities designed to help them become familiar with using the mouse and controlling the computer.

Welcome Back!

2009-09-07T21:36:00.001-07:00

Welcome back to school!

The computer lab will open this week to the 4th through 6th grade classes. Students will be practicing some basic word processing skills such as changing the font, size, and alignment of their text. We will also become familiar with Spell-It, a set of word games based on spelling lists.

I'm looking forward to a great year in the computer lab!

Tide Pools

2009-05-13T08:57:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Life in the Ocean
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/norma/oocean.htm

weather and maps

2009-04-01T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.wunderground.com/
weather underground

http://www.weather.com/
weather channel

http://www.mapquest.com/
mapquest

Progress Elementary - sister school

2009-03-19T08:47:00.000-07:00

http://progress.ebrschools.org/
school web page

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=progress%20elementary%20baton%20rouge&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=on&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl
Google maps

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=855+progress+rd%2C+baton+rouge%2C+LA&countryCode=US#map=30.53935,-91.18581|17|4&bd=useful_information&loc=US:30.53854:-91.18587:17|855%20progress%20rd,%20baton%20rouge,%20LA|855%20Progress%20Rd,%20Baton%20Rouge,%20LA%2070807-3319
multimap

Women's History Month

2009-03-19T08:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/
Women's History biographies

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list.htm
Notable Women

http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Distinguished Women

various

2009-03-11T09:14:00.000-07:00

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/index.htm
maggie's learning adventures

http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/index.html
plants and our environment

Koko
http://www.koko.org/index.php#

grammar blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/

Nat Geo Creature Features
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/

telling time

2009-02-27T09:51:00.001-08:00

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/telling-time/
Apples 4 Teacher telling time

water conservation

2009-02-25T08:47:00.000-08:00

http://www.sandiego.gov/water/conservation/kids/
San Diego Water Conservation Kids' Corner

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/water/water/index.cfm
Water Conservation Around the House

word games

2009-02-13T09:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.spellingcity.com/
Spelling City

Accelerated Reader

2009-02-05T13:28:00.001-08:00

https://hosted111.renlearn.com/282289/Public/RPM/Login/
StudentLogin.aspx

Accelerated Reader login

African-American History month

2009-02-05T08:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/
Gale Black History bios

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html
Bios by category and A-Z list

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
African-American Biographies

http://puzzles.about.com/od/familyfun/qt/KidsBlackHist.htm
Puzzles for Kids - black history month

http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
stamp on black history

Publish Post

Math

2009-02-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
FunBrain

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_grk.html
Harcourt Math

http://www.aaamath.com/
aaamath

http://www.multiplication.com/
Multiplication.com

birds

2009-02-04T09:22:00.000-08:00

http://birdphotography.com/
bird photography

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/
all about birds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
Wikipedia: birds

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/
Enchanted Learning: All About Birds

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/birds1.htm
Kidzone All About Birds

social studies

2009-01-22T08:49:00.000-08:00

http://americanhistory.si.edu/ONTHEMOVE/themes/story_48_1.html
Transportation History - National Museum of American History

http://www.canoe.ca/AllAboutCanoes/
History of the Canoe

http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html
Quick History of Bicycles
Pedaling History Museum

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112389/airplanes.htm
History of Airplanes

president's day

2009-01-21T09:14:00.000-08:00

Abraham Lincoln for kids
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/

History Place: Lincoln Timeline and Photos
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/manners/rules2.cfm
George Washington's Rules of Civility

http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/washhdr.cfm
Colonial Williamsburg: George Washington

http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/explore_mv/
Explore Mount Vernon

wolves

2009-01-21T09:00:00.000-08:00

http://www.wolves.de/
German Wolf Association

California Wolf Center
http://www.californiawolfcenter.org/kids.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wolves/
NOVA Online: Wild Wolves

2009-01-21T08:53:00.001-08:00

White House for Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

Organization for Bat Conservation: Kids and Bats

http://www.batconservation.org/content/Kidsandbats.html

2009-01-16T08:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/
All About Birds

http://americanhistory.si.edu/ONTHEMOVE/themes/story_48_1.html
Transportation History
National Museum of American History

http://www.canoe.ca/AllAboutCanoes/
History of the Canoe