Week 16-Dec 11

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Upper grade classes will do a typing test.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice geometry.
Ms. Gllespie's and Ms. Billings' classes will play with KidPix.
Mrs. Link's class will do a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Malone's classes will play math games in Sheppard Math.
Kindergarten classes will play math games in Sheppard Math.

Week 15 - Dec 3

No kindergarten classes this week.
No computer lab Tuesday morning.

Upper grade classes will complete all previous work.

Ms. Buginas' and Mr. Aiken's classes will practice idioms.
Ms. Shastri's class will play multiplication games.
Ms. Nichols' class will type haikus.
Ms. Cason's class will do math practice in Harcourt.
Most upper grade classes will practice using Microsoft Word using a creative writing prompt.

Week 14 - Nov 27

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Giillespie's and Ms. Billings' classes will be doing basic math practice.
Ms. Buginas' class will be practicing coordinate grids.
Ms. Link's class will finish illustrating their poems.

Most upper grade classes will finish all uncompleted work from this trimester.

week 13- Nov 20

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice logging in to Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will visit the Plimoth Plantation.
Ms. Link's class will illustrate their poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice decimals and fractions.
Mr. Aiken's class will illustrate and print their poems.

week 12 - Nov 13

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Kindergarteners will do math practice in Harcourt Math.
Ms. Link's class will type up their fall poems.
Ms. Gillespies' class will do money practice in Sheppard Math.
Ms. Billings' class will do phonics practice in Let's Go Learn.
Upper grade classes will illustrate and print their cinquain poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will study earth science.
Ms. Henry's class will do research on their constellations.
Ms. Shastri's class will practice area and perimeter in FunBrain.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice typing.
Ms. Malone's class will do research for their animal projects.
Ms. Cason's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Hilton's class will finish their fall poems.
Ms. Henry's class will practice division.

Week 11 - Nov 6

No school on Tuesday for Parent/Teacher conferences.

No kindergarten classes this week.

Most third grade classes will finish their poems.
Ms. Shastri's class will do math practice in Everyday Math.
Upper grade classes will finish their poems.

week 10 - Oct 30

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week and will work on phonics in Starfall.

First and second grade classes will finish the Let' Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Nichols' and Ms. Malone's classes will work on their poems.
Ms. Shastri's class will do math practice in Everyday Math.
Upper grade classes will do Typing Web and write cinquain poems to practice using Microsoft Word.
Ms. Tobin's class will write newspaper articles.

Week 9 - October 23

No kindergarten classes this week.

First and second graders will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Link's class and most third grade classes will start typing their fall poems.
Ms. Shastri's class will do math practice in Everyday Math.
Ms. Buginas' class will graph data they collected.
Most upper grade classes will learn about baseball history in preparation for the World Series!

Week 8 -October 16

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Most first and second grade classes will complete the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Upper grade classes will do math practice.
Third grade classes will do Typing Web and Everyday Math.
Ms. Malone's class will do research for their animal projects.
Ms. Hilton's class will work on fall poems.

Week 7 - Oct 8

No kindergarten classes this week.

Most first and second grade classes will start the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Third graders will practice Typing Web and Everyday Math logins.
Ms. Hilton's class will work on autumn poems.
Ms. Malone's class will start research for animal projects.

All upper grade classes will practice typing in Typing Web.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on writing and punctuating dialog.
Most upper grade classes will do research on Christopher Columbus.

Week 6 - Oct 2

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

October 2 is the school Math Festival! We will be doing math games in the computer lab all day.

Third graders will practice logging in to the network and will continue Typing Web.
Upper grade students will do research about Christopher Columbus.

Week 5: Sept 25

No kindergarten classes this week.

First grade classes will practice money skills in Sheppard math.
Second grade classes will practice basic math facts in Fact Monster.
Mrs. McKnight's class will learn about Google maps.
Third grade classes will continue learning to log in to the network and Typing Web.
Upper grade classes will practice typing and do research on the Shuttle.
Mr. Gill's class will do a worksheet on mountains for their 8-frame projects.
Ms. Tobin's class will work on their interviews.

Week 4 - Sept. 17

K-3 classes start this week!

Kindergarteners will practice mouse skills with KidPix.
First and second graders will do the Let's Go Learn reading and math assessments.
Third graders will learn to log in to the network and practice math skills.
Fourth through sixth grade students will continue with Typing Web and will start some election year activities.
Ms. Buginas' fourth graders will work on geometry, fifth graders will work on exponents, and both will work on science.

Week 3 - Sept 10

Ms. Buginas' class will work on fractions and mixed numbers.
All classes will log in to Typing Web and begin instruction.
All classes will continue to learn all the various logins for the network, typing, and math.

Week 2 - Sept 4

Ms. Buginas' class will practice math facts.
Ms. Henry's class will continue research for their Native American projects.
Ms. Koenig's class will look at the Everyday Math web site.
Classes will start logging in to Typing Web.

Week 1 - Aug 27

The 4th through 6th graders start computer lab this week. Students will learn how to log in to the new district network. All students will learn how to log in to their accounts and start typing instruction in Typing Web. We will also play with Wordle. Ms. Henry's class will do research for their Native American projects - see web sites in the current links box.

Note to parents: learning to log on to the district network was enough challenge for all of us for the week. We'll start with TypingWeb soon.

Back to School!

Welcome back to school!

Classes in the computer lab will start the week of Aug 27 for the 4-6 graders. Classes for K-3 will start the week of Sept. 17, after Back to School.

We're looking forward to another great year in the computer lab!

Week 35 - June 5

Last week of school!

Ms. Henriquez' class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments and then have free choice of math games.
All classes will have free time this week.

Thanks to our wonderful students and teachers for another great year in the computer lab!

Week 34 - May 29

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Henriquez' and Ms. Gillespie's classes will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Mrs. Link's class will complete their urban bird study.
Ms. Billings' class will practice math facts in FactMonster.
Ms. Buginas' class will explore the 5th grade math links.
Ms. Shastri's, Ms. Cason's, and Ms. Nichols' classes will do math practice.
Mr. B's class will do DanceMat typing.
Kindergarteners will play math games in Harcourt.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will view their powerpoints.

Week 33 - May 22

No kindergarten classes this week.

Ms. Gillespie's, Ms. Ruff's, and Ms. Henriquez' classes will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Link's class will study urban birds.
Ms. Buginas' class will study electromagnetism and EC history.
Mr. Aiken's and Ms. Henry's classes will work on their autobiographical power points.
Ms. Nichols' class will play Harcourt Math baseball with division.
Mr. B's class will finish Oregon Trail.
Ms. Cason's and Mrs. McKnight's classes will play with KidPix.
Ms. Gray's and Ms. Barr's classes will practice multiplication in Harcourt.
Mr. Lehman-Winters' class will create crossword puzzles and work on their autobiographies.

week 32 - May 15

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Fifth graders are at Pigeon Point.

Ms. Gillespie's class will work on the Let's Go Learn Assessments.
Ms. Billings' class will do SpellIt with the rainforest words.
Mrs. Link's class will explore multiplication and division in Harcourt.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their open house projects.
Ms. Gray's class will practice Microsoft Word.
Third graders will learn about healthy eating with the Food Pyramid game.
Mr. Lehman-Winters' class will make crossword puzzles with their spelling/vocabulary words and work on their Friday projects.
Ms. Cason's class will read in Starfall.
Kindergarten classes will practice addition in Harcourt first grade.
Mr. Gill's class will write quatrain poems.
Second graders will play math games in Sheppard.
Mrs. McKnight's class will research summer reading lists and the library.
Ms. Henriquez' class will practice double-digit addition in AAAMath.
Ms. Tobin's class will type up poetry.
Ms. Koenig's class will finish their California reports.

Week 31 - May 7

No kindergarten classes this week.

Ms. Link's class will visit the Sandy Beach.
Ms. Billings' class will visit the San Diego Zoo.
Ms. Gillespie's class will do the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on their open house projects.
Ms. Gray's class will type up their ABC book.
Ms. Shastri's class will learn about the Food Pyramid.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice typing.
Ms. Cason's class will finish their KidPix project.
Mr. B's class will finish Oregon Trail.
Mr. Lehman-Winters' class will create word puzzles and work on their Friday language arts projects.
Mr. Gill's class will write haiku.
Fifth graders will explore PowerPoint.

week 30 - May 1

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

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice addition and subtraction facts in Factmonster.
Ms. Gray's class will play Stay Afloat in FunBrain.
Kindergarten classes will practice addition skills in Harcourt.
Ms. Henry's class will do the MindPoint science quiz.
Ms. Tobin's class will type up stories.

Upper grade classes will print out their Typing Instructor progress.
Upper grade classes will finish all in-progress reports.

Week 29 - April 24

No kindergarten classes this week.
STAR testing this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice addition and subtraction in AAA Math.
Ms. Link's class will start bird research.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their CA reports.

Week 28 - April 17

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

First grade classes will practice fractions in Harcourt and Sheppard.
Second grade classes will practice fractions, multiplication, and money in Harcourt and Ca$h Out.
Ms. Link's class will illustrate their poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will do math practice and work on their reports.
Mr. B.'s class will do Oregon Trail.
Ms. Nichols' class will edit their fables.
Ms. Shastri's class will do math practice.

Upper grade classes will finish their women's reports.

Week 27 - April 3

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillepie's class will practice logging in to Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will practice math word problems.
Mrs. Link's class will finish typing and illustrating their spring poems.
Mr. B's class will practice multiplication in Sheppard Math.

Upper grade classes will finish their research projects.

No computer lab on Friday.

Week 26 - March 27

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will do Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Billings' class will practice money skills in CA$H Out.
Mrs. Link's class will start their spring poems.
Ms. Buginas' class will do research for their class projects.
Kindergarten classes will practice addition and subtraction in Harcourt.

Upper grade classes will continue their women's history projects.

Week 25 - March 20

Happy Spring!

No kindergarten classes this week.

Ms. Gillespie's class will to the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Link's class will practice making change in FunBrain.
Ms. Billings' class will practice multiplication in Harcourt.
Ms. Buginas' class will practice coordinate grids.

Upper grade classes will work on their women's history project.

Week 24 - March 12

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.
Ms. Gillespie's class will practice time and money in Harcourt.
Ms. Billings' class will practice fractions in Harcourt.
Ms. Link's class will practice making change in FunBrain.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on negative numbers.
Ms. Cason's class will practice fact families in Harcourt and AAAMath.
Ms. Shastri's class will practice symmetry in Harcourt.
Ms. Nichols' class will look at operations in Harcourt.
Ms. Gray's class will play games at the Getty Museum.
Mrs. McKnight's class will practice multiplication in Harcourt.
Ms. Ruff's class will do Starfall reading games.
Ms. Barr's class will finish the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Ms. Henriquez' class will practice time and money in Sheppard.
Upper grade classes will work on their women's history projects.

Week 23 - March 6

No kindergarten classes this week.

Upper grade students will start a research project for Women's History Month.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice time and money in Harcourt and Sheppard Math.
Mrs. Link's class will practice fractions in Harcourt Math.
Ms. Billings' class will start their rainforest study.
Ms. Buginas' class will finish their historical fiction.
Ms. Shastri's class will practice division and multiplication facts with FactMonster.
Ms. Nichols class will study math operations in Harcourt.

Week 22

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

We will be celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America!

Fifth and sixth grade classes will be changing seats. They will do an assessment in Typing Instructor to measure their progress.

Ms. Gillespie's class will practice adding and subtracting facts in Sheppard Math.
Ms. Billings' class will do SpellIt.
Ms. Buginas' class will work on their historical fiction.
Ms. Shastri's and Ms. Gray's classes will practice math facts.
Ms. Nichols' class will do Typing Instructor.
Ms. Ruff's and Ms. Barr's classes will do the Let's Go Learn Assessments.
Ms. Henriquez' class will do reading game in Starfall.

Week 21

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

Ms. Buginas' and Mrs. Link's classes will do writing assignments.
Ms. Gillespie's and Ms. Cason's class will practice time and money skills in Sheppard Math.
Ms. Billings' class will practice fractions in Harcourt Math.
Ms. Nichols' class will practice multiplication and division fact families in Harcourt Math.

Most upper grade classes will do a Presidents' Day project.

week 20 - Feb 7

No kindergarten classes this week.

Most upper grade classes will practice typing and do math games.
Most lower grade classes will do math practice or finish writing assignments.

week 19 - Jan 30

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

First grade classes will continue with money practice.
Second grade classes will practice place value and subtraction with regrouping.
Ms. Buginas' and Mr. Gill's classes will edit their stories.
Third graders will practice decimals and equivalent fractions.
Fifth and sixth graders will do a worksheet on African-American history month.
Kindergarteners will practice money and time in Sheppard Math.

Week 18 - Jan 24

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

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

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

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.