Week 14 - Dec 7

It's here!!!!

Hour of Code

Week 13 - Dec 1

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

First grade classes will work on assessments and phonics activities in Let's Go Learn.
Note: Mrs. Link's class will be working on their play in the classroom and will not come to lab.
Second grade classes will work on geometry activities in Sheppard Math.
Third grade classes will continue to practice in Typing Web.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will practice typing. They will finish their birthday research projects.

Next week: HOUR OF CODE!!!!!

Week 12 - Nov 23

No school Thursday or Friday - Happy Thanksgiving!

Ms. Link's class will practice making change in FunBrain.
Ms. Shastri's class will continue typing practice in  Typing Web.
Ms. Cason's class will do phonics activities in Starfall.
Ms. Nels' class will complete their assessments in Let's Go Learn.
Ms. Nichols' class will do math word problems.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will do typing practice in Typing Web.
They will finish all uncompleted work.

Week 11 - Nov 16

No kindergarten classes this week.

Ms. Shastri's class will practice in Typing Web.
Mrs. Link's class will complete their tour of Plimoth Plantation.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will practice in Typing Web and publish their birthday projects.

Week 10 - Nov 9

Kindergarten classes will do phonics practice in Starfall.

Mrs. Link's class will do a virtual field trip to Plimoth Plantation.
First grade classes will do reading practice in Starfall.
Ms. Ruff's class will start the Let's Go Learn assessments.
Second grade classes will continue their practice with money in Sheppard Math.
Third grade classes will begin Typing Web.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will practice typing and work on their birthday projects.

Week 9 - Nov 2

No school on Tuesday - parent/teacher conferences.

No kindergarten classes this week.
First graders will do math activities in Harcourt Math or phonics activities in Starfall.
Second graders will practice money skills in Sheppard Math.
Third graders will start keyboard practice in Typing Web.

Fourth through sixth graders will practice in Typing Web.
Mr. Aiken's class will start researching the elements.
Other classes will start writing up their birthday research.

Week 8 - October 26

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week.

First graders will do phonics activities in Starfall.
Second graders will practice place value in Sheppard Math.

Third through sixth graders will complete their district ELA assessments.

All 4th through 6th graders will practice in Typing Web.
Most classes will work on their birthday projects.

Week 7 - October 19

All third through sixth graders will be finishing their District ELA benchmark assessments this week.

No kindergarten lab.

First graders will do addition fact practice in Sheppard Math.

Fourth through sixth grade classes who have finished the assessments will complete research for their birthday projects.

FactMonster: This Day in History

Ducksters: Today in History

HistoryNet: Today in History

Week 6 - October 12

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week. They will practice mouse and navigation skills while doing counting and number activities in Harcourt Math.

First graders will do phonics and reading activities in Starfall.
Ms. Link's class will illustrate their fall poems in Paint.
Second graders will do math skill practice in FactMonster.

Third through sixth grade classes will be doing their district ELA benchmarks in the lab this week.

Week 5 - October 5

No kindergarten classes this week.

Ms. Link's class will finish typing their fall poems.
Most first grade classes will do early reading activities in Starfall.
Ms. Nels' class will practice counting money in Sheppard Math.
Second grade classes will practice math facts in Sheppard Math.
Most third grade classes will start typing practice in Typing Web.

All upper grade classes will do typing practice in Typing Web.
Mr. Aiken's class will type up their personal narratives.
Upper grade classes will do a Microsoft Word tutorial.

Next week third through sixth grade classes will start doing the district ELA benchmark assessments during computer lab.

Week 4 - September 28

No kindergarten classes this week.

All first through third grade classes will finish the STAR reading assessments. Students who have finished will do math activities in Harcourt Math.

All fourth through sixth grade classes will log in to Typing.com and continue keyboard practice.
Most upper grade classes will do math activities in Funbrain's Math Arcade in celebration of the Math Festival! Here's the link:

Funbrain Math Arcade

Week 3 - September 21

Kindergarten classes will come to the lab this week and continue mouse practice while playing phonics games.

First through third classes will complete the STAR reading assessments and do math activities.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will do typing practice and begin a research project. They will be using the following web pages:

FactMonster: This Day in History
Ducksters: Today in History
Historynet: Today in History

Week 3 - Sept 15

The lab is open to all classes this week.

Kindergarten classes will play phonics games while they learn about the computer lab.

First through third graders will complete the STAR reading assessments.

Fourth through sixth grade classes will complete the district tech survey.
Classes will then log in to the new Typing Program and start tracking their progress.

Week 2 - September 7

The lab is open for the 4th through 6th grade classes. The first week of lab, all classes did the STAR reading assessments. This week, students practiced getting logged into their accounts on the computer. We also did a name poem in Word as a reminder on changing fonts, formatting, and printing.

Welcome back!

The new school year starts tomorrow! Computer lab classes for 4th through 6th grades will start as soon as we have all the login information, hopefully the second week of school.  Classes for kindergarten through third grade will start after Back to School night. Schedule to be posted soon.

April 14

Regular computer lab activities are winding down for the year.

 Kindergarteners have been showing off their reading skills in Starfall. First graders have been reading stories in Bookshelf. Second graders have been playing math games and researching the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Third through sixth graders have spent some time learning about the embedded tools for the SBAC testing and then enjoying some well-deserved free time.

SBAC testing starts on April 20. Regular computer lab classes are suspended until the end of May. No parent volunteers are allowed in the room during testing. I appreciate all of you who have showed up so faithfully to help with your child's class!

March 23 - 27

Kindergarteners come to the lab this week.

The weeks since Presidents' Week have included a number of assessment activities.
First, the first through sixth grade students completed the reading assessments in Accelerated Reader. These are replacing the Dibels and the data will be used by teachers to evaluate students' progress in reading.
Next, all third through sixth grade students tried the SBAC practice Math Performance test. This part of the SBAC testing has to do with practical math and involves reading a lot of information and then doing several problems. We want to be sure our students understand to read all of the information and then to take things one step at a time.
This week, the third through sixth grade students will try the SBAC language arts practice test.

We are not spending huge amounts of time in computer lab preparing for the SBAC testing. We are, however, making sure the students are familiar with the test format and tools. We want them to be comfortable and confident and have every chance for success.

All upper grade students are continuing typing practice. We've done some work on Women's History Month to practice research skills. Younger students have done math and reading practice to support classroom learning.

Feb 16-20

Happy President's Week! No school.

Week 23 - Feb 9

Kindergarten classes come to the lab this week. They will practice addition and subtraction in Harcourt Math.

Second graders will practice addition using pencil and paper in AAAMath.
Ms. Nels class will practice addition of two-digit numbers in FactMonster.
Ms. Cason's class will practice addition and subtraction facts in Sheppard.
Ms. Ruff's class will do phonics work in Let's Go Learn.
Third graders will practice in Typing Web.
Fourth through sixth graders will practice in Typing Web. They will practice multiple step math  problems in Math Word Problems.

Week 22 - Feb 2

Kindergarteners come to the lab this week to do math practice in Sheppard Math.

Second graders are practicing multiple digit subtraction in AAAMath.

Third graders are practicing geometry and number patterns in Sheppard Math.

Upper grade students will be doing typing practice in Typing Web.

We will be doing an internet scavenger hunt about Black History Month.

Week 21 - Jan 27

Upper grade classes have been practicing typing and finishing research projects.
Primary grades have been doing math practice.

This week the third through sixth graders will be doing the SBAC practice test. All schools are doing the practice test so the District can evaluate the network and be sure everything will be working. We want our students to have every opportunity to be successful this spring so being familiar with the test is helpful.

Additionally, most first and second graders have been doing the AR reading assessments. These are the new reading assessments for the district and we're trying out all the various options so teachers will know how to use the information.

Week 18 - Jan 6

Happy New Year!
Kindergarteners come to the lab this week to do addition practice in Harcourt Math.

First graders will do phonics practice in Starfall or Let's Go Learn.
Mrs. Link's class will start their winter poems.
Mrs. McKnight's, Ms. Billings', and Ms. Hilton's classes will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mr. O'Connor's class will practice typing in Typing Web.
Ms. Nichols' class will do math practice in AAAMath.
Upper grade classes will practice typing and work on their power points.