3rd Grade Computers

Third graders have had some exciting new adventures with technology this year.  The Chromebooks that have been added are an additional learning tool that are used in the classroom and occasionally in the lab.  Most of the Google applications are similar to Microsoft Office....so this has been an easy transition. We had fun exploring Google drawing and learned from each other..quite interactive. Using the Google drive helps one to stay organized by making folders and these students are learning those skills.

I always love to have the students write and this week they wrote a short paragraph about themselves and added a fun clip art...which we printed.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Prek-12/Kindegarten Skills/Colors/Bloople's Colors
Pre-Kindergarten-www.funbrain.com/playground/Apple Catch/Shape Invasion
Kindergarten--www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.mikids.com/2nd Grade
2nd Grade-ww.abcya.com/2nd Grade/Numbers/Values/Guess the Number
3rd Grade-Google docs
4th Grade-Google slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read ABC Triplets at the Zoo and Zoo Animals.

PS3 - We read Eddie Elephant's Exciting Egg Sitting and Emma Kate.

PK4 - We read A Huge Hog is a Big Pig, Schoolyard Rhymes, and My Many Colored Days.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy Goes Apple Picking and Apples.

First Grade - We read Caps for Sale and the colored a picture that went along with the story.

Second Grade - We completed reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We did another lesson in Digital Citizenship called Private and Personal Information.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading A Week in the Woods.

Elementary Library

In the library this week...

PS2 - We read Adam, Adam, What do You See? and Monkey and Me.

PS3 - We read Cat the Cat, Who is That?, Camilla the Cupcake Fairy, and Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car.

PK4 - We read All for Me and None for All and Pete's Big Lunch.

Kindergarten - We learned the check out procedures and got to check out our first book!

First Grade - We read Sheep in a Jeep, Sheep on a Ship, and Sheep in Outer Space.  We then did math exercises using a picture of a Jeep and mini marshmallows.  We got to eat the marshmallows when we were finished!

Second Grade - We began reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We completed reading The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading A Week in the Woods.

2nd Grade Computers

   Part of the class this week  was spent reviewing the proper ways to care for our computers, laptops, iPads, tablets and any other digital device the students may have.  Each of these tools is expensive, so there was quite a discussion about caring and the consequences of not caring for these items. I even suggested that they were old enough to be in charge of all DVD movies at home--keeping them in their cases when not in use.
   The 2nd graders like to write about themselves, so after  opening  Google docs,the students  wrote a healthy paragraph about their interest. We printed the documents... I was impressed..and am not overly concerned about having every word spelled correctly.  That will come later....I just want them to enjoy writing. 
  Time is always allotted for the children to play on one of their websites they enjoy..and this week it was www.abcya.com. They love to play the math games especially---having fun and improving math skills...that's pretty good.

Have a great week and weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pk-12/#9 Alphabet
Pre-Kindergarten-www.sproutonline.com/Games/The Cailou Memory Game/Coloring
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.starfall.com/1st grade
2nd Grade-www.abcya.com
3rd Grade-Google drawing
4th Grade Google slides
                   

Elementary PE

The PE classes will be using the playground equipment. There will be hula-hoops and jump ropes each time we go outside. Indoors we will be working on sliding and galloping loco-motor skills. Games in side will consist of soccer games and tag games. Have a great day.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa.

PS3 - We read If You Give a Dog a Donut and Dog's Colorful Day.  Our focus was the letter 'D."

PK4 - We read The Crayon Box that Talked and Rise and Shine.

Kindergarten - We learned about Digital Citizenship.  We learned about going places safely on the internet.  We took an online field trip to the San Diego Zoo!

First Grade - We continued learning more about Digital Citizenship.  We learned we can search for things on some websites by using the alphabet.

Second Grade - Did not come to library this week.

Third Grade - We began reading The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading A Week in the Woods.

1st Grade Computers

It is very obvious that 1st graders like to write and seeing your name in print is so fun--for any age actually.  We have spent these past few weeks reviewing the special keys that were introduced in Kindergarten, writing our name--changing font sizes and colors, and then writing 3 sentences about ourselves and illustrating.  The first grade teachers were able to put these stories on their outside wall in the hall for Open House. The children are proud of their work, as they should be. We have also had fun on several websites, especially www.abcya.com.  Mrs. Jones' class worked with www.starfall.com this past week and enjoyed the 1st grade activities.  Our technology has added another tool for these students to progress at their own rate. I am so very proud of these children.

Have a hopefully cooler weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.Internet4classrooms.com/PreK-12/Alphabet/#9  C--color and print
Pre-Kindergarten-www.funbrain.com/Playground/Star Climbers & Vine Time
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.starfall.com
2nd Grade-www.aplusmath.com
3rd Grade-www.sheppardsoftware.com
4th Grade-Google Slides

Kindergarten Computers

We have been so busy this year in Kindergarten computer class.  The students remembered the procedures from last year, and our new students quickly followed their examples. After discussing where all we have computers for a class period, the last few weeks have been spent introducing functions of special keys like Enter, Space Bar, Backspace, Esc.  Some of the keys are used with our games, etc, but we wanted the students to know how to use these keys with our word processing program.  These skills will be practiced over and over as we write our words, our sentences and eventually our stories.  We have had some color sheets that go with each lesson just to remind us of our lesson.  Each week we also have a fun website the children always enjoy. Tablets are used in the classroom as well as in the lab.


Your children are so special.  Thank you for choosing 
Ezell-Harding Christian School.

Have a wonderful long weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Elementary Library

In the library this week...

PS2 - We read Bear Sees Colors and Dog's Colorful Day.

PS3 - We read Knuffle Bunny and watched the video.

PK4 - We read Bear Feels Scared and Llama, Llama Red Pajama.  We are continuing to do well learning our Mother Goose rhymes.

Kindergarten - We read Leo the Late Bloomer.  We then made a drawing of a flower learning the terms beginning, middle and end.

First Grade - We read It Wasn't My Fault, Hurty Feelings, and Hooway for Wodney Wat, all by the author Helen Lester.

Second Grade - We reviewed the terms fiction and nonfiction using the books Henry and Mudge, Morris and Buddy, Home for Dixie, Two Bobbies, and Bad Dog School.

Third Grade - We discussed Digital Citizenship and learned the 3 rings of responsibility.  Be sure to ask your child about this.

Fourth Grade - We continued to read A Week in the Woods.