Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read My Many Colored Days and My Friend is Sad.

PS3 - We read Froggy's Halloween, Trick or Treat Little Critter, and Five Little Monkeys Trick or Treat.

PK4 - We read Dragon's Halloween and Halloween Day.

Kindergarten - We read Little Bat's Halloween, There Was an Old Woman who Swallowed a Bat, and Bat's Big Game.

First Grade - We read Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch.  We then made our own jack-o-lanterns.

Second Grade - We completed reading Junie B. Jones, Boo and I Mean It!

Third Grade did not come to library this week.

Fourth Grade - We did a catalog search review.

Hope everyone has a safe and...        

Kindergarten Computer Class

The first nine weeks in the Kindergarten class was spent learning about how important computers are in our lives.  We also learned about some of the special keys in word processing--space bar, enter, backspace, delete and Esc.  Some of these keys are used in many of the games the children play, but take on a totally different meaning when learning about word processing.

This nine weeks we have started a sound booklet...meaning we are using Google drawing to write the sound from the High Hat series and then we will draw a picture about that sound.  This is an activity we will continue throughout the year.

Also, since our Thanksgiving season is here, I like to print out a copy of their hand-print using Google drawing. They will make their hand look like a turkey and then of course, they will be put in the hall.....they are indeed precious.

Kindergarten continues to love www.starfall.com.

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.sheppardsoftware.com/Color-Orange
Pre-Kindergarten-www.abcya.com/Holiday/Halloween
Kindergarten-Google drawings/www.abcya.com/Halloween
1st Grade-Google drawing
2nd Grade-www.abcya.com/2nd Grade/Holidays/Halloween activities
3rd Grade-Google drawing

Pre-Kindergarten Computers

    Starting the class with www.turtlediary.com has been our format the past several weeks. We review the alphabet letter the students have had that week and then color and print this letter.
   So often our lessons are some-type of reinforcement activities that the students have had that week. The children also had fun with the Holiday section on abcya.com making different pumpkins shapes and decorating their faces etc.
  We are definitely into a routine and the children know exactly what to expect (however, they usually have to tell me something very important before we can start our lesson).:)
   All in all...we have fun and hopefully are learning some basic computer skills even at this early age.

Have a great Fall weekend.

Mrs. Speck
Pre-School--www.akidsheart.com/Pumpkins/Mix&Match Pumpkin Head
Pre-Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-Google Drawing
2nd Grade-Google Drawing
3rd Grade-Google Drawing
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read This is My Body and Here Are My Hands.

PS3 - We read Go Away Big Green Monster, The Gingerbread Man, and The Gingerbread Girl.

PK4 - We watched the video Little Bear Family Tales.

Kindergarten - We read From Seed to Pumpkin and Pumpkin Countdown.  We then did a sequencing activity showing the growth of a pumpkin.  Then we did a math activity with pumpkin seeds.  We got to eat the seeds too!

First Grade - We read The Biggest Pumpkin Ever.  We then made our own green Jack-O-Lantern.

Second Grade - We began reading Junie B., Boo and I Mean It.

Third Grade - We read The Halloween Party from the Black Lagoon.

Fourth Grade - We did another lesson in Digital Citizenship called The Power of Words.

Elementary PE

Beautiful weather this week.  We will be going outside to the playground.  The students will be doing loco-motor skills before playing on the playground.  Running, skipping, and balancing will be performed around the playground equipment.  When we go inside, we will be working on striking a ball with a bat.  Have a great day.

Pre-School Computers

Having the Pre-School on Tuesday and Friday mornings is a great way to start the day.  We have actually gotten our procedures down pretty well--meaning they come into the lab and sit on the floor in front of the projector screen and listen to our instructions for the day. --They usually have to tell me something before we begin though--which is adorable.
These past  few weeks we have been reviewing the letter they are focusing on in the classroom.  I have a website that gives a short video of that letter and then we color and print out the letter. 
Since this is our Halloween month, we chose www.abcya.com and their Holiday section to design our own pumpkins.  The children are very creative and made funny designs.  

Your children are precious and I always enjoy their hugs as they leave the classroom. 

Have a wonderful Fall weekend.
Mrs. Speck
Pre-School-www.abcya.com/Holiday/Make a Pumpkin
Pre-Kindergarten-www.akidsheart.com/Math/Counting/Apple Game
Kindergarten-Google drawing/text boxes
1st Grade-coloring-kids.co/Halloween
2nd Grade-Google drawing
3rd Grade-Columbus research
4th Grade-Google slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...


PS2 - We read Everyone Feels Sad Sometime and All Things Bright and Beautiful.

PS3 - We read Big Wide Mouthed Frog, Froggy Rides a Bike, and Froggy's Baby Sister.

PK4 - We read Family Responsibility, Me and My Family Tree, and Froggy's Baby Sister.

Kindergarten - We read The Little Scarecrow Boy and made our own scarecrow booklet.

First Grade - We made a 'Real or Magic Meter' to review fiction and nonfiction books.  We then looked at 3 different books to see if they were real (fiction) or not (nonfiction).

Second Grade - We did not meet due to the Vocabulary Parade.

Third Grade - We did a Digital Citizenship lesson on the Power of Words.

Fourth Grade - We did a Digital Citizenship lesson on Rings of Responsibility.

4th Grade Computers

Fourth graders actually come to computer class twice a week.  On Thursday afternoon the class only concentrates on keyboarding.  Keyboarding through third grade is introduction and review of the home row keys.  Our fourth graders are now learning the entire keyboard through a series of 14 lessons. Then our keyboarding will consists of online typing programs.  This is a life-time skill that they will probably never even remember learning.

On Friday, the students actually come for computer class and now we are working on their Google slide presentation about themselves. The students are so very creative and transitioning from PowerPoint with Microsoft Office to Google slides has been so very smooth. Giving their presentations to their classmates is always an exciting time.

Have a wonderful fall break.

Mrs. Speck
Pre-School-www.akidsheart.com
Pre-Kindergarten-www.sproutonline.com/Games/The Caillou Puzzle Game
Kindergarten-www.scholastic.com/Student Activities/Leo the Letter
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Letters/Word Search Creator
2nd Grade-www.scholastic.com/Student Activities/Story Starters
3rd Grade-www.applejuice.org
4th Grade-Google slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read On the Farm and Pete the Cat:  Old McDonald had a Farm.

PS3 - We read The Cow Who Clucked and Duck on a Bike.

PK4 - We read Apple Countdown, Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear, and Pete the Cat:  Old McDonald had a Farm.

Kindergarten - We read Firefighters, Arthur's Fire Drill, and Fluffy and the Firefighters.

First Grade - We did a Digital Citizenship lesson called My Creative Work.

Second Grade - We read Jimmy's Boa and the Bungee Jump and The Day Jimmy's Boa at the Wash.  We then made a character puppet.

Third Grade - We did a Trails Assessment of Literacy Skills.

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

Have a great Fall Break!!