Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read ABC Triplets at the Zoo and Big Red Barn.

PS3 - We read the Ebook It's Fall, The Cow Who Clucked, and Froggy Rides a Bike.

PK4 - We read Family Responsibilities and watched a Berenstain Bears video Family & Friendship.

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

First Grade - We read Caps for Sale.  We then colored a picture of the monkeys in the trees wearing the caps.

Second Grade - We completed reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We continued to read The One and Only Ivan.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Whose it is Anyway?

Have a great fall break!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Adam, Adam, What do you See?, Berenstain Bears Discover God's Creation, and Old McDonald had a Farm:  Pet the Cat.

PS3 - We watched the video Froggy World.

PK4 - We read Safety on the Playground, Lionel in the Fall, and the Ebook Playground Games.

Kindergarten - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Going Places Safely.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson A B C Searching.

Second Grade - We introduced the Zig Zag Kids Series of books and began reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We began reading The One and Only Ivan.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Pre-Kindergarten Computer Class

Pre-Kindergarten Computer class is always an adventure. Their progress from last year to this year is truly amazing.  Sometimes I am able to  coordinate the websites I use with their classroom curriculum.  Each week we will color and print their letter of the week, which is always fun. This week we were working with coloring activities and puzzles on www.sproutonline.com. I love it when I hear "I did it."  They are precious.

Have a great weekend.

C Speck
PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse/#6
Pre-K-www.sproutonline.com/Games/Category/Caillou Painting/Caillou Puzzle Game
K-www.starfall.com
1st www.kids.bestapples.com
2nd www.kids.bestapples.com
3rd www.kids.bestapples.com
4th Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Zoo Animals, King of the Zoo, and the ebook Our Visit to the Denver Zoo.

PS3 - We watched the video Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and other stories.

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

Kindergarten - We read Apples, Ten Apples Up on Top, and Fluffy Goes Apple Picking.

First Grade - We read Sheep on a Ship, Sheep in a Jeep, and Sheep Blast Off.  When then did a math lesson using a picture of a jeep and some "sheep" which were mini marshmallows.  We got to eat the marshmallows.

Second Grade - We reviewed fiction and nonfiction using books about dogs.  We read Two Bobbies.

Third Grade - We finished the book Stories that Julian Tells.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Kindergarten Computer Class

  Kindergarten computer class time is always exciting.  This 9 weeks our computer skills lessons have been about the special keys on the keyboard that help us understand about word processing. Most of the students are very familiar with playing their games and using some of these same keys, but obviously they have different meanings with word processing.The more we practice of course, the easier it becomes.
  We also were able to enroll in  the full version of Starfall on our lab computers and their classroom tablets. I am sorry this subscription does not cover the students' home devices.
  Kindergartners are fun....

Have a great weekend.

C Speck
PS-2 Tablets-Peek-A-Boo Barn
                        Animal Sounds
PS-3Tablets-Elmo Loves ABC's
PK www.funbrain.com/Playground/Color Creature/Pickle Pop
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Letters/Spelling Practice/Sight Word Bingo
2nd Grade-Google Docs assignment
3rd Grade-www.interactivesites.weebly.com/landforms.html
4th Grade-Google Slides



  

2nd Grade Computers

 Some of our early class periods are spent with review of basic computer skills and the history of our computers....we talked about how glad we were to have these people invent the fun things we have today....like Chrome books....We said that in 25 years from now we will not believe we used to use something like Chrome books. :)

Open House is just a week away and having a printed document of a favorite scripture hanging in the hall  is always a must for 2nd grade.  This year the scripture is Galatians 5:22.  We all strive for these qualities of the Spirit daily....2nd graders are too.

Have a wonderful Labor Day holiday..

CSpeck

PS-3 www,Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#10, #24, #32
PK-4 www.abcya.com/Pre-K, Skills,Paint, Make a Face
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/1st Grade/Skills/Months of the Year/Days of the Week
2nd Grade-Google Drawings-Scripture/www.aplusmath.com
3rd Grade-www.turtlediary.com/3rd Grade/Place Value/Adding Equations
4th Grade-Google sheets printout

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Bear Sees Colors, Dog's Colorful Day, and White Rabbit's Color Book.

PS3 - We read When Sophie's Feelings are Really, Really Hurt, Grumpy Bird, and The Way I Feel.

PK4 - We read Bear Feels Scared, Llama, Llama Red Pajama, and When Sophie's Feelings are Really, Really Hurt.

Kindergarten - We read Leo the Late Bloomer.  We then did an activity showing beginning, middle and end using the growth of a seed into a flower.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Going Places Safely.

Second Grade - We compared the Three Bears stories using four books.  We learned the 5 finger rule to make just right choices.

Third Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Rings of Responsibility.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Elementary PE

Coaches Carter and Freud's PE Blog

9/1/16

August is now behind us, but the hot weather is still with us which has created issues with PE coupled with the elementary playground still under construction.  We have also had to deal with the loss of the gym due to the installation of new lighting and the gym undergoing a new paint job.  To make matters worse, we have lost the air conditioning in the gym which results in activity adjustments.  We have had to resort to playing some of the games normally reserved for the winter months when activities outdoors are not possible.  Our students have adjusted fairly well, but all of us are anxious to enjoy being outside and especially checking out the renovated playground.