Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - Did not come to library.

PS3 - We watched Peppa Pig Christmas and The Wonder Pets Save a Reindeer.

PK4 - We read Froggy's First Christmas and Bear Stays up for Christmas.  We also watched Peppa Pig Christmas.

Kindergarten - We read Santa's Big Sneeze and colored a picture of Santa with his red nose and tissue.

First Grade - Did not come to library.

Second Grade - Did not come to library.

Third Grade - Did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - We watche McGee and Me Twas the Fight Before Christmas.

I hope everyone has a safe holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

P.E.

Here are a few pictures from the P.E. Reindeer Games:

Elementary Library

Thank you to all who came to shop at the Book Fair to support our libraries!  It was a success!  Also, thank you to our wonderful teachers who support us as well!

P.E.

The Christmas Spirit has caught on in the Physical Education Department this season with a very special day of activites.  Monday, December 11th, our last full day of classes this fall, will be a special day of activities in our PK4-4th grade physical education classes.  Coach Rayburn and I will provide a day of Christmas themed activities.  The "Reindeer Games" will consist of the following:

Reindeer Toss
Up on the House Top Corn Hole Toss
The Christmas Cactus Game
Hoppity Hop on the Roof Top
Run Rudolph Run Turtle Races
Santa's Ball Toss

The student will be divided into groups which matches the number of different games to be played and will rotate through the stations of Christmas fun!

Coach Freudenthal

2nd Grade Computers

This week Brainpop discussed different types of symptoms children and of course adults have with a cold or flu.  Helpful suggestions were given to help us all stay well during this winter season. 
Then we had a short Christmas video....which the students definitely enjoyed.  --The Christmas spirit is in the air!☺ 
This week is national coding week, so we had fun exploring code.org.  Each child progresses at their own rate....so fun....and the beginning stages of  a professional career someday for many of these children. Feel free to have your children use the website www.code.org. We started on course C. They know exactly what to do.
Have a wonderful Christmas!

Mrs. Speck
PS-2 Talets
PS-3 www.sesamestreet.org
PK-www.abcya.com/Pre-K/Holiday
K-kodable.com
1st scratchjr.com
2nd www.code.org
3rd www.code.org
4th www.code.org


  

Elementary Library

This week in the library all classes went to Guidance with Mrs. Coleman.

PK4 through 6th grades came to the library to watch the Book Fair preview video.  Our Book Fair is next week open at 7:30 each morning.  Students have flyers that they brought home.  Please come out and support our libraries!

Pre-K Computers

Two of the Pre-K classes are scheduled for the computer lab on Monday morning....what a great way to start the week.  Mrs. Stephens class comes to the lab on Friday...and so that is a great way to end the week.  😊  The children know their procedures which is to enter the lab and sit on the floor in front of the screen.  We start the class by showing a short video and this week the video was the story of The Giving Tree. ..Sweet story.. 
Our review letter this week was the letter N.  The children always color this letter on the computer...
We then were able to go to www.sheppardsoftware.com and color different habitat scenes.  The student's motor skills with the mouse are improving each week.

Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

Mrs. Speck

PS-Tablets
PS-3 www.sesamestreet.org
PK www.sheppardsoftware.com
K www.starfall.com
1st Grade-Google Drawing
2nd Grade-Field Trip
3rd Grade-www.akidsheart.com
4th Grade-Google Presentations

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Give Thanks to the Lord and watched Snoopy Thanksgiving video clips.

PS3 - We read Splat Says Thank You, Happy Thanksgiving, and watched Snoopy Thanksgiving video clips.

PK4 - We read One is a Feast for a Mouse and watched the YouTube videos 10 Fat Turkeys and There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey.

Kindergarten - Mrs. Woody's class learned parts of a book to the song The Hokey Pokey.  Mrs. Gee's class read One is a Feast for a Mouse, Thanksgiving Beast Feast, and Fluffy's Thanksgiving.

First Grade - We read Turkey Bowl, A Turkey for Thanksgiving, and Scooby Doo and the Thanksgiving Mystery.

Second Grade - We read The Candy Corn Contest.

Third Grade - We read The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving and Balloons Over Broadway.

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

Hope all have a safe and restful Thanksgiving break!!

PK-3 Computer Class

Both PK-3 classes were ready for computer class this week.  They are familiar with our routine coming to the lab and sitting quietly on the floor. We always show a short video of the nursery rhyme that is curriculum based.  This week was  'The Three Billy Goat Gruff''... adorable.  We reviewed the letter G  and colored our letter from www.Internet4classroom.com.  They totally understand upper case and lower case....Next we concentrated on the color brown and used www.sheppardsoftware.com for our activity.  Later the children reviewed all the colors.

Sweet classes.

Have a wonderful fall weekend.

Mrs. Speck

PS-2Tablets
PS-3 www.sheppardsoftware.com/Preschool and Kindergarten
PK-www.sheppardsoftware.com /Preschool and Kindergarten
K www.starfall.com
1st www.turtlediary.com/Composing shapes
2nd Grade-www.ducksters.com
3rd Grade Google Docs
4th Grade Google slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read the Ebook Violet Counts Cookies, My Brown Bear Barney, and watched the Nursery Rhymes video.

PS3 - We read My Brown Bear Barney and the Ebook What Colors Do You Eat?  We watched The Berenstain Bears Family and Friends, Big Bear, Small Bear.

PK4 - We read Bear Feels Scared, Feeling Scared, and the Ebook Where Do You See Numbers?

Kindergarten - We read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves.  We then did a sequencing activity and retold the story using an old lady and pictures of the items she swallowed.

First Grade - We did the first Unit Assessment for our Digital Citizenship lessons. 

Second Grade - We did the first Unit Assessment for our Digital Citizenship lessons.  We then did the Digital Citizenship lesson Staying Safe Online.

Third Grade - We read the book The Continents, watched the video Let's Talk About Maps and Globes, and played a geography game on www.lizardpoint.com.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library.

PS-2 Computer Class

Visiting the PS-2 classroom on Friday morning is a special way to end the week. They are always eager and enthusiastic about any activity we have ...especially the tablets.  The class procedures are always the same...a short story...their curriculum video for the week, some mild physical activity and then to the tables to work on certain tablet applications.  Today Turkey puzzles were introduced and I was amazed how quickly the children were able to work the puzzles with little or no assistance.  Their 2 classroom teachers are amazing.  This is a sweet precious group of children..

Have a great weekend.........almost turkey time.
Mrs. Speck

PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.meddybemps.com
PS-4 www.meddybemps.com
K www.abcya.com
1st Grade Google Drawing
2nd Grade-www.scholastic.com
3rd Grade-Google Docs/www.abcya.com/3rd/Holiday
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Momma Cat has Three Kittens, Big Fat Hen, and Nighty Night Little Green Monster.  We watched Chicka Chicka 123.

PS3 - We read Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear, What is Orange?, and Violet Counts Cookies.  We watched The Berenstain Bears Say Please and Thank You.

PK4 - We read Fall It Not Easy, It's Fall, and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves.  We then colored our own tree.

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

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Sending an Email.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Sending an Email.

Third Grade - We discussed biography, autobiography, and collective biography and learned the call number for each and where they are located in our library.  We then read the biographies Wilma Rudolph and Helen Keller.

Fourth Grade - We did an online catalog review sheet.

Elementary Library

This week was Guidance week, so all classes went to Mrs. Coleman.

4th Grade Computers

The fourth graders come into the lab each week knowing exactly what is expected of them..their class meets twice on Wednesday. At 10:30-11:00 the students come to the lab and only keyboarding is emphasized.  Keyboarding is such an important life skill, so this extra practice is time well spent. 
After lunch the students return to the lab and continue working on their Google slide presentations.  Again...these students will be making presentations throughout their educational life and probably their professional life as well.  This is time well spent understanding the basics of making these presentations.  They are so creative and will be giving their presentations to their peers this next week.

A great class!!  Thank you Ms. Clevenger!!

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck
PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.belmikri.com/Coloring/Memory Match
PS-4 www.abcya.com/Pre-K/Skills/Same & Different/ Shape Construction
K-Google Docs/ www.starfall.com
2nd Grade-Google Drawing
3rd Grade-Google Drawing
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Turtle and Snake Spooky Halloween and Go Away Big Green Monster.  We watched the video Barney's Halloween Party.

PS3 - We read Froggy's Halloween, Trick or Treat Little Critter, and Five Little Monkey's go Trick or Treating.  We watched the video Barney's Halloween Party.

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

Kindergarten - We read There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, From Seed to Pumpkin, and Pumpkin Countdown.  We then did an activity with pumpkin seeds which we got to eat afterwards.

First Grade - We finished reading Junie B. Jones, First Grader, Boo! and I Mean It!

Second Grade - We read Horrible Harry at Halloween.

Third Grade - did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson The Key to Keywords.

3rd Grade Computers

Third graders are always ready for new activities.  Learning how to get information from the Internet is so important. The past few weeks we have had 2 assignments to research.  Third graders are always given the exact website to search.  Johnny Appleseed has been taught since Kindergarten, so the students actually know the story; however, the third graders were given questions to answer from a website. This type of research encourages their confidence.

 Recycling is always a subject that is relevant to all of us.  The students were given a certain website to explore and were to find several ways to help our environment.  Open discussion followed. 

Fall is such a beautiful time of the year, and this past week the students were told to search for 5 different fall leaves, insert their image and resize, and label.  Finished products are in the hall. This is a great class!!

Have a nice weekend.
Mrs. Speck

PS-3 www.turtlediary.com/Pattern Match/I Spy Numbers
PK-www.sproutonline.com/Dress-Up/ Bernstein Bears
K-Google Drawing
1st -Google Docs
2nd Google Drawing
3rd-Google Drawing
4th-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We watched videos from Sparkyschoolhouse.org about fire safety. 

PS3 - We watched videos from Sparkyschoolhouse.org about fire safety.

PK4 - We watched videos from Sparkyschoolhouse.org about fire safety.  We read Arthur's Fire Drill and Fire Fighters.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy and the Fire Fighters and watched videos from Sparkyschoolhouse.org about fire safety.

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

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson My Creative Work.

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

Fourth Grade - We looked at some banned book and discussed why they were banned from some libraries.  We also wrote a persuasive paragraph discussing our view of one of the banned books.

Elementary Library

No classes came to library this week.  They all went to Guidance with Mrs. Coleman.

Have a great Fall Break!

2nd Grade Computers

The second graders know our procedures and are able to come quietly in the room as we begin class.  After a fun video of Brainpop.jr---this week was about Fall--and a few minutes of discussion of this season, we began our class.  This week's lesson concentrated on learning new word processing skills in class.  The students were to list things they liked.  Centering their title, putting in capital letters when appropriate, and learning about the number bullets were skills that were taught.  The children were able to choose an image and insert into their paper....remembering to resize. All of the students completed the assignment, their documents were printed and are actually in the hall.

Two great classes---Mrs. Frankum and Mrs. Jones

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck
PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.belmikri.com/Coloring/Bear, Panda, Rabbit
PK-www.sproutonline.com/Games/Dress-up
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Letters/Spelling Practice/Sight Word Bingo
2nd Grade-Google Docs
3rd Grade-http://www3.epa.gov/recyclecity/
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Adam, Adam, What Do You See? and watched the YouTube video Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

PS3 - We read Knuffle Bunny and watched the video Knuffle Bunny.

PK4 - We read Here are My Hands and watched the YouTube video From Head to Toe by Eric Carle.  We did the motions on the second showing.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy Goes Apple Picking and Apples.  We then watched a YouTube video of an Apple Factory Tour.

First Grade - We read three stories by Helen Lester.  They were It Wasn't My Fault, Hurty Feelings, and Hooway for Wodney Wat.

Second Grade - We review the terms fiction and nonfiction using several books about dogs.  We then read The Two Bobbies.

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

Fourth Grade - We finished the video Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

1st Grade Computers

A special time each week is when the First Graders come to the lab.  'Confidence' is totally displayed by these students.  They know exactly what our procedures are, so our class time is spent wisely. After a brief discussion of the 'history of computers', we had fun learning all about Google Drawing.  Making and coloring shapes, and drawing fun characters with our shapes added to the excitement in the lab. They were also able to use the Text box for writing their name. These fun drawings are displayed in the hall this week.

These children are excited about learning and continue to amaze me with their creativity.

Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Speck

PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse/#23 Magic Paint
PK-www.sproutonline.com/Games/Memory/The Caillou Memory Game/Coloring/Coloring With Caillou
K-www.starfall.com/ABC
1st Grade-Google Drawing
2nd Grade-www.starfall.com/Math
3rd Grade-www.abcya.com/Math-Number Value/Skills-Longitute & Lattitude
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We listened to the book on tape Fox in Socks and sang some songs together.

PS3 - We read What Grandma's do Best, Cooking with Grandma, and How to Babysit a Grandpa.

PK4 - We read Llama, Llama Gram and Grandpa and Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies.

Kindergarten - did not come to library.

First Grade - did not come to library.

Second Grade - We read Lucy's Picture and I am Helen Keller.  We discussed Helen Keller's story and the use of Braille.

Third Grade - did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library.

Kindergarten Computers

My Kindergarten classes are so mature and totally know the correct procedures to come into the lab.  After a few moments, we enjoy whatever Moby on Brainpop has to offer for the day...always great life lessons!!
For class, we are learning some of the special keys on the keyboard and their functions as it relates to understanding  word processing....Enter, Spacebar, Backspace, Delete, and the Esc button. The children color a worksheet to remind them of the lesson of the day.
The students are always directed to a website and this week www.starfall.com was our choice.  They reviewed the ABC letter sounds.

Enjoy your families over the Labor Day weekend.

Mrs. Speck

PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/ Mouse Skills/#1 &#16
PK- www.funbrain.com/Color Creature/Picklepop
K-www.starfall.com/ABC"S
1st Grade- Google Docs-Writing name
2nd Grade-Google Docs-Scripture
3rd Grade-www.abcya.com/3/Clear It Addition
4th Grade-Google Docs-Character Counts

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

All classes had guidance with Mrs. Coleman this week instead of coming to library.

However, I went to each class once this week to read to them for a few minutes.

For PS2 we read the book on tape, Duck on a Bike.

For PS3 through Kindergarten we read the book We Can Get Along.  We then had a paper with a smiley face on one side and an angry face on the other.  We talked about things that would make us happy like sharing with each other, and things that would make us angry like being hit by another.  We showed the correct face with each action discussed.

For 1st through 4th grades we read the book Zach Makes Mistakes.  Each student was given a picture of a key with the words detect, correct, reflect, and nobody's perfect.  We talked about that we all make mistakes and how do think positive about them after we try to correct them.

Pre-K Computers

After chapel on Monday morning, a Pre-K class enters the computer lab...to be followed 2 hours later by another Pre-K class.  What a fun way to start the week.  It is amazing how they already are mastering the procedures of how to enter the lab and begin class.  Most of these children are proficient in using their home tablets, but using the mouse can present some challenging moments.  Our early class periods are spent reviewing our mouse skills plus learning about colors and other fun activities.  This week we actually made a pizza!!! Yum!

I hope you never get tired of hearing how adorable your children are!!

Have a wonderful weekend......it's actually cool..

Mrs. Speck

Pre-2-Tablets

Pre-3-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills/#7  &#16

Pre-K-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills/ #3 & #24

K-www.starfall.com

1st-www.abcya.com/1st/All About Me

2nd-www.abcya.com/2/All About Me

3rd-Chromebooks

4th-Practice Google Drawing

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2- did not come to library.

PS3 - We read Bear's New Friend, I Broke My Trunk, and When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry.

PK4 - We read When I Get Bigger and I Like Myself.  We learned how to take care of our library books and that we should treat it like a baby.  We got to check out our first library book!

Kindergarten - Mrs. Gee's class read No, David! and did a cut, paste and color sheet to reinforce good behavior.  Mrs. Woody's class read David Get's in Trouble and did a Yes/No activity to reinforce good behavior.

First Grade - We read Off to First Grade and made our own I Visit the Library book.

Second Grade - We read Lucille and A Zoo for Mister Muster to go along with their class's study of the author Arnold Lobel.

Third Grade - We began reading The Hunt for the Curious Cheese.

Fourth Grade - We completed reading Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

PS-3 Computers

These 3 year old children were amazing this week.  This is only their second time to come into the lab and they actually remembered our procedures very well.  We are always setting on the floor at first in front of the big screen, so they are able to listen to their instructions for the day.  Each child was assigned their computer last week, but did not actually touch the computer (which, of course was hard).  Learning to manipulate the mouse is rather difficult for their small hands, but it will only take a few weeks to master this skill.  Most are proficient in using the tablets, so their motor skills will continue to increase when they are comfortable using the 'mouse.' Our activities for the next few weeks will be concentrating on learning which button to push on the mouse.☺

Your children are adorable....

Have a nice weekend and hopefully you will be able to join us on Monday for our Solar Eclipse Day.

Mrs. Speck
PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills/Finger Painting
PK-www. fisherprice.com/online coloring
K-www.abcya.com/K/Letters/Alphabet Order
1st -Google Drawing-Solar Eclipse
2nd -Google Drawing-Solar Eclipse
3rd-Google Drawing-Solar Eclipse
4th- Google Drawing-Solar Eclipse

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Pete the Cat:  Too Cool for School and listed to the book on CD Pete the Cat:  Rockin' in My School Shoes.

PS3 - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.

PK4 - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.

Kindergarten - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.  We then made our own eclipse.

First Grade - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.  We then made our own eclipse.

Second Grade - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.  We then made our own eclipse.

Third Grade - We discussed the Solar Eclipse and watched a YouTube video about the Eclipse.  We then made our own eclipse.

Fourth Grade - We begin reading Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

Elementary PE

Coach Freud’s Corner

The NEWS and all that’s news from the mysterious world

elementary physical education at Ezell-Harding Christian School.

August 15, 2017

SPECIAL EVENT FOR AUGUST 21

“Now You See It, Now You Don’t”

Monday Morning, August 21, 2017, the elementary

PE  department will provide a special event for the 3rd and 4th grade classes as part of our celebration

for the “SOLAR ECLIPSE”.

Special Clue***Don’t Jump Out of an Airplane Without It!

Pre-School 2

'Adorable' is the first word that comes to mind when I think of this 2 year old class. Ending up the week with this class is very special to me. Learning our procedures will take a few weeks for these young children, but they will adapt very quickly.  ALL children love the tablets and after hearing a short story, seeing a video relating to their curriculum, the children sat at the table and the tablets were given  to them. The app today was about Elmo and the alphabet.  It is amazing how they all 'zeroed' in to Elmo.

Your children are precious.

Thank you for choosing Ezell-Harding for this school year.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Pete the Cat:  Pet and the New Guy and read along with the book on CD Pete the Cat:  I Love My White Shoes.

PS3 - We read My New Friend is So Fun! and Tiny Goes to the Library.

PK4 - We read Clifford's Best Friend and I Took my Frog to the Library.  We then began learning Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.

K - We read David Goes to School.  We then made a David puppet and discussed David's behavior and things we should and should not do at school.

1st - We took the STAR Assessment and checked out our first library book.

2nd - We took the STAR Assessment and checked out our first library book.

3rd - We took the STAR Assessment and checked out our first library book.

4th - We took the STAR Assessment and checked out our first library book.

We had a great first day in the library!

Coach Freud's Corner

The NEWS and all that's news from the mysterious world of elementary physical education of Ezell-Harding Christian School.

August 7, 2017

This fall Ezell-Harding students have a lot to look forward to as their physical education classes begin.  I am writing this blog as a preview to the activities planned for all the fall semester.  Here is a sample of what your child can look forward to:

• SAVE THE STATUES (I previously said mysterious world of PE.)
• SPEEDWAY(Hint-not for turtles.)
• STEAL THE BACON (Not your traditional game of pork.)
• THROW OUT THE TRASH (A favorite returns with a wrinkle)
• ELIMINATOR (Need I say more?)
• SECRET AGENT (If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret.)
• FANTASTIC FRIDAYS (Oldies but Goodies and I am not referring to yours truly.)
• PLAYGROUND (Everyone's favorite, weather permitting.)

This is just a sample of the physical exercise that is in store for Ezell-Harding PE students this fall.

Until next time, "KEEP ON PLAYING."

Coach Freud

2nd Grade

This 2nd grade class is very active and ready for computer class each week.  Their confidence has grown as the year has progressed which definitely is evident in our computer projects.  This week we talked of course about Cinco de Mayo, but then our main topic was 'Nutrition.'  God gave us one body and  we talked about how it is our responsibility to use our bodies to glorify Him. We talked about the main food groups and how each group is need to maintain a healthy body.  The students then used Google drawings to draw their own 'Choose My Plate' assignment.  Also Google search was used to add a picture of each food group.  Great job, 2nd graders---remember we only have one body and we have to eat the right foods so we can remain healthy.

Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Speck

PS-2 Tablets
PS-3www.tvokids.com
PK-www.sproutonline.com
K-www.kodable.com
1st grade-Tablets-Scratchjr.
2nd grade-Google Drawing
3rd grade-Google Sheets-Skittles
4th grade-Google Docs-TN Album

Elementary Library

This was our last week of classes in the library!  We have had a great year!  It is hard to believe it is over already.

This week...

PS2 - We watched the video Nursery Rhymes.

PS3 - We watched Harold and the Purple Crayon.

PK4 - We watched Curious George Takes a Vacation.

Kindergarten - We watched Harold and the Purple Crayon.

First through Fourth grades took the STAR Assessment.

First Grade

Every week in computer class, time is allotted for some type of computer skill lesson.  In our society today all of our children seem to be well versed in using their tablet or ipad. One of the special keys the kindergarten class learned about was the backspace key, so our children know how to erase a simple mistake. However,  this week in our first grade classes we just talked about 'editing' and how we should always 'edit' our work before we turn an assignment in to our teacher.  Using the delete key, the backspace key and learning how to correct our mistakes when we see that red line under a word can always be helpful.  We all make mistakes--having the students know how easy it is to correct will make their word processing assignments so much easier.

Have a blessed weekend.
Mrs. Speck
PS-2-Video-'Humpty 'Dumpty' Tablets
PS-3-www.sproutonline.com/Gardening
with Caillou/Building With Caillou
PK-www.belmikri.com
K-www.kodable.com
1st Grade-www.mathgames.com
2nd Grade-Google Drawing
3rd Grade -www.turtlediary.com
4th Grade-Google Docs/TN Album

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - did not come to library.

PS3 - We watched Curious George Takes a Vacation.

PK4 - We watched Sid the Science Kid.

Kindergarten - We read Harold and the Purple Crayon.  We then made our own book with a purple crayon.

First Grade - We watched The Early Needs You.

Second Grade - We completed reading Pitcher to Centerfield.

Third Grade - did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading Skinnybones.

Kindergarten Computers

These past few weeks have been so busy for the Kindergarten students.  Even though several hours were spent practicing for Grandparent's Day, the children still had time to complete their Safety Booklet. Their booklet consisted of typing out a parent's cell number and typing their address. Each typed page was completed with their own illustration.  All of our students were able to complete this assignment. It is so important that our children know how they can reach their parents at any given time.

Throughout the year, we have also been working on a sound booklet.  Both of these assignments will be sent home shortly.

Have a safe weekend.

Mrs. Speck

PS-2 Video-I'm a Little Teapot/Tablets
PS-3 www.turtlediary.com/Pre-K/I Spy Numbers
                                                           I Spy Animals
                                                           Learn to Count
PK-www.belmikri.com
K-www.starfall.com
4th grade-www.weather.com
          

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read The Story of Peppa Pig, Just One More, and watched the video Come On Rain.

PS3 - We read Bear Wants More, It's Spring, Dear Dragon, and Signs of Spring.

PK4 - We read Healthy Snacks, Drinking Water, and Being Active.

Kindergarten - We read Leonardo, The Terrible Monster.  We then made our own monster puppet.

First Grade - did not come to library.

Second Grade - did not come to library.

Third Grade - We continued reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading Skinnybones.

Pre-K Computer Class

The Pre-Kindergarten classes are eager for computer class and definitely know the procedures we practice each week.  

We always begin the class with the nursery rhyme video of the week.  Looking at their faces when this is on the overhead screen is adorable....Our next activity is reviewing their letter of the week and coloring which is then printed.

Easter computer activities have been our theme the past 2 class periods.  The children have colored eggs, put stickers on colored eggs, and even made magic eggs...and amazingly...there was no paint spilled anywhere.:)

I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter holiday.

Mrs. Speck

PS-Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse/#12
PK www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse/#12
Kindergarten-Coloring-kids.co-Easter Pictures
1st Coloring-kids.co-Easter Pictures
2nd Grade-Easter Holida
3rd-www.learninggamesforkids.com/simple machines
4th www.emaze.com presentations

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - Did not come to library.

PS3 - We read Easter Mice, The Easter Bunny's Assistant, and The Easter Bunny is on His Way.

PK4 - We read Here Comes the Easter Cat, Clifford's Happy Easter, and Arthur's Jellybeans.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy Plants a Jellybean, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick, and The Best Easter Egg Ever.

First Grade - We read The Easter Bunny that Overslept and watched The Berenstain Bears Easter Surprise.

Second Grade - We read Last One in is a Rotten Egg, Easter Egg, and The Legend of the Sand Dollar.

Third Grade - We continued reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading Skinnybones.


Have a safe and Happy Easter!  He is risen; He is risen indeed!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - Did not come to library.

PS3 - We read Llama, Llama, Mad at Momma, Llama, Llama, Gram and Grandpa, and April Foolishness.

PK4 - We read Squirrels and Their Nests, Bears and Their Dens, and Prairie dogs and Their Burrows.

Kindergarten - We review our book terms.  We read Bedtime for Bear and Duck, Duck, Goose.

First Grade - We read Tops & Bottoms.  We then did a compare and contrast worksheet.

Second Grade - We continued reading Pitcher to Centerfield.

Third Grade - We continued reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - We began reading Skinnybones.

Pre-School Three Computers

The three year old children remember their procedures every week--which is to come into the lab and make 2 rows on the floor in the front of the room.  After the roll is called, we watch a short video of their nursery school rhyme for the week.  It is always so fun to see their expressions....even if they have heard the rhyme many times before.  This week our rhyme was 'Hey Dittle Dittle'. Next, we review the letter of the alphabet  for the week which was 'T'. The children will color this letter on their computer and it will be printed.  We worked with two different activities on www.tvokids.com.....Bear's Birthday which reviewed our sorting skills, and Get Growing, which allowed the students to plant, water and watch their seeds grow.....which is what happens in the spring time.

These 2 classes are so much fun.  I am so proud of the way they continue to master their motor skills using the mouse.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Speck

PS-2-Tablets
PS-3-www.tvokids.com
PK-www.turtlediary.com
K-www.turtlediary.com
1st-Google Drawing
3rd-www.mathgames.com
4th- Emaze

Pre-School-2 Year Olds

Spending time with the 2 year old class every week is definitely an adventure.  Energy is everywhere.  While we do work with tablets, the first few minutes are spent with me calling the roll and calling out their names--they love this...then we read a short book followed by the nursery rhyme video they have for the week.  This week we had a short video about 'Left Hand Right Hand'.......Before we go to the table for our tablets, we usually do 'Ring Around the Roses' on the rug.  This releases some energy that has been stored up while sitting for a bit.  The children will then go to their assigned chair at the table for their tablets.  This week Elmo kept the class captivated with alphabet activities.  The children have matured so much this year physically and socially.  I love them dearly.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Speck 

PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K
                               Mouse Skills/#8 Costume Shop
                                                        #15 Painting
PK-4
www.Internet4classrooms.com
               Pre-K-Mouse
               #20 Help People Pick Pets
Kindergarten
  Safety booklet
    www.starfall.com
1st Grade
   www.worldbookonline.com
      Early World of Learning

2nd Grade
www.kidzone.ws/water
   Google Drawing

3rd Grade
Google Drawing--Truck

4th Grade
  Google Slides-Famous Tennessee
  Emaze-Famous Tennessee

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Only God can Make a Kitten, My Friend is so Sad, and Let's Go for a Drive.

PS3 - We read the Ebooks Spring Senses and Black and White.  We watched The Berenstain Bears Play Ball.

PK4 - We read Signs of Spring, When Will it be Spring, and the Ebook It's Spring.

Kindergarten - We review the book terms:  spine, spine label, cover, title page, barcode, author, and illustrator.  We then learned a new term:  the book's birthday is called the copyright date.

First Grade - We read the big book An Extraordinary Egg then made a sequencing booklet.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Screen out the Mean.

Third Grade - We watched a Tall Tales powerpoint and read the book The Bunyans.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson You've Won a Prize.

Elementary Music

We are excited about our 3rd and 4th grade program, "Possibilities" set for Thursday, March 30th at 6:30 PM in the high school gym.  We hope to see everyone there!  Many of the music classes did activities related to Irish music and Leprechauns this week for St. Patrick's Day!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Am I Making God Smile?  We then watched some Elephant and Piggie videos on You Tube.

PS3 - We read I'm a Frog and Black All Around.  We then watched Paul McCartney's version of the book Tuesday.

PK4 - We read God Made it for You, Swirl by Swirl, and This is the Day.

Kindergarten through fourth grade learned about Fractured Fairy Tales.

Kindergarten - We read Bubba, the Cowboy Prince, Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears, and Dinorella.

First Grade - We read Goldilocks Returns, Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten, and Seriously, Cinderella is so Annoying.

Second Grade - We read Three Little Aliens, Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks, and Beware of the Storybook Wolves.

Third Grade - We read Cindy Ellen, Look Out, Jack the Giant is Back, and Believe Me, Goldie Locks Rocks.

Fourth Grade - We read Smokey Mountain Rose, Three Sillie Billies, and Dusty Locks and the Three Bears.

Spanish

¡Hola amigos!

In Spanish class we have been learning vocabulary for body parts, family members, clothing, and emotions. Feel free to practice these words at home with your kids!

Las Partes del Cuerpo
la cabeza-head
los hombros-shoulders
las rodillas-knees
los pies-feet
los ojos-eyes
las orejas-ears
la boca-mouth
la nariz nose

La Familia
la mamá-mom
el papá-dad
el hermano-brother
la hermana-sister
el abuelo-grandpa
la abuela-grandma

La Ropa
la camisa-shirt
los pantalones-pants
el gorro-hat
los calcetines-socks
los zapatos-shoes

Las Emociones
feliz-happy
triste-sad
enojado-mad
cansado-tired
sorprendido-surprised
emocionado-excited
aburrido-bored

bien-good, well
así así-so so
mal-bad

Enjoy your Spring Break :)!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We watched the videos Go, Dog, Go and Are You My Mother?

PS3 - We read Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and Hop on Pop.  We then watched The Best Nest.

PK4 - We read It's a Great Day for Up, listened to the audio book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and watched The Cat in the Hat.

Kindergarten - We read a biography of Dr. Seuss and There's a Wocket in My Pocket.  We then did a math activity sheet and watched Daisy Head Maizy.

First Grade - We read Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose and did an animal friend activity sheet.  We then watched Sneetches.

Second Grade - We read Hooray for Diffendoofer Day.  We then made our own Diffendoofer character.

Third Grade - We read The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

Fourth Grade - We watched The Lorax.

Guidance

Hello, EHCS Family!  This month we are concluding our Persona Safety Curriculum.  Students have gained an understanding in the difference between helpful strangers and harmful strangers.  Students are able to identify and assertively safeguard the private areas of their bodies.  Through story telling, role play, and modeling, students know how to vocalize their feelings if they are experiencing a good touch, bad touch, or confusing touch, as well as how to advocate for themselves and seek help when needed, with emphasis placed on not keeping secrets.

During the last nine weeks of school, we will be focusing on self-control, as students work towards gaining a better understanding of the grit and tenacity that is required to finish the school year strong.  We have many exciting upcoming events as we conclude our school year, and my goal is to reiterate that academic and behavior expectations must continue to be met.  It has been a pleasure working with your child, and I am excited to see the growth in their character.

My door is always open.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to stop by.

Pre-K 2-Mrs. Gibson

There are three words to describe Mrs. Gibson's 2 year old class and they are 'full of energy.' :) Their computer time is on Thursday and I am always welcomed by hugs  and kisses.  Our class begins by me calling their names while singing a little tune.  This always gets even more giggles..

I will then read a short story, followed by a You-tube video of their nursery rhyme of the week. After having a 'ring around the roses' game, the children will go to their table and the tablets will be distributed.  So many apps are installed on their tablets and after playing the assigned app, the children are free to choose their own. They definitely know how to use their pointer finger...
  
It is amazing to see how the children have grown physically throughout the year, but also how their attention span and their social skills have increased as well.

We are blessed to have these children at Ezell-Harding.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Speck

PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.turtlediary.com/Learn to Count/Shapes
PK     www,turtlediary.com/Upper Case Letters/Color by Letter
K     -www.turtlediary.com/K?Heavy or Light/Abacus
1st  www.abcya.com/1st Grade/ Word Search
2nd  www.spellingcity.com
3rd  www.readwritethink.org
4th  www.emaze.com

Music

We had a wonderful program, "The Grumps of Ring-A-Ding Town" on January 26 with the 1st and 2nd graders!  The 3rd and 4th graders are now working on their program set for Thursday, March 30, at 6:30pm in the HS gym.  It is called "Possibilities" with the theme being about the the wonderful opportunities and possibilities that everyone has to choose what they will do with their life when they grow up.  I hope you will come and support our students on March 30!  Our younger students have been keeping busy learning about the basic elements of music and basic rhythms.  Singing, moving, games and learning in fun ways are the best ways to learn about Music!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Pete the Cat:  Old MacDonald had a Farm and Chicken, Chicken, Duck.  We watched the video Rosie's Walk.

PS3 - We read Rabbits and Their Burrows, Race Cars, and .  We watched the video Rosie's Walk.

PK4 - We read Biscuit's Day at the Farm, Duck on a Tractor, and watched nursery rhyme videos.

Kindergarten - We read Caterpillars, The Case of the Missing Caterpillar, and watched Waiting for Wings.

First Grade - We made a President's Day booklet and watched a video about President's Day.

Second Grade - did not come to library.

Third Grade - We began reading Wayside School Is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library.

Coach Freud's PE Blog-Winter Edition

The Groundhog may have seen his shadow in Punxsutawney, but the weather is middle Tennessee has not been conductive to his prediction.  Warm days in the upper 50's, 60's, and 70's have prevailed for much of February, and elementary PE classes have taken advantage of the spring-like weather with visits to the playground.  During inclement days, the students have played indoor games like Two-ball Soccer, Eliminator (similar to Dodge ball only the ball must be kicked and not thrown), Home Run Derby, Line-tag, Noodle-tag, and Movement with Music on Fridays.

Fourth Grade Computers

Fourth graders continue to be very busy...their keyboarding skills improve every week...and they are always eager to learn something new.  This week the students investigated the presentation application called Emaze.  After a short tutorial video, the students were eager to begin their own fun presentation.  Exploring and collaborating with their friends made it even more fun.  The students will be making a presentation about 'weather' shortly. After appropriate research, students will be using their word processing skills and will be  able to create an amazing presentation in a short period of time. 

I love to see the progress these students are making weekly.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Speck 

PK-3 www.turtlediary.com/Preschool/Face/Coloring
PK www.turtlediary.com/Preschool/Learn to Write Numbers
                                                                Color the Shapes
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-Ordinal Numbers/Google Drawing Activity
2nd Grade-www.abcya.com/2nd Grade/Word Cloud-Kindness
3rd Grade-Google Docs/Kindness Activity
4th Grade-www.emaze.com







     

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Clifford's Kitten, Just Me and My Puppy, and Clifford Tries His Best.

PS3 - We read The Perfect Pet and Animals Around the House.  We watched Clifford and Birdy Makes Three.

PK4 - We read The Great Gracie Chase and Pets at the White House.  We watched The Berenstain Bears Pet Show.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy Meets the Tooth Fairy, Andrew's Loose Tooth, and Tabitha's Terrifically Tough Tooth.  We then colored Tooth sheet and got to bring home a new toothbrush!

First Grade - We read Teasing Trouble and watched Sid the Science Kid Teeth.  We got to take home a new toothbrush!

Second Grade - We read Rotten Ralph's Rotten Romance and The Valentine's Day from the Black Lagoon.

Third Grade - We began reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - We finished watching Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

Third Grade Computers

The Third Grade class comes to the lab on Tuesday afternoon. Even after a full day of class, these students are ready for more instructions.  Keyboarding is always our first assignment....the students practice on www.typingclub.com...this is obvious a life skill and I am so proud of these students for mastering this skill so early in their educational life.

February is Black History month, so the students each took one person to research and write a short paragraph about. Throughout the next few weeks, they will be able to orally present their person to the class... I am so very proud of their hard work.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck

PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.turtlediary.com
             Games/Spider Count
                         Learn To Write
Pk-4-www.turtlediary.com
          Games/Color By Letter
                      Write Upper Case Letters

Kindergarten
www.starfall.com

1st Grade
america-qr-codes-1.jpg
3rd Grade
 www.spellingcity.com
4th Grade
Rough Draft--Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Valentine's Day is Cool and Valentine Mice.  We watched a nursery rhyme video.

PS3 - We read Valentine's Day is Cool, Valentine Mice, and Franklin's Valentines.

PK4 - We read Panda's Valentine's Day and Clifford's First Valentine's.  We watched Candy for Sale.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy's Valentine, Love, Splat, and Valentine's Bears.

First Grade - We completed reading Kylie Jean Valentine Queen.

Second Grade - We read Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery.

Third Grade - We read The Runaway Valentine and The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine.  We watched The Berenstain Bears Cupid's Surprise.

Fourth Grade - We watched the first half of the movie How to be a Perfect Person in Three Days.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read ZZZ Zoink, Rise and Shine, and watched a Humpty Dumpty video on You Tube.

PS3 - We read Nighty Night, Noah, Rise and Shine, and watched a Humpty Dumpty video on You Tube.

PK4 - We read Bernard's Nap and Bear Sees Colors.  We also watched Bear Snores On.

Kindergarten - We read Groundhog Day, Fluffy Meets the Groundhog, and Who Will See Their Shadow.  We also watched Christina the Groundhog.

First Grade - We began reading Kylie Jean Valentine Queen.

Second Grade - We introduced the Cam Jansen Series and read Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery.

Third Grade - We continued learning how to use our catalog system in the library.

Fourth Grade - We completed reading Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

Pre-Kindergarten Computers

Mrs. Tidwell's pre-kindergarten class is the first class in the lab on Monday morning.  After praise chapel, the children can be heard singing a praise song coming down the hall and into the computer lab.  The children know the procedures which promotes an orderly transition from one activity to another. Mrs. William's class is first period on Friday..and they also come into the classroom very orderly.

Cinderella was the You-tube this week...from their 4 year old curriculum.  The children know this story, but it is always fun to see a short video taken from their curriculum...I love watching them watch the video.

The letter the class focused on this week was 'R'.  Turtle diary gives us a quick review of words and pictures that begin with that sound. Our next assignment is to color that letter from Internet4classrooms.com and print...

Learning to eat healthy can be practiced very early.  We had fun with 'Eating Healthy' from the website fisher-price.  I was impressed that the children knew so many of the vegetables mentioned.  We also had fun with an activity that let us play songs on the computer piano.... these children are making such progress with their skills and confidence.

Have a great weekend.

C Speck

PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.fisher-price
         Little People-Animal Explorer
         Little People-Memory Match
PK- www.fisher-price.com
        Healthy Food Hunt
        Let's Play Piano
Kindergarten
   Gee-www,kodable.com
    Woody-www.starfall.com
1st Grade
  www,abcya.com/1st Grade/Numbers/Marble Math
2nd Grade
   www. topmarks.co.uk
3rd Grade www.greatblackheroes.com
4th Grade www,freetypinggame.net
                  Google Docs

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Blue Chicken.  We watched Brown Bear and From Head to Toe on You Tube.

PS3 - We read Blue Chicken, Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, and watched the video Bear Snores On.

PK4 - We read Fast Food, Ride, Fly Guy, Ride, and watched Transportation for Kids on You Tube.

Kindergarten - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Keeping it Private.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Keeping it Private.

Second Grade - did not come to library.

Third Grade - We began learning how to use our library catalog system.

Fourth Grade - We began reading Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Pete's Big Lunch and A Pet for Pete.  We then watched a video from Auto B. Good.

PS3 - We watched Five Little Monkeys, Little Quack, and There's a Nightmare in the Attic.

PK4 - We watched Five Little Monkeys, Little Quack, and There's a Nightmare in the Attic.

Kindergarten - We read Thomas' Snowsuit and watched the video.  We then drew a picture of ourselves in a snowsuit we would like to wear.

First Grade - We read The Emperor's Egg and did a before and after activity sheet to see how much we knew about penguins.

Second Grade - did not come to library.

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

Fourth Grade - did not come to library.

First Grade Computer Class

   With Christmas break and then a snow day last week, our students are excited  to be back in school.  Class always begins with a short video from www.brainpopjr.com.  This week the video was about 'Winter'--very appropriate..
    After a short time is spent on keyboarding, the students were directed to www.code.org.  Immediately the students were engaged in problem solving and helping each other.  There are many sites that encourage programming; however, we will continue to progress through this site when the students are coding in the lab. Hearing their 'cheering' when a puzzle was completed brought a smile to my face. I inform the students that some of them will be programmers some day and they actually got their start in First Grade computer class.😊

Have a great weekend.

C Speck

PS-2-Jack be Nimble
      Tablets
PS-3
      www.Internet4classrooms.com
         Mouse Skills
         #9 & #10
PK-www.funbrain.com
        Treehouse Builder
        Balloon Blow-Up
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www,code.org/Course 1
2nd Grade-www,code.org/Course 2
3rd Grade-www.code.org/Course 2
4th Grade-www.code.org/Course 2

Elementary Library

1/13/17

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read A Ball for Daisy, Train Man, and Bear Sees Colors.

PS3 - We read Don't Wake Up Mama, Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake, and Five Little Monkeys Jumped on the Bed.  We then pretended we were monkeys, sang the song, and "jumped" on the bed.

PK4 - We read Don't Wake Up Mama, Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake, and Five Little Monkeys Jumped on the Bed.  We then watched the video Arctic Antics.

Kindergarten -  We read Charlie's Snow Day and Snowmen at Night.  We then drew a picture of what we would do if we stayed up all night.

First Grade - We read Three Snow Bears and watched the video Stranger in the Woods.

Second Grade - We did the STAR Assessment.

Third Grade - We learned about Biography and Autobiography and where those books are located in the library.

Fourth Grade - We did the STAR Assessment.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - Did not come to library.

PS3 - We watched the video Peppa's Christmas.

PK4 - We watched the video Peppa's Christmas and read Froggy's Best Christmas and Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear.

Kindergarten - We read Santa's Big Sneeze and colored a picture of Santa with a cold.

First Grade - We read Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All, Peter Clause and the Naughty List, and Click, Clack , Ho Ho Ho!

Second Grade - We read Jingle Bells, Homework Smells, Rotten Ralph's Rotten Christmas, and Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Third Grade - Did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - We watched the McGee and Me video Twas the Fight Before Christmas.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!