Books Featured this Week!

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison

A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting

Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

A Day With No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch

Point of View Lessons - 5th Grade

The 5th grade students completed their UbD research project on Point of View. During their library lessons this week, books written with specific or multiple points of view were discussed. This style of writing and reading connected their research project to books we have in the LMC.
Featured books on point of view:
Because of Mr. Terrup by Rob Buyea
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney

Kindergarten Update

The kindergarten students practiced their letter sounds this week using Starfall. It is a fun and exciting way to learn to read using a phonics website.

Click here to see Starfall.com

Kerpoof Club a Success!

I am pleased to say we had 16 very motivated 4th grade students attend the first after school Kerpoof Club for the year! They learned how to use the tools, experimented with them, and are beginning to plan out their first animated movie.

If any 4th grade student would like to join Kerpoof Club, the sign out sheets have moved out of the classrooms and are now in the LMC. Join in on the fun!!

1st Grade Animal Research

The first grade students used PebbleGo to gather facts about an animal of their choice. They wrote down their facts and could choose Pixie (text and illustrations) or PhotoBooth (video) to share what they have learned. We are so proud of their first research project!

Click here to check out their work!

Kerpoof Club Sign-Up

The 4th grade students are hearing commercials about Kerpoof Club. They have the opportunity to sign up for this after school club to make animated movies. Too see more information about the club, click here.

5th Grade Update on their UbD Project

The students have been researching current day debate topics. They are using their new Google search strategies to more efficiently find the information needed. Note taking is on their PrimaryPad. They are clearly enjoying taking notes electronically. We are finishing the note taking process this week and will begin to write a persuasive speech that will be filmed using Photobooth. Let's see how convincing they will be!!!

1st Grade Research

Mrs. Tazi's first grade class just finished their first research project on animals. They used PebbleGo to find information on an animal of their choice. They read, listened, and watched videos about their animals. The students then wrote 1-2 facts that they thought were important to share. Some of the students selected Pixie to draw a picture of their animal and write their facts. Others selected Photobooth to record their information. Check it out!

Click here

Kindergarten Update

This week Kindergarten used the program Pixie to learn how to double-click, click and drag, and create a picture of their name using lettered blocks. They also used Espresso Primary to find letters on the keyboard.

http://espresso.definedlearning.com/

5th Grade Research Project Update

The 5th grade students are completing their research on their assigned historical figure. Today they began creating a Fakebook page on that person. This fake cite allows the students to post comments, create fictitious friends, and be creative when sharing the information they have been gathering.

Fakebook:
http://classtools.net/fb/home/page

Featured Books in the LMC

All Stations! Distress! by Don Brown

Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian

Testing the Ice by Sharon Robinson

Duck at the Door by Jacki Urbanovic

Kindles in the LMC!!

The LMC is excited to announce that students in 4th and 5th grade will have the opportunity to check-out a Kindle. The Kindles will be loaded with books from the Bluestem and Caudill list. A Kindle can be checked out for one week only. Students will be randomly selected each week.