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Children use a variety of online services, and each of these services can have different safety concerns. However, there are some basic tips which you can employ no matter how your children use the Internet.
Grades 6 - 8This week we moved into our Intermediate typing lessons. We also are beginning our Notetaking and Study Skills Unit. Students viewed a Powerpoint about the ways they can help themselves become academically successful. We learned about visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles and that some of us are a combination of 2 or more learning styles. We had the opportunity to comment on the discussion board about what 3 areas we think we can incorporate into our own lives to help us succeed academically. Next week, we will undertake a study skills assessment to find out what works for each of the students and start to plan on how to best use our strengths as we prepare for exams. We will also work on our notetaking skills. Grades 3 - 5We finalized our book selection for our book trailers. Next week we begin our storyboard, and learn how to use Animoto to create our trailers. We earned some free time on the computers this week so we took the opportunity to safely browse songs with clean lyrics on youtube. Students were notified of the consequences for abusing our technology policy and were made aware they are being monitored on school computers at all times. Grades K - 2It was Read Across America week and Dr. Seuss' birthday on Wednesday, March 2nd. All classes viewed a biographical video about Theodor Seuss Geisel and learned about the award given each year to the best beginning book author and illustrator. We read last year's winner - You are (Not) Small by husband and wife team, author Anna Kang and illustrator Christopher Weyant. We also got to view a video when they were first notified they had won and their thank you speech to their daughters, editors, publishers and teachers and librarians. We got to touch the medal on the book too! Next week we are going to be using Keyboard Zoo on abcya.com to begin our keyboarding lessons and will begin to use our headphones and headphone covers including how to install our headphones, keep them snag free and how to put them away. Spring Scholastic Book Fair - March 11 - March 18In two weeks, we will have our Spring Scholastic Book Fair. Book order forms went home the other day. It is a good idea to send younger students who will be carrying money to place money in a zippered sandwich bag with their name on it. This way, our helpers can put change back in safely and students won't easily lose their money. I have attached some book list prices including the tax amount so that you can plan for your child's purchases. They do not need to buy books, We will be browsing the book fair during library time so they will have other activities to keep them occupied if they are not buying. All grades K - 8, will have an opportunity to visit the Book Fair.
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AuthorMrs. Unger is the School Librarian at GCCS,. Teacher of Library Information and Digital Literacy Skills, Supreme Book Recommender, Major Book Nerd and Tech Lover. Archives
November 2016
CategoriesA person's a person, no matter how small - Dr. Seuss |