Whoops! I forgot to update last week so let’s catch up on the last 2 weeks of computer class… Kindergarteners learned how to use Tumble Books. Tumble Books is a great way for your students to read online at school and at home. Visit the childrens’ section of the Vernon Area Public Library web site …

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Kindergarten continued to explore Starfall.com and started learning about a new web site, Treasures, which features activities linked to our Treasures reading program. 1st grade worked on their last illustrated sentence. Next week, they’ll have an opportunity to finish any work they didn’t have time to during the first three weeks which also gives them …

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We missed a couple Kindergarten classes this week because of Halloween celebrations so we took a little break with the rest to let them explore Starfall.com. Starfall is a great website with lots of educational games and activities for younger students. 1st graders continue to work on writing and illustrating sentences in Kid Pix. We’ll …

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1st graders are learning how to use Kid Pix to write and illustrate sentences. This will lead into larger projects that involve sequencing and storytelling. 2nd grade used Kidspiration this week to do a mealwork/milkweed bug assessment. 3rd grade finished up their Charlotte’s Web projects with a word cloud. Word clouds are a great way …

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1st graders worked in Kidspiration complete a rhyming activity using the AT and IT sounds. 2nd grade finished up learning how to use Pages and started an insect assessment using Kidspiration as well. 3rd graders created Charlotte’s Web crossword puzzles at Puzzlemaker. 4th grade continues to follow the Tandys around the Northeast region of the …

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Kindergarten learned how to use Kidspiration this week. Kidspiration is an idea mapping program we’ll be using from time to time throughout the year. This week we used it to create AB and ABB patterns. 1st grade finished up learning how to play EMGames and began some rhyming exercises in Kidspiration using it to find …

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Kindergarten continued to practice login and logout procedures.  We’re comfortable with their abilities now and will be moving on to some pattern activities next week. 1st grade learned how to play 2 Fisted Penny Grab this week in EMGames. 2nd grade started learning how to use Pages. Pages is the word processor we use at …

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Mrs. Goldstein and I started an exciting new project in the library this week. If successful, it should continue throughout the year and every year after. Visit our Tripp QR Codes web site for more information. Kindergarten continues to practicing logging in and out of the computers. They’re getting much better at it.  In between …

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Welcome Back! We have a new log in procedure this year that will be easier for our students in the long run but can be a little confusing at first so our kindergarten and first grade students have been practicing logging in and out of the computers as well as learning how to find programs …

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