In the Alder and Cedar computer classes all students are required to pick up a "Make Up Assignment" slip if they have been absent from a class. About half of our class time is spent on developing correct typing skills and posture. With more concentrated efforts in developing the proper typing etiquette our students will be more successful as they enter high school. At this time most 5th-8th grade students are encouraged to be typing between 20-40 WPM with 90% accuracy.
A "Make Up Assignment" slip requires 15-20 minutes of typing done at home on www.typing.com. This is the site that our students use in class and they are very familiar with it. Please monitor your child's work and then sign the slip and return to me as soon as possible. Thank you. This makes for a successful typist!
Monday, January 18, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
2016!
Our Media Center Schedule has changed. Please check out our schedule to find out your child's library day. Many students still have library books out from the break. Please help remind them to bring them back on their library day. Thank you.
In our Trillium library classes we are discovering the parts of a book are just like us. We are reconstructing a book to see the different parts. In Huckleberries, we are discovering nonfiction elements and the purposes of why we read non-fiction. In Clarkia, we are reviewing fables. This week we played a matching game to see which group could match all the different fables to their correct elements. We were a little rusty but I think by next week we will have it down.
During our computer times the Clarkia are working on typing posture and choosing a typing skill to improve their accuracy. The Alders and Cedars worked on finishing up their scratch projects and continue to work on typing accuracy as well.
In our Trillium library classes we are discovering the parts of a book are just like us. We are reconstructing a book to see the different parts. In Huckleberries, we are discovering nonfiction elements and the purposes of why we read non-fiction. In Clarkia, we are reviewing fables. This week we played a matching game to see which group could match all the different fables to their correct elements. We were a little rusty but I think by next week we will have it down.
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| Folktale Matching Activity |
During our computer times the Clarkia are working on typing posture and choosing a typing skill to improve their accuracy. The Alders and Cedars worked on finishing up their scratch projects and continue to work on typing accuracy as well.
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