Summer is always fun for teachers, because it gives us time to travel to new places and learn about new things. I love to “travel” to new places in Google Earth, but it’s even more fun to actually go there! Here is a picture of my husband and me in New York City’s Central Park.
First and second grade students made PowerPoint documents about cats. The first graders added a title and a picture of a cat. The second graders did the same, but also added an acrostic about cats. They printed their finished documents and took them home. CATS PowerPoint example page
The Parkwood Faculty and Staff have been invited to participate in a Virtual Pumpkin Carving Contest! You can have just as much fun by going to http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf and carefully carving your own. After carving your pumpkin, click DONE and your carved pumpkin will be lit up!
I hope everyone has a safe and candy-filled Happy Halloween!
Mrs. Corry
Second graders are learning to use Microsoft Word. Many students already know how to make capital letters by using the shift key, but many are processing for the first time! We are currently writing a short paragraph about a fish who has a cat staring hungrily through his bowl. What will happen to the fish? Students have many great ideas and will be inputting them into their documents and saving their documents into their second grade folder.
Kindergarteners and First Graders are sharpening their mouse skills by practicing the click and drag technique. Control of their mouse is a crucial start, and creating circle art projects helps them practice that control. I hope every child made it home with their colorful computer generated projects!
