One of the most important discussions we can have with our children is about digital citizenship and online safety. Assistant U. S. Attorney Debra Ireland, part of Project Safe Childhood, will speak at a parent coffee hosted by the Lower School on Thursday, February 9th, from 7:35 - 8:35 a.m. She will discuss digital footprints, cyber bullying, online safety and more. Following her presentation, she will meet with 3rd and 4th grade students for an age appropriate discussion on digital citizenship. We hope you will join us for this important conversation.
This event is open to all parents and I would encourage you to attend if possible!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Sumdog
I have introduce yet another web site for fact practice to the girls. It is called Sumdog. It looks like it would be more motivating to the girls than some of the others. As they practice their facts and compete with other people, they can earn points to "buy" things for their avatar. They can purchase clothes, accessories, and fun items using points that they have earned. You just may have to remind them that the point is to practice their math. They will probably want to spend more time designing their avatar than working on their math facts! You can choose the skill to work on for each session such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, number patterns, etc. It might be a fun alternative during the week as you practice for the fact tests. I put a live link over on the right side of my blog. The girls know where it is and shouldn't have any problem getting to the site independently. Have fun!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Animal Reports
The girls have been asked to do some thinking and come up with three animals that they would like to research. She will only report on ONE, but I would like to have options so that we don't have a repeat of the same animal in our class. They should list them in order of preference. We will be working on a file folder report in class. More information will be coming home about that part soon. Animal choices should not include pets or farm animals. They should not choose animals that are very rare because information may be too difficult for them to find.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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