The Hour of Code

This week (December 9-15, 2013) is Computer Science Education Week, and what better way to celebrate than with code.org's The Hour of Code 2013?!

Learning how to write computer code is so important for all people, young and old, in our ever changing, technologically driven world, so take some time out of your day and learn code - I did!

i-Ready Diagnostic

As we discussed today in class, every student is responsible for completing the i-Ready diagnostic assessments for both math and reading. Please log on to www.i-ready.com and get these assessments completed today!

View today's recording for information on how to log in to i-Ready.

Multimedia Presentation Tools

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September 11th List Poem

Yesterday in class we began discussing the events of September 11, 2001. Today our class read parts of a Scholastic News article about 9/11 and highlighted the words that stood out the most to their group. Then we collaborated in a whole group setting, and my AWESOME 4th graders came up with the following list poem (the bold words at the end of each line are the words they highlighted):

On September 11, 2001 the U.S. was ATTACKED.

Four planes HIJACKED.

On the same day, two buildings were destroyed by planes flown by TERRORISTS.

As the buildings caught fire, they COLLAPSED.

After that, part of the Pentagon was DESTROYED.

In Shanksville, PA, the fourth plane CRASHED.

We will never forget the 3,000 KILLED.

I really was quite impressed with these kiddos!

As a side note, one of my students shared his experience remembering those wounded and lost as a result of the attacks on 9/11/01. He participated in the Old Glory Run held at Nellis Air Force base. They made sure that the American flag kept going around Freedom Park from 6:00 am - 4:30 pm yesterday. Check out the video HERE.

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