Wow! Can you believe that glaze of ice we have outside? It is slick out there, so hopefully everyone stays safe. Hopefully, your child has some boots to wear outdoors because it will be slippery on the playground.
Today your child is bringing home a letter explaining signing up online for "Parent Teacher Conferences." Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Monday, February 11th and Tuesday, February 12th. Your child is to attend the conference with you because he or she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his or her work and behaviors. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Wednesday, January 30th, but the letter is going home tonight explaining how to do it. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!
Last Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr's life through some books, videos, and creating a hand print peace flower that we have displayed in our hallway. I have had several students request placing the videos online, so if your child clicks on the link below, he or she can watch some of the videos that we watched in class on Martin Luther King, Jr's life. Enjoy!Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered
Brain Pop Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Activity Village (scroll down to the bottom for the choice of 3 different videos)
I have added a new site below in the "Informational Websites and Games" section of my blog. I am also adding this link within the post. Technology is becoming a very important factor in your child's education. While you child may be able to navigate on a computer to search on the Internet, play games, download, etc, he or she also needs the computer to write/type Word documents. One area your child can work on at home (with some opportunities at school) is keyboarding. Proper keyboarding will help his or her typing skills and make it easier to type correctly. Eventually, you would like to see your child type without looking at his or her fingers and keeping his or her fingers on the correct keys. The program is called "Dance Mat Typing." We will practice it at school later this week, but feel free to have your child work on this program at home. If your child is working on "Dance Mat Typing," please see that your child starts at Level 1 in the program to start in the correct place. See if your child wants to test it out!Dance Mat Typing
Lastly, on Friday I introduced a video website that the students LOVED called "Animoto." I gave the students the option to use the website this weekend, and it looks like many of them took the opportunity to use the site this weekend. I reminded the students that this is my account when they log in and they must use it appropriately. They also must not "delete" or "edit" another student's video. Like the "Dance Mat Typing" link, I am adding the "Animoto" link below and also adding it to the "Information to Remember" section of the blog. Ask your child to show you how "Animoto" works, if they have not done so already!
Animoto
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me. Have an awesome week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. McCarville
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