St. Mary School
Taylorville, Illinois
Computer Corner
Cathy Schaeffer
April 2008
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| Wish List |
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- Kodak G Series Photo Paper and Ink |
- HP 45, 78 and 95 ink cartridges |
- Brother Laser Ink Cartridge NT CO350 |
- Copy paper |
- Slim Line Jewel Cases for CD’s |
- Blank CD-R |
- Blank DVD + R or DVD +RW |
- 2 GB Flash drives for faculty and staff (we need a total of 12) |
In The Classroom |
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Kindergarten |
Mrs. Heinemann’s class began working on the Phonics software. Students learned beginning and ending consonants as well as short and long vowel sounds. |
First Grade |
Mrs. Peabody’s class worked in Amusement Park Phonics. Activities include alphabetizing, vowel sounds and choosing the correct word to complete a sentence. First graders also worked on Penny Panda to work on money skills. |
Second Grade |
Ms. Stone’s class has also worked in Amusement Park Phonics to help with reading and spelling skills. Second graders enjoyed a dinosaur activity that was an extension of our lesson on measurement. Each student received a small capsule that turned into a sponge dinosaur shape once it was exposed to warm water. We used our estimating and measuring skills when the dinosaurs “hatched.” |
Third Grade |
Miss Murray’s class has visited several fun websites to help reinforce classroom lessons. For English activities, we visited http://activities.bradleys-english-school.com/. They practiced keyboarding on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/. They also learned about circuits and conductors on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/conductors.shtml. Third graders worked on fractions on the site http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame. |
Fourth Grade |
Mrs. Daley’s class has been studying the solar system during computer class. The students completed two quizzes using www.enchantedlearning.com. They became “experts” on a specific planet using the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/. Students used the information they learned to create question slides for the Quizdom game. |
Fifth Grade |
Miss Mooney’s class has worked on several lessons and quizzes in www.brainpop.com. Topics include sound waves, light, refraction and differentiation, color, energy sources, states of matter, and matter changing states. |
Sixth Grade |
Mrs. Kennedy’s class completed their biome brochures using Microsoft Publisher. They moved on to learning how to use the Excel program by interviewing students about favorite things during recess. For a tutorial in Excel, visit http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm. |
Thank you to Mrs. Bernie Sloan for donating the flash drives for our faculty and staff! They will come in handy to transfer files back and forth from home. |
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Resources |
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Advent sites:http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/ http://www.catholicmom.com/advent_kids.htm http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/christmas_advent.htm http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/advent125.htm http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/child/adv.html http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/advent_paper_chain.htm |
Great sites I recommend:Primary GradesPhonics and Reading skills – www.starfall.com http://pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.html Primary Grades
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Deepen your FaithVisit these sites to help you get more out of the readings during Mass, or to get ideas to help you live your faith! |
Faith for students |
HERE ARE SOME SITES YOUR FAMILY WILL ENJOYwww.mrnussbaum.com - Draggable Math - is good practice for all math operations This site also features Social Studies activities www.papervalentines.com - Print out a variety of Valentines to cut and color www.jacksonpollock.org - Your mouse becomes a paintbrush with each click of the mouse, the color changes. Move your mouse all over the page to create a masterpiece www.tuxpaint.org - a delightful painting program that features a stamp tool and many other fun extras. This is a free download. www.faithfirst.com - This website compliments our religion book. Your family will enjoy the games on this site. |
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Please send any interesting or helpful website to me at cschaeffer@ctitech.com |
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Special Thanks To:
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Meet Digital Dan  |
Sponsor a StationThere are now only 22 stations available for sponsorship in the computer lab. Call the school office at 824-6501 if you are interested in an application. Sponsorship is $100 per station per school year. Anyone who sponsors a station now will have sponsorship through the end of school year 2008. Individuals, families or businesses may sponsor a station. You may sponsor a station in honor of a person or in memory of a loved one. Funds raised from sponsorship will help pay for ongoing lab expenses, such as CD ROM’s, ink cartridges, photo paper, and printer paper. Each station that is sponsored will have a sturdy, plastic tent card bearing the name of the sponsor and the dedication. |