Update

School has started again and we are finished with 1st Quarter. Yesterday we had our first quarter reward. We began the day with a movie. The kids seemed to love their choice - Zoo Keeper. After the movie we went out side and cooked hotdogs by the fire. Once lunch was over we played relay races, sock dodge ball, noodle hockey, and tug-o-war. The weather was beautiful for our day outside. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as the teachers did.

Summer

Hello and I hope you are having a good summer. Myself and several other teachers have had an opportunity to go to Chicago and learn more about Apple computers. We are excited about what we are learning and can't wait to come back and teach it to you in the fall.

End of 3rd Quarter

This week is the last week of 3rd quarter. The year is going by so fast. 8th graders have finished their typing text book and have moved on to Excel and are learning to make graphs. 7th grade is also working on Excel and learning to do calculations on Excel.

ISAT's Begin

ISAT's begin this week and we will have a very different schedule for school this week. The ISAT schedule will allow us to have much longer class periods and work on bigger projects. 7th grade will be compiling their census information using Microsoft Excel to make charts and graphs. 8th grade will be working on completing their typing book.

3rd Quarter Begins

This quarter we are going to start working on new programs on the computer. Excel and PowerPoint are the two main programs we will learn and use this quarter. We will also continue perfecting our typing skills and formatting in Microsoft Word. The 2010 Winter Olympics start February 12th and we will be using information from the Olympics to do projects.

Almost half way done!!

The year is almost half way over. It has gone really fast. The 8th graders are working on projects for science. They have to use the Internet to find information and pictures about a planet and create a poster about their planet. We will then get back to typing. 7th graders are working on perfecting their typing and learning some formatting skills in Microsoft Word. We are almost done with our typing book and then will begin working on Microsoft Excel and Power Point.

Fall Festival 2009

This Week

Hello again!! This week we are working on more typing. This week our typing is being applied to real world situations. 7th grade students are working on their Nuclear Age research projects and preparing their information for a poster presentation. 8th grade students researched and learned about Veteran's Day. Both our 7th and 8th grade students are working on learning how to write thank you letters.

2nd Quarter

As we begin 2nd Quarter we are going to continue typing and learning the keyboard. 8th graders are beginning to learn the number pad this week and the 7th graders are going to research their Nuclear Age Project for Ms. Anderson in computer class.

Quarter End

Last Friday, the 23rd, was the end of 1st quarter. I spent the weekend finishing grading your papers and entering your grades into the grade book. I am VERY happy with the grades you have earned in computers this quarter. You have all worked so hard and your typing skills are improving all of the time because of your efforts! Today we start Parent Teacher Conferences and I am excited to talk to your parents and tell them how wonderful you are all doing. My goal for next quarter for 7th grade is to continue improving our typing skills and start learning formatting in Microsoft Word. We will also start working on projects from other classes that require the use of computers. 8th grade, my goal for you is also to continue improving your typing skills. Many of you are great typist and I want you to focus on your accuracy while keeping your speed. We will also continue working with your other classes on projects that require technology. Let me know if you have any questions or comments!