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News November 20, 2009

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During the month of November we start to talk about the things that give quality to our lives. Thanksgiving seems most appropriate for reflection on basic human needs and recognizing that not everyone has the same personal experience as each of us.The early Pilgrims faced struggles and made it through, at least in part, by the generosity of our Native Americans. We often need the help of others and can find our own ways to offer a helping hand.

Here are a couple of VoiceThread presentations of our most recent class books. We are trying to make a new book each week. The books are traveling around to all student homes and parents are writing messages back to the whole class in praise of their efforts.

Here is a direct link to the VoiceThread page. It may allow a larger picture.

Our next book was scanned at a higher resolution so it should be more readable. Tinkering with technology is necessary for professional growth and it makes the learning more fun when you can see improvement along the way. The children are reciting their own pages.

This one is entitled, I Am Thankful.

Here is the direct link for that one as well.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/772/feed 0 Paddle-To-the-Sea http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/763 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/763#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:32 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=763 One of my all-time favorite stories is Paddle-To-the-Sea by Holling C Holling. It was made into a film quite a few years ago and I was excited to find it today online to show the class while we study Native Americans. They have asked that I share the link with you so you can watch it together at home. Here’s the link courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada. Enjoy!

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News November 13, 2009

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Sock Collection!

101 pairs and 14 days left.

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News November 6, 2009

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Halloween Treat Bags

It’s amazing what children will think of when you give them some die cuts, paper bags, and markers. These treat bags held lots and lots of shared treasures. Thanks everyone; you made our party just awesome!

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News October 30, 2009

When we weren’t snacking or making our goodie bags with Mrs. Boutilier, we were working on some math activities. Today we did Inventory Bags, Build It, and math workbook pages. We even had a fire drill and Grade 5 Reading Buddies! Now that is a really Fun Friday!

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News October 16, 2009

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/694/feed 0 Laptops In Kindergarten http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/699 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/699#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:12:12 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=699 We had our first experience with Mac laptops in the classroom today. The children were thrilled – and so was their teacher. They did a marvelous job following directions and helping each other. We plan to include one hour of laptop exploration each week. That way we can visit a few different programs online, as well as explore installed software. This week we used the program This Is Sand. It’s fun and easy so the children found success right away. Check out a short video of the children using the program.

Intro to Macs Oct 09 from gail poulin on Vimeo.

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