It was great to see so many parents at Open House on
Wednesday night! Thank you for coming.
Here’s what been going on in the lab this week:
PreK & Kindergarten – We’re working a lot on mouse
control and coordination right now, with lots of practice clicking, double
clicking, and dragging and dropping. This week, the students sorted out a pile
of Autumn leaves by dragging them and dropping them into new piles, reinforcing
the concepts of color and shape.
1st Grade – We opened the lesson by talking about
opposites, with the students brainstorming many examples. We then did an
internet search for clipart images to match some of our opposite pairs and saved them
onto our desktop. Next week, the students will insert their images into a Pages
document and create captions.
2nd Grade – Students worked in pairs to research
an aspect of Westward Expansion, then took notes on a graphic organizer. They
will continue their research next week, then organize their findings on a
handout for their classmates.
3rd Grade – Students researched the Vikings on
the BBC website, watching videos and playing a Viking game.
4th Grade – This week, 4th graders began
a virtual Around the World race; in partners, they have to plan a trip around
the world, starting and ending in Thorpe and visiting all seven continents.
They must record the latitude and longitude of each of their destinations and
calculate the distance using online resources and Google Earth. The team that
can achieve this while travelling the fewest miles will win!
Have a fab weekend!
Mrs. Elliott
