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10/14/2010 14:44
We tried to get caught up in the lab this morning. Most of us finished our sensory piece and located a source for our I-search. In the afternoon, Ms. Lamb's class practiced notetaking with the Current Events Magazine, Junior Scholastic. We are getting pretty good at it.
Progress reports go home...
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10/13/2010 15:14
We finally finished our last NECAP today. We worked very hard on these tests. We can't wait to celebrate with our trip to the Flynn on Friday.
Today we practiced a new line up for fire drills.
We also spent a little time on our I-search. We learned beginning note-taking and looked for our internet...
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10/12/2010 15:03
My apologies for not writing yesterday.
We spent Monday preparing for NECAP writing tests with a little overview of what to expect from Ms. Lamb. Tests will be Tuesday from 9 to 10:30 and Wednesday from 9:40 to 11:00.
On Tuesday, we spent time with our writing groups "workshoping" our sensory...
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10/07/2010 13:14
We are almost finished with our math NECAPS and for this week.
Tomorrow we get to add fish to our aquariums. We are really looking forward to that.
Today Ms. Lamb's class joined her moodle. It is a cool way for kids to talk to each other and post their work for comments. Mrs. Clark's class will...
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10/06/2010 08:26
We had a big morning of testing. Everyone looked like they were doing their best. In the afternoon we enjoyed a little nature break and walked down to the river to collect some stones for our science terrariums.
We have a big day planned for today. We start with NECAP Session 3: Reading. Then we...
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10/04/2010 12:45
Today we reviewed and prepared for NECAP tests. The general points to remember are:
do your best, use logic and figure out the best answer
write as much as you can, try to fill up the space
use your organizers (for written responses)
eat breakfast (and bring a snack)
stay...
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10/01/2010 18:00
I spend yesterday in Killington learning about Positive Behavior Interventions. I'm back today. We started out with the laptop computers. Mr. Aube presented our guidelines for typing writing pieces for writing workshop. We all got our pieces mostly typed and emailed to Ms.Lamb. We will finish next...
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09/29/2010 15:55
The first thing that happened was an announcement that none of the computers were working today, so we switched our Friday and Wednesday plans. We went to the library to get a source book for our I-search. We will type our sensory pieces on Friday (fingers crossed technology works.) We also...
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09/28/2010 19:52
I'm late, I'm late I'm late. I don't always remember to post on the web, especially when I have my prep in the morning before we have done anything yet.
Today Mrs. Clark's class had a very interesting class discussion about the issues that the president is dealing with. We defined some terms like...
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09/27/2010 09:13
Everyone needs to remember to check the lost and found. On October 1, the school's lost and found will be donated to charity. Please label your clothes and personal items. Things with labels will be returned to their owners.
Today is word study day. It is our last word study day for two weeks as we...
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