Week 4, Labor Day Week--a Short One!

Hello, Warner Parents,

This week we teachers got the Monday respite and on Tuesday spent our work day at school in professional development centered around making Warner Enhanced Option Elementary School the best school in the world. Seriously.

I won't go into details, but suffice it to say that we are as a team of professionals collaborating daily to make sure your child is safe, is happy, and is learning. A dedication to Peace is our current focus, and we will culminate a series of learning experience--delivered throughout the building--on September 21, Peace Day, with display of 307 Pinwheels for Peace on the front lawn of the school. For more information on this much needed project, visit Pinwheels for Peace.

Tonight we are holding a re-do of our Parents Night, originally held the first week of school. We want to get more parents involved in our agenda for improvement and a social meeting followed by opportunities to visit classrooms, including the computer lab, the art room, the music classroom, and the gym (with our fantastic new PE teacher, Mr. Southerland. As you know, we were without a PE teacher for a little over a week, and we are glad he's come aboard: One of our goals, originated by him, is to make Warner the healthiest school in the district! We can do it!

Have you seen the fabulous mural painted by one of our parents at the start of the school year? Here's a picture, but you really must come to see the original! THANK YOU, Mr. Ray!

This week, and on through Tuesday (so that those who were out Monday and Tuesday of this week can get everything, learn everything, those Wednesday through Friday folks learned) here's what's on the menu in Computer Lab (after each class completes a little survey I've put online to learn how much latitude I have to extend learning beyond the lab and into the classroom):

Kindergarten:
Make a Word - Short "a" sounds. "an". 
ABCya Numbers 1-10 counting and mouse practice 
After completion, free time from Tizmos Kindergarten tab 

1^st Grade: 

Make a Word - Short "a" sounds. "an".    
ABCya Numbers 1-10 counting and mouse practice.
After completion of Lesson 1, free time from Tizmos 1^st Grade tab

2^nd grade: 
Students do any two of the stages at http://kidstyping.weebly.com/   
Enrichment. Do your choice from these activities:

http://www.abcya.com/numerical_order.htm http://www.abcya.com  
http://www.abcya.com/alphabet_matching_game.htm

After completion, free time from Tizmos 2^nd Grade tab.

3rd Grade: 

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/computer-skills/lesson/module-1-prehistoric-time-alphabetic-keys/
After completion of Lesson 1, free time from Tizmos 3rd Grade tab 

4th Grade:
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/computer-skills/lesson/module-1-prehistoric-time-alphabetic-keys/  After completion of Lesson 1, free time from Tizmos 4th Grade tab