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April 26th, 2011 Written by Katie Morgan · Uncategorized
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Tech Night
September 15th, 2010 Written by Diane Bilcer · Uncategorized
Tech Night Notes
September 14, 2010
Here are some of the key points discussed during the Fifth Grade Tech Night. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your classroom teacher or Ms. Zimmer.
1. Key points from the User’s Agreement
- Laptops are provided to further academic achievement
- Downloading Music: May only download music for projects as instructed by a teacher – we use copyright free music sites
- Downloading Photos: May only download photos for educational use – we also use copyright free photo sites
- Note: We do NOT backup their music or photos!
2. Network Backup
- When students log in every morning, their laptops sync to the network and therefore will backup their documents.
- Therefore, to have a backup of their files, students MUST log out every day either before they leave school or home and log in and sync every morning at school.
3. Using the Avoca West website
- Fifth grade home page: Come back here often as a resource for grade level activities
- Student blogs
- You can access these from your teacher’s homepage
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- You and your family/friends can make comments on your child’s page
- • Information Search QuickStart
- This link can be accessed from the “Navigation” panel of any page on the Avoca website.
- Links to copyright safe clip art and music can be found here.
- It has safe, child-friendly and age appropriate search engines to use that are preferred over Google searches. Always encourage your child to start here!
- Translation: Any content on the Avoca website can be translated into a variety of languages using the flags that appear on every page of the website!
4. Safety on the Internet
- As a parent, be proactive and know what your child is doing!
- Be aware of e-mail, Skype, chatting, Facebook
- Students need to understand the transparency of the computer/ internet
- A great website to stay current on Internet safety: commonsensemedia.com
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Hooray.. It’s May!
May 6th, 2010 Written by baderk · Uncategorized
Here are the 5th grade important dates for the month of May!
Tuesday, May 4: Breakfast with Books discussing Walk Two Moons
Thursday, May 6: Science Fair
Monday, May 10: 5th- 6th Transition to Marie Murphy
Wednesday, May 12: Field trip and Art in Action
Tuesday, May 18: 5th Grade Olympics
Thursday, May 20: Internet Safety Assembly
Monday, May 24: Orchestra Concert
Friday, May 28: 5th Grade Farewell Party and Mr. Paynter’s Birthday!
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April News You Can Use!
April 8th, 2010 Written by baderk · Uncategorized
Here are some important dates for 5th grade during the month of April:
Tuesday, April 6: Breakfast with Books
Thursday, April 8 and Friday April 9: NSBA District Visit
MAP testing:
Week of April 12- Reading
Week of April 19- Math
Thursday, April 29- Orchestra Field Trip
Remember, the Science Fair is coming up on May 6! During the month of April, be sure to be conducting your experiment, recording your data, and preparing for the big event!
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March Madness
March 1st, 2010 Written by · Uncategorized
Important Dates for March:
- Mar 1st – 12th, ISAT testing
- Mar. 9th, Breakfast with Books
- March 19th, Boy’s Night
- Mar. 26th, Spirit Assembly
- Mar. 27th – Apr. 4th, Spring Break
Looking ahead to April:
- April 5th, School Resumes
- April 14th, 7:30 a.m.; Breakfast with Books, Rules by Cynthia Lord
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February Fun
February 3rd, 2010 Written by paynterg · Uncategorized
Important dates in February:
- February 2nd: No School Institute Day
- February 5th: Student Council Bake Sale
- February 9th: “Breakfast with Books”: Sahara Special
- February 12th: Valentine’s Day Party
- February 15th: No School-Presidents’ Day
- February 17th/18th: Half Days- Parent/Teacher Conferences
- February 19th: No School-Institute Day
Looking into March:
- ISAT testing March 1-12th
- “Breakfast with Books”- Tuesday, March 9th. Worth by A. LaFaye
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Jumping into January
January 5th, 2010 Written by Diane Bilcer · Uncategorized
Happy New Year! Here are some key dates for this month.
- January 4–New Science rotation begins
- January 18-No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
- January 19-No School (Institute Day)
- January 25–China unit begins
- Weeks of January 25 and February 1–MAP Testing during Encore tech time
Book Blurber topic this month: Mysteries
Looking into February–
Breakfast with Books
Tuesday, February 9th – Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
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