Hour Of Code Participants

For those that participated in Hour of Code, please go to the following document and copy your URL code from the Embed link into the document with your name.

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3rd Grade Learning Extensions

In Third Grade, we are reading and discussing our novel Skinnybones in class.  In class on 12/10, we will participate in the Hour of Code by creating a Christmas Card on Scratch.  I think they should have a lot of fun learning to do computer programming.

At home this week, I would like for students to work on Khan Academy to reach their goal of 50% mastery of 3rd grade goals by Christmas break.  Students who reach this goal by Wednesday 12/17 will get to eat lunch in the classroom with me and play games.

Currently, we have one student who has reached this goal and three who are really close.  If students get on Khan academy for 15-20 minutes each day, they should be able to reach this goal.

If you would like to know how close your child is to reaching their goal, feel free to contact Mrs. Pogue.

2nd Grade College Research Presentations

The T-shirts were super!  The children were so excited to share their creativity and hard work.  I appreciate each family for working with their child to learn about the research process.

Yale University

Purdue University

Duke University

University of California at Berkeley

Harvard University

Michigan State University

Columbia University

Indiana University

Stanford University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1st Grade College Research Presentations

The students and families did did a great job!  I enjoyed seing their pennants!  Thank you for learning with your children.

Tarleton State University

University of North Texas

Midwestern State University

Texas Tech University

Stephen F. Austin University

1st and 2nd Grade Week of 12/8 and 12/15

Just a reminder our GT Field Trip will be on Tuesday 12/9.  Please be sure your child arrives at school on time and is dressed appropriately for the weather.  Unless your child is getting a lunch at school, they will need to bring a sack lunch.  I do prefer sack lunches instead of lunch boxes so we can just throw away what isn't eaten.

If you are chaperoning, you will receive information about your groups, on Monday.

This week, we talked about holiday traditions in North America.  Of course we are most familiar with the customs of the U.S.A.  Over the next week, I'd like you and your family to learn of a custom from Canada in Mexico that might be different from ours here in the U.S.A.

Here are a couple of links that might help you out:

Christmas in Canada

Christmas in Mexico

Please have your child write about their two facts in their GT journals and bring to class on Thursday, December 11th.

Don't forget about the latest Khan Academy Challenge:

Lunch in the Classroom Challenge.  Students who reach the following goals on Khan Academy will get to eat lunch in the classroom and play games the week before Christmas Break.

1. First Grade - 50% of the Early Math Mission - 2 students have reached this goal and 2 are getting close!  Try 10-15 minutes each day to reach your goal!
2. Second Grade - 70% of the Early Math Mission - 4 students have reached this goal and 4 are getting close.  Just a few minutes each day will get you there!

Have fun and I'm looking forward to our field trip!

4th Grade Christmas In-Class Project

Good afternoon!

What a whirlwind of a week!  Coming back from a holiday and then having a sick kid!  We did have a great class today!  Next week, fourth grade GT will meet on Thursday as I will be out on the 1st and 2nd Grade GT field trip on Tuesday.  We will begin our Christmas Card Project and participate in Hour of Code.  Below you will find the information about the Christmas Card Project.  Please don't forget to bring your items!

You'll also want to continue working on Khan Academy at home.  Remember your goal is 50% mastery to eat lunch in the classroom the last week before Christmas break.  So far one person has reached that goal and a few are following close behind.

As usual, please fee free to ask if you have any questions.

Next week in GT class, we are going to do a special Christmas card project.  In order to make your Christmas card more personal, I will need you to bring in some items from home.  You will need to bring 6 - 10 items that tell about you, your likes, your dislikes, your hobbies, your accomplishments, your family, etc.  

For example, for myself I could bring:

• A picture of my family
• My Coca Cola Christmas ornament to show where I went on vacation this year
• A book because I love to read
• One of my willow tree angels because I collect them
• My grandmother’s Christmas ornament because I like to decorate like she did
• A baseball because my family and I visit baseball stadiums around the country

The items you bring will need to fit in a box or bag that you can carry on your own - so they don’t need to be very big or very heavy.  Also, I wouldn’t bring anything too valuable.  If you like to play video games, I would just bring the video case or the video game controller.

It will be fun – so don’t forget!!

Second Grade Back Channel

We are going to have a group meeting today to discuss what we know about North America.  Join me here:  Today's Meet

Click here to create an animated Christmas Card using computer code.  Scratch