We have been so fortunate this year to have a great friend in Mr. Tracy. Earlier this year, Mr. Tracy was on board the T/S Kennedy, a training ship from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The T/S Kennedy visited many different ports during their journey. At each stop, Mr. Tracy sent postcards to every student sharing information [...]
Archives for April, 2011
Into the Wind – Kite Day 2011
This year, we took part in the Kites Around the World Project that Mr. Salsich started a couple years ago. It is a global project that allows students from all over the world plan, measure, design, and construct a kite. Classes can then upload pictures and videos to the wiki to share with everyone else! [...]
category: Animoto
Skyping Away – Twice in One Day
On Friday, we were lucky enough to be able to Skype twice in just one day! We started first thing in the morning by getting to Skype with a soldier who is over in Iraq. It just so happened that the soldier is Ariel and Jacquelyn’s uncle! Mrs. Reynold’s class came over to join us [...]
category: Skype
Play-Doh Fraction Recipes
Today we culminated our fraction unit with a fun Play-Doh activity. Students had to apply their knowledge of parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, as well as adding fractions. Working with partners, each group was given blue, red, yellow, and white play-doh. They were also given 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, and ¼ teaspoon measuring spoons. [...]
Amanda’s Trip to Discovery Cove
This is a student post written by Amanda Discovery Cove opened in 2000 as the first park that allowed visitors to swim alongside the dolphins. They only allow a thousand people into the park so the animals don’t get stressed. There are so many wonderful creatures at Discovery Cove such as bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, [...]
category: Student Blog
Skyping with Our Quad Blogging Buddies: Mrs. Ranney’s Class
On Thursday, we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to Skype with our Quad Blogging buddies, Mrs. Ranney’s class. While we live on the east coast of the United States, they live on the west coast, in California. We were able to learn so much thanks to Mrs. Ranney and her wonderful students. Thanks [...]
category: Skype
tags: Mrs. Ranney, Skype
Our Quad-Blogging Buddies – Meet Mrs. Watson’s Class!
Through our blog, we have made great connections with so many classes from around the world. We’ve talked to classes from our neighbors to the north, Canada. We’ve talked to classes from other continents such as Europe and Australia. It’s been a wonderful experience getting to learn about different cultures. A few teachers wanted to [...]
category: Teacher Blog
tags: Mrs. Watson, Quad Blog
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Comment Celebration!
This week, we reached a milestone. We received our 1,000th comment from one of our very own classmates, Jenna K! We felt like this was quite the accomplishment since we only started our blog four months ago. In honor of this achievement, we decided to have a celebration! Thank you to all the great bloggers [...]
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