Monday, April 5, 2010
What's Going On In The Classroom
We have been very busy learning and creating this week!
Heres a peek........
Visiting Artist Ken Shipley
Printmaking with Puzzle Pieces
Creating a Mosaic of A Starry Night
Origami Houses
Links for Parents
Here are some helpful links for parents:
Parent-Teacher Conference-
Websites- http://www.tn.gov/education/parents.shtml
Links for Teachers
Here are some helpful resources teachers:
Free Blog Hosting- www.blogspot.com
www.wordpress.com
Free Teacher Websites- www.scholastic.com
www.educatorpages.com
Phone Calls - www.call-em-all.com
http://www.aft.org/yourwork/tools4teachers/together/interactives/phonecall/phonecall.cfm
Forms and Templates- http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
Visiting Artist
Last week we had a wonderful clay artist visiting our classroom. Ken Shipley is a
clay professor at Austin Peay State University and is a very well known
ceramic artist all over the world! Check out his gallery. We learned a lot about clay and
really enjoyed the clay demonstrations. Thank you Ken!
Vocabulary and Reading Words
This weeks reading words are:
Blog
Website
Podcast
Rules
School
This weeks vocabulary words are:
Extreme
Independent
Review
Magazine
Newsletter
Reading test will be Tuesday and the vocabulary test will be Friday.
Don't forget to study!
Welcome!
Welcome 5080!
A class blog is a simple, quick, and fun way to communicate with students and parents. According to edteachmag.com, blogging teachers "welcome parents into their classroom by facilitating active at-home participation in the child's education experiences at school." Teachers often write about activities, homework assignments, study guides projects, and test reminders. Also teachers can post student work, videos, and podcasts. Teachers should NOT use their blogs to conduct or promote business activities and advertisements. Also teachers should not divulge any personal information about students.
Warlick, D. (n.d.). Blog rules: As blogging becomes more pervasive, schools have begun establishing ground rules for teachers who blog. Retrieved from http://www.edteachmag.com
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