Reading Olympics is up and running for the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.  Our next two scheduled meeting are Tuesday, November 10^th and Tuesday, November 24^th at 11:30AM – during the lunch and recess period of the day.  The team’s goal is to have 9 books read - one from each member of the team by our November 10^th meeting!  Everyone was excited to get started with a good book!

Several computer projects are either wrapping up or getting started by the various classes.  Our explorer’s graveyard is on display in the computer lab hallway compliments of the seventh grade.  And the kindergartner’s computer work is on display in the same hallway.   Everyone was surprised at how many pictures they could find that started with the “p” sound.  Eighth grade has completed their research on the flag of the United States and put together some very attractive and informative Publisher documents.

Second grade has begun word processing their apple and worm story and the third graders should have come home with a new sign for their room created on the computer using Print Shop.  First grade is word processing a scarecrow poem and adding graphics – quite an accomplishment for them.

Fifth and sixth grade is having some fun with digital pictures.  Look for “thoughtful” pictures and captions of our fifth graders soon hanging in the hall created with Microsoft Publisher.  And the sixth grade is using a new piece of software Photo Story to create a photo story of the Phillies and the playoffs.  We hope to be able to end our story with a World Series Parade.

Although fourth graders have been requested to return their specially configured keyboards it doesn’t mean that they are not busy typing.  They continue to work on their keyboarding skills each week in computer class.  Right now they are also working on learning all they can about Dav Pilkey – author of the Captain Underpants series of books by searching through his very well done web site.