Ms. Day's Class Blog: Bulldogs

Monday, July 12, 2010

Grow Bulldogs!

During the month of April we worked with students from Drake University to learn about track and field. Kate Bogdanowicz was our student instructor. Each Friday she worked with our class to teach us about math and writing using information about Drake Track and Field. She taught us about decimals, finding averages, time lines, and measurement.

Another part of this great alliance with Drake was the terrific field trip we enjoyed on April 8th. Take a look at all the fun our second and fourth graders had on this field trip by watching the short Animato video titled Grow Bulldogs.

Welcome to Our Class Blog!

Come to our class blog often. We will write about the things we are doing in class, I will make announcements, and students will take turns posting photos.

This class blog has changed a lot, during the time that it has been in existence. It was my first venture into using technology in the classroom. We have used it to build our writing skills. It started out with me posting a question or topic and students responding in the comments. Then members of the class became the "Guest Blogger." The posts reflected the opinion of the writer and I edited only mechanics, but not ideas. Now students will have their own blog on Kidblogs.org.

Last year we began having a class photographer. Students took photos around the building, posted them, and wrote about their photo. You can still see their work on this blog.

This year students will take turns being the Class Blogger. Students will work in teams to photograph and report on important things that are going on here at Phillips. So come back often to get the latest Phillips news!

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Monday, July 12, 2010

Grow Bulldogs!