THAT'S LIFE!

For the past few weeks, we've had the opportunity to learn about the development of chicks 

and anxiously await the hatching of our own Forest Creek chickies.

This week, it finally happened and we were lucky enough to catch a hatching chickie on video.  

After hatching, this little guy joined his siblings...he's on the left. 

They will be here for a short time longer then will be returned to the farm to live out their lives.

THIS WEEK AT THE CREEK

In walking around this week, I noticed technology being used in many different ways.

Third Grade used Switch Zoo to create some silly animal combinations. 

  First grade used PebbleGo to research animals.

Our FCC class listened to a book. 

Fourth grade used Tagxedo to illustrate their growth this year in a shooting star...

to type up items for a newsletter project...

 and used Think Through Math to prepare for next week's STAAR test.

Fifth Grade used the document camera to share out information to the whole class.

WOW!

GETTING READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Our 5th graders have lots of chances to use word processing to...

type up their writing.

edit and revise their writing.

type research notes.

These are skills they will put to good use next year in middle school.

 

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A KINDERGARTENER

Wow, kindergarteners are BUSY!  

Here are some examples of how technology keeps them that way...

In Mrs. Smith's class they were learning about the life cycle of a plant.

Mrs. Rodgers' class was using music to help them clean up.

Mr. Whitfield's class was in the library doing some animal research...

and keeping Mrs. Pabst busy!