Math in the Real World

Fifth Grade teachers and students are participating in a math project focusing on real life experiences. Ms. Lavacca's class (5-307) used digital cameras to capture geometric shapes in the world. Each student described the shapes adding details using the appropriate mathematical terms. The following pictures are some examples of the projects the students created:

Multimedia In The Classroom:
Mrs. Rudolph's class (4-302) created a News Cast on Endangered Animals using imovie and GarageBand with the help of Ms. Holahan. Here are pictures of the the creative artwork and books that the students used for this project.

Digital Storytelling :

Students in Grades First and Second are doing Author Studies for the months of January and February. Mrs. Camarata's class (1-113) studied the Author, Kevin Henkes. Click on the following link to play a sample digital story...

Owen's Marshmallow Chick

Blogging:

Students on different grade levels are participating in our schools Community Blog. This blog is a resource for extending and enriching our learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. This site is used as a communication tool among students, teachers and the community. Currently you will see links to blogs for Second Grade, Fifth Grade and The Book Club.

Podcasting:

Students created digital media files that can be played back on any computer using Quicktime, itunes or media players. Our goal with Podcasting is to create episodes that demostrate students learning in content areas. These media files allows parents, teachers and students to observe the learning going on in the classroom. The following podcast was created by third graders in Ms. Cutrone's class as a culminating project after a six week study on China.

China Podcast 1

China Podcast 2