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2nd Grade
We are working on letter writing, grammar, and using Google Docs.  They did a project on Google Slides for presentations. For science we worked on Land Changes. There was some opinion writing along with editing documents and images in Google Docs.  They begin Comic Life projects working on creating comics along with math online and some exploration on Chinese New Year, plus much more :)!

3rd Grade
We have done Newsela a few times. They have had assignments and also the ability to choose themselves.  We are working on reforesting and saving the Rainforest in Minecraft. There was some Microsoft 365 as we worked on Powerpoint, with the focus being on field trips. In Comic Life they created a poster for an important person for Kindness Week, and they also worked with math online and Google Docs experience.

4th Grade
They have worked on a couple different Minecraft worlds. One about a dragon and using it for story ideas, and another that was a scavenger hunt. Currently they are partnering up to create a spaceship and record their explorations. They have and will be working on budgets in Excel and formulas. They did some assessments on Earthquakes for science, Noun Icons for writing, Wordclouds and links entered into their Powerpoints, Rube Goldberg, and how to use the desktop apps with Microsoft 365.  It has been very busy and productive for them this quarter.

5th Grade
On Microsoft Word they have done some work with templates and using/saving to 365. In Minecraft the have done the Oregon Trail and a Windmilll Challenge. In science there were assessments on Oceans and Carbon. They all worked on their Colonial Trade projects , with most students using Powerpoint and some using Google Docs. We did a new Word Art creator, The Art Zone, QR codes, and Scratch coding projects are in full swing. We also worked on using screencasting!

6th Grade
We began newsletters on Comic Life and did a lot of work on Microsoft 365. They brought up templates, calendar, outlook mail, and more. We created Scratch accounts and have been working on Coding Tutorials. In Google we worked on Translate, Websites (Sites), and the Photo app.  We have had three new Minecraft worlds working on roller coasters, engineering and building a trap.  They investigated Youtube channels with science videos, and worked on logos and cards in Canva. Camp presentations on Google Slides was finished and in science there was assessment on Cell Specialization.  One new thing we stared and will revisit was a health unit on Everfi. 

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