Wow, quarter 3 sure went fast! As we are nearing the end of quarter 3 students have continued to work through their coding unit. Paper newsletters have been going home bi-weekly, as well as sent out through Jupiter Ed. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email me or reach out via text or phone as soon as an issue arises.
Coding club for grades 6-8 (and 5th grade by invitation, on a trial basis) will begin next Tuesday, March 7th. Club times will run right after school from 3:15 and ending at 4pm. Students must have a permission slip to participate, and they will be participating in either Social Media coding or Video Game creation coding. This will move at a fast pace, so students should be prepared to problem solve and run through a fun series of activities!
Kindergarten continues to work on mouse usage and keyboarding basics, as we are still having some trouble with both.
First grade has been working on powerpoints and doing an animal research project. This has gone very well, and I am impressed with their ability to both type and locate information on the computer!
Second and third grade have begun the first course in the beginner curriculum off www.code.org, and 4-6th grade is continuing to work on the first course in the intermediate curriculum off www.code.org.
7th and 8th grade are working on advanced coding using www.codeacademy.com and are using problem solving skills to learn basic java script and HTML.
I am looking forward to continuing our coding unit through the rest of 3rd quarter and into 4th quarter before we begin our Spring MAP testing in May!!!
