Kindergarten students in Mrs. Morrison’s and Mrs. Garbett’s classes had the COW (Computers On Wheels) come to their room. Students learned how to care for laptops and used the track pad mouse to click and drag shapes to make a house.
9/24/09 Mrs. Slimak’s students practice their mouse tools!
9/30/09 Mrs. McKenzie’s, Mrs. Hutchinson’s, and Mrs. Corbin’s students worked hard using their mouse tools.
10/6/09 Mr. Everett’s kindergarten did an outstanding job, the love computers.
Students in Ms. Jenkins’ 3rd grade Dumbarton class worked in Pixie to provide examples of rules and laws.
As we go into the new school year, it is always good to refresh yourself with the latest changes in job requirements. The Acceptable Use Policy is not new, however in this fast paced, 21st Century world certain pertinent details have been added and modified to account for the quickly changing digital world. As a HCPS employee, it is your responsibility to be aware of the policies you are expected to adhere to each year. In an effort to make this process easier, I have made a pdf of newest version of the AUP for download. If you would like to read the document online, click the link below and you will be directed to the county page for Policies and Regulations. Click on 4) Personnel and scroll down to R4-06-013.
Dumbarton 5th grade teacher and DEN STAR Ann Marie Bishop was selected to participate in DEN National Institute in July of 2009 in San Francisco, California. As one of only 75 educators nominated to participate, Ann Marie will be meeting with other DEN members to collaborate about the best ways to utilize media in the classroom environment. She will also be sharing her expertise with her colleagues by presenting content at the Institute.
Hundreds of DEN STAR members from all over the country applied to be part of this amazing program, Henrico County is very fortunate to have such an exceptional teacher representing us at a national event. Click here for more information on the National Institute or to become a DEN STAR Educator.
Students in Mrs. Carter’s 3rd grade went on a simple machine hunt, exploring a variety of websites and manipulating a variety of simple machines to see how they operate. As they encountered the various types of simple machines they recorded this information. Students then used this data to create a spreadsheet on the types of simple machines they encountered in their research.
Hey 3rd Grade teachers– Make your very own cycle comic strips using Comic Life and these pictures. Students love showing what they know in innovative ways
Dumbarton book club helps out their school- these students frequently stay after school with Mrs. Panter and Mrs. Kelley to read and discuss books of interest. More recently they put their GarageBand skills to good use writing and recording reviews of a variety of books. The book club at Dumbarton Elementary has worked very hard to publish reviews that all students can use when selecting reading materials for check-out.
Time, Money, Area, Perimeter, and Shapes— this 2nd grade math folder has web based review activities for all of these concepts!
Kindergarten teachers Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Marone, Mrs. Harkins, Mrs. Barradale, Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Marohn, Mrs. Wagner, and Mrs. Artz experienced a classroom full of leprechauns during the month of March. Check out these creative St. Patrick’s Day pictures that students made!
Get your 4th and 5th grade students ready to write for the SOL writing test! Get the sites and writing practice here!