Article posted March 18, 2013 at 01:02 PM GMT-5 •
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Another school year has started! We are getting to know each other and where things are located in the building. Seventh grade is very different than the other grades in our school. In 7th grade, the students from Rye are joined by the students from a neighboring town (and island) of New Castle. It's an exciting time of year to catch up with each other and get a glimpse of the coming year.
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Article posted June 4, 2012 at 09:02 PM GMT-5 •
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This was our 5th year participating in the Earth Day webcast. Unfortunately, Earth Day, April 22, fell on a Sunday, so we chose to webcast on April 20th. Our school created a live stream on the internet (webcast) for 7 hours! We broke our record!
This year, each of the 7th grade science classes discussed extreme weather. We researched the definition, causes, safety precautions and more about tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning and flash floods. During the discussion, we had a chat room available for listeners to interact with the students. We had participants from NH, MA, CA, AZ, Canada, Argentina, Korea and United Arab Emirates that we could recognize in the chat. We also had many parents and community members, even my parents, listen in during the day. The chat room provided immediate feedback for the students. We answered questions and learned from the participants.
We tried a new piece out this year. A small group of students went across the street to the bank with a cell phone. We had permission from the bank to ask their patrons what they would be doing for Earth Day. It wasn't a busy time of the day but we did get some people who were happy to speak with us.
We also webcasted for other schools. North Hampton, NH's 7th graders were on remote, reporting in via cell phone. They have a tradition of cleaning up a local park. The students reported what was happening and how important Earth Day is to them. We also interviewed a school in East Los Angeles, CA. They had started a garden and an ecology club. We spoke with the students and the voluteers who had started the programs. Well done third graders of Mr. Rodiguez!
As the day, progressed, we had students come in and out of our classroom studio. [It was also our Sports Day at school.] Just before school let out, we were visited by our Superintendent, Dr. George Cushing! The students asked him about his memories of the first Earth Day celebration in 1970. We even continued after school, on the day before our April vacation! Mr. Betournay and the 8th graders discussed their progress on creating solar cars, both small scale and the actual car out back!
I love the enthusiasm and the professionalism of the students! Never underestimate what they can do if given the opportunity!
Article posted June 4, 2012 at 08:18 PM GMT-5 •
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Mr. Pete DeMeritt returned to our class to share his experiences about his trip to Belize, in Central America. He was a participant in the Belize-UNH Teacher Program and delivered some ABC books from our 7th grade class. (see previous post) Our books were enjoyed by students in the rural Toledo District. This is the 23rd year that we have exchanged projects.
Mr. DeMeritt was able to bring back a gift from one of the classes. It was their own ABC book about Belize! He read each page aloud to us and was able to share about each student who created the page. The pages had information about their food, animals or ways of life. Each page reminded him of an event or story on his trip. It was a unique way to share. Our imaginations could create our own 'picture' of each child and the country.
Thank you, Mr. DeMeritt!
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Article posted March 4, 2012 at 09:17 PM GMT-5 •
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For the 23rd year, our 7th graders created projects for students in the southern district of Belize, Central America. This year, Pete DeMeritt will be delivering ABC books to Belize. The 7th graders created ABC books about New Hampshire in English to share our culture. We also created some books in their native languages of Garifuna and Ketchi (Mayan). We discovered that the Ketchi language has no F or V sounds, therefore, we didn't create pages for these letters.
Article posted March 4, 2012 at 08:51 PM GMT-5 •
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Digital Learning Day was February 1, 2012. Ms. Adams' Flex class participated by skyping with a kindergarten class at Dondero School in Portsmouth, NH. They had created pages for a NH ABC book. We were about to create a similar project. Each student shared their image and read their letter and word that went with it. They gave us many ideas for our ABC book which we were going to send down to Belize, Central America.
Submitted by Ms. Adams
Article posted March 4, 2012 at 08:51 PM GMT-5 •
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Article posted March 4, 2012 at 08:34 PM GMT-5 •
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During the week before February vacation, we skyped with a Kindergarten classroom in Deerfield, NH. One of our students had done some research on the Northern Cardinal for science class and one of the Kindergarteners was working on the same bird for their Bird Wiki. They shared notes and their projects.
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