The remaining field trip dates for We Make Mouse Calls are listed below. Note that there is no scheduled field trip in March. Students are transported by bus from their school to LEARN in Old Lyme (44 Hatchetts Hill Road). The day's agenda begins at 10AM and ends at 1:00 PM. Parents, guardians and other family members are welcome to attend the events. Students, teachers and guests should bring their lunch. Contact the grant coordinator if you have any questions or just want to comment on the program...Dawn R. Boch, 434-4800, x109, DBoch@learn.k12.ct.us.
February 25
April 2
May 14
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
January Mouse Calls Visit to LEARN
Students met on January 8 for the 4th session of the Mouse Calls grant program. On this day students learned how to blog in the computer lab. There are 3 blogs, one per student group-Cobalt, Denim and Navy. The URLs for the blogs are:
http://www.wmmc-cobalt.blogspot.com/
http://www.wmmc-denim.blogspot.com/
http://www.wmmc-navy.blogspot.com/
Students commented on the blog in response to issues posted by the Grant Coordinator. All comments were monitored for appropriateness. Students are welcome to continue to comment on the blog, remembering the rules-no last names (you can use initials), no vulgarity, no dissing.
Students also began writing scripts for a podcast in response to one of the following scenarios:
Choose a topic; write a script using the worksheet and record using an iPod and recording attachment.
1. Every afternoon when you walk home from school, a bully pushes you around, knocks your books to the ground, or calls you names. What might you do to stop the abuse and, at the same time, help the bully to change his behavior? What kind of courage would this take?
2. You’ve signed up for summer camp with a friend, and you plan to room together. At the last minute, your friend changes her mind and decides to bunk with someone else. Will you still go to camp? What will you say to your friend?
3. Describe a typical day at your school. You might tell about the classes, what lunch is like, extracurricular activities, do you have lockers, how do you get to and from school, etc.
4. Write about a recent holiday that you have celebrated. Tell about the holiday, what did you do, what traditions are part of the holiday, did you eat any special foods, anything else you would like to add about your holiday.
http://www.wmmc-cobalt.blogspot.com/
http://www.wmmc-denim.blogspot.com/
http://www.wmmc-navy.blogspot.com/
Students commented on the blog in response to issues posted by the Grant Coordinator. All comments were monitored for appropriateness. Students are welcome to continue to comment on the blog, remembering the rules-no last names (you can use initials), no vulgarity, no dissing.
Students also began writing scripts for a podcast in response to one of the following scenarios:
Choose a topic; write a script using the worksheet and record using an iPod and recording attachment.
1. Every afternoon when you walk home from school, a bully pushes you around, knocks your books to the ground, or calls you names. What might you do to stop the abuse and, at the same time, help the bully to change his behavior? What kind of courage would this take?
2. You’ve signed up for summer camp with a friend, and you plan to room together. At the last minute, your friend changes her mind and decides to bunk with someone else. Will you still go to camp? What will you say to your friend?
3. Describe a typical day at your school. You might tell about the classes, what lunch is like, extracurricular activities, do you have lockers, how do you get to and from school, etc.
4. Write about a recent holiday that you have celebrated. Tell about the holiday, what did you do, what traditions are part of the holiday, did you eat any special foods, anything else you would like to add about your holiday.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Parent and Guardian Feedback
Parents and Guardians, I hope that your child has keep you up to date on his or her participation in the We Make Mouse Calls grant program. Newsletters are nominally sent home monthly but you can always keep up to date by what is happening by visiting this blog or by visiting the We Make Mouse Calls website. You can also check out the student blogs via a link from this blog. Feel free to post your comments here to give me some feedback. Also, if you would like to contact me directly, you can reach me at DBoch@learn.k12.ct.us.
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