Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season! May all your wishes come true!

3rd Grade celebrates the Season

On Friday, December 18th, the 3rd Grade celebrated the season with their annual Snowball Party at the end of the day.

 

Hanukkah with Mrs. W

 

The Kindergarten was once again treated to a special oppurtunity to learn about Hanukkah from Mrs. W, a 4th grade teacher. The students learned about the story of Hanukkah and how to play Dreidel which each student received. They were also treated to some Hanukkah sweets.

Kindergarten Learns about Diwali

On Wednesday December 16th, K-2 received a special treat when Ms. Tailor was invited to their classroom to teach them about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Diwali is one of the biggest Hindus festivals celebrated in India. Ms. Tailor read the children "Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story" and then talked about Diwali while answering the children's questions as they were completing an activity.

To learn more enjoy the 4 part video below:

 

 

 

 

A Holiday Gift from the Spanish Club

The Spanish Club had their first performance for parents on Thursday December 3rd, the club put on 2 performances to accomadate their guests. The students performed dramatizations of school life completely in Spanish. A parent was nice enough to volunteer to help the club by using the Flip Video Camera to capture the performances. I hope you enjoy them!

Performance 1

Performance 2

A Few Fun Gifts!

I wanted to share a few websites that most teachers can use for free in their classrooms. Some of these I have been using myself already and others I learned about in various professional development workshops. I hope you find them as useful as I have.

Make simple videos from pictures using Animoto! It's free for educators once you are approved. You can view a sample video and apply by clicking the link below.

Animoto

Thinkfinity is a site sponsored by verizon that has lots of lesson plans and activities for students and even parents!
Take some time and explore this one!

Thinkfinity

Finally one you can use for either school or personal notes Evernote. I really like this one it allows you access to important things anywhere you are with a computer.

Evernote

A Season for Giving

As we prepare to enter the Holiday Season this December, I realized something while purchasing some toys to bring to the Devils Game with me on Friday for their Annual Toys for Tots Drive. If we all give a little a small amount what we can afford we can help a lot of people. I really am not one to ask for others help but if all my friends could help out my students by giving a little bit you really can make a difference. Please help fund this project for my students it would really mean a lot to me. You can enter any amount you want remember every little bit helps.


Capturing Our Achievements

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

A Thanksgiving Feast with K-4

K-4 celebrated the season by having a Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday. The Friday before the Feast they made Pilgrim Hats and Native American Headdresses to get into the spirit. Finally they shared in food and songs to celebrate the season.

Family Math Night

Family Math Night was held on November 10, 2009 at school. Thanks to all who attended and helped make it a success. Here are some pictures from the event. Check your monthly calendar for more math events in the future.

Pictures

Thanksgiving with Moby

Class 2-2 really enjoyed their Thanksgiving Lesson with Moby some were inspired to write and others to draw. It's always interesting to see the choices the students make. We will spend some more time with Moby in the future.

Click here to Explore BrainPop Jr

 

 

More Reasons to be Thankful

Keeping with the the theme of being Thankful, I have decided to share 2 videos from 2nd Grade and 4th Grade. In these videos the students share the things they are thankful for. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

 

Short Video from the Book Fair

Here is a Very short Video from the Annual Fall Book Fair

Enjoy!

 

K-4 Family Turkeys Project

Walking down the hall I noticed a great project that K-4 had done to kick off their unit about families. I wanted to share it with those of you who might not get a chance to make it over to see it before it disappears.
The students and their familes really did a great job decorating their turkeys!

Here is the description of the project posted on the board.

"The boys and girls in K-4 each took home a turkey and decorated it with their whole family. It was a great way to kick off our unit about families!"

Family Turkeys

Be Thankful for the little things that make you smile!

Some Thanksgiving Art Work done by 2nd Grade on the computers using the Draw About It Activity on BrainPop Jr. These are a few that really made me smile! Enjoy and remember be Thankful for the little things that make you smile.

Thanksgiving Art

Annual Fall Book Fair

The Annual Fall Book Fair wrapped up yesterday and was another success. Here are a few pictures I snapped during my visit to the book fair.

Book Fair Pictures

Kindergarten Pumpkin Picking Trip Fairfield Farms

On November 4th the entire Kindergarten went Pumpkin picking at Fairfield Farms. The classes want to share this short video.

For More Information:

The Official Fairfield Farms Website






 

In Loving Memory of Tamia Metz

I was ready to start off the November Blog Posts and had to take some time to think about how to convey such sad news. On October 31, 2009 a life was taken from us far too soon. I had the pleasure of teaching Tamia for a little over 2 years and she was a pleasure to have in class and her smile could light up a room. She will be missed deeply but will always remain in my heart.


I wanted to share the program from her Memorial Service with those who were either unable to attend the service or just want a copy as a remembrance.


Program Page 1


Program Page 2

Science of Bubbles with 3-2

Class 3-2 did a bubbly experiment while studying solutions and mixtures. The video below captures the experiment.

Break the Silence, Stop the Violence!

On Thursday October 22nd we participated in our annual Violence Awareness Week March. EOCCS was joined by Head Start, Clark School and Jamas Academy during this year's march. In observance of the the occasion student's made posters and signs to use during the march to help spread the message. A big thank you to my fellow comittee members, teachers, students,administration, school staff, parents and special guests for making this year's march a success. Below is a link to the pictures from the event with a video to follow soon.

Pictures

Videos:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

National Fire Prevention Week

The entire school took part in National Fire Prevention Week with activities in Technology, Physical Education, and Health classes. The highlight of the activities was a visit from the East Orange Fire Department. Below you will find videos of the visit as well as some links the students used in Technology Class to learn about fire safety!



Websites:

Sparky the Fire Dog

U.S. Fire Administration

Elmo's Fire Safety

Read for the Record The Very Hungry Caterpillar

On October 8, 2009, children across the globe read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to break a world record for the largest shared reading experience and EOCCS particpated in the Event. Below are the videos of 1-1, 1-3, and  1-4 participating along with some pictures.


Pictures


Official Website Read for the Record

Hispanic Heritage Month

Ms. Gayeman, the Music Teacher and Ms. Flores, The World Language Teacher teamed up to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the students. This video is a sample of the activities they participated in with the 4th Grade.

3rd Grade Slam Dunks the Junk

On Wednesday, October 7th our 3rd grade students participated in a statewide public education anti-litter campaign Slam Dunk the Junk. The campaign is aimed at New Jersey residents and visitors, encouraging them to keep New Jersey clean and green through individual and group activities.

For more information click the link below:
Slam Dunk the Junk Official Website

Class 1-1 & 1-2 Trip to Mackey's Orchard

The first grade went apple and pumpkin picking at Mackey's Orchard in Belvidere, NJ. The experience was captured by Ms. Jones in a 3 part video.

Flip Video Camera!

The School recently purchased a Flip HD Video Camera for teachers and students to use so far it has been hit! A few teachers have used it to capture special lessons and even a field trip! These videos will be posted here for your enjoyment! Here is the first of many videos to come!

In September K-2 discussed Haiti and other French Countries. On Friday October 2nd they invited Mrs. Motley to Read the Rainbow Fish in Creole while Ms. Shortt read it in English. After the reading they enjoyed a few Haitian Treats.

Welcome!

Welcome to EOCCS Technology Blog!

This blog will keep you up to date with some of things we are doing at EOCCS. It will include websites the student have visited in class as well as video clips and pictures of activities that we participated in. I hope you enjoy following us throughout the school year!