HAPPY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!

Lots of exciting activities are happening in the computer lab!

The Kindergarten students have become very familiar with the keyboard.  They drew beautiful pictures of keyboards which are displayed in the lab.  They have learned the home row keys and can recite them aloud at your request.   They also know how to sit properly at their desk while using the keyboard and can find the home row keys with their eyes closed.  They will continue reviewing these keys throughout this month.

First Grade continues learning the “upstairs keys”.  Four more letters and then they move to the “basement keys”.  So far they can formally type with these letters:  a, s, d, f, j, k, l, g, h, e, i, t, y, w, o, and this week they will be learning r and u.  They enjoy learning the keys and creating a very large list of words they can type so far!

The Second graders continue their journaling.  They are becoming excellent typists as they increase their speed and accuracy each week.  They continue to review their typing skills with the Ultra Key program.  Many comment that they can tell they are becoming better typers. 

The Third graders will soon complete their Power Point projects on Native Americans.  Each group of 5/6 was assigned a tribe to research and then create 3 slides in Power Point.  They have become familiar with creating new slides; changing font sizes, colors and styles; importing pictures into a slide from the internet and creating transitions from slide to slide.   They enjoy working together and learning from each other.

The Fourth graders are being tested on their typing skills, as this is their last year of reviewing formal keyboarding.   They also continue to become familiar with the internet by researching websites in particular the St. John of the Cross website.  The students were assigned a “SJC web search” where they had to locate information on our website and record the answers.  They enjoyed this project and became very familiar with all the information included on our website. 

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at any time.

Thank you!

Deb Donley

Computer Teacher/Coordinator Grades K-4