Dorothy Grant Elementary
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What Leadership Means to Me
Hello Reader! First I want to address the new theme for my blog! I had changed it when I left the classroom to something rather neutral while I transitioned into my new position as a Teacher on Assignment in our new Linked Learning department. Since beginning the #edublogsclub blogging challenge I have felt my blog…
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Global Cardboard Challenge
This year Dorothy Grant Elementary will be taking part in the Cardboard Challenge. Ms. Matheson and Ms. Belt will be heading up a group of 4th & 5th grade DGE students (selected by a random draw) to create our very own cardboard arcade to be shared at our annual Harvest Festival on October 29th. This year…
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Minecraft Club Day 1
What an afternoon! After much anticipation (and three Skype orientations), the DGE Minecraft Club was officially in Minecraft together! I expected it to be chaotic and it certainly was. I spent most of the hour in tech support with parents who were not fully prepared for the amount of tech we are using, and I…
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Here We Are!
Thank you to all the parents who signed and returned the photo release form! It allowed me to take this great class photo with my selfie stick. I look forward to posting more photos of the students and their work as the school year progresses. Looking forward to a great year, Mrs. Ruiz “Be the…
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Women’s History Submissions
The class worked so hard on their Women’s History Month assignment. The following students have been selected for submission to FTA’s Women’s History Month competition: Essays: Posters: Videos: “Leaders” “Artists” I appreciate all of the hard work of all of my students. More information will follow as to when the awards ceremony will take place.
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Virtual Manipulatives
Hello Families, I just wanted to share an app I found to use with the class for our work with fractions (it will also work with decimals and percents, so it will certainly come in handy for more than one use.) The app is simply called “Virtual Manipulatives” and is absolutely free. I found the…
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Back to School Night!
Hello Families! Tonight is back to school night and I am looking forward to meeting you all. If you would like to see or review the information I will be sharing with you here is a link to the presentation. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/C0EF0997-FD8D-E39E-6189-22409F4089AB Our principal will be speaking to families in the cafeteria at 5:30pm and classrooms…
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Homework
Hello Parents and Families, I am curious as to your thoughts on homework for the last 13 days of school. Please reply to this survey. If you would like to make a comment on the subject, please do so in the comments area of this post. Thank you! ~Mrs. Ruiz
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