Connecting Book Clubs through a Wiki!

Sixth grade teachers, Mrs. Smith (Warren School), Mr. Pane (James Morris School), and Mrs. Larson (Goshen Center School), have found a way to bring their classes into 21 Century Learning by encouraging critical thinking and real world communication. They have been able to regularly connect book club groups from their individual classes located in three different towns without ever leaving their classrooms. How is this accomplished? Using a wiki created at pbworks.com. (A wiki is a collaborative website that allows users to edit, share, and create content.) The ReadingRulesRsd6 wiki was created as a working environment that allows students to share original points and respond to each other's ideas. Thoughtful, well written reflections are encouraged and expected. Students look forward to reading the different responses and viewpoints from peers who will one day be their classmates at Wamogo. If you would like to request access to view this wiki, please follow this link: https://readingrulesrsd6.pbworks.com/w/page/27302846/Homepage

Sixth grade "Glog" project makes the local news!

Sixth graders in Miss Maillet's class expressed their enthusiasm for Glogster in an interview with a reporter from the Register Citizen. The article, which was printed in the paper a few weeks ago, can be read online by clicking this link. Register Citizen Article

Each student created a "Glog" to present key components of a non-fiction text about Skara Brae. Here is a student example of the finished product.

Going Beyond Read Alouds with StoryJumper

Not only are our school libraries a wonderful resource for so many different types of books, but through the use of technology, books are put to tasks beyond being read. After reading No Talking by Andrew Clements with the fourth grade, Mrs. Brown worked with students to create a StoryJumper based on the book's '3-word sentence' style. The challenge was on...Students chose to create a storyline that involved Tom and Jerry having a chance meeting with Ghandi. The outcome...a thoughtful, well-developed story that is not only enjoyable to read, but it brings about a message of cooperation and peace winning over fighting and negativity--all this by using only 3-word sentences! Mission accomplished Mrs. Brown and the fourth grade. Job well done!

Click on book. Enjoy the read!

Displaying Story Elements Through PhotoStory

Taking the lead from Mr. Pane's class, Mrs. Smith's sixth grade class in Warren created their own Photostories. Sixth graders created a photostory to display story elements such as plot, mood and tone, setting, making connections and recommendations. Students narrated each slide afer carefully chosing pictures that would appropriately accompany their written text. The music chosen (freeplaymusic.com) helps to set the specific mood brought out while reading the novel. The outcome...an expressively fluent presentation of story elements using an engaging and captivating approach.