Ms H on August 30th, 2010

It’s official!  The 2010-2011 school year has begun here at ISB.
This blog used to be a classroom blog for 5th Grade students in Room 231.  I’m not in the classroom this year - my role has changed.  This year I’m the Elementary School Technology & Learning Coach.  Instead of working with only 5th Graders, I [...]

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Ms H on May 31st, 2010

One of our very clever Grade 5 students, Bjorn, has created this really cool game using Scratch.

It’s very clever and it’s all about saving the environment!
Check it out by clicking on the link below and have a play.  How well can you play it?
Click here to play

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Ms H on May 29th, 2010

Hey Room 231-ians
Only 5.5 days of Elementary school to go!
Mrs Kelsey from the Main Library has posted the Middle School Summer Reading information.  You will find it here.

Library check-out for the summer starts Monday, May 31st!

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Ms H on May 21st, 2010

Thank you so much to those of you that have checked and double-checked your homes for our missing Learning Hub library books & our missing ES BookRoom books.  As a result of the checking Ms H’s total of 85 missing books has shrunk to 16 books!  That’s still 16 missing books though.
PLEASE pretty please check [...]

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Hey there Room 231’s!
Due to the uncertainty of the situation in Bangkok, we are closed today.  Try to stick to some sort of routine (I know it’s hard - being a day off, but it’s good for you!)
Below is a suggested routine for you to follow plus I’d like you to create an entry on [...]

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Today, Mr U shared with the Grade 5 team an article he came across regarding our children and the use of social media.  Whilst the rules of having a facebook account are “you must be 13 years of age or over”, the reality is more than half of our Grade 5 students already have a [...]

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Ms H on April 22nd, 2010

Below is an article called Managing the Move to Middle School by Anita Gurian, Phd. Anita Gurian, Ph.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine.
As the end of the school year draws to a close, this might be a helpful read for both you and your parents.
Middle [...]

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Ms H on April 9th, 2010

Hey there Room 231’s!
I know it’s very disappointing that our school is closed again and that some of you will be missing out on taking part in the Songkran Ceremony.  I was looking forward to watching you perform it too.  We must keep everyone safe though - so I hope those of you that live [...]

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Ms H on April 7th, 2010

Hi there Students of Room 231.
No doubt you all enjoyed going back to sleep when you discovered that school was closed today.  If you are checking this blog today - well done - there will be “Hellyer Bucks” for those of you that leave me a comment on this post telling which activities from the [...]

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Ms H on April 7th, 2010

Help!  Ms H has 85 titles OVERDUE on her checkout list!
PLEASE pretty please check your bedrooms, under your beds, in your bookshelves, in your lounges, everywhere and anywhere at home to see if you have any of these missing titles.  Bring them back to school as soon as possible please!  No questions asked!
LIBRARY MATERIALS
Due: 1/25/2010
“Once [...]

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