Fourth Grade

     The Fourth Grade students are making rapid progress in their goal to learn touch typing.  Using the Ultra Key software, the students practice proper keyboarding techniques while they try to achieve ten words per minute with 92% accuracy.  As they complete this first level, they move into Level Two, where they must reach 20 words per minute.  

Fifth Grade

     Once again this year the Fifth Grade students are participating in the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ Species on the Edge Art and Essay Contest.  Each student selects an endangered species and completes an art project under the direction of Mrs. Tate.  Then, after researching their species, each student completes an essay about their chosen creature.  Click on 2008 Species on the Edge – Art and Essay Contest for more information on the subject: 

Also available:  Contest brochure   and   Additional resources page.

You can use the following websites to begin conducting research on your endangered species:

NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife:  http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensphome.htm

NJ Department of Environmental Protection:  http://www.state.nj.us/dep/

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center:  http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/

Sixth Grade

      The Sixth Grade is beginning work on a database in 2007 Microsoft Access.  In this project, the students will compile data concerning book award winners:  ten Newbery, ten Caldecott, and ten of their own book awards.  Much of the data that the children will collect will be found in the Internet through the American Library Association website.   Caldecott Awards    Newbery Awards

Internet Links:

• Mr. Nussbaum

• APlus Math