Mrs. Barbara PaserkSt. Joseph Regional School teachers welcome and encourage communication with families regarding all aspects of a student's development. bpaserk@sjsbatavia.org |
Technology & Makerspace News
Technology All students will be learning/reinforcing Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. Kindergarten and first grade students will continue coding and teaching their monster to read on their IPads. They will continue to explore a variety of educational apps including early robotics, block coding and still motion. Students in grades 2-6 will be reinforcing and developing new skills for success utilizing all Google Apps. In addition, students will work on mastering keyboarding techniques throughout the school year. Makerspace Students in all grades will continue exploring engineering concepts by participating in hands on multifaceted activities and challenges. We will focus on the 4 C’s of Engineering Design. CREATIVITY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING COMMUNICATION Grade 6 will be building and testing their cardboard boats the first week in February. Grade 5 and 6 will be researching and constructing balsa wood bridges for the 2024 Tech Wars Competition. Grade 2-4 will be working on electrical circuits and designing interactive holiday gifts. Grade Kindergarten and 1 will focus on creativity and collaboration working in teams to complete various challenges. They will also be construction scribble bots. It’s going to be an amazing WINTER/SPRING! |