Center School Sightings!

Check out our latest CSS newscast created by our fifth graders.  What a great way to see what's going on at Center School!  Another wonderful job done by our fifth grade students!! Thank you to all of our teachers who continue to contribute to each episode.    Enjoy!

        Length: 12 minutes

Name that State!

In the fourth grade study of the New England states, the students worked with a partner to find fabulous fun facts to share "game show style!"  See if YOU can Name that State!  Fourth graders did a great job collaborating and finding really cool facts!  They also worked on projection and adding enthusiasm to their voices... fantastic job!

Center School Sightings! Your favorite newscast is back!

After a summer  hiatus, your favorite newscast is back!  Enjoy the incredible job Mrs. Quinn's fifth graders did on CSS, utilizing our new studio.  Stay in the know about what's happening at Center School!

Length: 8 minutes

Audio QR Code books with Second Grade!

You'll need a FREE QR CODE SCAN app (available on any mobile phone, iPad, etc) to hear the actual students telling you all about the lifecycle of a butterfly!  Scan the codes from your device and feel free to download a copy if you'd like.  Beautiful descriptions and illustrations by children! Well done second graders!  Amazing!!

Augmented Reality in Kindergarten!

Researchers and engineers are pulling graphics out of television screens or computer displays and integrating them into real-world environments.  This new technology, called augmented reality, enhances what we see, hear, feel and smell.

The kindergarteners have begun using this exciting technology to practice their lively letters.  When they focus the iPad on a card, a three dimensional, animated character appears, which they can touch and hear the letter name and sound.  The students had the idea to take pictures of the characters too!

A pretty cool way to remember their sounds!!

Lifecycle of an Apple Tree by Third Grade

The third graders used the new green screen studio to teach us what they know about the apple tree lifecycle. They incorporated presentation skills: reading from a teleprompter, projecting their voices and even gave it a go with pointing to items that would appear later in place of the green screen. Fantastic third graders!


 

Flip through the Books Written and Illustrated by Our First Graders!

As the first graders studied butterflies, they used the iPad app, Butterfly HD, to read about the stages of a butterfly's life cycle, view pictures, watch videos, learn fun facts and even take "pop quizzes."
Next, we met in small groups to discuss what the students had learned in class and through the iPad.  We recorded our facts in the iPad app, Book Creator.  We selected pictures that illustrated our facts.
Finally, using the flipsnack website, we posted them here as books for you to flip through.  Amazing job first graders!


Mrs. Weiner's Class




Mrs. Kadis's Class




Mrs. Metz's Class