Technology opportunities abound for Duval County School students and teachers. Online textbooks offer families a classroom at their fingertips. Going over chapters with your children in the comfort of your home without ever having to go to school to pick up the textbooks is a luxury never dreamed of when I was in elementary school.
Each week I will post the student edition links to the pages we are reading in our Science and Reading books on the left sidebar of this blog. There will be 2 online Reading links; one link will take you to the vocabulary story page and the second link will take you to the actual story. (See Reading: Online Story and Science: Online Chapter) Sometimes the links will not change because we will be reading the same chapter in Science or the same story in our readers for more than one week. Also, I will post the links on the class website. Your students will not have to lug these heavy books home. It will save "wear and tear" on their backs, backpacks and the books themselves. Enjoy the technology benefits of Duval County Schools!
Quote of the Week
"I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win--if you don't, you won't."
-Bruce Jenner, Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Welcome!
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do." Shaquille O'Neal
4th grade was my favorite year at Henry Hough Elementary School in St. Louis, Missouri. There wasn't anything in particular, not a single event, that I remember about 4th grade except my teacher, Mrs. Shoemaker. She pushed me toward excellence every day that I was in her class. I wanted each assignment to be my best. Mrs. Shoemaker made that year memorable for me.
I am very excited about the 2009-2010 school year. I will push for excellence in every assignment so that "doing your very best" feels like the only way to complete work. I will work hard to be the best 4th grade teacher that I can be. I want my students to remember 4th grade as their best year at NBE.
Thank you for all you do at home to encourage excellence in every aspect of your student's life.
My best,
Mrs. Suzanne Oaks
Please share your thoughts with me via email: oakss@duvalschools.org
4th grade was my favorite year at Henry Hough Elementary School in St. Louis, Missouri. There wasn't anything in particular, not a single event, that I remember about 4th grade except my teacher, Mrs. Shoemaker. She pushed me toward excellence every day that I was in her class. I wanted each assignment to be my best. Mrs. Shoemaker made that year memorable for me.
I am very excited about the 2009-2010 school year. I will push for excellence in every assignment so that "doing your very best" feels like the only way to complete work. I will work hard to be the best 4th grade teacher that I can be. I want my students to remember 4th grade as their best year at NBE.
Thank you for all you do at home to encourage excellence in every aspect of your student's life.
My best,
Mrs. Suzanne Oaks
Please share your thoughts with me via email: oakss@duvalschools.org
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