Dear Parent,

This month’s Book Club is filled with great books and software.

Order using the monthly flyer…or order online! Our class earns a FREE book for our classroom library every time a parent orders online!

To order online, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
User Name: mspeacockpreston
Password:  readreadread
 
Remember, placing your order online is completely safe and secure. Your credit card payment is sent directly to Scholastic.

When you shop online, you get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts. Of course, you can always use the printed flyer instead and have your child hand in a Club order form and payment at school.

Thank you again for ordering and for continuing to help our classroom earn FREE books. Remember, every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE book for our classroom library! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,


Ms. Peacock-Preston

Teachers, here is the recent slideshow from the Early Dismissal Training on Apple Basics

Slideshow Link to watch on your full-screen.

Dear Parent,
I have exciting news. You can now place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders online!
Browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices and order online. Plus, our class earns a FREE Book every time a parent orders online.
Here's how it works:

    1.    Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
    2.    Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card.
    3.    Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
    4.    After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.
To get started, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password.
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

User Name:     mspeacockpreston
Password:     readreadread

Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You'll also get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.
And don't forget: Every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE book for our classroom library!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Ms. Peacock-Preston

Students! Welcome to the new year. I am super excited to have you in class. As I get to know you this year, I am continually impressed by your excitement about the new school year! Check back in frequently for updated information that will help you learn. For those of you interested, later this weekend, I will update the Scholastic Book Club Purchasing information.

Over the next couple of days, your student will be setting up a Google Doc account which is an online file cabinet for documents.  Google Docs also has primitive word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.  The beauty of Google Docs, is that your student can access their files from ANY computer that they get on; that is, home, school, library or any other location your student might be. That means there is no longer a need for keeping up with thumb sized drives and risking viruses!  Please Take a Tour of the Internet site that your student will soon know and love!

Additionally, because we are basically a paperless classroom, this site will allow me to digitally comment on papers and presentations, set up student work-group collaborations online, and provide quick feedback for submitted work.  By the way, your student will be able to submit all of their work to me online!  No need for paper!

I want you to know, this is a safe site.  There are viewing rules in place that allow for the user to decide who has permission to see the documents they are creating.  Furthermore, students are taught to use their first name and last initial ONLY on any documents in my class per our school internet usage policy. 

I know that you will be just as happy as I am as you watch your student grow and learn this new educational technology. If you have any questions, or you want me to help you set up an account too because you see your student loving it, please let me know. 

Ms. Peacock-Preston

Project 2 Self Evaluation

Leadership Technology students, please click the link above and "honestly" and with "trustworthiness" (LOL from the Project) evaluate your project.

Dear Parent,

I wanted to remind you that you can place your Scholastic Book Club orders online.

This month’s offers are filled with great books and software at terrific values. Here are a few that I am sure you won’t want to miss:

•    SCAT by Carl Hiaasen

To order online, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password.
 
www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class User Name: mspeacockpreston
Password: readreadread

Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure.

Plus, when you shop online, you can take advantage of exclusive online-only offers and choose from an expanded selection of books and software. Of course, you can always use the printed flyer instead and have your child hand in a Book Club order form and payment at school.
 
Thank you for continuing to help our classroom earn FREE books and learning materials. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
 
Sincerely,
Ms. Peacock-Preston

8th grade project
Rubric Score Sheet

8th graders, as you fill this out for your group, look at the paper rubric to see the details of each level.