Fourth Primary

2024-25

Middle School Prep: Google Calendar, Google Keep and Gmail

Google Calendar

Google Keep

Gmail

Students created projects using the Google Apps such as Docs, Sheets and Slides. We are ending the year with Google Calendar, Google Keep and Gmail. Calendar allows students to input important dates and sets reminders. Keep allows them to make lists for a variety of purposes such as To Do lists, vocabulary and spelling lists, class notes, reading log, journaling and much more. With Gmail students learned how to compose a proper email, and add attachments. These are necessary skills for entering middle school.

Virus & Protecting Your Devices

Student Document

With 3D printed viruses

TinkerCAD - Computer Aided Design software

Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is a special computer program that helps people to draw and design things like buildings, cars, or toys on a screen. It's like using a super-powerful drawing tool that makes it easy to create, change, and see how something will look before it's built.

Tinkercad is what is used in K-4th grade. It is a free, easy-to-use website where students (and adults!) can build 3D models by dragging and dropping shapes or drawing on the screen. Students in K - 4th have designed and printed reading wands, computer viruses, crosses for chalices, ASH hearts, jewels for pixie dolls and much more.

It’s a fun way to learn about design, creativity, and even engineering

Hearts

Students wrote persuasive essays in their language arts class. The purpose was to persuade a visiting student to attend Sacred Heart. To make it a little more convincing, students attached ASH hearts they created using the Tinkercad program and printed them on the 3D printer. Some students made them into a charm that could be added to a necklace.

CODING

Students will soon start coding, beginning with code.org and then moving on to the Scratch programming language. Code.org provides interactive courses and activities designed to teach students of all ages the basics of computer programming and computer science concepts. Scratch programming is specifically designed for kids and beginners to create their own interactive stories, games, and animations. It uses a simple block-based interface where users can drag and snap together colorful blocks to write code. This visual approach allows learners to focus on the logic of coding, making it accessible and fun. Scratch makes coding accessible and fun, while promoting creativity and collaboration.

Google Slideshows on "Digital Citizenship"

Fourth-grade students created Google Slides presentations about being good digital citizens. Our class discussions focused on six main topics: media balance, rings of responsibility, private information, positive digital footprint, communicating kindly, and thinking carefully about things seen online. These topics are based on iSafe and Common Sense Media resources. After our discussions, each student created a slideshow outlining how they planned to be a good digital citizen and presented them to their peers.

"Hey Fourth Primary, What are you looking forward to this year?"

Students were asked, "What are you looking forward to this year?" They shared their responses on a digital message board called Padlet using colorful sticky notes and emojis to show their excitement. They could also "like" other people's posts. Many students expressed their anticipation for clubs, the famous kickball game, color run, and spending time with friends and teachers.

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