This year is going by so quickly. It seems like only yesterday that everyone was walking down the hallway on the first day of school anticipating all of the great things that were going to happen this school year. And now...We are more than halfway through the school year. My parents used to tell me that the older you got the faster time passed by, and of course like all kids, I thought they were crazy. I have come to appreciate their words of wisdom. It is amazing how smart your parents become as you get older.
I am sure the kids have kept their parents up to date on all of the activities that we have going on here at Peterson-Central, and I am sure that they have told them about all of the testing that we have been doing recently. We have completed our Acuity and Discovery Ed. Benchmark Testing, we are in the process of completing our Online Writing Assessments and we still have the Westest to look forward to.
Now, with all of our busy school work and testing, trust me, we have still had time to do some pretty fun activities here at school. Last week, we had Bingo for Books and many students and staff members came out to enjoy this event. We are planning to have our 3rd Nine Weeks Reward Day very soon and I know that the students love this activity. When else can you have the opportunity to throw a pie at your favorite teacher?
As for our technology here at Peterson-Central, all I can say is WOW!!! All of our 3rd and 4th grade students now have their own mini-laptops that they can use at school or at home. We have the latest and the greatest computer programs that our students can use on a daily basis. We also have several computer programs that the students can access from home if they have Internet access. All of the teachers at PCES use technology everyday to enhance the learning of their students and to provide a variety of instructional methods for the various types of learners that they have in their classroom. We are very lucky to have so much technology at our fingertips!
