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Mrs. Desiree’s Class 

Updates and Reminders

2012 is definitely in full

swing. We have

enjoyed so many Class

Connect Sessionstogether. The students

are doing great. I am

so proud to be their

teacher.

I have had a lot of the

general education

teachers tell me that

several of my students

are hitting it out of the

park on Blue Ribbons

on Study Island! Way

to go students andparents for encouraging

your children to use

this tool.

This is a friendly

reminder to log your

attendance daily. I

know that it is a pain to

remember to do this,

but it saves time in the

long run!

Also, make sure to havea working microphone

and internet

connection at all times.

I know that the internet

is something that you

cannot control for the

most part, but it is your

only way to connectyour child to their

educational

opportunities each day.

It is a requirement to

have both consistently.

Please let me know if 

you have questions

about this.

To get this guy fixed orany other accessories that

came with your K12

computer:

Visit the web: http://

help.k12.com/support/

contact-support 

Check the Online

Customer Support first, whereyou'll find school contact

information, resources for

learning coaches, help with

technical questions, materials

and equipment delivery

information, and more.

For additional help, you can:

* Call toll-free at 866.K12CARE

Upcoming Dates

to Note for March

Spring Break March

19th-

22nd

Mrs. Desiree at

a conference March

28th

1st and 2nd

Grade IowaTesting

April

3rdand

4th

3rd –8th Grade

ACTAAP Testing

April

9th-

13th

My contactinformation:

Desiree Rutter

Call or text:

870-834-3886

Fax: 866-571-9484

Class Connect Link

To schedule a timewith me, click here 

Check out our ClassBlog:

http://mrsdesireesclass.blogs

pot.com/ 

Have a Naughty Computer or Microphone?

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Math Drill/Concepts A-For

the last month or so we have

been using my Elluminate

version of Calendar Math. 

This is something that I have

seen in the regular classroom

and I knew it would be great

to weekly practice skills such

as time and elapsed time,

fractions, decimals, place

value, shapes and their

attributes,

measurement,

fractions and the

list goes on.

I created my own

whiteboards to

closely represent

the Calendar

Math and I think

the kids are learning a lot of 

their basic skills this way.

Math Drill/Concepts B:

We are taking it a step

further in this class

with Elapsed Time,

converting and

converting in the

metric system. Oh MY!

It has been fun and

King Henry helped us

out a lot! :)

Caption describing 

 picture or graphic.

Reading Rockets

Reading A- We have explored the

following stories: Wreck on a One

Way Street with Contractions,Wedding of the Triplet G Sisters,

The Shunning Letters and The

Elvis Song. Ask your kids what

 these stories are all about! Many

of these stories go right along with

what is learned in the Mark 12

Reading Program. Reading A and

B have also been working on

Asking Good Questions when weare reading, identifying the main

idea in passages of text, as well as

using conjunctions when

combining sentences. I am tired

 just thinking of all the work we

have been doing!

Caption describing picture or 

 graphic.

This month

we have

focused on

the

Procedural Genre in writing.

The students have been

writing “How To” articles in

Study Island. Can I just say Ihave learned a lot? I have

learned to breed Chihuahuas,

how to hunt, how to skeet

shoot, how to build a fire, and

don’t forget how to build a

lego mini laptop! Most of thestudents are in the editing

process and we are hoping to

be finished up in the next

week or two. Maybe I will

have a few brave souls to

even present their papers totheir classmates. :)

Writing Whizzes

Mathemagicians

 Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William

Wordsworth 

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Great Sites for

Reluctant Writers 

The Best Websites For

Teaching Writing 

An Article: My Top 25

Free Math Resources

for Education 

Teaching Expressive

Writing to Students with

Learning Disabilities 

When Older Students Can't

Read 

Writing Pencasts Worth Pursuing

Great Educational Websites and Articles

10 Apps for Learners

Who Struggle with

Reading and/or Writing 

The iPad and Maths – 

Are we there yet? Pt 1 

iPhone-iPad-and-iPod-

touch-Apps-for-Special-

Education 

1,000 Education Apps

Organized By Subject &

Price 

“App”solutely Amazing

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2. If you have a child that struggles with

reading.

Did you know that there are programs out

there that can help your child read their

. . . . I was famous last month.?

 You might have missed it! :) I wanted to

make sure you had an opportunity to see

what your staff at ARVA has been up to.

We presented in the National Speaker Series

and the recording is no longer available, but

 the documents that we presented are

absolutely available. These documents canhelp you if:

1. You have multiple children in the

program.

Did you know that you can combine your art

and history lessons to make it more

meaningful and take less time?

History lessons?

https://docs.google.com/document/

d/1vK4PZpbanUmqSvqSUVGx1ZwY-

zrxLOYnG4Do_n28eQM/edit  

3. If you want to add a little spark to your

 teaching!

Did you know that you don’t even have toleave your living room to visit the Museum of

Fine Arts in Boston?

https://docs.google.com/document/

d/1yZvyzgUGVZHTCP4uE02tA22ukFkK3

GUvsO0-kNNg05s/edit 

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