TEACHER: Joanne Hall ( joanne@stbartholomew.org or Ext 17)

Pre-Kindergarten

This is the first year that Pre-K will be attending the computer lab. They will be learning, mouse control, numbers and letters. They will also work with educational software to reinforce skills they are learning in the classroom.

Kindergarten

This year in the Computer Lab, your child will be learning new and exciting things. Your child will be learning their numbers, letters and mouse coordination. I will be reinforcing their skills learned from other subjects like math and reading. Your child will be coming to the Computer Lab once a week. Their grade will be based on behavior and participation in the Computer Lab. 

1st GRADE

This year in the Computer Lab, your child will be learning new and exciting things. Your child will be learning the basics of Microsoft Word, by typing poems and stories into their own files. They will learn to save and retrieve their poems and stories from their files. I will be reinforcing their skills learned in other subjects like, math and reading. Your child will be coming to the Computer Lab twice a week. Their grade will be based on attendance, behavior and participation in the Computer Lab. 

2nd & 3rd GRADES

This year in the Computer Lab, your child will be learning new and exciting things. Your child will be learning more of the keyboard, symbols, characters, numbers, and letters. They will be writing short stories using Microsoft Word and creating their own files. They will be copying graphics from one program and pasting it on to their documents. I will be reinforcing their skills learned from other subjects like math and reading. Your child will be coming to the Computer Lab twice a week. Their grade will be based on attendance, behavior and participation in the Computer Lab. 

4th – 8th GRADES
During the weeks and months to come, your child will be learning
*Microsoft Word 2010 *History of Computers
*Power Point *Internet Safety & Surfing
*Excel *Computer Languages *Multimedia *Graphics
*Publisher *Robotics
*Windows 7 *Typing Drills

Your child’s grade will be based on completed assignments, attendance, behavior and participation. All grades will be averaged together equally. The computer grade will then be averaged into the social studies, science, math or their reading grade for the report card. We will continue to surf the internet, research information for projects and doing internet scavenger hunts. The Internet can be a fun place but it can also be a dangerous place. Know what your child is looking at on the Internet. Who are they chatting with? Who and what are they emailing? I am trying to emphasize the fun of the Internet and also the dangers that are out there. Please reinforce internet safety at home.