- iStart Chinese by Mirai Language
- iStart Spanish 2010-2011 by Mirai Language
- PBS Kids/ Little Pim
- MindSnacks Learn Chinese
- MindSnacks Learn Spanish
- 2Kinds Chinese
-PBS Kids for Noah Comprende
- 123TeachMe
- PBS Sagua (Chinese)
Learning and Doing at the North Hills Campus of Winchester Thurston
This year, Applefest was held at WTN on a crisp fall day on Saturday, September 29th. There was food, there were games, there was a bucking bronco, and so many other fall-fun activities. I was helping with the "Old Tyme" Photobooth in the 3rd grade room, which yielded some great photo opportunities, including this one from one of my wonderful helpers in the booth. In the library, our fabulous Spanish teacher Alicia Sewald was hosting an international extravaganza of online interactive activities with iPads, iPods, and Chromebooks. Anyone who was interested could come in and play one of these Spanish and Mandarin games and then jot down what they learned on a sticky note. This sticky note was then placed on the wall for everyone to see. Individuals who completed this activity earned a special international prize! Here are examples of some of the posted sticky notes: It was obvious that everyone learned a lot! Thanks, Alicia, for running such a great activity in the library! In case you're interested, here's a list of some of the apps and websites that Alicia used:
- iStart Chinese by Mirai Language - iStart Spanish 2010-2011 by Mirai Language - PBS Kids/ Little Pim - MindSnacks Learn Chinese - MindSnacks Learn Spanish - 2Kinds Chinese -PBS Kids for Noah Comprende - 123TeachMe - PBS Sagua (Chinese)
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Tom Angleberger is the author of several very popular books here in the WTN library--The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and his newest one, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee. He is speaking on Sunday, October 14th at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall at 2:30. Apparently, he is supposed to show the audience how to fold their very own origami Yoda! Order tickets and find out more information here: http://www.pittsburghlectures.org/interior.php?pageID=334 Earlier in May we celebrated Children's Book Week by celebrating the staff of WTN's favorite books (which was appropriate, since it was also Teacher Appreciation Week!). I asked teachers what their favorite books were as children, and also put out a call for photographs and artifacts that best represented their childhoods. The result was this bulletin board: Many teachers brought in the actual book they used to read (and reread, in most cases) as children! It was a nostalgic stroll through memory lane, and both students and teachers had a great time trying to guess who liked what book and who had the best bowl cut and fashion sense as a child.
On Friday night, you may have heard strains of Hawaiian greetings and smelled the enticing aroma of pineapple wafting through the air on the WTN campus. The reason for this luau was Literacy Night! Pre-kindergarten through 1st grade students and their parents gathered together to create stories, work on projects, and eat delicious tropical food. The evening was capped off by a reading of Aloha Dolores by Ms. Bednar and The Rainbow Fish by Mrs. Fetzer. And then a special guest arrived--the WT Bear! It was a fantastic evening that made us all wish for summer. Thank you to Mrs. Malack for organizing the entire event and all the teachers who helped!
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