Mrs. Maxwell's Weblog

Go Bucks, Beat Michigan!

mrsmaxwellsblog — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:46:14 +0000

We were fortunate enough to have the Ohio State Alumni Marching Band visit West Mound Elementary on November 22. What an awesome experience. The drum majors led us in a Script Ohio.

Exciting Online Projects

mrsmaxwellsblog — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:31:31 +0000

Our class took part in the Pumpkin Seed Count hosted by Jennifer Wagner and jenuintech.com. Classes from all over the world are participating in this project.

Our pumpkin weighed 492 grams and had 318 seeds. Most students in our class estimated that there were 100 seeds in our pumpkin. Results will be availableon Nov. 1, see

http://www.jenuinetech.com/Projects/ps2008/ps2008home.htm

for more details.

*clip art DJ Inkers, www.djinkers.com

First Quarter Curriculum Map

mrsmaxwellsblog — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:19:22 +0000

Mrs. Robertson and I use this document to help us keep up with the district pacing.

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Why Read for 20 Minutes?

mrsmaxwellsblog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:14:39 +0000

This is a really interesting way to look at reading and why it is important to spend time with a book daily.why-your-child-should-read-for-20-minutes-every-day

Important Dates

mrsmaxwellsblog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:09:18 +0000

11/26-11/28 No School – Thanksgiving Recess

Welcome!

mrsmaxwellsblog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:46:04 +0000

I am finally on the web! I plan on using this blog as a tool to communicate with parents, students and other teachers about the fun we are having in our first grade class at West Mound Elementary.