• Mar212012
    Figuring it out!

    POSTED AT 12:31 PM

    Today I got outside for the fourth grade recess.  Over the last couple of days, the students that play football have been complaining that only a couple of kids got the ball and the others stood around.  We talked about it and everyone came up with a great solution.  It was a great to see the students working out their differences constructively.  Now if I can just get them to do that when I am not around!  I also have to say that what they are playing does not resemble the game of football at all except for the ball.  It is more like a cross between keep away and rugby.  
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    Mar202012
    Long Composition

    POSTED AT 10:07 AM

    Hi Everyone,
    The fourth grades are taking the MCAS long composition today.  I know how hard the students and their teachers have been working to get ready for this exam.  Good Luck Everyone!!  
    I am proud of all of you.
    Mr. Fusco
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    Mar132012
    Lost and Found

    POSTED AT 07:06 PM

    Hi Everyone,
    I want to remind everyone that we have moved the Lost and Found boxes upstairs to the front lobby for this week!  You wouldn't believe the beautiful clothing that has been left behind by the kids.  Please stop by and go through the piles to see if you are missing anything.  We are going to leave the boxes up until the middle of next week and then we are going to bring the clothing to Goodwill or ST. Vincent DePaul.  I think we have an especially huge pile of Lost and Found due to the warm weather this winter and kids taking off their jackets and coats when they are outside.  

    Don't forget that Friday is Great Oak Green Day!  What fun!  

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    Feb052012
    Super Bowl of math!

    POSTED AT 09:59 PM

    The Superbowl of Math was a great success!  Ask your kids about it.  They really impressed me with their math knowledge.  Every classroom was challenged to write 3 math questions related to football to ask the other two classrooms.  We had a big football field up on the wall of the cafeteria and every time a classroom answered a question right their football player moved towards the touchdown.  The questions were pretty hard too!  
    There were lots of laughs, yelling and math.  
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    Jan302012
    calling in sick!

    POSTED AT 03:16 PM

    Hello Everyone,
    I am sure you all read or watched on television the story about the two elementary students who decided not to go to school and set off a major search in Worcester.  The school calls every student's home if they are absent, but if you are not reached we must leave a message asking you to call us as your child is not in school.  That is why it is so important that you call our absence line and report your child absent if they are sick etc.  Not only does it save the office staff from having to make phone calls but if something similar ever happened at the Great Oak we would be getting word out faster as we would not be calling homes with sick children in them.  
    The absence line number is 978-777-1471 and feel free to leave a message. 
    Thanks.  
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    Jan032012
    Welcome back

    POSTED AT 07:07 AM

    Hi Everyone,
    Welcome back!  I hope that all of you had a nice holiday and vacation.  We had a very nice and restful time at the Fusco house. 

    Don't forget to keep voting for the Deck the Halls contest!  We are falling a little bit behind! 

    Matt

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    Dec292011
    Deck the house contest!

    POSTED AT 09:51 AM

    Hi Everyone,
    I hope that all of you are having a great vacation!  We have just received word that The Elliott family who are members of the Great Oak community are one of 25 finalists nationwide in the Patch Deck The Halls contest.  Go and check out their holiday decorations, they live on Arthur St.   
     
    If selected as the winner, we would win $100,000.00 for the Danvers Public Schools!  The grand prize winner is selected by people voting so it could really be a possibility if we get the news out to folks to vote daily on the website. The voting information is listed below.
     
    National Voting: The National Voting Period will begin at 9:00 am ET on December 30, 2011 and end at 11:59 pm ET on January 8, 2012.  During the National Voting Period, visitors will be able to vote for their favorite Finalist at deckthehouse.patch.com.  The one (1) Finalist with the highest number of valid votes at the end of the National Voting Period will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner (subject to verification). Voting is limited to one (1) vote per person per Finalist per day.
    I hope that you will vote starting tomorrow and you can vote once per day.  
    Enjoy the rest of your vacation.
    Mr. Fusco
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    Nov022011
    1/2 day work

    POSTED AT 02:46 PM

    I just got back from the Thorpe school.  During this early dismissal the grade level teachers were broken up into different groups to look at literacy assessments for the year at each grade level.  They were developing rubrics so that there will be consistency in grading from school to school.  Beyond that, there is an excellent sharing of ideas and best practices.  @import url(http://www.teacherweb.com/BLOG/HTMLEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css);


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    Oct312011
    Investigations Website and Resource books

    POSTED AT 07:35 AM

    All parents in grades 1-5 should have received a letter from their child's teacher with their child's username and password that will allow them to access the Investigations website.  If your child is having difficulty with homework and you want to assist them, this website will be a valuable resource for you.  At the top of every homework paper, you will find a number in a blue circle.  That will be the page number that you will go to on the website after you have logged in.  Here you will find diagrams and very clear explanations to help your child.  If you do not have access to the internet at home, we also have a hardcover book that is available.  A word of caution though, these books are $25.00 a piece so if you lose it or damage it, it will be quite costly.  @import url(http://www.teacherweb.com/BLOG/HTMLEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css);

    Looking forward to a very fun Halloween parade today.

    Matt

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    Oct162011
    App~Fever

    POSTED AT 08:28 PM

    Hi Everyone,
    I just got my new iphone! Wow, this thing is incredible.  As someone who has had the same phone for the last 6 years, this thing has more features than I can count.  

    I have been downloading Apps like crazy and I found one that I am using with my third grade daughter to help her learn multiplication facts.  It is free so anyone can get it.  

    It is called "my math app" and it has multiplication, division, addition and subtraction.  If your daughter is like mine, they already know how to work the electronics.  I usually hand it to her when we are in the car and she does about 10-15 minutes of practice.  It's just another way to get her to practice the facts and to get the automaticity that she needs. 
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