Thank you!

Today, Room 209 received a wonderful surprise... new books!  Thanks to the generosity of Burlington families and friends who purchased books at the Barnes and Noble fundraiser earlier this year, 10 books from the Massachusetts Children's Book Award (MCBA) list were delivered to our room today.

It was wonderful to see the students crowding around the table, vying to be the first to read the new books.  Many of our students have already read the five books required in order to vote in the spring for the MCBA winner and now continue to find the list a rich source of captivating books.

Thank you to Steve Levin, librarian at the Francis Wyman School, for organizing the Barnes and Noble fundraiser and fulfilling our "wish list!"

Let's Go Learn!

Learning doesn't need to stop when students get on the bus!  And the technology at Pine Glen doesn't stay at Pine Glen.  

One way we use our new "Bob-carts" in the classroom is by practicing and extending our math and reading learning.  Students use a website, www.letsgolearn.com, in order to engage in lessons specifically selected based on their performance on the Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA) and the Diagnostic Online Math Assessment (DOMA).

Students use the "Bob-cart" to extend their math skills.

Unique Reader and Unique Math are accessible to our students through any internet-connected computer.  Computer time and stations are limited in school and students are encouraged to log on from home and use some of their homework time to reinforce their math and reading skills.  Each student has his/her own individual user name.  Online time and lesson progress will show up on teacher accounts so we know how your student progresses through the program.