Welcome to Ms. Gardner’s Webpage.

We continue to work on touch typing!!! Most grades are practicing at the beginning of each class. Did you know that the goal is for kids to type 5 words per minute, using proper hand position, for each grade level? So a student in 3rd grade should be able to type 15 words per minute and a student in 8th grade should be able to type 40 words per minute, maintaining proper form all the while! If you notice your student typing at home, please encourage them to type using proper hand position to utilize the home row keys and try to memorize the keyboard. Kindergarten through 8th grade are practicing this in the lab. For students in grades 3 through 8, it will be very helpful later in the year when MCAS comes around. This is definitely hard work! The more practice they get keyboarding properly, the easier it gets!

We also continue to study internet safety and good digital citizenship. Going on the internet is like stepping out into the whole world. It’s important for our students to stay safe online and use good digital etiquette.

7th Grade created spreadsheets of the nutrition information from fast food restaurants.

Below are links to webpages that we use in the classroom. If you would like to reach out to me, please email me at ggardner(at)mvyps.org. Or you can reach out by phone at 508-627-3316 extension 229.