Welcome to Ms. Gardner’s Webpage.

We are beginning to think about MCAS tests in the Computer Lab, even though they are several months away. Grades 3 through 8 will take the MCAS Exams starting in April. We will be doing some guided practice tests and tutorials over the next few months so that kids are familiar with what the tests look like.

As always, all grades continue to practice their typing skills, which will help them on their exams. We are also working on some of the vocabulary that kids will see on the MCAS and other tests throughout the year, just to familiarize them with it. It’s also a great way for them to practice their typing. It’s a Win-Win! Please encourage your students to practice their typing skills. It will help them immensely on the tests, on their assignments, and in their future lives.

As we head into the new year, kids in 4th through 8th grades will be learning how to make slide presentations in PowerPoint, while lower grades will do the same in Keynote.

7th and 8th grade Enrichment classes have been building robots and doing some 3D drawing and printing. Below are some of their designs.

Kids in Kindergarten through Fourth Grade have been learning PowerPoint by making Elves or Snowmen. They’ve learned so many great skills, from dragging and dropping to resizing images to turning images around and inside out to saving files. They’ve done such great work. And their projects are so cute!!

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.