Mr. Haney's Rocking Rams Keeping up with the students in B124! 

You can’t have enough protection. Today, my ipad, ipod, and laptop protective cases arrived. When you’re dealing with students and technology, you better have something that separates the machine from the floor or really good insurance. I was very fortunate because I found a great site with prices up to 80% cheaper than market price. With the money I saved, I was able to buy more hardware. Now, I am just waiting for the good stuff to arrive.

-Mr. Haney

Take a look at this unique social media counter. The world isn’t changing towards more technology. It has already become the norm.

Out with the old 30 inch, 100 pound, box TV and in with the new 32 inch, 30 pound, flatscreen beauty. The flatscreen TV will not just be used as a TV but also as a computer/game center. It also just looks a lot cooler than the old box.

-Mr. Haney

A good way to pass time during the summer is getting hooked on a good book. With millions of choices, here is a link with a great list of books for fourth and fifth graders. Post a comment on the books you are reading this summer.

Summer Reading List

Last week, my father, brother, and I built and painted some furniture for the room.  Take a look.

“Statistics show that over the summer break, most students lose an average of two to three months of math computational skills they learned during the previous school year. This loss of learning can mean an academic setback for some children that can take weeks, and in some cases months, to remedy when the school bells ring in the fall.” (eSchool News)

With that in mind, here are some fun math sites to beat the summer math slumps:

Carrot Sticks

Math Games

Geometry Games

Right now, one of my former students, Jessica, is visiting Korea. She is there visiting family and taking a close look at her heritage. During her month long trip, she is going to be blogging on her experience. Jessica won my Top Writer award this year so take a look at her blog and check out the interesting things she is getting into halfway around the world. Take a look by clicking here or going to the side panel and clicking on Jessica. If she gets on this blog, a dot will pop up where she is so check back to see where in the world is Jessica.

-Mr. Haney

ORAU has put all the letters we wrote on their website! Take a look at your letter by going here, Letters.

-Mr. Haney

Hello Students,

I hope everyone is having a great summer so far. Right now I am at the beach so I am really enjoying my summer. Anyways, ORAU has set up a blog for me to write on for the upcoming year. The first post is our trip to the Apple Store. Feel free to look and comment on the blog during the upcoming year. Thank you again students for working so hard this year and keep checking in on all the positive things you made possible for the upcoming students with your hard work!

Here is the new ORAU Blog.

Mr. Haney