Welcome to Ms. Gardner’s Webpage.

Math MCAS testing for grades 3-8, and Science and Social Studies in select grades will happen this month, starting May 8th. We will be reviewing MCAS math tools and looking at practice tests to prepare for the tests. Please help your student do their best by getting a good night’s sleep the night before testing and eating a good breakfast the morning of their tests. Remember, breakfast in the cafeteria is always a great option, courtesy of Gina and her awesome staff.

We are working hard but are having some fun too. 6th through 8th graders built roller coasters on Queebi.com. Some were amazing. Others were ….. a little scary for sure. But it was so fun to have the kids laughing and engaged in the activity. Several kids surpassed the goals! Impressive.

Coding is happening in many classes, using Kodable and Rodo Codo. Kids love it and are very good at thinking systematically. We’re going to move on and do some spreadsheet work in the lower grades and learn about letter and email writing in upper grades.

We are also touching upon artificial intelligence topics to help kids understand what AI is and recognize AI generated images etc. And as we get close to the end of the year and summer, we will revisit internet safety and good digital citizenship topics.

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.