Ozobot Playtime

Students enjoyed an Ozobot playtime in the library before school. Lots of buzz as they created some new coded pathways and ran the Ozobots on "The Outsiders" story maps created by the 7th grade students

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CDFMS Winners of Strikewriters Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the Strikewriters contest who had breakfast with returning author, Crystal Allen, and got some contructive critique of their stories. You can check out their writing published on her website. Scroll down and find our school:...

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Setting the stage for a novel

8th graders dove into their final book of the year, "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. This amazing story of Lithuanian refugees deported to Siberia by the Soviet Union offered the library an opportunity to create some connecting activities to give students...

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Cowboy Day in Texas History

Cowboy Day! 7th grade Texas History Students investigated a traveling history trunk from the Williamson Museum, which included cowboy clothing and accessories.  Students discussed the hardships, clothing, jobs and daily activities and given the opportunity to dress in...

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7th grade ELA and Ozobots

7th grade ELA students created Dynamic Plot Diagrams after completing the novel "The Outsiders" using Ozobots. Students collaborated about the style, elements, and illustrations of their plot diagram.  They used the Ozobots to demonstrate the plot elements by...

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Author Visit

Crystal Allen, a Texas author, recently came to visit the 7th graders at CD Fulkes. She introduced students to her books, told stories about her childhood and described her path to becoming an author. Next, she shared a story that a student had created after only...

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