On February 1, 2012 Erin School will be hosting a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) day for all students in 6^th-8^th grade.  This one day event is being done in cooperation with a state initiative to recognize and foster quality technical integration in schools.  It is our hope that the students will use this opportunity to demonstrate their ability to use their own devices to be productive and enhance the learning environment.  The teachers are very excited and are already planning activities to incorporate BYOD.

Please note that participation in this event is optional.  No child is required to bring a device for this or any future BYOD events.  If you choose to allow your child to bring a device, we ask that you review and discuss the following guidelines with them.

Focusing on measurement

The fourth graders have been using hands-on real-life measurement during the Geometry and Measurement Unit. Students took apart boxes to find the surface area, created complex figures and found the perimeter and area of many different shapes that the kids created themselves. They also used different objects, such as a portable playpen, recycling bins and crates to find the volume of the objects by using blocks and standard/metric measurement.