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Aug 16, 2022
Enter the Google Doodle Contest!
Google has announced the winner of the 2022 Google Doodle Contest. If you love to doodle, submit your drawings See this link for contest...
Feb 28, 2021
Why it may still make sense to take the SAT
Excerpt from U.S. News and World Report. "Navigating Test-Optional Admissions Amid COVID-19" by Josh Moody, published on Dec 18, 2020...
Apr 2, 2019
New: Online CAASPP Score Reports
Each spring, students in grades three through eight and eleven participate in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which includes...
Mar 15, 2019
Writing Contest For High Schoolers
Check out this local writing contest for high school students in the Tri-Valley area. Deadline is April 9, 2019....
Feb 21, 2019
The SAT Essay Demystified
The SAT essay is a 50 minute essay with three key features. It has a common prompt, an emphasis on analysis, and clear evaluation...
Jan 23, 2019
How to Make Useful Annotations
How to Make Useful Annotations By Mrs. Panwar at The Gaussian School When I assign a short story or novel, one of the first tasks I give...
Nov 16, 2018
Why Vocabulary Matters
The Importance of Learning Vocabulary: Why I focus on vocabulary building by Elaine Panwar at The Gaussian School Vocabulary is the...
Sep 21, 2018
Booklists:
Parents often ask me how to find a quality book for their child. The following booklists have a treasure trove of good literature and...
Mar 23, 2018
Good Books for Elementary School Children
Here is a brief list of some of my favorite books for elementary school children to read and some authors to check out. You can read...
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