The fourth-grade orchestra concert featured some great music and wonderful announcers.
Hello, Operator? I'd like to practice my fluency.
If it is Cinco de Mayo, it must be time for the PTO Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. We love our teachers. We love our PTO.
For the past eight years, Laura Lemaire has been visiting our classes each week to share a mindfulness lesson. This past week, we learned about dandelions.....
Dandelions are weeds. But one day, I picked one of the dandelion flowers after it had turned white. I looked at it under a microscope. It looked amazing - almost silvery and magical.
We are quick to judge and criticize people who are different. People who aren’t like us, someone who doesn’t seem as smart, as good a student, or as good in sports. Maybe they have a different way of laughing. All of us are different.
Be on the lookout for dandelions, and remind yourself how dandelions can be like people.
Dandelions are weeds. But one day, I picked one of the dandelion flowers after it had turned white. I looked at it under a microscope. It looked amazing - almost silvery and magical.
We are quick to judge and criticize people who are different. People who aren’t like us, someone who doesn’t seem as smart, as good a student, or as good in sports. Maybe they have a different way of laughing. All of us are different.
Be on the lookout for dandelions, and remind yourself how dandelions can be like people.
Our speech and language teacher, Samantha Gilgen, has been visiting classes this month to teach us the many ways people exchange information, helping us understand that communication can look different for everyone and encouraging us to think about alternative ways people express themselves, emphasizing respect, patience, and inclusivity.
I hate to read!
Well, maybe not......
Well, maybe not......
Small group instruction provides targeted support and personalized learning. Research indicates that students in small groups often learn significantly more and retain knowledge longer than those receiving only whole-class instruction. They work in tandem.
Knitting is for boys. No, knitting is for girls.... When you have a good teacher, everyone loves to knit. Thanks, Mrs. Signore!
Fourth graders continued their study of energy by using solar cells to power a motor. They worked great on this sunny day outside. Cover the solar cell with a little shade, and it stops on a dime. So interesting!
Our third graders visited Huber Woods Park last week to build Lenape Longhouses and enrich their study of Native American culture in our area.
Our therapy dogs love to read with us. At night, if you listen closely, you can hear them howling at the moon, saying, "It's so much fun visiting the kids at Washington School every week!"
Mickey the Beekeeper visited with first and second-graders. He taught us about wax and comb, propolis, pollen, bee suits, and Worker bees, Queen bees, and Drones.
Last week, we celebrated We Would Be Lost Without You Day, formerly known as Secretaries' Day and, most recently, Administrative Assistants' Day. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
After mastering French Spool Knitting, we are now learning two different hand-sewing stitches to make Love Grams. Concentration, stress-release, fine-motor integration, and fun!
May Fridel is the owner of Passion for Spices in Summit. She taught our third graders about cacao and how it is made into chocolate. Then we had to suffer through dipping skewers of fruit into melted chocolate.
It's a wonderful thing to see the children of our staff members grow up. Our students love meeting and interacting with our own children. Our children get to see what we do every day (and how much love and respect we get from everyone). And we get to see some beautiful qualities emerge in our children that we weren't sure were there. Until next year's Take Your Child to Work Day.
Our fifth graders had a great Teppanyaki experience at Arirang last week. What fun!
Our fifth-grade band has been getting ready for their upcoming concert by drilling their songs!
Each month, the PTO has been surprising teachers with a "Thank you". This month: Lavender, Chocolate, and Fruit. We are so fortunate!
Fifth graders met before school last week to "do good". They made 100 Mother's Day Bags that included hand wipes, hand cream, lip balm, tissues, and candy. They also made 115 sandwiches. All were donated to the good folks at the St. Joseph Social Service Center. Repairing the world!
