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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

During Read Aloud, the 5th – 8th graders listened to “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin. In this story Min-Li, a young Chinese girl, becomes a hero Read More >>

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Integer Class

The oldest group of students as well as a few 5th graders, participated in a three week integer class. We started with the basics of the number line and what Read More >>

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Sledding

Martin, a fifth grader, proposed a day of sledding at school. Teachers took his idea and made it a reality. During investigations the whole school took off to the golf Read More >>

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The Fledgling Book Club

The older students were part of an eight week book club where they read The Fledgling by Jane Langton.At the start of the book club we set up expectations. All Read More >>

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Writing Prompts

Working with Jeff Simmons, a parent of one of our students who teaches creative writing at Syracuse University, the older students were given two writing prompts which launched them into Read More >>

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Poetry

Inspired by Kenneth Koch’s Rose, where did you get that red?  book the older students spent a month studying the poems of Wallace Stevens: Thirteen Ways to Look at a Read More >>

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Ancient China

Third grade students created a China poster describing four aspects of Chinese culture. They were able to select their own topics from a list that included the Silk Road, Chinese Read More >>

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Money

1st graders were given a magnifying glass and asked to compare and contrast dimes, nickels, pennies and quarters. They played games such as “Race to a Quarter” and “The Matching Read More >>

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The Periodic Table

The older students spent four weeks studying The Periodic Table and creating a Wanted Poster for an element of their choice. We introduced the project by listening to Tom Lehrer Read More >>