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Salt Water Biome – the Ocean

Students in grades 1, 2 and 3 were part of a unit that recently studied the ocean. Students working with a partner explored the characteristics of a specific layer of Read More >>

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Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

Visual Thinking Strategies provides for open-ended discussions of visual art, increasing students’ critical thinking, language, and literacy skills along the way. We had two groups using VTS this year, one Read More >>

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Mrs Piggle Wiggle Play

Students in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade working with a partner are writing plays based of the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Books. These books are filled with short stories where Mrs. Piggle Read More >>

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Syracuse Stage’s Mary Poppins

The whole school went to see Syracuse Stage’s production of Mary Poppins yesterday. What an extraordinary production is was – full of magic and marvels. The acting, singing and dancing Read More >>

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Are Lyrics to a Song Poetry?

The seven oldest students are taking part in a poetry class, which was inspired by Bob Dylan’s recent nomination for the Nobel Prize for Literature. We started the discussion discussing Read More >>

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Roger De Muth Studio

  Have Van Will Travel: A small group of the older students took a field trip to Cazenovia to visit the studio of illustrator, designer, Syracuse University professor, Roger De Read More >>

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Biomes – Deserts

This spring the youngest students continued their study of Biomes which was started in the fall. Most recently we turned our attention to deserts. We read and discussed books such Read More >>

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Grasslands

Our youngest students continue their study of biomes. In December we moved our focus from the rain forest to grasslands. We listened to books and learned how grasslands are very different to rain Read More >>