Natural Resources
We have been learning about New York’s natural resources. In correlation with the curriculum, students made a natural resource project. They created models, dioramas, and posters made only out of natural resources from their environment. Children were very creative and brought in everything, from playgrounds made of real foliage, cotton balls, sand, and rocks to prehistoric animals made out of clay and aluminum foil.
Christmas Practice
Students are working hard on their dance steps for the Christmas program. They are also working on hand movements and sign language. The song they are working on is He Reigns.
Mrs. Rosario
Recorders
In 4th – 5th Grade Music, we have started paying recorders, and we have practiced our first notes and first song. All the students have been enjoying themselves as they’ve played/performed in class.
Color Wheel Fun
Students have been focusing on color theory: naming and mixing colors on the color wheel. Did you know that combining opposite (complementary) colors makes the color brown?
Miss Kleinschuster
This Land Is Your Land
In our Sidewalks Intensive Reading Intervention class we are completing our first unit this week, titled: This Land Is Your Land. Our first concept was on Diversity. The students were immediately able to understand this concept when they realized how our school is made up of different students from different countries. This concept was reinforced this week during our International week activities. The week we learned about exploration we were able to read about new discoveries to help us see things near and far. It was especially neat reading about the camera pill now available to see inside our throat & stomach. In the last three weeks we discovered that we could learn about the United States as we travel and we also learned what special landmarks are in the Southwest and the West coast. These stories created a desire to want to visit these sites someday. It’s wonderful how reading allows us to travel without actually leaving our school.
Mrs. Jimenez
Benchmark Tests
Unit Benchmark tests are being done this month. It’s our chance to show off how much we learned in Unit 1. All of our reading skills, grammar practice, and hard work will pay off. We can’t wait to see what the next Unit theme will be… Maybe money? Or friendship? Or animals? Or perhaps something international? There are so many amazing books to read!
Literacy day Fun
We’re blasting off into reading this year! We hit the ground running and we’re so excited to see what this year will bring. Bringing our stuffed animals in for Literacy Day was so much fun. If we’re ever home and want to read out loud we can read to our stuffed animals. It might seem a little silly at first, but it’s a great way to practice reading. (And we think it’s a lot of fun too!)
Miss DiGiovanni
Mavis Beacon
We have just started their fall typing unit. We are currently taking a fall speed test and will be working on improving their typing skills for several weeks. We are working mostly in Mavis Beacon, though 1st and 2nd Grade are getting to use Word pad as well.
“My whole heart follows hard after you and clings closely to you!”
We were thrilled bout our first spiritual emphasis week for the 2010-2011 school year. It was held September 20-24.
The theme for Elementary School was “Spirit of the Seas.” Each day during bible time, students focused on a bible story which all centered in on obedience. The stories covered during this week were: Jesus Calming the Storm, Noah and the Ark, Jonah, The Disciples Casting Their Nets & Peter Walking on the Water. Each day students were able to have worship time, a bible lesson, memory verse and complete a craft. The week concluded with an interactive bible story, including a large boat and someone “walking on water,” during chapel. It was a great week and students received a certificate and snack for their completion of our Spiritual Emphasis Week.
Pastor Tom Mahairas (founder of Manhattan Bible Church) came in to speak to our Middle and High Schoolers. He graciously shared his testimony with them and spoke about how God rescued him from a life of drug addiction. Pastor Mahairas also shared that there are 3 types of Believers….. The Believer, The Non-Believer, and the Make-Believer…….he challenged them as to which one they were. At the end he asked all those that would like to rededicate their lives to Christ to come forward. On Friday he shared with them that they are special and that God loves them very much. Seven students came forward to receive Jesus as their personal Saviour. He also asked student to pray for one another.
We praise God for His presence and for moving amongst our students. We are excited to see what He has in store for us this school year!
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