The Green Team at Pierrepont School would like to thank the entire Rutherford community for helping make their plastic bag collection a huge success! With an initial goal of 500 pounds, we were able to collect 2,248 pounds of plastic bags! This event was a huge success. The Green Team worked hard on a daily basis to collect, bag, weigh, and store these plastic bags. … [Read more...] about Pierrepont School Plastic Bag Drive
Pierrepont Green Team
Celebrating Pierrepont Artists
Enjoy a small sample of student artwork on display in the Pierrepont School main office. … [Read more...] about Celebrating Pierrepont Artists
Diversity Wreath
Pierrepont School's fifth graders were asked to assist the Civil Rights Commission in creating the first student-produced holiday wreath for the commission's contribution to the Kip Center's Festival of Trees. The theme of "Diversity" was used as a discussion point in class lessons during the Week of Respect . Students researched the traditional costumes of their cultural heritage and decorated popsicle people. Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Margit Smith and art teacher, Ms. Stephanie Natiello collaborated to combine over 200 popsicle people into this beautiful wreath. … [Read more...] about Diversity Wreath
Sixth Grade Cave Art
In Sixth Grade social studies, the students have been studying The Stone Age and the accompanying cave art. They learned about the way prehistoric humans would hunt, gather, find shelter, and migrate following animals in order to survive. The students then created a writing piece that summarized a typical Stone Age occurrence, such as cooking food by the fire or spearing a wild animal. Using brown poster paper and chalk pastel crayons, they depicted that event in image form. The Sixth Graders then simulated a "cave walk" using flashlights as torches and studied one another's images on the … [Read more...] about Sixth Grade Cave Art