Children need some guidance on how to calm their bodies when either feeling anxious, scared or frustrated.  The Student Assistance Counselor and the teachers define emotions and then teach children some strategies to reset.  Ms. Emily and Ms. DeLuca made calming jars with their students. Students added glitter, water and a touch of soap to make the jars.  Then they watched the glitter swirl and fall and noticed how their bodies and minds relaxed. … [Read more...] about Calming Jars

The students in Ms. Freitag’s class made observations of fall objects like leaves, pumpkins, pinecones and gourds. Students noticed how the objects smelled, felt, and looked.  Students then wrote descriptive sentences to include adjectives and sensory details. This activity will develop descriptive writing skills to enhance personal narrative writing. … [Read more...] about Fall Descriptive Writing

Students in Ms. Campo & Ms. Valente’s phonics class are learning about different phonics centers. Students practiced “rainbow writing” and “build it” centers. Students who met with a teacher practiced writing sentences using dry erase markers. … [Read more...] about Exploring Phonics Centers

Mrs. Cioffi's, Mrs. Monochello's and Mrs. Risoli's targeted reading classes planted seeds in eggshells after reading the book How a Seed Grows by Helen J. Jordan. Some students placed their plants in Dr. Velechko's window and are coming by to measure plant growth! … [Read more...] about Integrating Science and Reading