In honor of President's Day, Mrs. Fata's students conducted a research project on presidents. Each student was given a president to research online and through books from the library. Students wrote a report that included all important information and multiple fun facts. To go along with the reports the students also made "wearable posters" representing their chosen president. Students used yarn and cotton balls to depict the hair of the president. The poster had a cut out for the students to put their faces and arms making it wearable. They wore the posters as they read aloud their report to … [Read more...] about President’s Day Project

Mrs. Philp and Mrs. Smith's fifth grade classes are "Choosing Kindness" as they explore the novel Wonder, through a novel study. Reading about a fifth grade boy with facial deformity who is going to attend school for the first time, the students see how people treat someone who is different, learning not to judge a boy by the way his face looks. Through partner reading, small group and whole group discussions, and independent responses and reflections, students are able to more deeply connect to the novel while exploring friendships, family, and why it is important to choose kindness. [Read more...] about Fifth Grade Novel Study

Pierrepont and Union School have come together for a great new experience using Little Bits! Little Bits are tiny electric modules with electric connectors that can be used to build and invent new things. Mrs. Callahan and some eighth grade volunteers from Union School visited Mr. Vaccaro and Ms. Demirbulakli's and Mrs. Macri and Ms. Engels' 4th grade classrooms to demonstrate how to use Little Bits. … [Read more...] about Fourth Grade Partners with Union School for STEM Activity

Pierrepont School's Service Club sponsored the "Have a Heart" food drive to benefit the Rutherford Food Pantry. Students collected, sorted and bagged 204 items that were donated to the pantry. Pictured from left to right: Isabella Soto, Sophia Geltrude, Liam Wright, Emma Wyzard, Nihal Mangukiya and Lauren Pfleger with some of the donated items. … [Read more...] about Have a Heart Food Drive

"Be a heart hero!  Collection online donations for the American Heart Association & be automatically entered to participate in a "knock-out" tournament! Sign up for Hoops for Heart with 5 simple steps: Step 1: Go to heart.org/hoops click on Register Now Step 2:  In the Search For Your School area, click on your state, enter the city where your school is located and click the first letter of your school's name. Once you find your school, click on Join Team. Step 3:  Create your own Username and Password and answer a security question. Click Continue. Step 4:  Fill out the … [Read more...] about Hoops for Heart