Students in Mrs. Podolanczuk and Ms. Sampedro’s class brought math, science, reading, and writing together for a fun, fall-themed lesson! Students worked collaboratively, using teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills to count the seeds they scooped out of pumpkins. They made estimates, compared their predictions to their actual counts, and reflected on their findings. To tie it all together, students enjoyed the read-aloud How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? What a fun, hands-on learning experience! … [Read more...] about 🍂🎃 Pumpkin Seed Counting 🎃🍂

Our Pumpkin Decorating Contest was a huge success, with an incredible 72 creative submissions! We were so impressed by the imagination, effort, and creativity our students put into their pumpkins. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this such a fun event for our school community! A special thank-you to our PTA for generously providing the prizes for our contest winners and for supporting activities that make our school community so special. A HUGE thank you to Ms. Catalano for bringing this creative idea to life and adding a new twist of Halloween fun to Washington! … [Read more...] about 🍂🧡 Pumpkin Decorating Contest

A special thank you to Detective Beatini for visiting our 2nd and 3rd graders during Kindness Week. His message about leadership, responsibility, and doing the right thing every day reinforced our Hands-Off Heroes and No Speeding challenges. Great leaders make great choices, even when no one is watching! 🐾💙 … [Read more...] about Detective Beatini Speaks During Kindness Week

Pre-K enjoyed creating a painted pumpkin mural while learning to sort by colors! They explored all the fall colors: red, green, orange, and yellow. … [Read more...] about 🖍️Sorting Colors with PreK