The students in Ms. Scrimenti's 3rd Grade class participated in her annual Pi Day Memorization contest to see who could memorize Pi to the furthest digit (just for fun). The top three students memorized 75, 80, and 102 digits of Pi, respectively. Ms. Scrimenti has been holding this contest for almost 18 years, with a record of 281 digits of Pi memorized by a student. Congratulations to all participants! Happy Pi Day!
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Ms. Rossiter's 2nd-grade students explored the properties of common materials while engineering a hat that could be used for sun protection. … [Read more...] about Material Magic!
Gong Hei Fat Choy!
Ms. Rossiter's 2nd-grade class enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year celebrations. … [Read more...] about Gong Hei Fat Choy!
Going all out for Washington School!
First graders were in for a special treat when their teacher, Ms. Maciag, took on the role of President George Washington and visited classrooms throughout the school! Dressed as our nation’s first president, she shared fun and interesting facts about his life and leadership. Mrs. Fesken’s second-grade class was especially prepared with thoughtful questions as they had been learning about President Washington. Students eagerly asked about his role in history, his leadership, and what life was like during his time. It was a wonderful way to bring history to life and … [Read more...] about Going all out for Washington School!
Yellow Day
Dressed in yellow, students from Mrs. DeRosa’s second-grade class proudly share their Yellow Day writing to show respect. With each color day, students add a page to their Color Day Book, building both character and confidence as their writing skills grow all year long.
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