Washington School was excited to have one of our third graders, Coach Theo Wechsler, serve as “PE Teacher of the Day” through the Rutherford Education Foundation. He had the opportunity to shadow and assist Mr. Melfa throughout the day, teaching PE classes and helping staff during recess. To make the day even more special, Coach Theo and Mr. Melfa even dressed alike, embracing their roles as a team. During this experience, Coach Wechsler took on a leadership role by teaching his classmates a new game called “Flag Tag,” demonstrating confidence, creativity, and strong communication skills. … [Read more...] about PE Teacher of the Day
Blue Day – “Trustworthiness”
Mrs. DeRosa’s class celebrated “Blue Day” as part of their character education focus on trustworthiness. Students read The Boy Who Cried Wolf, discussed its important message, and reflected through writing on how they demonstrate trustworthiness at school and at home. The day concluded with a lively Reader’s Theater performance of the story, allowing students to build confidence while strengthening their reading fluency and speaking skills. … [Read more...] about Blue Day – “Trustworthiness”
Grade 3 Budget Project
Third graders in Mrs. Podolanczuk & Ms. Sampedro’s class are becoming smart shoppers! By completing chores at home, they earn play money to spend in class—while learning to budget, track their income and spending, and save wisely for future shopping opportunities!
Pi Day!
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!
… [Read more...] about Pi Day!Material Magic!
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!