Autumn Gardening Lessons with Mrs. DeBouter
The Washington School students in grades 1 and 2 participated in Autumn gardening lessons with longtime Rutherford resident and Shade Tree Commissioner, Charles LoBello. Charlie generously shared his knowledge of horticulture, along with some wonderful soil. Grade 1 students who participated in the lesson brought home tulip and/or daffodil bulbs, which will bloom in the Spring. Grade 2 students brought home herb seeds to grow on a sunny windowsill. … [Read more...] about Autumn Gardening Lessons with Mrs. DeBouter
Personal Narrative Celebration
Ms. Rossiter's class recognized their hard work by sharing and complimenting their classmates' writing. … [Read more...] about Personal Narrative Celebration
Want a Chance to Win Bulldog Swag? Come to the next Parent Academy Presentation!
The Parent Academy's next presentation, focusing on phonics instruction within grades K-3, will be held on Friday, November 14th at 8:50 a.m. in the Lincoln School Library. Presenters will walk you through a lesson and provide parents with resources and strategies to support student learning at home. This presentation will also introduce parents to the lower elementary report card that is new for all grades K-3! All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win apparel, donated by the Rutherford Booster Club! Hope to see you there!
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Third-grade students in Ms. Sampedro and Mrs. Podolanczuk's class worked together in small groups to explore math in a fun, hands-on way! Using teamwork and multiplication skills, they discovered just how many seeds can be inside a single pumpkin. To their surprise, one pumpkin had over 400 seeds!
Through this activity, students demonstrated the competencies of critical thinking and collaboration outlined in our Profile of the Rutherford Graduate initiative.
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