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Week Six (April 27 -May 1)

We had a lot of special celebrations this week at PS 197!

On April 28, we celebrated "Bring Your Pet to School Day". Students and staff were invited to bring their pets to remote school. We shared pictures of our pets, our favorite stuffed animals and talked about pets we would like to have. There is another padlet about "Bring Your Pets to School Day" on the PS 197 echalk website if you would like to see some of the pictures. A special thank you to Ms. Colley's daughter, Vivian, for coming up with the idea!

On April 29, we celebrated, "Poem in Your Pocket Day". Teachers shared their favorite poems and encouraged children to write poems of their own.

April 30th was International Dance Day. Some of our kids shared videos of themselves dancing and they were amazing. A few of those videos are posted here.

May 1st was Principal's Day. Our staff posted messages thanking Ms. Nicoletti for all the work she does for our school community.

Our teachers have been continuing to try out things to make remote learning more engaging. We have been creating videos of mini-lessons, hosting Google Meets and streamlining the work that we are sending out to the kids. Some of our teachers have started to offer cooking lessons to the children. Ms. De Chirico taught her class how to bake banana bread this week!

We are so proud of our students, their families and our staff. Everyone is working hard and trying to make remote learning a meaningful experience.

We miss everyone!

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One of our Pre-K students was a finalist in the PS Art Contest. Her artwork will be displayed in a virtual exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Here is what she said about her artwork, "I like to make art because I want to make it perfectly. I used black paint to make a circle for the face, then eyes and a mouth and a body and some arms and some legs. I didn’t make the eyelashes or the eyebrows. I feel happy when I make art. I want you to feel happy."
Congratulations.We are so proud of you, Sarina!

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May 1st was Principal's Day. The staff left special messages on our Classroom stream for Ms. Nicoletti.

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Our first graders were encouraged to create portraits using objects from around the house. They were very resourceful!

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Students in Ms. De Chirico's class baked banana bread with her this week. Yum!

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Ms. Martin had a Google Meet and invited everyone to bring their pets along.

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Spartacus is hard at work right alongside Ms. Castro.

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Ms. De Chirico invited students to join her in baking banana bread. It was so much fun!

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Mr. Richford's students are using Tinkercad to create all kinds of things. Many of our students are using the platform to create tributes to our health care workers.

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One of our students created a model of the parts of a flower. It was so creative!

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Smokey, Ms. Domkina's kitten, has taken over her workspace at home.

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The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flew over New York City on April 28, 2020. We posted the flight path in our classrooms and hope that the students were able to catch a glimpse of the planes.

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Some of our children have learned how to make cuttings thanks to Mr. Richford. This student's celery cutting is looking strong and healthy!

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This is Ginger and she loves to help Ms. Romanowicz with teletherapy.

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Many of our students are using Tinkercad to design public service announcements.

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We loved seeing how our students created portraits using things around the house. This first grader made her portrait out of vegetables.

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Many of our students were inspired to create videos for us on International Dance Day. They were wonderful!

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April 30 was Poem in Your Pocket Day. The teachers shared favorite poems with kids. Ms. Corrado made a video of her favorite poem, "The New Kid on the Block".

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Some of our students tried out ballet moves last week.

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Our students are still growing as writers!

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Mrs. Bell taught the kids in 1-305 how to make these cool mini-greenhouses.

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This student used movement to show us how a seed grows into a flower.

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Ms. Flanagan's students are working on a project about cultural dances. This student chose to research Irish Stepdancing.

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This portrait just makes us smile.

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One of our first graders was inspired to draw this after reading "Groovy Joe Builds a Rainbow" in Music class.

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Students experimented picking up foods with with tongs to see what it would feel like to eat with a beak.

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Our students are continuing to read, read, read.

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Students in Class 1-305 made their own mini-greenhouses with Ms. Bell.

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Grade Five students have been learning about the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion.

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This student created a recycled snake sculpture! So creative!

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How cool is this?

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Our students continue to practice ballet with Ms. Flanagan while they are learning at home.

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Our students are pausing during reading to stop and jot ideas about the things they are learning.

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This student drew a picture of herself dancing.

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This student shares a writing piece he just worked on with his teacher.

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Our students are learning all about flowers in science.

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This student holds up the results of her salt and ice experiment.