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June 1, 2020  - June 5, 2020

During the past week, our children continued to develop skills in meaningful ways. We are always so pleased to see the quality of the work they submit and the smiles on their proud faces as they dance or hold up their latest writing piece.
Our staff has been working hard to plan a virtual graduation and a Virtual Field Day. We are all looking forward to celebrating these events with our kids.
As a staff, we have also been discussing the protests against police brutality and how this impacts our children. Many of our students have had questions about what they are seeing on television and we have been engaging in discussions with students as they arise. We have started to compile lists of read-alouds about social injustice, racism, diversity and acceptance to share with our students.  We are also looking for resources to share with families who are also grappling with how to talk to kids about these issues at home.

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CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall: Standing Up to Racism

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CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall: Standing Up to Racism

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This is a link to a CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall that aired on Saturday morning. It is a good resource with advice on how to talk to your children about racism.

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CNN Sesame Street Town Hall - Standing Up To Racism Full Video 47 Mins (HD)

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Two of our first graders wrote a poem and drew a picture expressing the importance of friendship.

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This week, at a faculty conference, our teachers discussed the recent protests and how to address the concerns of students. Our teachers have been sharing resources about racism, diversity and acceptance.

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Our students continue to build on their dance skills at home.

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Ms. Felicetti and Mr. Goldstone spent this week planning our first ever Virtual Field Day for grades 3-5. Virtual Field Day will be held on Friday, June 12. They have also been planning Virtual Carnival activities for Grades PK - 2.
We are all looking forward to both events.

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One of our fourth graders created a cane toad trap design using his tinkercad skills!

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"Queen Jennifer Being Fancy"

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One of our students designed handprint animals.

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Ms. Colley's students were very excited to learn about the moon and space travel this week.

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This second grader was proud of the house he designed this week.

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Our fourth and fifth graders are continuing to enjoy the graphic unit that enables them to apply their artistic skills to their writing.

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Our kindergarteners were encouraged to create movements based on their favorite animals.

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This third grader designed a cane toad trap for STEAM class.

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This week, students created their own works of art and titled them just like authors do.
This piece is called, "Black Cat Orange Dog".

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Our kindergarteners created high and low shapes while moving like a favorite animal.

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Ms. Colley had our students watch a video about the moon and draw a picture representing what they learned about space. The results were beautiful.

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Grade Five students continue to learn about graphic art design.

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Our younger students have been crafting realistic fiction stories.

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Our students continue to practice their stretching routines at home.

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This PreK student is working on her ballet skills at home.

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This student was inspired to draw this after learning about the moon.

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This is a video of a trap designed by one of our third graders and his sister.

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Another cityscape designed by a very student on Tinkercad.

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Students are stopping to jot down their thoughts as they read.

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Many of our students started porch gardens at the beginning of remote learning. Our kids have become terrific gardeners!

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Some of our students are using their Tinkercad skills to design cityscapes.

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Our fourth and fifth graders are writing graphic novels in class.

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Our students are developing their own characters to write about.

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Ms. Colley challenged her students to create a device to deliver aid packages without breaking the items inside.