South Orangetown Middle School

South Orangetown Middle School students in Emily McKay’s class held their first-ever Poetry Cafe this morning, which drew a crowd of fellow students, teachers, administrators and families.

The student-produced event incorporated ELA, math and project management skills and showcased students’ creative talents. “We spent the past month working on this,” said Ms. McKay. “Poetry is one of our ELA units and students also applied their math skills to create the party budget and determine supply quantities for purchasing.”

“I liked that we could write our own poetry about ourselves, our families and our friends,” explained Brigette, one of the featured student-poets. Her favorite part of organizing the celebration: “Having teamwork.”

Samples of student work posted on the District Facebook page.

SOMS student-poets in posed group photo

 

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