Getting feedback from writing partners who really try to offer suggestions to help us grow as writers can make all the difference in the quality and clarity of our writing.

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Here are a few shots of us hard at work while exploring to determine how different ground covers handle water. You’ll also see shots of us taking core samples of our ground covers and experimenting to determine the best depth of our piers for our “skyscrapers” to ensure stability.

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• What is home?
• What makes a place a home?
• Do we need a home? Why or why not?
• Is being home about a place outside of us, or about something inside us?
• Can we be at home anywhere?
• Do homes change?
• Can a home become no longer a home?Does home mean the same thing to all people?

Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Open House

Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Palisades, NY

(click on the above picture for more information and videos)

You can park in the old IBM parking lot across from the Filling Station on 9W, where you can pick up a free shuttle bus. Lots of fun activities for kids!!!

Each class will make a slide show of the bridges we may see on our Circle Line Cruise field trip. Each student is responsible for making a slide on his/her assigned bridge. You will need an image of your assigned bridge and will need to provide the required information on your bridge. You have been assigned a slide number. You should only work on your slide. Let’s see if your class can work together to create a quality, informative presentation.

Ms. O’Brien’s Class Slide Show

Mr. Krump’s Class Slide Show

It is time to get those creative juices going again! Mrs. McBride is offering an opportunity to put your skills to work. Find out more details for this month’s challenge here – The Out of the Box Cardboard Challenge

Maker Faire

New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY

September 23 – 24

Today’s Questions:

1) What types of school activities do you feel will best prepare you for your future?

2)  What can students do to help create an effective classroom with a focus on learning?

September’s Superpower is courage!

• Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief; the quality of being brave; valor; heroism.
• Courage means sacrificing your needs for the needs of another.
• Courage means taking a risk and facing your fears.
• It takes courage to admit you have made a mistake.
• It takes courage to stand up for someone who is being teased.

Maira Kalman’s Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey inspires all of us to be heroic, no matter our size or age and is our book of the month. Visit fireboat.org and read additional news article.

September 11 is Patriot Day. Patriot Day is to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. September 11th reminds us of all those who displayed great acts of courage that day. We must remember that ordinary citizens have the power to be extraordinary.

• Decorate a medal in honor of a fallen hero. Find a name here.
• How will you show courage this year? Post your comment below.