As part of a fundraiser, the SOCES PTA asked for “Precious Moment” teacher donations to be raffled at “Ladies Night Out”. I donated stories about libraries for six friends. This week, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, I will meet with James and friends to share the book titled, Biblioburro: a true story from Columbia. Although not… Read More How Books are Brought to Children Around the World
“Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” Creating a healthy enviroment is a difficult task for one person. The William O. Schaefer Earth Kids are natural do-gooders when it comes to our planet, it has a beauty beyond your wildest dreams! Our planet is… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 4, Week 23, 5/22
Books are good! Books are great! I want books! I WILL NOT WAIT! Bird books, Bug books, Bear books too, Words and pictures Through and through. Books are good! Books are great! I want books! I WILL NOT WAIT! Books in color, Black and white, Skinny books, Fat books, Day and night. Books are good!… Read More Family Literacy Night
The holiday started on May 30, 1868, when Union General John A. Logan declared the day an occasion to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers. Twenty years later, the name was changed to Memorial Day. On May 11, 1950, Congress passed a resolution requesting that the President issue a proclamation calling on Americans… Read More Memorial Day 2019
“Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” The effects of climate change and global warming include higher temperatures and more heat waves, warmer oceans, rising sea levels, changes in plant life cycles, thawing permafrost, less snow and ice, changes in animal migration and life… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 4, Week 22, 5/15
“Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” We are thrilled with this awesome club and it’s members! We are also honored to be recognized by the South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education, Tuesday, May 7th @7:30. Our planet Earth is unlike the… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 4, Week 21, 5/8
High Five, words by Adam Rubin and pictures by Daniell Salmieri I can’t wait for the students to discover the art of the high five. This read will get students working on hand-limbering stretches and hours of practice on five-ing with finesse! Readers will be challenged through a series of interactive high fives, each goofier… Read More High Five
Students will learn all about vegetables in this fun and colorful book by one of our favorite authors, Gail Gibbons. This book explains which parts of certain vegetables we eat, as well as how vegetables are grown. Vegetables come in many shapes, colors, and forms. Gibbons provides a wealth of information about produce which will… Read More What is Compost?