We need your help with our Cultural Ex‘travel’ganza. We will be celebrating our cultures with a night of food, crafts, displays and entertainment.
We would appreciate the involvement of all the Reeds Road families and friends to either participate or attend this magical evening. ‘Booths’ will be set-up to display various cultural items (clothing, artwork, hand crafts, etc.) along with a craft of the culture to be made by participants. Do you have a special dance, music or other presentation you’d like to share? Maybe you have a favorite dish or food item you could supply as a sample of the cuisine. All are encouraged to wear traditional fashions.
Date: Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Reeds Road School
Interested but need more information please call:
Barbara Somers – 748-1250 ext. 1585
Emery Keeler – 748 – 1250 ext. 1578
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Mar 22nd, 2010 by monroek
Miss Novasack and Mrs. Bruscato’s third grade class worked with Mrs. Monroe in the computer lab to participate in an online collaborative project called, “On the Same Day in March”. The springboard for this project was the children’s book written by Marilyn Singer with the same title, “On the Same Day in March.” This book took the students on a tour to 17 different locations around the world to examine the weather “on the same day in March”. Participating classrooms from around the world observed their weather “on the same day in March,” which also happened to be St. Patrick’s Day. Each class recorded the information and posted the information, as well as any culminating projects, on this website: http://onthesamedayinmarch.wikispaces.com/. From this experience, the students were able to support their learning about geography, map skills and weather. They were also able to seamlessly integrate technology into these activities. The best part was skyping with a 4th grade class from Regina, Saskatchawan, Canada whom also participated in the online project. You can check out our class contributions at: http://onthesamedayinmarch.wikispaces.com/Galloway+Twp%2C+NJ+USA.
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Jan 22nd, 2010 by monroek
After reading the story, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, by Judi and Ron Barrett, Ms. Zarrilli’s fourth grade students got busy creating their own versions. After writing and illustrating, the students recorded their stories through Photostory. Enjoy some samples by clicking below. If you would like to see more, you will find them on Ms. Zarrilli’s eboard.
PhotoStory1, PhotoStory 2, PhotoStory 3.
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May 15th, 2009 by monroek
Ms. Hally’s 1st grade class received the book Making Cents by Elizabeth Keeler Robinson. After reading the book to the class, the students sent a thank you note to Mrs. Keeler-Robinson. Much to their surprise, Mrs. Keeler-Robinson wrote back and shared how her daughters had trouble telling one coin from the other and that’s how she came up with the idea for the Making Cents book.
The students were surprised to hear from the author and were very excited to write her back. The students used the writing process to write her questions like: do you really have a lemon tree in your backyard, do you have money tree, did your daughters raised money with a lemonade stand? Mrs. Keeler-Robinson e-mailed her response and posted a special message on her website. The students loved seeing that Mrs. Keeler-Robinson wrote about them on her website. You can see it too! Click here: http://www.elizabethkeelerrobinson.com/
FUN FACTS:
~The author’s mother is Ann Keeler (Mrs. Regina Silver’s volunteer)
~She is also Mrs. Keeler’s sister-in-law
~She lives in California with her 3 daughters
~She’s writing a poetry book about colors
Tags: 1st Grade, Hally
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Mar 31st, 2009 by monroek
The students of Mrs. Hughes’s 5th grade class completed an essay about their favorite activity. Using their writing skills the students wrote about an activity that is special to them and why. Each student then created a PhotoStory. Click the name to view the shows created by Tyler, Azaan, Amin, Hetvi and Natalie.
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Feb 26th, 2009 by monroek
Can you tell the difference between a European Starling and a Brown Headed Cowbird? For that matter, what is a White Breasted Nuthatch or a Common Grackle? If you do not know the answers to these questions, please check with the students in room 12 or the Garden Club at Reeds Road Elementary School.
Cornell University’s Project Feeder Watch is underway once again at Reeds Road School. Project Feeder Watch is a winter long survey of birds that visit bird feeders in North America. The collected data is used to help scientists track the broad-scale movements of winter bird populations and long term trends in bird distribution and abundance.
Birds are identified and counted twice a week. Conditions such as time of day, temperature, and precipitation are also recorded. This information is entered via the Internet and is published in scientific journals and shared by ornithologists and bird lovers nation wide.
So far this winter the bird sightings at Reeds Road School are following the typical sighting trends in this area of North America. The Dark-eyed Juncos are the most numerous birds on a daily basis, followed by the Field Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Tufted Titmouse, and Chickadee.
Check out the Project Feeder Watch web-site at www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ for more interesting bird facts, pictures, and a bird identification quiz for both novices and experts alike.
Tags: garden club birds
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For the month of January, the children of room 7 learned about Chinese New Year. They created Chinese lanterns and even used this theme in the door decorating contest. As a culminating activity, we rang in Chinese New Year with red streamers and delicious orange slices!! Mrs. Keyser spoke to the students about traditions and guided them in creating Chinese yo-yos decorated with calligraphy. The students then enjoyed traditional Chinese candies, juice, oranges, and fried wontons. This celebration was completed with each student receiving a red envelope, stuffed with chocolate coins!! Luck and prosperity in the year to come!!!!
Tags: 2nd Grade, chinese_new_year
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Jan 22nd, 2009 by monroek
Now that President Obama is in office he has some big decisions to make! One of those decisions includes choosing a new puppy for his daughters. The girls were told that if they were good during the presidential campaign, they could get a new puppy to live with them at the White House. What should they choose? There are so many wonderful dog breeds to decide from. Mrs. Fuhs’ Fourth grade class wrote a persuasive paragraph on which breed of dog would be the best White House pet for Sasha and Malia. Here are a few samples…but of course the final choice will be up to the Obama family. We wish them the best of luck! Below are letters written by Aniyah, Anthony and Gena.
A dog that would be great for the Obama girls is a cute little Yorkie. They are very friendly and small. The White House would still be clean because Yorkies don’t shed. Yorkies are born with a beautiful black and tan coat and sparkling dark eyes. Yorkies have long, soft, straight fur. The best part is they don’t usually bite. The Obama girls would like this cute little dog because it’s so playful and has lots of energy! Plus, Yorkies are so, so cute!!
By: Aniyah
The ideal dog for the Obama girls is a Maltese. I think a Maltese is the ideal dog for president Obama’s daughters because the Maltese has human hair. It doesn’t shed and they are not rough. More reasons why the Obama daughters should get a Maltese is that a Maltese is very calm and loving. It eats regular food. It also won’t go around the White House knocking valuable or priceless items over.
By: Anthony
Well… Well… Well… looks like you are looking for a dog. May I recommend a Jack Russel Terrier? They are perfect for your family. They don’t shed at all. They love to run and play. When you go to bed it may even sleep with you. They love to be walked around the block with you. They love to curl up on you when you’re lying down. That is the perfect dog for you and your family.
By: Gena
Tags: Fuhs presidential puppy Obama Barack
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Jan 21st, 2009 by monroek
People all over the world were consumed yesterday by the historic inauguration events of the 44th president of our great nation, and for the students at Reeds Road, it was no different. While watching the 3rd grade students witness the swearing in and speech given by President Barack Obama, it was unclear how much they understood. Afterwards, the teachers asked each student to describe, in one word, what the inauguration of President Barack Obama meant to them. The computer lab teacher, Mrs. Monroe, took the words and created a word cloud using an internet website (www.wordle.net). Thanks to Kevin Jarrett, a local computer lab teacher for sharing this great idea! A word cloud gives greater prominence to words that appear more frequently, then you have the ability to customize it. Pictured below are word clouds from our third graders, then a school-wide word cloud from those who participated from Grades 2-6. From the images, it is clear that the students understood the importance of this exciting event. It may be difficult to find, but in the botttom word cloud a 4th grader summarized the event as Obama-tastic!
Tags: election Obama wordle
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Sixth grade students wear their favorite Eagles clothing in a show of support for their favorite NFL football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles play their division rival, the New York Giants this weekend. GO EAGLES!!!
Tags: 6th, eagles, talvacchio
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