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Investigation by Design On the Edge of Our Seats!
Troubled Times
6thth Grade: Sixth graders have spent the last few
PLAYBILL 6 Grade: Sixth grade scholars are leaving the first
6th Grade: The sixth grade scientists are busy working weeks absorbed by their independent reading and
great civilization, and are on their way to discovering
on IDD,Alfred De B. Mason
the Investigation Theatre
Design Diagram. IDD is a writing. Perfecting their descriptive writing techniques
the origins of the first three monotheic religions
has been the goal. These authors have been figuring
basic key component Presents… in conducting scientific Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students will
out some figurative language while avoiding the use
experiments. The students will identify the variables examine the achievements and influence these
and the constants while keeping in mind the answers to of cliché language. Coming up with creative similes
powerful yet ancient religions had on the world.
Lights…Cameras…Action!
their hypotheses. On Wednesday, November has them buzzing around and busy as bees.
7th Grade:
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7th, Grade:
the seventh grade
Seventh students
grade of P.S./ will
researchers I.S.continue
226 kicked to 7th Grade: Break a Leg! Seventh grade performers
“Don’t fire till you see the whites of his eyes.”
off this year’s
focus on doingplaybill with their
secondary rendition
research of the
that classic
requires tale
them celebrated the success of their play Rikki Tikki Tavi
Seventh grade historians are viewing the film, The
The Adventures
to analyze of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
data from real sources. The Eachnext of few
the weeks
young and their in-class reenactment of Gary Soto’s Novio
Patriot, which relives the tumultuous story of the
actors
will beconfidently
focused on stepped
studyingonto the stage
rocks and entertained
and minerals. These Boy. Students are looking forward to starting up their
Revolutionary War during the 1700’s. Students will
the
superlarge middle school
scientists audience
are looking that to
forward excitedly filled the
their upcoming Literature Circle Book Clubs and Literary Letter Unit.
spend time analyzing the consequences that our
auditorium’s seats.
field trip. Rock on! After weeks of script writing, Be sure to stop and dive into some of the short
country faced following the war and discuss how it led
practicing
8th Grade: their partsgrade
Eighth and studying
student their roles,continue
scientists the curtain to stories these authors have penned. They have
to the birth of our great nation.
lifted
delveand intostudent
examiningactors stole of
the topic thegenetics
show! and Following
the gene the everything from romance to murder!
8th Grade:
thrilling
pool. Theyperformance,
are focusedthese
on playbill playersquestion,
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“How 8th Grade: Our future graduates have spent the last
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tune We Are
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study spectators.
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past.” ~~ T. Roosevelt
helped students’ personal writing. The fictional
show!
narratives
Our eighth they areare
graders working
ready toonbegin
promise to keep
analyzing how
Escuela de Español readers engaged and on the edge of their
the United States became a global power in the seats.
Mi Casa es Su Casa! 1800’s and early 1900’s. By using primary sources,
DBQ’s and video, they will determine how this great
Middle School Spanish language learners have been busy
nation became a world power not to be reckoned with
constructing the rooms of their dream homes while
after WWI.
demonstrating their knowledge of Spanish. Senora Reyes’
engaging project has student’s creative juices flowing! Math Minute
Look for exemplary models to be on display soon. The Complexities of Life
Hold the Date Musical Notes
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• Dec 8 Grade 8 Picture Day operations on fractions and mixed numbers with unlike
Athlete
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Dec 10 Penny Harvest ends denominations. They are soon going to discover what
Go Music fills the halls more and more these days as Ms.
• PANTHERS!
Dec 10 Middle School Spelling Bee “reciprocal” means, and the importance of dividing
Prusasky’s musicians hit the one-month
fractions and identifying properties of countdown
addition and to
• Decseason
Soccer 14 Stress-Less
finishes up Parent WorkshopBoth
this Saturday. 8:15am
teams their Winter Concert! Remember
multiplication. How ‘integer’’esting! to save the date:
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am having 7Morning
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fun22competing
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Winter Concert pm schools. A evening of December
complexities of determining 22nd forthe family
surface andareafriends!
of
soccer
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Staten Island in the Their show is
rectangular and sure to be a smashing
triangular prisms. It’s success!
onto cylinders
coming weeks. Students are now learning volleyball A bigClass
next! thanks
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in order
double forthethe
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interpreting who
and
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skills and24will beWinter Recess
taking the Begins
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creating double bar graphs and double graphs. The
• Dec
Fitness gram.31 Winter Recess Ends
The happily
class glowing reviews
joined classesthey
8A andreceived
6A in the fromAmerican the
• Jan 3 Return to School Mathematics Competition. Best
community should be music to theirofears!
luck to all our
students! May the best mathematicians win!
Guidance Gossip 8th Grade: Students of 8A are ready to move on to
Team Terrific Art Antics
studying the systems of linear equations. They will solve
Speaking
High their Minds!
School applications should have been handed in to Mrs. and graph two linear equations into lines intersecting or
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just before Election Day. Onestudents
parents, guardians and who handed
class pretended in the
to be their December
Mr. Geraci’s art students have month.
is transformation spent theThese last fewnumeric
weeks
applications on time! Mrs. T wishes
Republicans, while the other class acted as theeveryone good luck. thinkers
designingwill
the transform
eye catching their minds
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Democrats. available
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posters, Please
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slogans Mrs. reflection,
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In addition, We
seventh
Tsekouras in room 263 if you have a question or need
made statements as to why voters should vote. In the end, advice. know these straight thinkers won’t get lost in
grade artists have been hard at work building props and translation.
the supporters elected a Democrat. How democratic! scenery for production of Rikki Tikki Tavi. These kids
really know how to bring down the house!