Friday, June 1, 2012

Alexes and her dad at First Friday.

Steven sits by the project he and Robert created.

Piper and Sophie check out the contents of Chloe's Civil War Era toy chest.

Amir, Boubacar and Orion write about the Civil War projects.

Parents and students peruse the Civil War projects.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

William and Noha choose books from the RIF program while a documentary crew films.

Steven sits at a tiny table in the library reading his books.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

First Fridays is Coming!

Please join us this Friday, June 1st, for this month's First Fridays.  We will be exhibiting our Civil War projects and poetry anthologies for you. See you at 8:50 am this Friday :)

More Green-Wood photos!

Courtesy of Shanthi's mother, Yas:


Friday, May 25, 2012

What a great shot of birthday boy Michael and his partner, Olivia!

The fifth graders listen to 2-203's plays.

5-307 listened to their buddies perform their plays.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Blame it on the Rain!

Our trip to Green-Wood was rained out by the massive storms that were dropping buckets on Brooklyn. Thanks to Steve for the yummy french fries, and for our parents and students for braving the rain!





Wednesday, May 23, 2012



The Ballroom Recital is Coming!
Please come celebrate the end of our school’s ballroom dance program with our 5th grade ballroom recital! It is a very special event, and we hope to have all families in attendance!
Monday, June 4th at
6:00 p.m.
in the Multimedia Room (MMR)
Students should be dressed comfortably but in clothing appropriate for a special event (wedding/church/graduation).
The ladies typically wear dresses and skirts (and shoes you can dance in) and the gentlemen typically wear slacks and button-down or polo-style shirts.  Feel free to ask if you have questions.
Dancers should arrive at 5:45 p.m. to line up in escort position. Please don’t arrive earlier than 5:45 p.m. as the PTA Afterschool will be dismissing at that time. The recital will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.  The recital lasts about ninety minutes.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Time to dance.

Friday, May 18, 2012

What a beautiful poster! 

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Class 5-307 surprised me with a wonderful celebration for my upcoming birthday! They even had Mr. Havlik and Mr. Ortiz in on it! Check out this beautiful cake courtesy of Aisha's mom, Kameka.

Can't beat a Hunger Games-inspired card!

Tori enjoys a muffin and one of Olivia's delicious chocolate pretzels.

The students brought in goodies to share.