Tiger Times

The kindergarten classes are currently making 100th day projects and are coming up with 100 things that they like 💯. Also, for the 100th day of school, the students are dressing up like they are 100 years old 🧓! Each class is also making its own book and each student is making their own page! They will take the book home to review their wonderful work with their families 👪. Kindergarteners absolutely love their CKLA unit about kings and queens! 👑🇬🇧 They are amazing readers and can sound out letters and words. The students are celebrating Valentines Day with an amusing party 🥳🎉! Also, they participated in the Homegrown Assembly on Feb. 6th. 🤠👍

First grade students are learning addition with three addends. They are working on space exploration in science. Students are also learning to read bigger words. They have been practicing for the Homegrown Assembly. Classes will be singing a song about the 100th day of school.💯🏫One class had a Capybara Party and did capybara activities all day.

For Valentines Day, the students are decorating bags and delivering Valentines to their classmates’ bags.🩷 At this time they have more assessments in class because report cards are coming up. The teachers love seeing how much the students have learned.🧠

2nd graders are starting to build their Valentine Day boxes💝.

They are excited to make Valentine Day cards for friends and community members 🥰. The 2nd grade teachers helped keep their students engaged by working in groups or working with partners🧑‍🤝‍🧑. The teachers also do science experiments to help students stay engaged🧪. The 2nd graders students are also nervous about singing in the Homegrown Assembly. Mrs. Stachowski is helping them practice their song for Valentines Day🎶. They loved learning about the War of 1812. A memorable moment in 2nd grade was when Mr. Esposito was a substitute🧑‍🏫. The 2nd graders are excited to start cursive as well. They are all becoming very good at regrouping in math➕. They are excited about their upcoming Erie Canal field trip🛶 and about ALL of the snow days they have had!

The third graders are doing some fun projects such as reading a book for their mask project. They make a three dimensional mask of a character they read about in a book.

The third grade teachers are keeping their students engaged by giving them dance breaks 🕺and teaching them about interesting things such as learning area and Rome .They will be performing a song about Rome during the Homegrown Assembly on Friday, February 6th. They will be performing a song about Rome during the assembly.

Also, the third graders are going to a play about Diary of a Wimpy Kid in March!

They finished the first bookshelf 📚! So they got to watch a whole grade movie, what should they do next? It’s up to you to help them decide🫵!!!

5th graders will be starting a Social Studies project creating artifacts from the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations. Students did an experiment where they watched chemical reactions happen in science! Next they are going to participate in two NYS science investigations. They will also make clouds in bottles and they will explore chemical reactions again. In reading Classes are finishing their current novel “Out of the Dust.” They have become Dust Bowl and Great Depression experts.

5th graders loved watching Miss B. and Mrs. Tag represent 5th grade during the American Heart Association Assembly. They ate Cocoa Puffs.

They continue to participate in hands-on activities and learning experiences that help them to understand things at a deeper level. Students love to connect content to real-world experiences. 5th grade teachers keep their students moving throughout their lessons to keep them motivated (They LOVE Kagan activities!)

Students have gotten really good at making line plot graphs and being able to read them and answer high level questions! Go 5th graders! They have also gotten really good at decoding multi-syllabic words.

Right before February break they will be participating in the 2nd Small Business Day. They will also be celebrating Valentine’s Day in their classrooms for the final time in Elementary School. They will soon be watching Kit Kitteredge as a grade level! The movie takes place during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.

In gym classes, with Mrs. Schukraft and Mr. Westmiller, the Kindergarten - 2nd Grade classes had a visit from World Class Taekwondo. They are also preparing to take their 3-5th grade students out to snowshoe when the weather allows. ❄ They are also teaching basketball units to every grade level. 🏀 The kids are doing very well learning all about basketball!

A memorable day for the teachers was teaching their 1st class after having the gym updated!

Some skills their students are really mastering this year are how to shoot a bow-and-arrow, 🏹 and being comfortable in the pool. 🤽

A special tradition the kids like to do in the gym is the Kids Heart Challenge and passing the school-wide goal. As a school, they are proud that they achieved beyond the school goal. The obstacle course, where students have fun, is always a student along with

getting visits from World Class Taekwondo. 🥋 Grades kindergarten through 2nd grade had a great time participating in Taekwondo

(More Specials to be Highlighted in the Next Edition)

A huge thank you from all of us at Tiger Times! We are deeply grateful to our Volunteer Editors, Todd Esposito and Claudia Best, who tirelessly guide our student journalists through the writing and editing process, helping them bring their best work to life. We also want to thank our amazing teachers for generously giving up their time to be interviewed, providing our journalists with valuable insights and creating a wonderful learning experience for everyone. And, of course, a big shout-out to our student journalists themselves. Your curiosity, dedication, and hard work make Tiger Times a truly special way to share the life of our school community. Go Tigers!