Here are some stories Ms. Stanley's class created:

Mrs. Carey's & Mrs. Scorzelli's 2nd Grades
During the month of March the second grades learned about gardening and agriculture through a program from the Regional Food Bank. Each of the second grade classes had a guest reader who read from the book "Lily's Garden." The book discusses gardening throughout the seasons. At the end of the program the books were donated to the library. Coming up in May will be the second grade production of Commotion of the Ocean. The date for this performance has not been set.

Mrs. Hull's 4th Grade
"Spring Fever" has landed in our classroom! I trust this is healthy. The students are finally getting outside for recess and fresh air does a body good. Of course, it does have it's drawbacks inside, but it's all in a day's work.

Our GE Scientists program is stronger than ever and the kids wish we can have them here every week instead of every other. They are about to begin discussing experiments with them, gearing up for our wonderful Science Fair to be held in early June. Watch for a letter coming home announcing the date. The scientists fully prepare the students as well as supply them with everything they need for the experiment they choose. It is an awesome tire; families are all invited and the kids are very proud to show off their demonstrations. You will be hearing more from Mrs. O'Malley and me on this very soon.

I would love to see our students reading every night and be able to retell what they've read. And, let's not forget expression! Without it, our stories would be quite boring. Hopefully they are reading at least 20 minutes a day.

As always, if any of you has questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mrs. O'Malley's 4th Grade
Our fourth graders have finally completed the last of the fourth grade state tests. We took the New York State Science test at the end of April. They all did a wonderful job!!!! We have been working on many things in fourth grade specifically studying for the science test and learning about electricity. In math we have started to learn more about fractions and what positive and negative numbers mean and how to use them. Even though the end of the year is approaching fast we still have a lot of things left to do. May will continue to bring in our GE Scientists on Tuesdays but with a new twist, they will be helping the students get ready for a science fair. The GE Scientists will be working with both fourth grades. please keep a lookout for the announcement of our fair.

Back in March we had a "Poetry in Motion" performance and from the students poems they created some works of art. So, the next time you are in the building come upstairs and take a look at our creations. Below are three poems that we created and performed.

Mrs. Giardono's 5th Grade
Spring is here! Our class will be working on our Canada research reports. Each student will create a Canadian flag, which will be displayed outside of our classroom. In May we will be having our own Cinco de Mayo celebration!

We finished our Food Chemistry Unit with a baking activity. Our class will be baking homemade chocolate chip cookies. What a "sweet" way to wrap up the unit. Thank you to everyone who donated items to help us bake our cookies. The chocolate chip cookies were delicious. The students really enjoyed this activity and had a great time with it.

We have started working on our last science kit, Measuring Time. During this science kit we have studies phases of the moon, time and many more interesting things. Students will even illustrate their own daily calendars. The students are going to love this unit! We will follow up this unit with a field trip to the Schenectady Museum to see a planetarium show. Our class also finished a program called Junior Achievement where they learned about business and advertising. They really enjoyed it and learned so much too.

Lastly, Mrs. Broyde has been working on the Peacemaker program with our class.

We are so busy during this time of year! Please encourage your child to keep up the good work. I am so proud of them! Happy spring! Happy Birthday to: Racheal - May 19th.

Mrs. Hindes' & Mrs. Masterson's 6th Grades:
Sixth graders have been extremely busy working on a lot of different things this year. We have spent a lot of time learning about past civilizations this year and preparing for our "Renaissance Faire" through the use of books, movies, the Internet and a field trip. What a wonderful experience we had on our field trip to medieval Times in new jersey. While there we had the opportunity to journey back into the Middle Ages and view horsemanship and a jousting tournament between knights while we ate a delicious feast....with our hand of course! Silverware did not exist in the Middle Ages!!

In Math, we have been working on integers, functions and graphing. Concepts continue to increase in difficulty so it is important to keep up on homework and review the lessons at home nightly.

In Science, we are learning about Catastrophic Events. We will be working on this unit for the remainder of the year. Currently we are going labs to help us understand storms. We even built a vortex using two plastic soda bottles to study how hurricanes and tornadoes work.

As we finish reading "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor keep in mind all the other great books he has written. Another story by this author is "Trouble with Tuck." This story about a young girl Helen and her golden lab Tuck, is a heart-warming story that is sure to teach some of life's great lessons about friendship and endeavor. This would be a great red this spring.