Classroom Projects

EC Peaceful March

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students in the Hudson and Lexington rooms made signs for a peaceful march inspired by Dr. King. The students walked from the South Building to the North Building lobby, holding up their signs with phrases such as “clean our beaches,” “care about your friends,” and “bring people together,” which they had decorated with markers, paints, pompoms, and other craft supplies. The signs were colorful and displayed great messages!

Diwali

October had students all throughout the school learning about Diwali! Students in the Lower Division even led their own presentations about the holiday. In Room 303, Orange Cluster students learned about Diwali from Nainika Y., who celebrated the holiday with her family and brought in a book for the class to read together, called “Celebrate the World: Diwali.” The students also watched a short video about Diwali’s name as the “Festival of Lights.” In Orange Cluster Room 404, Rohan M. did a presentation explaining special sweets that are eaten during the festival.

Green Cluster Independent Reading Showcase

In preparation for the book fair in December, Ms. Sugg and Ms. Neagle’s Green Cluster class held a showcase of their independent reading book projects to recommend books to the Gaynor community! Students created a visual project and wrote a paragraph about how their project connects to their book and why they chose the scene that they did.

Pink Cluster Firefighters

Students in the Pink Cluster are “Community Helpers in Training.” In October, they took part in firefighter training by helping to put out fires and testing their physical fitness!

R.E.A.D. Therapy Dogs

Students in Ms. Miller and Ms. Ellis's Red Cluster class have been reading to Arrow, a therapy dog. Arrow and her owner Susan participate in the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program, which helps improve children’s reading, communication, and social skills by utilizing registered therapy animals and their human teammate in a calm and relaxing atmosphere.

Students build self-esteem and confidence by reading to Arrow, a patient listener who is calm and non-judgemental. Ms. Miller says, “Arrow is a very good listener!”

Green Cluster Indigenous Peoples’ Day

To honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Green Cluster students in Room 703 learned the Seven Sacred Teachings of love, respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility, and truth. These teachings are said to be the foundation needed for a healthy and full life according to the Cree people. Students chose a sacred teaching that meant the most to them, and used watercolor to describe ways they demonstrate that teaching in their everyday life.