Top left, clockwise: Third graders in Alexa Dolgos’ Increase Miller Elementary class wrote their own big words, inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. Max the Moose has a moment with Superintendent Andrew Selesnick. Katonah Elementary’s fourth grade ORFF Concert for families, conducted by Brian Cuzzi. John Jay Middle School’s sixth graders measure the density of air with teacher Annette Milne. John Jay High School’s AP Government and Politics students, taught by Kathleen Dailey, debate the issues of the day as the 118th United States Congress. Meadow Pond Elementary’s fifth grade enjoy a Fearsome Predator Workshop.

Some sat at small tables, others spread out on the classroom carpet or found a cozy corner. Where ever you looked in Katonah Elementary's three kindergarten classrooms on the morning of January 26, the school's youngest students and their guests were happily engaged in coloring squares and chatting, tossing dice and talking, moving little pieces and laughing. 

Kindergarten Math Games is an annual event at Katonah Elementary School.

It’s held each January, when students are comfortable with fundamental number concepts, including the counting sequence and addition and subtraction strategies.Plus, the kindergartners are proud of their classroom and excited to show parents their special spots. MORE

“My second grader had so much fun and so did my four-year-old. We’re doing round two tomorrow!” “We had a blast!” “My daughter said, ‘This is the best night of my life!’” “My son’s favorite was Spin and Color a Fraction.”

Dozens of Meadow Pond families had a different kind of weekday evening on Wednesday, January 24, and this was just some of the feedback that parents sent to school the following day.

They were talking about Family Math Night, a pilot program developed by Math Interventionist Amy Signore to bring math into family life, much like PARP reinforces reading at home. MORE

Fourth graders at Increase Miler had a visit from some very personable energy consultants—the students in John Jay High School’s Environmental Physics class!

It was part of the elementary students' quest to create an efficient and stable energy system for Ergstown —a fictitious town that has been experiencing far too many blackouts. 

The collaboration augmented both grades’ study of energy.

“My students researched and prepared stations on eight different forms of energy production including solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectricity," said high school teacher Jim Panzer.

“Fourth graders circulated through all stations learning about different ways of energy generation,” said teacher Jane Emig, who set up the collaboration with Panzer.

“It was fun to learn from high school students,” said one of the fourth graders after the visit. “It was cool to realize that they are also learning about energy and the environment.” MORE

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