The preschool/prekindergarten class is off to a wonderful start.  We are learning about all the letters in the alphabet using the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

We made pancakes that have our initials on them!

Here is the finished product.  Can you see our initials before we gobble up our pancakes?

Ella is painting a beautiful apple at the easels.  Did you know apple starts with the letter "A?"  Ella does!

Reilly is working on writing her letters at the alphabet station. 

We have thoroughly enjoyed watching our monarch caterpillars munch milkweed and grow, make their chrysalises, emerge as butterflies, and fly off to Mexico when we release them!

Eve is golf-ball painting a very colorful butterfly.

Maddy and Louis are color mixing blue and yellow to make green milkweed leaves. 

Egan and Maggie watch the first of our adults stretch their wings so they can identify if they are boys or girls.

Here we are in the Common Room finding a clue!   
 

Ava is completing a math center about geometric shapes.  She had to find different pattern blocks to cover apples in the shapes of hexagons.

  Quinn is completing her ABC center, where she put letters into alphabetical order! 

Jack and Noah are interviewing each other for a collaborative writing piece.

Ryan is dyeing a pillowcase that will record all the books he has read during the year.

Eric is helping organize materials for his classmates.

Here is the whole class visiting the weather station on the playing field.  We are learning how to read a thermometer and record daily temperatures here on Earth to compare them with other planets in the solar system!

3-4 Class

The 3-4's have had a spectacular start to their school year! Our first scientific unit is The Wonderful World of Weather. We visited YNN Capital News 9 Studios and got to meet many of the familiar faces we see when watching YNN at home.  

Mike Bono, chief meteorologist, showed the students how he does the weather report each day. It was very exciting to be able to stand in front of the "green screen" and give a weather report. 

It was interesting to see all the intricate components involved in sharing the news and the weather. 

Very soon we will be using our very own scientific tools in our weather station to predict weather patterns in our area. 

The 5/6 class is actively engaged in their first science unit of the year on solar energy.     

The students investigated the transfer of solar energy and the effects that a cover has on the retention of heat absorbed by a solar collector.

They also examined the importance of color in the absorption and reflection of solar energy.

 Over the summer, new sod was installed on the Taylor School playing field.  This beautiful new grass is providing a fun and safe place for our children to enjoy recess and physical education.  The cost of the new sod was about $4,000.  Through generous donations from our Taylor School Board members, community members, and local businesses, we have raised over $3800 towards the cost of the field.  If you have not yet made your donation, please consider making a small donation of $10 or $20 by Monday September 26th to help get us to our goal.  In the meantime, enjoy some pictures of your children enjoying the new playing field!

Parent Information Night will be on Monday, September 26.  On this night, teachers will share their goals for the upcoming school year with parents.  In order to accomodate our families with multiple children, we will have two sessions.  Both sessions will cover the same information.

Session One - 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Session Two - 7:15 - 8:00 pm

Both sessions will cover the same information.  Kelly will begin each session with welcoming remarks, and then you will go into your child's classroom to discuss goals for the upcoming school year.

If you have general questions about the school that you would like Kelly to address at Parent Night, please email her at the link below.

I have a question!

Please note--this evening is for parents--childcare will not be provided.

 Target Education Fund

Thank you to our Taylor School Families who participate in the Target Education Fund!  By using your Target credit card, Target gives the Taylor School a percentage of each of your purchases.  We recently received a check for $124 that we can use for school activities!

All proceeds from this Zumbathon will directly benefit local families affected by the devastation of Hurricane Irene!  Proceeds will be handled by the SCCAP (Schoharie County Community Action Program)

When:  Sunday October 2, 2011 1-4pm

Where:  Woodland Hill Montessori School

100 Montessori Place, North Greenbush, NY

If you can't join us, we would love to help raise money for this important cause!  Mrs. Haggerty will take donations in any amount that we will add to our own donations!  If you would like to come, email Mrs. Haggerty below!

I want to zumba!