Mrs. DeFeo's Class Give to Children in Need!

Students in Mrs. DeFeo's class are providing some Holiday cheer to boys and girls in our local hospitals.  Students created cards and delivered them to their peers.

Mrs. Defeo's Class Promotes the 7 Habits of Happy Kids!

This Holiday Door reminds us not to be a Grinch and follow The 7 Habits of Happy Kids!

Holiday Doors of Dayton Come to Life!

The Holiday Doors and Bulletin Boards are coming to life with hallway themes in the spirit of our PBIS and Leader in Me expectations.

Dayton Avenue's Elf on a Shelf!

Dayton Avenue School has their very own Elf.  You never know where you might find him making sure that boys and girls are demonstrating our positive expectations.

National Believe Day!

Dayton Avenue School is supporting.  Macy's National Believe Day with a letter writing camp. Faculty and students dressed in their Holiday best.

SMPTA Holiday Breakfast Spectacular

Everyone enjoyed themselves at the South Manor PTA Annual Holiday Breakfast Spectacular.  This is a great tradition for our school community.

Move Over Elf on the Shelf!

The Elf on the Shelf is not academically rigorous enough for Mrs. Smith's 6th grade Science Class. The boys and girls have their very own Einstein on a Shelf.  Each Day Einstein stretches the minds of the students, challenging them each day with a different question.  Students are certainly enjoying themselves.  Dr. Christie himself has an Einstein tie he wears to school.  When asked about the tie he refers to the tie as part of "The People I am Not Collection."  Boys and girls, keep up the great work.

Students study Dean Russo in Mrs. Steuerwald's Art Class

Students studied the work of Dean Russo and create art inspired by his work.  Mrs. Steuerwald combined her love of art and animals during this unit.

Integrating Academic Vocabulary in ENL

Students working with Mrs. Chiavola develop their academic vocabulary and questioning skills during class.

No Shave November

Enjoy the introductory video to our No Shave November assembly.  A great job by all involved.

Avenger Turkeys

Students in Mrs. Bobal, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. Drost's class decided to save some Turkeys by having them double as Avenger Turkey Super Heroes.  Happy Thanksgiving Dayton Avenue School! 

No Shave November

Students at Dayton Avenue School raised over $700.00 for the American Brain Tumor Association in their 2nd Annual No Shave November assembly.  Thank you to Mr. Weiss for coordinating the event and Mr. Longo, Mr. Vignona, Mr. Dippel, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Gottschalk, Mr. Litto, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Covas all lended their beards to support a great cause.  Check out the photo collages below.

6th Grade Topography Map Lab

Students in Mrs. Montreuil, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Skidmore's class worked simultaneously on a Topography Map Lab. Students took a hands-on approach constructing their clay mountains and completing the mathematical and scientific steps to design contour maps.

Demonstrating Kindness

4th grade student, Hayden Sickles demonstrated kindness in support of our PBIS and Leader in Me initiative.  Hayden presented Dr. Christie with a ghostly lollipop.  The ghost is currently in Dr. Christie's office, not sure how long it will last before Dr. Christie has to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a ghostly lollipop.

Early Voting Started At Dayton Avenue School

Early voting has begun at Dayton Avenue School as the 5th grade has sponsored a school wide Presidential vote.  Students have been educated on the electoral process and the importance of voting in a democracy.

Mrs. Smith's Class Completes Halloween Lab

Dr. Bludengutz (aka Mrs. Smith) completed a hands-on science lab with her students.  This collaborative integrative experience deepens students understanding of the scientific method in an engaging way.

PBIS Leader in Me Shark Spirit Week

Dayton Avenue School celebrated our PBIS Leader in Me Shark Spirit Week.  Students showed their school spirit culminating with our PBIS Leader in Me assembly this morning.  Students in Mrs. Castoro's class sung our "Put First Things First" song and our 6th grades competed in Dayton Avenue's version of "What is that Habit" game show.  Stay tuned for the video of the assembly to follow. We have included a version of Mrs. Castoro's class singing their song.

Take A Fire Truck to School

Corinne DeLello was rewarded for her demonstrating kindness to a fellow Manorville community member.  Corinne enjoyed a ride to school courtesy of the Manorville Fire Department.  The entire school came out to cheer her on!

Mrs. Arroyo utilizes Google Classroom in Readers Workshop

Students in Mrs. Arroyo's class utilized Google Classroom following Mrs. Arroyo's mini-lesson on character traits.  The essential question was "What are the Character Traits in a Leader?"  Students worked collaboratively and shared their responses aloud.  Students watched an EdPuzzle video on the life of Rosa Parks and answered the questions provided.  Mrs. Arroyo utilizes this data to assess what students know and still have questions about.

Mrs. Breheny and Mrs. Scanlon in Readers Workshop

Mrs. Breheny and Mrs. Scanlon facilitated a Readers Workshop the included two guided reading groups and students working independently in EdPuzzle through their Google Classroom accounts.  Mrs. Breheny facilitated a guided reading group on the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife  Coretta Scott King.  Mrs. Scanlon facilitated a guided reading group that examined Author's Purpose.  Students worked independently in EdPuzzle to learn about the Civil Rights Movement.

Mrs. Campbell's Class Gets Ready for the Day

Students in Mrs. Campbell's class get ready for a successful day of learning during morning meeting.  Students worked collaboratively and interacted with classroom technology.

Mrs. Rubin works on Sequencing in Readers Workshop

Students in Mrs. Rubin's class collaborated with one another during a sequencing activity.  Following the mini-lesson students worked independently and in guided reading groups.

Figurative Language in Readers Workshop

Mrs. Kerins facilitated a lesson during Readers Workshop on the use of figurative language.  Technology was integrated and students worked collaboratively to deepen their understanding of how and why and author uses similes and metaphors.

Dr. Distributive Performs Mathematical Operation

Dr. Distributive (a.k.a Mrs. Orlando) and her nurse, Mrs. Van Tronk performed a mathematical operation as they worked with 3rd grade students on developing an understanding of the distributive property.  Based on formative feedback through out the lesson the operation was a 100% success.

Mrs. Castoro and Mrs. Castranova Integrate Service Learning into Readers Workshop

Mrs. Castoro and Mrs. Castranova's students examined the anchor text Destiny's Gift and an online informational text discussing Global Youth Service Day to integrate our Service Learning initiative into the context of Readers Workshop.  Students made text to text and text to self comparisons throughout the lesson.

Summer Reading Red Carpet Spectacular

Boys and Girls at Dayton Avenue School who challenged themselves over the summer with a rigorous reading schedule and authentic assessment aligned with their reading were rewarded with a walk down the Dayton Avenue School Hollywood Walk of Reading Fame.  Congratulations to everyone involved.

3rd Grade Math and Writing

Students in Mrs. Rubin's class are demonstrating their math skills by building Fruit Loop arrays.  I cannot think of a tastier way to learn.  In writing, students brainstorm sensory details for their Autumn writing assignment.

The Sunken Meadow Experience

Students in 6th grade participated in the Outdoor Environmental Educational Science experience.  This trip not only provides students with hands-on science experiences and nature hike it also includes a team building component for our students as they develop their team and community identity with one another.

Integrating 7 Habits of Happy Kids in 5th Grade

The Cookie Cutter Sharks in Mrs. Lukas, Mrs. Edwards, and Ms. Drost's class examined the qualities of a good leader by examining the 7 Habits of Happy Kids.

Dayton Avenue School Open House

The Dayton Avenue School Open House was a celebration of learning and teaching.  Faculty and staff in grades 3 through 6 shared with families the wonderful academic and social/emotional journey we are going to take this year.  We were joined by members of our Board of Education, South Manor PTA, and Special Education PTO.  It was a great evening.

Utilizing Technology in Social Studies and Building our Literacy Library

Mrs. VanTronk, Mrs. Castoro, Mrs. Orlando, and Mrs. Castranova's classes are incorporating technology into our informative and formative assessments in Social Studies.  The students are completing an interactive continents and oceans assessment which not only provides instant feedback, but allows or differentiation within the assessment.

Also, students are choosing leveled books based on their interests from our literacy library.  The students will then be broken up into literature groups, to allow for the opportunity to discuss the book that they have chosen with other students that may share the same interests.

Mrs. DeFeo's Class Examines Scientific Method

Students in Mrs. DeFeo's 4th grade class collaborate together to deepen their understanding of the scientific method.

Mrs. Moran and Mr. Weiss Engage in Meaningful Instruction

Students in Mrs. Moran's class are building team unity and getting to know one another through the development of Heart Maps.  Mr. Weiss and his students are discussing the importance of "Just Right" books.

3rd Grade Students Learn XtraMath

Students in Mrs. VanTronk, Mrs. Orlando, and Mrs. Castranova's class work with Mrs. Marone to log-in and utilize XtraMath in the Library Media Center.

Mrs. Rubin's Class Learns Google Drive

Students in Mrs. Rubin's 3rd grade class are supported by 5th grade students who teach them how to utilize Google Drive.

Honoring Patriot Day at Dayton Avenue School

Boys in girls at Dayton Avenue School along with faculty and staff honored America by wearing Read, White, and Blue this Friday.  Students in 3rd grade sung God Bless America and children in 6th grade did a writing response to Philippe Petit's 1974 walk across the World Trade Center.  Other student read and responded to 14 Cows for America and FireBoat: The Story of the John J. Harvey.  It with a great sense of pride that I get to work with this remarkable faculty, staff, and students.