Third Grade Classes Celebrate Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

Third grade students in Ms. Mohr's class celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday.  Students were scientists and used their senses to observe the outside and inside of their apples . 

Students cut their apples into equal parts and touched upon fractions. The class then made their own applesauce. The applesauce got a lot of thumbs up! Tomorrow they are finishing the writing component of the lesson.

SweetHearts & Heroes - PBIS Kick-Off Assembly

Tom Murphy is demonstrating how the entire 6th grade can create a positive environment

On Thursday, September 19th students at Dayton Avenue School had the opportunity to meet Tom Murphy, a champion mixed martial artist who competed in UFC events.  Tom and his partner Jason Spector take their anti-bullying campaign across the nation.  Tom and Jason give kids the tools they need to be Sweethearts & Heroes to one another.  This is a proactive assembly that teaches children to become upstanders against bullying.  Mr. Murphy makes it clear the he hates fighting and as a professional mixed martial artist he is a competitor.  The Sweethearts & Heroes message fits seamlessly within our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system.  Each day we positively reinforce Safe, Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Kind, and Successful behavior. 

Dayton Avenue Cares - Animal Shelter Pet Food and Toy Drive

The Dayton Avenue School is implementing service learning throughout the curriculum. We have identified ten community outreach projects this year. These projects will establish the foundation for our service learning curriculum. We are beginning the year with an Animal Shelter-Pet Food and Toy Drive. All donations will be delivered to shelters in the Eastport South-Manor area. Students in one of Ms. Puglissi's third grade music classes wrote and performed the Pet Song to promote our initiative. Ms. Puglissi was accompanied by our Orchestra teacher Ms. Macleod. From the writing, learning, and performing of the song kids took an active part in our community outreach and extended it into what they are learning in the classroom. Great job by all involved. Below are lyrics:

   

Pets, Pets 

Pets, pets, we love them you see. If you like helping pets come share with me. Dog, cat, big or small, come help our pets, we love them all!

Pets, pets, we love them you see. Let’s come together, build strong community. Student, teacher, family and friend, let’s come together, our love we will send! 

Pets, pets we love them you see. We are their voice, they need our help you see. Dog, cat, big or small, come help out pets, we love them all! 

Come help our pets, we love them all! Come help our pets, we love them all! 

GO PETS!