Walk The Walls of Dayton Avenue School

  Dayton Avenue School prides itself in being a warm and inviting place to learn.  As you move through the building, student learning comes to life through the care and dedication teachers take in maintaining their bulletin boards and promoting student work.  Enjoy the photo tour below.

4th Grade Classes are learning about their local and state history.

Motivating our musicians.

The Community is welcomed by our television monitor and banner that promotes our school.

This week we supported Stony Brook Pediatric Hospital as part of our Service Learning Curriculum. 

 

 

 

Taking pride in their classroom. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Grade writing assignment.

 

 

Promoting fitness. 

Inspiring one another.

Standing up to bullying.

Focusing on positive behavior.

Learning about Native American Culture.

Promoting literacy in music.

Using text evidence in 6th grade.

Illustrating a story in 5th grade.

4th Grade classes are getting into autumn in Writers Workshop.

Ms. Macleod's Team Orchestra Incorporates Literacy Through Reflection Journal

Musicians regularly use reflective practice to improve upon musicianship, to learn how to practice mindfully and to help strengthen productive performance habits. Last week, Team Orchestra students reflected on their own practice and performance by independently writing in their Practice Journal Reflections. Ms. Macleod's students recognized that the Practice Journal Reflection is similar to a reflection in a mirror: we look at ourselves and consider how we have practiced over the past week. Writing about and talking about our practice sessions allow Team Orchestra students to feel proud of their ongoing successes, especially when they have the opportunity to share it with their fellow Team Orchestra musicians! In addition, students share in the excitement as they discover areas within their practicing that require special attention so that they may keep improving on their string instruments. Team Orchestra is eager to continue our reflective practice throughout the rest of the year, as we are always looking for new and exciting ways to improve, both individually and as a team. Go Team Orchestra!"

Shark Shack Open For Business

Dayton Avenue School's Shark Shack opened this week.  The Shark Shack supports our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system we use at Dayton Avenue School.  We recognize students for Safe, Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Kind, and Successful (SHARKS) behavior. 

Dayton Avenue School's Change for Children Campaign

Dayton Avenue School is working in collaboration with Stony Brook Children's Hospital to support their annual Change for Children Campaign.  This community outreach is part of Dayton Avenue's commitment to service learning and supporting those in need.  This is the second year we are participating in the Change for Children Campaign.  Members of Ms. Puglissi's chorus kicked-off the week long drive with a rendition of For Good from the Broadway musical Wicked. 

Sixth Grade Sunken Meadow Experience

Recently, Dayton Avenue School’s Sixth Grade went to Sunken Meadow State Park to participate in an Outdoor Environmental Educational Program.  The Program consisted of a Team Building Challenge Course, Groundwater Lab, and a Landforms and Soils Study. 

1) Challenge Course

The program was led by 2 instructor/facilitators that presented the group with increasingly challenging “low ropes” tasks in a supportive environment that helped develop teamwork and group cooperation skills.  The Challenge Course entailed students being divided into 2 groups of approximately 13 students, each led by an instructor.  They undertook increasing challenging problems they had to solve through communication, cooperation and team work.  

2) Groundwater Connection

Through use of a groundwater model (demonstration) and then an interactive, hands-on water pollution model students gained an understanding of the LI aquifer system and groundwater flow, our dependence upon this resource, and the effects of pollution on groundwater.  They also examined LI drill core samples from over several hundred feet and saw the various layers (sand/clay) and learned how they function to store and retain groundwater.

3) Landforms and Soil Studies

After an introduction to glacial landforms on Long Island, comparing the outwash plains of Manorville to the moraines of Sunken Meadow, students took a short hike to examine a glacial erratic and a kettle hole.  There they conducted several hands-on soil experiments.  They examined the soils for properties including porosity and organic matter and use augers to create a soil profile (topsoil/parent material).  Students were able to see the effects of erosion and deposition.  The post-activity discussion made the connection between soils (the physical environment) and the resultant plant community (biological environment). Upon return to the Outdoor Learning Lab students worked in groups to perform a porosity column experiment.

Fourth Grade Explores Native American History

The children learned about how Native Americans used natural resources to

survive.  Students became Archeologist and explored the earth for artifacts. They made jewelry and had our face painted just like the Natives did. Fourth Graders made a delicious meal of soup and corn pancakes. The children learned how to make a Lean To Shelter and how to start a fire using resources from the land. At the end of the day students had a Pow-wow!