The Underground Railroad//Civil Rights
In Social Studies, we are learning about the history of the United States - from the indigenous Native Americans all the way until the...
Our Own Elections!
Today we have the Spitalny student council elections! Fifth graders can run to be president and fourth graders can run to be vice...
Walk to School Day!
Walk to School Day was SO MUCH FUN!!!! We joined with Glen Downs Elementary to build community and walk from the local park to school!...
Student Council!
Student council is in full swing this year, and I am so excited to be part of it. Mrs. Canuas is our amazing fearless leader and I'm here...
Ms. Lori visits!
What an amazing experience it was for my mother, our class, and myself to all come together! Mrs. Vandermolen (Ms. Lori) traveled down to...
Tie-Dye Shirts!
The Spitalny Tigers have official tie-dye shirts for Walk to School Day! How fortunate we were to create custom tie-dye shirts for EVERY...
Esperanza Rising
We are continuing our Human Rights unit in writing and social studies to tie in what rights we've learned to a specific story! I remember...
Constitution Day
Today we are celebrating Constitution Day! Mr. Halley had some connections with some attorneys here who were willing to speak to our...
Human Rights Unit
We are using the Engage NY program to learn about human rights! We are using it for writing (and some reading, and even some social...
Reaching for Stars and Goals
We wrapped up our first week of school! And what a great week it was. We reviewed school and classroom procedures and made our class...
