Fifth graders at EJR have the assignment – create a snowflake using Tinkercad to design it. Challenge accepted! The students are learning to use Tinkercad, a 3D design and coding tool that lets students create 3D models by combining shapes. Tinkercad is used to teach design and engineering so students can create objects for …
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EJR celebrated Diversity Week recently, with activities for all students to better understand the world and the diversity of their school. Several family members came in to talk about their homelands. The students learned about life in Ukraine, Mexico, Palestine, Russia, Holland and St. Lucia. They learned about the customs, food, music, currency, games …
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Crispell Middle School students will bark, caw, roar, meow and sing about kindness to animals with their production of Doctor Dolittle JR this February. Antelopes will lope, ostriches will fan, and kangaroos will do what kangaroos can, when students from Crispell Middle School present Doctor Dolittle JR. This whimsical musical follows the adventures of …
K is for Kindergarten! There is so much to celebrate in kindergarten—exciting learning, growing independence, and big accomplishments along the way. Kindergarten students at EJR proudly showed off their mastery of the alphabet with a fun and festive letter parade! Each student chose a letter to represent and designed a creative costume …
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EJR Elementary students took part in the winter reading challenge. What a great job they did! Library Media Specialist Heather Mowen challenged the students to read daily – 10 to 15 minutes for students in grades kindergarten through two, and 20 to 30 minutes for students in grades 3 to 5. They were …
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Third graders at EJR learned so much about weather and climate, thanks in large part to Sarah Archbald, an Orange County conservation educator. They were studying weather and climate in their classrooms. Ms. Archbald came into all third grade classes at EJR each week for five weeks, enhancing those lessons. One day, …
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What’s happening at EJR this month? Have a look at the EJR January newsletter!
Melissa Boniface’s students at EJR completed a fun STEM activity recently, which definitely kept them motivated before the winter break. They read different versions of the classic tale “The Gingerbread Man.” The students discussed characters, story elements and problems and solutions. They also compared similarities and differences between the stories. The students were then …
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Kindergarten students in Elyssa Mock’s class at EJR had a very special visitor recently and got an inside look at just what it takes to write and publish a book. Della Ross Ferreri is the author of The Mouse Buffet, a story about a bunch of mischievous mice, a sleepy orange cat and …
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The annual Balloons Over Broadway project at EJR was a tremendous success once again. This collaborative, cross-curricular experience blended art, persuasive writing, reading, and robotics into one unforgettable event. Fourth-graders began by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet, which tells the story of …
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