Tick Education

Mrs. Hoyt teaches our students about ticks and Lyme Disease each year due to the large prevalence of ticks in our area.  The children learned how to dress when walking in tall grass or wooded areas as well as how to check their bodies for ticks.  They even learned a song, "Every Night Check Your Body for a Tick."

 

Third Grade Art Auction

Members of our third grade student council held an art auction to raise money for Camp Corral, a non-profit organization that sends children of wounded or fallen veterans to summer camp. Students created the art and ran the auction. They made over $450! 

Famous People in Second Grade

The second graders researched and dressed up as famous people who have made a difference. They presented speeches and projects in their classrooms and did an incredible job! 

Math Workshop

Kindergarten students are trialling a math workshop model in which students work in small and collaborative groups on various skills at their own level with adult facilitation. 

Earth Day Production!

This week the students and staff at Steward were part of something extraordinary!  On Tuesday morning they enjoyed an Earth Day extravaganza that was written and performed by our third grade student council members.  For the past several months, our students have been preparing for this huge event by collaborating in small groups to write an earth day pledge, create skits about saving the environment and produce a short film about ways we help the Earth at Steward.  Our second graders helped create the set design as well.  Each grade level, including the preschoolers, learned a song about protecting our earth and its natural resources.  What began as a "seed" turned into quite a production, another example of the power of community.  This production would not have been possible without the hard work of our third graders, Mindy Swanson, Zillie Bhuju, Andrew Prazar, Meredith Edelstein, members of our Tri-Town Rotary (Lisa Teichner, Bill Shannon, Dr. Creeden) and Stephanie Corliss.  We were all in the cafeteria for our first ever experience involving a performance by every grade level and completely organized by students.  Thank you to everyone who made this happen, it was an experience as a Principal that I will not soon forget!

DASH in Grade 2 and Grade 3

Students in grade 2 and 3 are participating in the DASH program. DASH stands for Disability Awareness Starts Here. The children in grade 2 are learning about blindness and in grade 3 they focus on being hearing impaired. Children participate in pair and group activities that simulate a sense of being blind and deaf to build awareness and better understand these disabilities.