Families Helping Families

On Saturday, students and their parents gathered to make birthday cards for the elderly at Amsterdam Nursing Home, apple crisps for the soup kitchen at Broadway Presbyterian, and decorate food delivery bags for God's Love We Deliver in celebration of The School's annual Family Service Day.
Surveying the Re-Built Landscape

Taking full advantage of the unseasonably warm weather, students in Grade 2 headed to the High Line with notes in hand as part of their study of transformed and re-used materials.
Cheers to Poetry!

Students in Grade 2 celebrated the success of their poetry café last week with the clinking of paper cups. Each child presented an original piece to the café-goers, and was applauded with beatnick-style finger snapping from the crowd.
Dia del Libro

On Friday afternoon, students in Grades 4-7 met with their younger buddies in K-Grade 3 to share books in Spanish.
Precious Medals

The School's cross country runners took home top honors at the city-wide championship this week.
Grade 3 Is Looking Up

Students in Michele Damiano's class learned about what it takes to climb mountains (bandanas optional) in this country's national parks on "Climbing Up" day last week.
Getting to the Point

Wellness got edgier last week as students in the Intermediate Division learned fencing.

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The Art of Interdisciplinary Instruction

Grade 6 students created computer-assisted tessellations this week in preparation for making ceramic tiles, as part of their study of Muslim art and mathematical patterns.
Go, Go, Ms Barraco!

Math associate teacher Angela Barraco ran in the New York City marathon yesterday - turning students into supporters.
Dancing at Black Rock - and Online

The combined talents of Grade 4, dance teacher Debbie Campbell, and media specialist Hilary Szanto, have created an extraordinary piece of art now on display in The School's lobby - and online. Go to "The Tube" to see it at http://newmedia.theschool.columbia.edu/thetube/node/1593 (log in required).
Meet the Candidates

Middle Division students chatted with candidates for The School's 2010-2011 student government this week in a meet and greet morning.
Grilling the Frozen Man

Students in Grade 5 met with author and educator David Getz who explained how archaeologists analyzed the body of a 5,000-year-old man found in the Alps to piece together what human life was like before recorded history.
Library Hosts Children's Lit Luminary

Author and illustrator Patricia Polacco spent Friday at The School, thrilling students and teachers alike with her stories. A riveting speaker as well as a legendary (in elementary circles) author, Polacco did not learn to read till she was 14, and didn't begin writing and drawing children's books until she was 41.
Voracious Teen Readers

This week, students in the Middle Division enjoyed an after school book share and pizza feed in celebration of Teen Read Week. The standing-room-only crowd included faculty and staff, who talked about their favorite young adult titles between bites.
Where We're Coming From

What does it mean to be a global school? Kaleidoscope's table at last Saturday's Rock the Block party created one answer - a map of the world studded with flags marking our community's many points of origin (and Borat's). Kaleidoscope will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, October 28, at 5:30PM - all are invited.
Thank You, Volunteers!

The School's families shouldered - and headed - the overwhelming tasks that made last weekend's Rock the Block street fair extraordinary. From creating wonderful activities and fundraising efforts to mopping up, our community came together to throw an unforgettable event. Thank you - and congratulations - all!
A Street Fair with Special Flare

Whether your notion of fun runs more toward chess boards and math games or giant slides and bouncy obstacle courses, Rock the Block, The School's first block party, is guaranteed to please. Other enticements include delicious food, wonderful music, innovative crafts tables, and impressive bargains. All this and more, Saturday, October 17, from 11AM till 4PM on West 109th between Broadway and Amsterdam.
Come Rock the Block, Today on West 109th!

Put on your coziest sweater and join nearly 300 volunteers for games, food, rides, and bargains! The School's Rock the Block celebration is taking place today, from 11AM - 4PM, on West 109th, between Broadway and Riverside. See you there!
Air Guitarists Salute Rock the Block

The most rocking assembly in the history of The School paid tribute to Saturday's Rock the Block party with an air guitar contest featuring astounding new talent dressed in nevertheless familiar garb.
Getting Ready to Rock the Block

Preparations for The School's first-ever block party - to be held Saturday, October 17, come rain or shine - reached a fever pitch on the eve of the big event. Students dressed in blue, teachers danced to "Rock Around the Clock" - make that "Block" - and parents sorted mounds of material for the rummage and book sales. Above, Annette Raphel, head of school, rallies students to join parents, teachers, and alumni in volunteering at the celebration.
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