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Wilton High School
At this event, human rights advocates from
WHS National Merit Commended Students Iran, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Venezuela,
North Korea, Mexico and other countries
spoke of their personal struggles against the
repression of civil and human rights by
authoritarian regimes.
Pictured is Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwean
civil rights activist, pastor, and leader of the
#ThisFlag movement with ABC students
Brandon Charles, Josh Darkwah, Jeremiah
Hernandez and Cindy Rodriquez.
Evan was arrested for protesting Mugabe’s
corrupt dictatorship and is currently awaiting
trial in his native country.
Congratulations to the following students for being
recognized as Commended Students in the 2020
National Merit Scholarship Program: Jackson Lent,
Wictoria Matuk, Emma Babashak, Isabel Gouveia,
Claudia Nanez, Katherine Buse, Dineth
Karunamuni, Justin Lipper, Zachary Muraskin,
Devan Flores, Avi Sardana, Navod Jayawardhane,
Nishant Wangneo, Alexander Schestag, Noah
Sackowitz, and Larry Huang (not pictured).
Oslo Freedom Forum, NYC
On October 23, four ABC students attended
the Oslo Freedom Forum in NYC. They
were invited by Alex Gladstein (WHS ‘03),
who works for the Human Rights
Foundation, the sponsoring organization.
Peervention Students
Students from the WHS Peervention program
helped the tots at Helping Hands Preschool
decorate their treat bags for their annual trick or
treating event around the high school on
Halloween. Everyone had lots of fun getting in the
Halloween spirit!
New York Academy of Sciences’ Junior Academy
Junior Adarsh Varghese has been accepted into the
prestigious New York Academy of Sciences’
Junior Academy. The New York Academy of
Sciences is one of the country’s oldest and most
widely respected scientific organizations, with the
mission of driving innovative solutions to society's
challenges by advancing scientific research,
education, and policy. Its Global STEM Alliance,
which consists of a variety of STEM education
programs including The Junior Academy, is a
global talent identification and cultivation network
with more than 300 partners in over 100
countries. Its purpose is to prepare the next
generation of innovators through three key
program areas: mentorship, innovation challenges,
and career and college readiness.
As a member of The Junior Academy, Adarsh will
have the opportunity to collaborate with nearly
3,000 students from 94 countries on virtual
challenges sponsored by industry leading
companies. These challenges are designed by the
Academy’s education experts to help students
develop 21st-century skills as they prepare for the
jobs of the future.
This fall, students will tackle the Intelligent Homes
and Health Challenge, where students will design
innovative ways to transform home life and
healthcare, and the Space Challenge, where
students will explore space colonization.
Middlebrook
Band Students visit WHS PE Department News
Eighth grade band students took their annual trip to As the end of the first quarter rapidly approaches,
Wilton High School to learn about the high school students have completed their Badminton, Frisbee,
music program. The students went first to the Project Adventure Outdoor Climbing and Team
stadium, where they got a first-hand look at a Building units. Routines are being established and
marching band rehearsal, under the direction of kids are having fun, while working hard in a safe
Mr. Nick Loafman and Mr. Troy Williams. After and structured environment. All classes have been
that, they toured the Clune Center, where they got participating in our annual State Mandated Fitness
to meet and ask questions of the high school band testing. We will be assessing their Aerobic
officers. The junior and senior band officers have Capacity (P.A.C.E.R), muscular strength (Push-
been in the band for years and can offer advice and ups), muscular endurance (Curl-ups) and flexibility
encouragement to middle school students. Most (Sit and Reach Backsaver) fitness levels. Reports
students in Middlebrook's band program go on to are emailed from FitnessGram to each family in
play their instruments in the WHS band so this trip our district.
is always a great opportunity to learn more about
the program before the course selection process All students must participate in Fitness testing,
begins later in the year. unless otherwise noted from a medical doctor.
Grade 6 Activity Night
Sixth grade students enjoyed an action packed
evening on October 18 at the 6th grade activity
night. The evening was a wonderful success with
over half the class in attendance. Students ate their
fill of pizza, danced along to the DJ, planned
games of chance and skill and had a lot of fun in
the gym. The night culminated with many students
winning terrific raffle prizes from community
Bronx Zoo businesses. Thanks to the WEB leaders and Top
Inclusion Models who helped make the event fun
Sixth grade students arrived to the Bronx Zoo for all!
rocking their green, yellow, and red Middlebrook
shirts. It was a fun day filled with exploring the
International Stuttering Awareness Day
zoo alongside new and old friends. Students
worked in small groups to complete a variety of
tasks such as video challenges about an animal of October 22 was international stuttering awareness
their choice or interviewing zoo staff. Students day. For the first time, Middlebroook marked the
occasion. This effort was led by a group of 7th and
read through the exhibit information to determine
8th graders. Events included a week of daily
their animal’s adaptations, natural resources, announcements followed by a quiz at the end of
human-environmental impacts for the region it is the week (with prizes of course), and a bulletin
from, and more. These themes tie closely to our board displayed in the cafeteria. Many thanks to all
science and social studies units. Thank you to all those who participated and to Dr. Bookbinder from
the parents who chaperoned, and to all the parents the Middlebrook SLP team who advised the
for ensuring a smooth, easy pick up process. group.
Cider Mill
learned to produce their own artifacts as a part of
this trans-disciplinary unit. Students chose their
Writer’s Workshop
own artifact, researched it and became experts on
why it was important to Native Americans. They
In Writer's Workshop, Nod Hill 4th graders are used the LLC’s Maker Space to choose the
working on an Opinion Essay Writing Unit. supplies that they used to create their artifact.
Students are learning about taking a topic of Students recorded their knowledge and guests will
interest, forming a personal opinion about it and be able to come see all of these spectacular models
developing reasons and evidence to support their and listen to it using a QR code. More information
opinion thesis statement. Students are discovering coming soon!
the essay format and will structure their personal
essays using this format as a guide. Students work
Brain Challenge
with their classmates to collaborate about their
ideas, writing and goals. These 4th graders are
amazing writers! My name is Oliwia, I am a student at Cider Mill
School. I would like to tell you about Cider Mill
School’s Brain Challenge!
In the Brain Challenge there are many different
activities, such as physical challenges, quizzes, and
awards. Every year the Cider Mill PTA gets
together and raises enough money so all 5th graders
can participate in the Brain Challenge. My favorite
activities are the physical challenges. The physical
challenges include dancing, hula hooping, and
many others. The Brain Challenge also includes
quizzes. Some quizzes included are Disney, Math,
Social Studies, and many more! The quizzes are all
challenging and fun!
Finally there are awards. Awards are fun because
at the end you find out which house got the most
World language Chatterbox points. You get points by winning physical
challenges and getting questions right. Every time
a team reaches 100 points the round is over. At the
Introducing the World Language Chatterbox at very end there is a raffle, if your number is called
Cider Mill! Each week, the entire CM staff is you get a special t-shirt. You can only enter the
learning a French and Spanish word or phrase that raffle if your side wins.
they can use to 'chatter' with students. This was
developed to provide students with more situations
to use their new knowledge! C'est
fantastique! Muy bien!! Typing Club
Grade 3 News Typing Club is off and running! Students were
introduced to Typing Club, completed a
benchmark assessment, and reviewed homework
Grade 3 students across Cider Mill School have expectations this month. We are empowering
been busy learning all about Native Americans and learners to craft a homework schedule for
their culture. They have also been learning about Typing Club that works best for them and their
different artifacts that came from the past and why schedules. Therefore, minutes for homework are
they were important. Students took all of what they outlined per week. Third grade expectations are
15-20 minutes per week. Fourth grade expectations
are 20-25 minutes per week. Fifth grade
expectations are 30-40 minutes per week. Students
may access Typing Club through the Clever
platform. A link to Clever is found in each
student’s Library Google Classroom. Parents are
encouraged to reinforce posture and proper
technique (hands on home row). We will check in
with students in the next few weeks to adjust levels
as needed, reset lessons if needed, and review
posture and technique. Thank you for your
support!
Art Club News
The Cider Mill after-school Art Club used
inspiration and materials from nature to create a
Nature Mobile. We talked about how a fall hike Garden and Zero Waste Club
can actually turn into a piece of artwork. Cider
Mill students and staff seem to be really enjoying
this creation; hopefully they will now look at fallen The Garden and Zero Waste Club have been busy
leaves and pinecones in a totally different way! harvesting fall veggies. Veggies were then donated
to Comstock! Students also planted bulbs along the
front entry way. They are looking forward to
seeing them bloom in the spring!
Writing Buddies
Students in Alyssa Peterson and Sarah Arbucci’s
class got together for their monthly buddies time!
Fifth graders coached grade 3 students through
their personal narrative writing.
Miller-Driscoll
Materials Trailer from Teaching Beyond the Square
Materials Trailer from Teaching Beyond the Square
made its way to the Miller-Driscoll Early Learning
Center.
The Material Trailer contains everyday items that offer
children potential and inspiration, like bottle caps, tile
samples, bread tags, corks, and packing material. “We
treat these materials with honor and they are treated like
any other manipulative or toy in the classroom. The
children build, rebuild, arrange, and create without glue
or tape, and they put them back when they’re done.
These are materials we see in everyday life, but to
children, they are ripe with possibility: a stack of fabric
samples can become a book, a row of corks can become
the wheels of a car, and a GoGo Squeeze cap can become
a propeller,” Carvajal said.
The Materials Trailer was launched this fall with the help
of a $10K grant from donateNYC, a benefit with artist
and actress Lucy Liu, and a donation of a former
snowmobile trailer. Hervé Tullet, artist and author of the
book Press Here, Mix It Up, and more, volunteered to
host a painting party last June to decorate the outside of
the trailer. This Materials Center on Wheels is visiting
schools in the tri-state area to encourage open-ended
experiences, to support initiatives to be more mindful of
waste and consumption, and to provide free materials to
area schools.
Teachers College
Kindergarten teachers Alison Badaloto, Carolyn
Sanna, Maxine Margolin and preschool teachers
Betsy Hoyt and Jessica Wade attended Tap the
Power of Choice Time to Support Creativity,
Innovation, Collaboration, and Language
Development at Teachers College. Teachers left
with ideas about observing stages of play and the
teacher’s role in play.
Miller-Driscoll Yellow Core
Students in the yellow core, led by Leigh-Ann
Kear’s second grade class raised $240 and decided
to split the proceeds between the WWF and Red
Cross.
Mail Club!
You’ve Got Mail thanks to Scott Dempsey’s Mail
Club! Our students are learning about all of the steps
involved in sending letters and the joy of receiving
mail.
Miller-Driscoll Word Detectives The rain did not stop the Miller-Driscoll Word Detectives led by Detective Coon. The detectives were successful in finding words in every classroom at Miller-Driscoll. In addition to words, the Detectives found characters from books and dinosaurs roaming the hallways.
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