by SOCSD Communications | Mar 13, 2019 | District Highlights
Second-graders are engaged in a persuasive writing problem-based learning challenge developed by Library Media Specialist Patty Eyer to liberate the library books at William O. Schaefer Elementary School! As part of their Teachers College Reading & Writing unit,: Read More: Second-Graders Tackle Persuasive Writing, Problem-Solving
by SOCSD Communications | Feb 28, 2019 | District Highlights
A group of South Orangetown Middle School seventh-graders in Colleen Henry’s ELA classes traveled to Dowling Gardens on Wednesday to speak with senior residents as part of Memoirs in a Bottle, an interdisciplinary community project. Through interviews, letter-writing,: Read More: SOMS Partners with Local Seniors for Oral History Project
by SOCSD Communications | Feb 14, 2019 | District Highlights
Families of fourth-graders flocked to Cottage Lane Elementary School today for the Valentine’s Day-themed Fourth Grade Publishing party. Students were excited to share stories they’d written as part of a Teachers College Reading and Writing Project personal narrative: Read More: Publishing Party Celebrates Essays From the Heart
by SOCSD Communications | Feb 6, 2019 | District Highlights
The Family Engagement Center hosted its first K-5 Literacy Night on Tuesday at Cottage Lane Elementary School, thanks to K-5 Literacy Coach Kristy Nadler and teachers Elizabeth Barsanti, Lindsay Brown Suzanne Dowd, Kerri Goldstein, Bridget Incognoli, Lucia McCahill,: Read More: FEC Hosts K-5 Literacy Night
by SOCSD Communications | Jan 25, 2019 | District Highlights
Over the course of the fall semester, Senior Seminar students at Tappan Zee High School have been compiling pieces from the body of work they’ve written throughout their South Orangetown school careers for their Senior Portfolios. Students were tasked with creating a: Read More: Seniors Reflect as Writers for Portfolio Project
