School briefs
Teacher partakes in NAACP convention
This past summer, Christine Waters, a first-grade teacher at Barnum Woods, was elected as a delegate to the Centennial Celebration Convention of the NAACP, held at the New York Hilton. More than 5,000 people of different ethnic backgrounds, from all over the country, attended the convention. President Barack Obama was the guest speaker.
Waters assisted in creating a resolution amendment that was actually adopted (Vision Therapy Resolution) for the early detection of vision problems in children.
Yearbook earns top honors
W.T. Clarke High School recently announced that its 2009 yearbook, Scope, received a first-place award from the American Scholastic Press Association.
Conference Day deemed success
A recent Superintendent's Conference Day for the high school social studies and ESL departments was a ground-breaking day. The newly installed video conferencing equipment was the focus of a special training workshop. Teachers were treated to three "link-ups" with sites that offer this unique style of interactive field trips. The first visit was with the Cleveland Museum of Art followed by a visit with Hank Fincken, who brings historical figures back to life. The final visit was with the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
Parkway opens new playground
On Nov. 6, Parkway Elementary School celebrated the opening of its new playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This was made possible through the fundraising efforts of the school’s PTA, which raised $19,000 for the new
equipment.
Superintendent of Schools Louis DeAngelo, Director of School Facilities and Operations Patrick Pizzo, Principal Louis Panzica, Assistant Principal Kerry Gant-Dunne, PTA Co-presidents Samantha Euler and Amy Perticare, members of the Playground Committee, and second and third-grade students were all on hand as the ribbon was cut and Superintendent DeAngelo took the first ride down the slide.
A new park bench, compliments of Girl Scout Troop No. 1563, will be installed in the near future, as a resting place for parents who bring their children to Parkway’s new playground during off hours.
A hands-on lesson
The fourth-grade students at McVey Elementary School put screwdrivers in hand and took apart wind-up toys to discover the simple machines that “make them tick.”
They took part in an engaging hands-on learning session by way of videoconference, called Gadget Works, from COSI in Columbus, Ohio. The program featured having the students “reverse engineer” two simple gadgets to learn about the simple machines that make them work. The students were assisted by: computer lab teacher Anthony Fosso, library media specialist Kristin Danko, and fourth-grade teacher Kelly Kelly.
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