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Literature Lends a Look to Character Traits at Fairfield
Third graders recently learned how to identify character traits in literature in Danielle McCaffery’s class at Fairfield Elementary School in the Massapequa School District, using the book “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” by Kevin Henkes to find examples. Students learned how to use evidence to support their findings, as they cited examples from the book of how main character Lilly demonstrated different traits. After thoroughly reading and analyzing the book, children then incorporate these techniques into their own writing.
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Fairfield Fifth Graders Lead Gingerbread Experiment
Gingerbread cookies were the subject of a holiday-themed science experiment at Fairfield Elementary School as kindergartners and fifth graders worked together to analyze the effects of different liquids on the sweets.
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Fairfield Student's Snowball Project
The snowstorm turned out to be a dud, but Mrs. Suckow's class had a snowball fight anyway!
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Fairfield Fifth Graders Revisit Special Moments
Fifth graders took their memoir writing assignments to the next level at Fairfield Elementary School in the Massapequa School District, adding technology components that enhanced the learning experience.
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Fairfield Fifth Graders Chart a Feast
There were eight people and eight dishes, and fifth graders at Fairfield Elementary School had to figure out the seating arrangement for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Fairfield Second Graders Spend Time With a Pilgrim
Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Lotito-Schuh’s second grade students participated in an interactive video conference with the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration in Ohio called Spending Time with a Pilgrim.
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Fairfield Fourth Grade Engineers
Mrs. Tand's 4th Grade STEAM engineers have been having fun and hard at work learning about energy.
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Fairfield Artists Learn About Cubism
Fairfield students in Mrs. Veltre’s second grade Art class were introduced to the world-famous artist, Pablo Picasso. They are learning about one of his styles or periods of art called Cubism.
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.
-Albert Einstein
It takes a village to raise a child.
African Proverb
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
Maya Angelou
