GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Telephone: 518.828.4305
Festival of the Wreaths
Tuesday, December 16th
6:00-7:00PM Activities/Raffle
7:00PM Wreath drawing in cafeteria
Greenport School Sponsored by H.O.P.E
Wreath raffles are 25 cents each all proceeds go to H.O.P.E which help support your Greenport School Students.
Activities for the evening will include: Gingerbread house making, crafts, stories, snack and raffle and drawing.
Admission is free but we would like you to bring a canned food item which will be given to a local food pantry which is in great need of donations
Let’s make this a festive and prosperous event for our school!
Any questions please call: Carol Peters 822-9915/CNCPeters@aol.com
9/11/08 Public Art Memorial – Circle of Angels
Hudson Middle School, JLE, and Greenport students, staff, and parents, under the direction of 7/8th grade Art teacher Chuck Peters, placed a circle of flags on the front lawn of the Middle School Wednesday, September 10, 2008, to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the attacks of September, 11, 2001. [ Read more ]
Living Biography Project
Fourth Grade Students have completed their presentation on the Living Biography Project. View the video (Windows Media File, 2M)
Students Collaborate on Immigration Project
Students in the Fourth Grade have been working on an immigration project and developed a webpage to further explore the topics being taught in the class. Webpage
Greenport Elementary Students Receive Capital Zone Leadership award
Alfred Tyler Bartolotta and Lauren Bowes, 4th graders at Greenport Elementary School, accepted the Capital Zone Leadership award for the NYS Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at Hudson Valley Community College on May 7th. Ms. Bowes, Mr. Bartolotta, Dominque Curry, Gillary Forty, Tee-Quann Davis, and Kristopher Mosely were all nominated by the Physical Education staff. The students were honored for their commitment and leadership in the area of physical education and were accompanied by their families to awards ceremony.
Student Inquiry Process
When learning, students go through an iquiry process, to view the entire process click on the link for a presenation. Inquiry Process, 3.3M Windows Movie File
Art Activities at Greenport Elementary
Students in Mrs. Hanley’s 3rd grade have been learning about area by measuring their feet and calculating the area.
Students in Ms. Getty’s class wrote “Book Blurbs”. The students are working on writing skills. After reading the book they write a brief statement hoping to encourage another student to read the book.
As students continue down the hallways of Greenport Elementary the see self portraits using the style of the famous Mexican artist Freda Kahlo.
Visiting the Firemen's Home
Students in Mr. Acevedo's class took a trip to the Firemen's Home to visit with the residents and tour the new facility. [Video of the visit, link opens a new window]
Spelling Bee at GES
Once again, Greenport Elementary school held their annual Spelling Bee contest. With twelve 3rd and 4th grade students competing to be this year’s champion, it was truly exciting.
Each of the twelve participants received an award for winning their classroom’s Spelling Bee.
Teacher Feud
It was the third grade teachers vs. the fourth grade teachers in Greenport’s annual Teacher Feud. Staff members tried to match the answers given by our panel of experts, the students.
Students participate in the game teacher vs. the mob. We won’t mention the teacher’s name, but the “Mob” won.
Students Build Iroquois Longhouses
Mrs. Monsell’s fourth grade students finished their Native American Unit by creating longhouses. The students worked in the classroom, library and computer room gathering information about the Iroquois. This is part of the Fourth Grade Social Studies curriculum. The students learned about several Native American Legends. They also learned about where the tribes lived in New York State while working on map skills in the library. Students in Mrs. Monsell’s class are very proud to share what they have learned through pictures and words.
The Iroquois Indians made longhouses with wood, leaves, sticks and anything that was around them. There were fire pits inside the longhouses. Several families that made up a clan lived in each long house. Sometimes 60 people lived in one longhouse. (John, Hannah, Tawhida, Sabub)
The Iroquois hunted deer and other animals. They also hunted bear and wolves. They would use the parts they could not for other things like clothing. The bones were used for tools and as weapons. They bones were also used as needles. The Iroquois also used wooden tools for farming. (Shante, Mahmuda, Makell, Olivia, Damain)
Clan mothers picked the leaders in their clan. The men hunted for their clans. The men would also go to the Great Council Meetings. Everyone including boys and girls had a job to do. (Shelia, Brenan, Cory)
The Iroquois lived in New York State. Each tribe belongs to the Iroquois Confederacy. They all got along better when they decided to join the Confederacy. The Iroquois Confederacy was first made up of five tribes. They were the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga. (Kaitlyn, Nahidul, Tyler)
They also told legends about the history of the Iroquois. We read one about Niagara Falls. The most important musical instruments the Iroquois used were drums. (Michael, Javon, Marcel)
Bibliography
- Lewis, Orrin. “Native Languages of the Americas.” (Online) Available. http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/iroquois_kids.htm, 2007.
- Sesso, Gloria. The New York State Story. USA: Steck -Vaughn, 2002, pp.12-31.
Author James Preller Visits Greenport Elementary
Children’s author James Preller came to Greenport Elementary School to talk to the students about writing. The event was sponsored by H.O.P.E. Students in both third and fourth grade received a book from the author. Mr. Preller talked about what it takes to write a book and did some illustrations for the children. He is well known for his “Jigsaw Jones” mystery series. He has also written many nonfiction books. The students at Greenport were thrilled to have Mr. Preller visit them. To learn more about James Preller log on to his website at: http://www.jamespreller.com/
Science Through Exploration
Mrs. Risch’s fourth grade students experimented with the classification and properties of objects, mass and magnetic attraction.
History In Our Own Backyard
Mrs. Risch’s fourth grade students learned about local history and heritage on a field trip to The Van Alen House. These Dutch setters arrived here in the 1730s. Students were taken back in time throughout this field trip.
At the site students experienced a typical day in a one room school house. The Ichabod Crane school house served grades 1-8.
Then students went on to the Kinderhook Museum to learn about local industry. Students were able to recognize many of the counties signs and locations.
