We had great Walk to School Day at JFK! Thank you to Officer Castillo and SCPD for joining us this morning! Thank you to Mr. Wallace, Mr. Mark and Mr. Rich for additional security during our walk. Crossing Guard Ms. Peggy was happy to help us cross safely! Thank you to Mrs. Carcone and Mr. Haug for organizing this great event! Thank you to all of the JFK staff members that joined us this morning. Thank you to our families for walking and for your generous Food Drive donations! Thank you Mr. Joe for making sure that we had a cart ready to receive all of our donations. Thank you to Ms. Rhonda and Ms. Nancy for our Food Drive sign! As you can see, it was a school community effort and it was great! Happy Walk to School Day!

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Date Added: 10/2/2024

 

Students in Ms. Marmaroff's art classes at John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Tooker Avenue Elementary School celebrated International Dot Day on Sept. 15. The day encourages students to make their mark, be creative and be courageous in honor of the children’s book “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds.

In the book, the main character illustrates dots in imaginative ways. Student artists at John F. Kennedy created their own dots, demonstrating their creativity and utilizing a variety of materials in each grade level. Kindergarten artists used coffee filters and markers to experiment with warm and cool colors. They then used paint brushes with water to blend their colors. In second grade, artists created abstract dots. Students used various mark-making materials and textures such as Kwik Stix, paint with cardboard stampers, bubble wrap and dot markers.

At Tooker Avenue, first graders used Kwix Stix to create concentric circles by starting with one circle in the center and creating more around it until filling their paper.

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Date Added: 9/30/2024

In celebration of International Dot Day on Sept. 15, South Bay Elementary School students engaged in hands-on activities during their library classes with library media specialist Ms. Levy. Each grade level began class with a story that focused on adopting a growth mindset.

In kindergarten, students used the Quiver app, which features artificial intelligence technology, to turn students’ simple dot creations into amazing 3D wonders that jumped off the page.

In grades one, two and three, students challenged their minds by completing a STEM project. Each student was given 12 dots and 12 pieces of cardstock to construct the tallest possible tower using only those supplies. Students were creative with how they used the materials to build their structures.

Fourth and fifth graders chose a pre-printed quote about growth mindsets they felt most connected to. Then, they discussed how graphic design could be utilized to turn the quotes into images, using Canva to create visual representations. When finished, the quotes and graphics lined the hallway.

Click here to view the South Bay ‘Connects the Dots’ for Dot Day slideshow.

Date Added: 9/30/2024