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Otisville Elementary's and the Elementary School's annual Halloween parades is just one week away! And you're invited to view the parades! It's one of our most memorable days of the year for our elementary students!
CALL FOR PHOTOS: Share a photo of your student's parade costume for a Halloween photo gallery!
It's Day 2 of Otisville Elementary's annual Fire Safety Program, made possible through the support of our local fire agencies. Our firefighter partners presented important life saving awareness assemblies to our Grades 4 and 5 students. Ask them about it!
It was Fire Safety Day today, Oct. 22, for our Otisville K-3 students! Thank you to our firefighter partners for teaching our students and reminding them about important life-saving information. Ask your student about this!
Kara Welsh's third-grade art students are learning about "Surrealism," studying the work of surrealist artists Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, and Rene Magritte.
They were challenged to create a surrealist work, where the objects are drawn realistically, but what's happening is dream-like or irrational. Students were able to choose what art material best suited the completion of their work- paint sticks, colored pencil, marker, or oil pastel. Most used a combination of materials!
Surrealism is an artistic, literary, and philosophical movement that originated in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. Surrealism is a style in art and literature in which ideas, images, and objects are combined in a strange way, like in a dream.
Instrument lessons are an important part of a student musician's success! (But! They also need to practice at home!) Take a peek at Maria Fenfert’s Otisville “trumpeters” having their instrument-specific music lessons!
The trumpet is a versatile instrument that plays a central role in many types of music, including jazz, pop, and classical. It's often the lead instrument in a band or orchestra, carrying the melody. Trumpets are also known for their loud, bright sound and ability to project over long distances! The trumpet has a long history, dating back to 1,500 B.C. It was originally used as a signaling tool in wars, and later for entertainment. The trumpet has also been associated with royalty and celebrations, such as announcing the arrival of royalty.
COOKIE CRISP CEREAL AND DIVISION! Rachel Sebold and Stephanie Gove/Kirsten Reid’s Otisville third-graders have been learning about division in a very delicious way!
“Equal sets” is typically the first division strategy taught, so the teachers used Pat Hutchins’ “The Doorbell Rang,” a story about friendship, sharing and cookies --- and which gives a great introduction to basic math concepts --- as their introduction to equal groups in math.
In the book, the mother makes12 cookies for her son and daughter to share and they are happy because they each get six. Then two more people come and they have to split the cookies by four, then six, and finally 12.
Students used their recording booklets and modeled division using the Cookie Crisp cereal to represent the cookies the children get in the book utilizing the fair share method. What a creative way to have a hands-on math lesson using cookie manipulatives, which were happily eaten once the lesson concluded!
THINK PINK! The district is "going pink" on Thursday, Oct. 24 to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts!
Like all district second-graders, Nicole Martinez’s Otisville second-graders are continuing their ELA work learning about folktales, which are stories or legends that are passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. They are often about common people and a fight between good and evil.
Her students have been reading the Indian folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal.” It’s a perfect cross-curricular reading choice because it ties into their social studies lessons about early Asian civilizations.
In this folktale, students read about a trickster Jackal, who tricks the Tiger into getting back into a cage after a kind Brahman lets him out. This folktale can highlight how one’s mind/brain can be more powerful than strength.
Be part of the district's KINDNESS movement!
Support the good work of the Middle School's "Minisink Motivates" Club and by getting yourself some great KINDNESS apparel! The club will earn $6 from every order and will use it to spread kindness around the district!
AND...THAT'S A WRAP! Official school photo season concludes with Photo Day at Otisville Elementary today, Oct. 17. We saw so many gorgeous bows and handsome ties, too! Here's another peek at how keepsake school photos are created!
Otisville Elementary's and the Elementary School's annual Halloween parades are two weeks away! And you're invited to view the parades! It's one of our most memorable days of the year for our elementary students!
CALL FOR PHOTOS: Share a photo of your student's parade costume for a Halloween photo gallery!
Smile! Photo Day is tomorrow, Oct. 17! We're ready to create beautiful keepsake photos for you!
MORE pumpkins, cider and donuts, hayrides and fun games! Day 2 of Otisville Elementary’s annual Fall Festival was a great day for students! Thank you to the Otisville PTO and our faculty and staff for making it such a memorable event!
Pumpkins! Hayrides! Games! Cider and donuts! Otisville Elementary's Fall Festival continues today!
Gorgeous artwork always decorates the halls at Otisville, such as the “Reach for the Stars” project created by AnnMarie Guido’s kindergarteners!
Apple picking! Donuts and cider! Playing with friends! Enjoying the beautiful fall weather! What more could an Otisville kindergartener want?
Take a peek at the recent kindergarten class trip to Kendler Farms in Kerhonkson! Thank you to everyone who made the day so much fun and memorable for our youngest students!
Thank you to the Otisville PTO for purchasing these wonderful playthings for students to use at recess! Take a look at these second-graders having a great time outdoors with their friends!
District third-graders, like Holly Pason’s Otisville third-graders, often use a technique called “repeated reading” to help them further develop reading fluency. Repeated reading can also help students improve their comprehension and understanding of what they read. It’s also is helpful in building vocabulary and learning to read aloud with expression.
Friday is Pizza Day in our elementary buildings! Take a peek at these adorable, little Otisville Elementary students, who are showing their preference for pepperoni. But! There's other nutritious options to choose from if students prefer something else. Remember breakfasts and lunches are free to all students!
