GMHS’s Exchange Students from A Caruña, Galicia, Spain, along with their teacher, visited the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Wells Road School today! They completed some STEM challenges, began an “International Community Art Project” in the style of some artists from both the United States and Spain, and they had friendly conversations in Spanish and in English.
Students tested substances to decide if they were an acid or a base using common household materials. Did you know there is acid in ketchup? - Mrs. Fleming, Grade 5 Teacher
Reading outside of school at least 20 minutes per day helps grow strong readers! Even furry friends benefit from reading! - Sarah Amara, Reading Interventionist
Please join us tomorrow, Friday, September 15th for Dot Day!
The book The Dot by Peter Reynolds is a wonderful story about taking a chance, celebrating your accomplishments (no matter how small), and making you mark to see where it takes you.
On Friday, let’s wear our dots to showcase a positive attitude and growth mindset!
Don't forget to wear your Granby gear or colors (maroon and gold) tomorrow! Let's support the Class of 2023!
Once upon a time, or rather this week, Mr. Whitten's 3rd grade classroom worked on fable and fairy tale ideas. The class came up with lessons that could be learned, and then worked backwards. Then they came up with characters who wanted something, but a problem occurred and their character made a poor choice to achieve their goal. We shared these with each other and we brainstormed the lesson of the story. It's amazing how many lessons can actually be learned in one story! I am attaching a picture of some of my students working on a first draft.
“May is all about the Beatles in 5th grade general music!” - Sarah Warner, Music Teacher
Mrs. Story's 4th grade math group learned the relationship between multiplication and division. Students worked as a team to solve the "Math Mystery" using this strategy.
Students had fun engaging in this activity to apply their skills to a real-life problem!
Miss Stryker’s 3rd grade class has been working hard in their measurement unit in math. Students can measure objects to the nearest half and quarter inch. The class enjoyed measuring real life objects around the classroom!
Pentominoes are wonderful visual models for students to use that help with concepts such as perimeter, symmetry and for developing spatial reasoning. Plus, they are colorful and fun to play with. In these photos, fourth grade students here designed a perimeter challenge for others to try to solve." - Kristin Rice - Math/Science Coach
This week at Wells Road, members of the Student Council took their talents down to the 3rd grade. Using skills they learned at our Leadership Conference in January, they planned and implemented a lesson on the importance of communication to Mrs. Lagun Brando's class. According to Mrs. L-B, the student leaders were, "prepared and very knowledgeable!" The third graders were engaged and gave "rave reviews" of the lesson taught by their older peers. These lessons will continue after the April break, with the addition of lessons on the topic of inclusion as well. Well done, Student Council! - Mrs. Proto, 4th Grade Teacher
On Thursday, April 6 please join us in supporting Autism Awareness by wearing blue!
Students in Mrs. Lagun-Brandao and Mrs. Bavol's third grade classes participated in ELA centers to practice their test-taking skills before SBAC. These centers helped students apply their knowledge of claims, reasons, and evidence in a fun, engaging way. Some centers included Charades, Mad Libs, and Apples to Apples Jr. - Courtney Piotrowski, Literacy Coach
The Speech Department at the Wells Road School has just completed a figurative language contest. Ten posters with pictures of idioms were displayed in the hallway. All students, from any classroom, could tell what the expressions meant and win a prize as well as have their name displayed on the WALL OF FAME.
In addition, some students made Figurative Language Books. They drew pictures of the idioms and explained what they meant. Teachers and students had interesting discussions about figurative language!
- Babara Zachs, Speech Therapist
Students across all grade levels are working on math fact fluency and charting their progress in Math Intervention. Whether it's addition and subtraction or multiplication and division, they are setting goals and charting their progress towards those goals. Did you know that students should know their addition and subtraction facts within 20 from memory by the end of second grade? They should also know from memory all products (multiplication) of two 1 digit numbers (through 9x9) by the end of third grade. Keep practicing those facts!!!! - Kierstan Pestana, Math Interventionist
We will have a 2-hour delay today, Wednesday, March 15th. There will be no before school activities. Doors open at 10:15.
Safe travels!
Granby Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Happy Pi Day! Stay safe!
Due to the impending winter storm, Granby Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28th. Stay safe!
Fifth grade students completed their science units by creating models of spectacular sights in our sky. - Mrs. Fleming, Grade 5 Teacher
Dr. MacDonald (and Mrs. Bavol's class) are so thankful to the Granby Education Foundation for sponsoring 53 books to kickoff our new INCLUSION LIBRARY.
