Feeding the Turtle
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in animals, Staten Island, water Tags: Snug Harbor, Turtle
School Names, Award Names
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in 373R, NYCDOE Tags: Board of Education, Samuel Stern Award
School names, award names….. Did you ever wonder about whom a school or an award was named after? For example, everyone knows that the Tony awards were named after someone named Tony or Anthony, and the Emmies probably after someone named Emily.
Welp, I used to teach at George J. Ryan junior high school in Fresh Meadows, Queens, and district 75 awards the coveted M. Samuel Stern award to worthy students every year. It is interesting to think that schools were named after NYC Board of Education administrators….
Do you recognize any other names?
Butterfly Life Cycle
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in 373R, Covid 19 Tags: butterfly, pasta
I did this butterfly life cycle lesson during the Covid year at 396K. I love the idea of using pasta.
Just Wrong
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in 373R, animals, Staten Island Tags: turkey
On the drive to a school in a more — remote — section of Staten Island, this flock of wild turkeys was lurking by the side of the road. They were up to no good.
Look closely…they have horns growing out of their beaks!
View from a Window
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in 373R, Staten Island, water Tags: boat yard, dry dock
The view from a classroom window showed a dry dock, which is used to repair large boats like the Staten Island Ferry.
The blue structure in the image is the base of an enormous crane, which extended far into the sky
Biggest Classroom Ever
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in 373R, classroom Tags: centers
This may not be the biggest classroom ever, but it was certainly big enough!
Here is the panorama
After School Garden
05 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in animals, Staten Island Tags: Snug Harbor, Turtle
I visited Snug Harbor park on Staten Island after work. They have a botanical garden and turtle pond, among other things.
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