4th Grade Enrichment!

A group of Fourth Graders from Ms. Oland's class took on the challenge of creating a city. After making a long list of things they felt were important in a city, (both Essex, and their wild imaginations!) they began to research what makes up a city. The children found many statistics that informed their creation of the city. The students were given a scale and had to create their first draft from scratch. They practiced conversions of inches to feet to miles. They looked at zoning laws and where the features of their city should be. The children were asked many questions to further their inquiry. In turn they had many questions of their own. "What's a DPW?" "What is welfare? " "What's commercial zoning?" They thought  like researchers. The children created their own city council and worked together to produce a functioning city that they subtly named, "New Dork City." They will continue with mathematics projects to create specific buildings from the city. 

Thank you to Mrs. Marchand for facilitating this great team work!

S.T.E.M. Night at EES! Thank you to Jenna Ware and all of the volunteers!!!

Some kindergarten students enjoy meeting a humanoid from Emerson College.

Bella and Maggie create a mountain with contour lines an color depicting changes in elevation!

Former EES students, Nick Curcuru, Noah Bell, and Maria Cristoforo (from the MERHS Robotics Team) help students maneuver these robots!  Maria's parents were responsible for starting the very first STEM Night at EES!  The legacy continues.......

William, Jack, and Colby sure enjoy these robots!!!

How fun is this??

Project Adventure in Fifth Grade!

The most recent Project Adventure Endeavor

The Bosum's Chair is the first large apparatus that students have used so far this year in Project Adventure. Up until this point they have had challenges and initiatives that have helped them develop communication, trust building, team work, and problem solving. This apparatus is no different. The students need to work together to cross the entire width of the basketball court using only four wooden planks suspended from ropes that are tied into the ceiling. It may look easy, but I assure you it is not. Enjoy the photos!!!!

School Meeting Focused on March into Nutrition Month

Third grade students presented information about nutrition!

The band performed for the whole school with some AWESOME solos!

Abi Amigo on drums!

Second graders always lead the Pledge of Allegiance.    Nice job Chanelle!

These third grade students taught us about the importance of movement.  

Mr. Carpenter leads us in song and dance!!!

How about that Irish spirit!!!?

We learn about mindfulness and practice MELTING when we are tense!  

Thank you to Mrs. Curcuru and Mrs. MacNeill for a very engaging school meeting!

Mr. Skiba's class reads to Ms. Jordan's kindergarten class!

Third graders learn about Jackson Pollock!

Students watched a short video about Jackson Pollock and then created their own "active art" using string!  BRAVE Mrs. Doherty!  :)   

Social Emotional Learning in Kindergarten!

Mrs. South works with kindergarten students on identifying feelings.  They read the book, How are You Peeling? and drew their own feelings on fruits and vegetables.  The objective of this lesson was to have students identify and recognize their feelings.