Holiday Greetings From Across the Country
Rooms 2 and 6 are participating in a Holiday Card Exchange this year through Projects By Jen. The students have created holiday cards to be sent to 25 different school throughout the country. The card exchange gives the students a chance to learn about the climate and history of schools in other parts of the country. Using Google Earth, the students will actually be able to take a "tour" of the country as they connect with other students participating in the project. This project also opens up the opportunity to develop pen-pals and collaboration partners for other projects throughout the year. Keep your eye out for the displays of the card that we receive. Read More!
The planning for this year's “Survivor Miriam” Summer Program is underway. While the TV show encourages players to “Outwit, Outplay and Outlast”, our goal will be to “Enlighten, Encourage, and Empower.”
The Miriam School Summer Program offers the opportunity for students to maintain academic skills through instruction in reading, math and written language in the morning. During the afternoon, the students will participate in a variety of enrichment activities based on our theme and will explore the social skills necessary for successful teamwork.
The Miriam School Summer Program offers the opportunity for students to maintain academic skills through instruction in reading, math and written language in the morning. During the afternoon, the students will participate in a variety of enrichment activities based on our theme and will explore the social skills necessary for successful teamwork.
- Session 1, "Navigators" will introduce the skills of survival. Older students may learn about how to read a map and how to survive both in the classroom and in the wild, while the younger students will learn about the many different habitats found around the world.
- Students moving on to Session 2, "Explorers" will continue their journey of survival. Younger students will learn how animals and people "survive" in different environments. and older students will explore their own personal learning styles, and learn about the ways in which exploration has changed the world as we know it.
“Survivor Miriam” offers 2 two-week sessions. Students can sign up for one or both two-week sessions. Groups are determined by age, social skills and academic compatibility.
"Navigators" Session 1: June 21 - July 2 - $600
"Explorers" Session 2: July 6 - July 16 - $575 (No program July 5)
Registration for "Survivor Miriam" will begin in January.
Contact mbless@miriamschool.org for further information.
"Navigators" Session 1: June 21 - July 2 - $600
"Explorers" Session 2: July 6 - July 16 - $575 (No program July 5)
Registration for "Survivor Miriam" will begin in January.
Contact mbless@miriamschool.org for further information.
Favorite Fall Holiday
We're trying out a new internet program called Poll Everywhere by asking you to respond to the following question:
What is your favorite holiday?
Just click on the link below to answer.
Favorite Holiday
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What is your favorite holiday?
Just click on the link below to answer.
Favorite Holiday
I will publish the results when they are in. Read More!
Upper School Extravagana Coming Soon!
Signs are appearing that Mrs. Cognata and her upper school cohorts are in preparation for this year's annual Holiday Extavaganza!
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Veterans Day
Room 7 spent some time learning the meaning of Veterans Day. I asked Cade Matthews to give us a brief explanation about what they learned.
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Book Fair Success!
The Scholastic Book Fair has come and gone leaving behind many happy students, teachers and library volunteers. We met our goal of $4,000 in sales and have many new books for the library as well as a budget for the remainder of the year!
This year we opened up the fair to "Grand Persons" at our Wednesday lunch event. This was a great success and we really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet some of our student's extended family members.
Thank you for your continued support of Miriam School.
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Room 7 Flipping Out
Room 7 had there turn with the new Flip camera and recorded their visit with Allie their PAWS for reading partner.
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It's Apple Time
Miss Andrea's reading group recently read a story about apples and thanks to Miss Diane got to enjoy a tasty treat to accompany the book.
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Our Favorite Things so far...
Room 1 took their turn with the new Flip video cameras and talked about their favorite things about Miriam so far...
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Up to the Minute Reporting From Room 1
The students in rooms 1-3 went on a field trip today to the Florrisant Civic Center to see Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing based on the novel by Judy Blume. Mrs. Adler caught the students on the bus on the way to the play via her iPhone.
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Room 3 Tall Tales
Room 3 students have recently been studying tall tales. They had a chance to write their own tall tale as well. Here's a brief Flip video of their stories.
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Matisse's Adventure
Room 4 students were introduced to a familiar friend and met a new companion that will be with them throughout the year. Here's room 4's version of "Flipping Out" with the new Flip video camera.
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Destination Book Fair!
The library is dependent on Book Fair sales to purchase books and your generosity is greatly appreciated! Read More!
Miriam School is Flipping Out
Over the summer, Miriam purchased 2 new Flip cameras to use during our Extreme Media! summer program. To get the students and teachers used to using these new toys, I've asked each teacher to film a glimpse of their day to share.
Here is the first installation in our "Flipping Out" series. Stay tuned for more to come!
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Here is the first installation in our "Flipping Out" series. Stay tuned for more to come!
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World of Wordle
This month the students will be experimenting with their creativity using a website called Wordle. This website allows you to create "word art" by pasting a list of words to create a poster. To get us started today, room 8 students made a list of words that described Miriam. Below is the result of their brainstorming.
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September 11th Slideshow
Room 8 spent some time discussing the September 11 tragedy leading up to the anniversary of this event. They focused on how the family members of some of the victims have turned a horrible event into a gift of hope. Each students spent time researching various articles highlighting organizations that are now involved in acts of service to others. Below is the presentation that the students put together as a class to share with other students of the upper school.
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Compass Treasure Hunt
The students of Room 2 have been studying maps and how to use a compass so they decided to put their exploring skills into action yesterday on a walking field trip. Luckily for us, Ms. Judy lives a short distance away and was kind enough to leave a treat on her porch for us to find. The students donned their wearable compasses and set out to investigate what directions we needed to follow to find our treasure. We also used the high tech GPS method to ensure we found the exact location. All in all it was a fun way to learn how to use a compass!
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New Places and Smiling Faces
We're happy to be back to work and excited for all of the new adventures this year will hold. Last week Miriam students settled into their new classrooms and reached out to meet new friends. We're excited to see the many new faces of Miriam and wish them a happy and successful school year.Creativity is already flowing during art and music classes and the Occupational Therapy room is hopping with activity. We're excited to have a new way for parents to keep in touch with what's happening around the building through both this blog and the Miriam School Community page. Check back in the month of September to see what's happening in your child's classroom.
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Summer Fun
The Miriam School Summer Program is midway through their Extreme Media!! adventure. The students have been working hard to show their creativity through daily broadcasts of Good Morning, Miriam!, publishing a weekly Miriam News Crew newspaper and learning the ins and outs of our new KidPix program. Some of the students have also tried their hand at directing using our new kid-friendly Flip Cameras.
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8th Grade Fun!
The graduating class of 2009 set out for their day long field trip yesterday. The students visited Swing Around Fun Town ate at the China Palace and finished up the day at Sky Zone for a jumpin' good time. We look forward to the Graduation Ceremony this afternoon. Good luck Graduates!
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Springfield or Bust!
Rooms 6-9 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Springfield, Illinois last Thursday to learn more about our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. The staff and students arrived bright and early for our day long trip. The classes have been studying Lincoln for the past few weeks and this was a great way to finish off!We began our tour at New Salem where the children were able to see replicas of the general store Abe worked at as well as many other historic buildings from the time he lived there. Several of the students mentioned that they felt like they were "traveling back in time"
From there we headed to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum where the students met the Lincoln family in the lobby and watched two interactive movies about the life of the President. We saw many amazing artifacts and the students gained a much richer knowledge of President Lincoln.
The students found many ways to pass the time on the bus from reciting the "Gettysburg Address" to of course, playing video games!
Time to Hibernate!
The students of room 3 enjoyed their annual day of hibernation. The students have been learning about hibernating animals and had some hands on experience today with the help of their sleeping bags and some good books!
Unlike bears and squirrels, their hibernation was interrupted with a visit from Miss McFarland to see if they wanted to try out for the talent show. This year's talent show will be held on February 27, at 1:45. We hope to see everyone there!
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Safe Surf for Kids
Today students from rooms 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9 participated in the Safe Surf classes presented by Jewish Family & Children's Service. The students were reminded of the importance of not sharing personal information online and keeping an open communication with their parents about what they are doing while surfing the net.
Here are several websites that may be helpful when considering internet use in your home:
NetSmartz
FBI Parents Guide to Safety
I Keep Safe Coalition Read More!
Here are several websites that may be helpful when considering internet use in your home:
NetSmartz
FBI Parents Guide to Safety
I Keep Safe Coalition Read More!
Safe Surf Workshops
Do you ever worry about your child's safety while they surf the internet? Join us on Thursday, January 15 at 7 p.m. for our parent seminar on internet safety presented by Jewish Family & Children's Services of St. Louis.
The students in rooms 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9 will have classroom seminars the following day with counselors to help instill the importance of keeping information private. We hope that these seminars help to keep our students safe and our parents well informed.
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Gingerbread Man Project 2008
This December the students in Rooms 4, 5A and 5B participated in a project called the Gingerbread Man Project. Each classroom participated in an activity centered around the story of the Gingerbread Man. Read More!
Holiday Fun
Miriam prepared for the holidays in many fun ways the week before our Winter Break. Teams 1 and 2 attended the Piwacket Theater to see The Snowman's Revenge. Team 1 even had a special visitor while at the play!
Team 3 was busy enjoying the caroling of Mrs. Cognata and playing Holiday Jeopardy.
Room 1 also sponsored a coat drive benefiting recent immigrants and refugees through the JCRC Bohm Social Justice Initiative at the Jewish Federation. Miriam families again showed their generous nature!
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