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Environmental Book Clubs: Jane Goodall

Ms. Burns — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:38:00 +0000

Ricky and just finished reading My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall.

“One thing I liked about the book is that Jane Goodall gives advice about being a person who studies animals. Another thing I liked about the book is that it shows her real emotions about her life.”

“I like that the author is the main character. She tells her life from when she was five to when she grows up.”

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Literary Nonfiction

Ms. Burns — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:29:37 +0000

Have you seen the published essays on the third floor?

Third graders complete literary nonfiction pieces and it is time to celebrate!

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Earth Day New York

Ms. Burns — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:45:56 +0000

What are you doing for Earth Day?

Visit the Earth Day New York website for information on events taking place throughout New York City.

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ELL Video: Weather and The Seasons

Ms. Burns — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:10:27 +0000

Check out a PS 208 ELL Video on Weather and The Seasons:

This video was created by a group of English Language Learners at PS 208, Alain L. Locke Elementary School in Harlem, NY along with their teacher, Mr. Mort. They each created their own pages and then narrated them for this video. Most of these students have been in the country less than a year at the time of recording. One student had only been here for two weeks, but still wrote and recorded two of his own pages. We hope you enjoy!

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Women’s History Month Poetry Breakfast

Ms. Burns — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:55:55 +0000

Tuesday, March 29th at 9AM

Celebrate Women’s History Month at Alain L. Locke Elementary with a Poetry Breakfast!

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Published Work

Ms. Burns — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:30:43 +0000

All students at Alain L. Locke Elementary are getting ready to share the writing they have drafted, revised, edited and published this month. Take a look at the bulletin boards outside each classroom to see the hard work of third, fourth and fifth grade students.

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Earth’s Birthday Project

Ms. Burns — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:30:48 +0000

Donations are being collected now!

A message from Ms. Adebiyi:

Last time (2009) as a school we raised $475.45 which went towards 2 funds; the Big Gift Rainforest as well as the Big Gift Sea Turtles. We worked along with PS226 in order to raise those funds. This year the project will be working solely on the Molino Pampa Community Reserve in northern Peru. This is a rainforest in the Andes is home to rare species such as; the Yellow-Tailed Monkey, Mountain Tapir, and the Speckled Bear. These species are threatened by habitat loss from deforestoration. Earth’s Birthday Project is also a charity known and backed by Terracycle in order to have funds raised to help in that effort.

Did you know?

Ms. Adebiyi’s class has a pen pal relationship with a Kenyan School, The Kyaimu Primary School, Wamunyu, Machakos in Kenya. They are learning about Kenya through this cultural exchange.

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