Alain L. Locke Elementary School - P.S. 208 » Field Trip http://alainllocke.org Alain L. Locke Elementary School-PS. 208, Harlem New York Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:39:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://alainllocke.org/2011/06/1656/ http://alainllocke.org/2011/06/1656/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:03:33 +0000 Ms. Burns http://alainllocke.org/?p=1656 CPZooCPZoo1

Fifth graders at Alain L. Locke Elementary School ended their Ecosystem unit with a trip to the Central Park Zoo.  The day included a tour of the zoo with stops to see the polar bears, penguins and many more!

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Third Graders celebrated the completion of their unit on Kenya by watching Disneynature’s African Cats documentary.  The movie was followed by a picnic in Central Park.

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Students from Alain L. Locke Elementary School visited the Museum of Modern Art this April.  They saw environmentally friendly cars and art made out of recycled materials.  Even an art museum can teach you about going green!

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They even sketched the last ice skaters of the season!

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A message from Ms. Wardlow:

Students from Ms. Wardlow’s 4th grade class  and Mr. Mort’s ELL classes enjoyed a field trip to the Museum of the City of New York to explore the natural resources and tools used in the Early 1600s by the Lenape people.

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Third grade students at Alain L. Locke Elementary braved the cold to see the Three Kings Parade.  Wearing crowns of their own, students watched the festivities!

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