🍎IT’S APPLE DAY🍏 Kindergarteners rocked their apple day activity in the maker space! Some even dressed up for the day. Thank you K teachers for inviting me to be a part of this fun tradition! Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach #WeAreChappaqua

Successful first seed planting in first grade! Excitement built as students planted and then explored the hydroponics lab as scientists 🔎🥬 #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

A huge thank you to Ms. Flores for reading to our first graders for Hispanic Heritage Month!! Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach #WeAreChappaqua

Our first hydroponics harvest this year made for some delicious pizza! 2nd graders harvested lettuce, mustard greens & Swiss chard and then added it to pizza with tomatoes and basil from the Grafflin garden! What a treat! #WeAreChappaqua NY Sun Works

1st grade domino challenge led Ss through the design process ✅ materials exploration ✅plan & sketch ✅ Build ✅ Revise ✅ Reflect Loved the collaboration and team work! These first graders are budding engineers! #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

“I’m actually happy to make mistakes because I learned more from it and could fix it! I still learned so much!” 2nd graders reflected and revised as they took on tallest tower challenges with various materials. #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

Ss develop their reading identity all while also practicing tech tools and working on communication skills. Bonus? Meaningful application of Digital citizenship concepts.

1st graders celebrated their math learning about shapes by researching architecture and creating intricate building designs with simple shapes. Then, plans came to life! Thanks for the inspiration كود خصم مستر مندوب(L34Z) 👉🏻 توصيل مجاني & Sara Cury (And who doesn’t love a happy dance!!) #WeAreChappaqua

After a read aloud, K-2 Ss reflected & then built a representation of their BEST SELF! Loved seeing their inspiring builds. (& look at those tech skills in K!!) These kids have a lot to be proud of- we are excited for the year ahead! #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

DG 3 & 4th graders reflected on 2023 to help set purposeful, actionable goals for 2024. Then, they built something to symbolize their goals and shared with peers. So impressive to see how well they know themselves as learners! #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

“I want to research birds bc I always see birds & hear chirping at home & I NEED to know EXACTLY what they are!” In K, Ss explored digital databases to answer their wonderings. Integrating tech & literacy brought learning to life! #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

What a joyful World Read Aloud Day! Thank you to all who made this day so special at Grafflin! It was incredible to see our community members, teachers, & high schoolers share the love of reading with our students! 📚🤩 Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach Jenny Gieras #WeAreChappaqua

March Book Madness has begun at Grafflin! I love seeing and hearing the excitement as students walk by the bracket each day! Alison DuBois-Eker Debbie Alspach Ryan Spillane #WeAreChappaqua

I love when Ss come to the library in the mornings to get “extra” books or to return & chat about a book. Today was extra special- a frequent visitor came in with a book purse she MADE! “Now I can always carry a book with me”. 🤩 📚 #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

First graders used all that they learned from their #science21 Light and Sound unit to create musical instruments! Then of course, they had a sing along! #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

“If we are working on sustainability projects, shouldn’t we use less… paper?” 🌎 🤔 Ss explored Ozobot & even figured out that they could test codes on screens to save paper. Excited to see how Ss will integrate coding & robotics into sustainability PSAs #WeAreChappaqua

Happy Earth Day from the Grafflin GLC! 🌷🌎🌻 #WeAreChappaqua

How lucky are we to have an outdoor learning space connected to the library?! 😎☀️ Students enjoyed a much needed sunshine & fresh air break after testing today! 📚📖 #WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach

🎡Coding Carnival is off to a great start! 🎪 To celebrate their learning, 3rd & 4th grade Ss visited coding “attractions”- Sphero art, iPad coding w/Swift & Tynker, & robots, robots, robots! 🤖 So many choices and chances to apply their skills! #WeAreChappaqua

4th graders learned about The Global Goals and picked 1 to study. They created PSAs to teach others how to work towards that goal and coded Ozobot to move through their poster. Today they shared! So impressed with these activists! @WeAreChappaqua Ryan Spillane Debbie Alspach