AMS Weekly Update 26
March 14, 2016
Mission Statement
Website: http://www.smithtown.k12.ny.us/schools/ams
Location: 660 Meadow Rd, Smithtown, NY, United States
Phone: 631-382-2300
Twitter: @scsd_ams
Project Wisdom: Making a Difference
The students on Team 6B will read the daily Project Wisdom message during the month of March on the following topics:
Cheap or Charitable?
Each One Matters
Respecting the Land
- Finding the Dream
Star Lab - grade 7
Students will enter the inflatable dome and be introduced to a "star filled" sky. The navigator, with the use of a digital planetarium projector and a laser pointer, will guide students through the stars of the Northern Hemisphere exactly as they appear on the day of the presentation.
Students will learn how to identify the planets in our solar system in dramatic "flights" towards each world. They will be introduced to Greek mythological characters and see how these heroes of the past can be found in the stars. Students will witness the night sky in different seasons and from different global perspectives.
Franklin Institute: The Weather Show
How to Build a Storm
Lightning, twisters, and hail—oh my! This dynamic show reveals the science of weather—to the extreme. Where does our weather come from, and what factors make it a sunny day or a blustery one? We’ll make a cloud, explore thunder and lightning, and even create snow. We promise a stormy ending to this show as we demonstrate the power of a tornado!
Science concepts: water cycle, thermodynamics, air masses, and frontsNEW Grade 7 stem courses for 16-17
- Pre-Algebra (requisite for Gr 8 Bio / Algebra)
- Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Grade 8 group photo 3/29
Columbia Teachers College Reading & Writing Project Annual Reunion
The TCRWP will once again open our doors to thousands of educators from all over the country. As always, we will offer keynotes and closings by renowned authors and leaders in the field of education, senior Project staff, including Lucy Calkins and all TCRWP staff developers. On this day, over 125 workshops will be offered on topics such as: argument writing, writing about reading, reading interpretively and analytically, embedding historical fiction in nonfiction text sets, opinion writing for very young writers, managing workshop instruction, aligning instruction to the CCSS, using performance assessments and learning progressions to ratchet up the level of teaching, state-of-the-art test prep, phonics, guided reading and more.
Saturday, Mar 19, 2016, 09:00 PM
Columbia teachers college, West 120th Street, New York, NY, United States
Franklin Institute - grade 6
Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016, 12:30 PM
Accompsett Middle School, Meadow Road, Smithtown, NY, United States
Night Star Lab - grade 7
1 Lane, M.
2 Lane, M.
3 Lane, M.
5 Lane, M.
9 Lane, M.
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016, 07:45 AM
Accompsett Middle School, Meadow Road, Smithtown, NY, United States
NIGHT STAR LAB - GRADE 7
1 Fitzpatrick, A.
1 Hilinski
3 McGuire
5 Fitzpatrick, A.
9 Fitzpatrick, A.
Thursday, Mar 17, 2016, 07:30 AM
Accompsett Middle School, Meadow Road, Smithtown, NY, United States
Say Cheese - Spirit Day Faculty Photo
Friday, Mar 18, 2016, 12:15 PM
Atrium / Cafeteria
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
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