Mrs. Oltman’s second grade students in the Showell Elementary After School Academy are discovering that cooking can be fun. Students learned about fractions and measurement as they created a Scouting Mix, while reading and following a recipe. Pictured are Emma Sperry, Kelis Sandifer and ZiMere Handy.
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OC Elementary Students Enjoy A Special Thanksgiving Snack
Snow Hill Elementary School Recognized By Maryland State Department Of Education
Snow Hill Elementary School was recently recognized by Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Maryland, a Maryland State Department of Education collaborative program, as a Gold level school. One of the programs initiated by the school is the “Exceptional Eagle Award” given daily to students who go above and beyond expectations without being prompted. Above, third… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Investigate How Bats Use Echolocation
Students in Andrese Foreman’s third grade class at Ocean City Elementary School investigated how bats use echolocation to find prey at night. Above, Alexandra Strebe, left, was blind-folded and had to rely on her sense of hearing to locate Jessica Janney and Arusa Islam by listening to the sounds of their clicking spoons. This helped… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary Announced Its November Students Of The Month
Buckingham Elementary School recently announced its November Students of the Month. Pictured above are third grade honorees Emmanuel Aroh, Jamie Adams, Haley Lynch, Kinsie Ruckle, D’Ajah Smith and DeShauna Waters. Not pictured but honored were first graders Gracie Reister, Aaliyah Johnson, Ava Richardson, Aaliyah Sturgis and Leah Morris; second graders Frankie Richwalski, Luke Scott, Sunny… Read more »
Worcester Prep Students Create Designs Made Of Felt And Silk
Worcester Preparatory School Artist-in-Residence Renate Maile-Moskowitzworked with students in Rebecca Tittermary’s lower school classes as she helped them create flowers and other designs made of felt and silk. During her visit, the children learned about felting and natural fiber processing. Showing products created from felt are, front, Ashley Laws, Alec Burbage, Rylie Carey, Ava VanDornick,… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Write Letters To Gov. Martin O’Malley
Fourth grade student Katie Mitchell in Sarah Tilghman’s class at Ocean City Elementary School wrote a letter inviting Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to visit her class during American Education Week. O’Malley was unable to attend but he asked E.C. Townsend, Regional Director of Maryland State Department of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) for the Eastern… Read more »
Things I Like
A good parallel parking job Christmas paradesMy newly paved streetFamily pictures with SantaWeekends with no plans A coffee with a little Irish in itDavid Halberstam’s booksA fake Christmas tree that looks realGetting holiday cards in the mailCrawling into bed after a long dayParade floats with little kids
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Throughout the course of the day, there are a tremendous amount of highs and lows with kids.That’s why it’s such a loaded question when at the end of each day 3 ½-year-old Beckett asks, “have I been good today?”Invariably, we struggle with how to answer that question because a simple yes or no will not… Read more »