Chestnut Street School

The Chestnut Street team worked with Dr. D to share Glows and Grows around The 4 Shifts Protocol. Reflection and goal setting are integral to our profession as educators and lifelong learners. #RamPride @DiGENLTECH @whufsdrams

Day 3 of UPK is underway! The students came right in, unpacked, and got right to tabletop toys time! We are so proud of their independence and creativity! #RamPride @whufsdrams

We wrapped up our first round of Reading benchmark assessments! We are so proud of our K kids for their phenomenal growth since September! We are readers! Your child’s assessment results will be provided along with their report card this Friday. #RamPride @whufsdrams

Our UPK friends had an amazing second day of school! They have easily adjusted to the routines and are so eager to learn and make friends! Hooray for UPK! 🖤💛 #RamPride @whufsdrams

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! 🧧 🐅 #RamPride @whufsdrams

Hooray for UPK! Be sure to complete the UPK Parent Interest Survey by March 6, 2022 if you want to be entered into the lottery for the September 2022 program. You must be a West Hempstead resident and your child must be 4 by December 1, 2022. #RamPride @whufsdrams

Today was exciting because it was our first recorded snow day! We got to add snow to our daily weather graph in morning meeting! #RamPride @whufsdrams

We are leaning about Managing Impulsivity as part of our Habits Of Mind work! We’re also deeply involved in our mid-year assessments. Your child’s assessment results will be sent home with their report cards Friday, February 4th. #RamPride @whufsdrams

Singing our way through the day with a little Interactive Read Aloud and students as teachers for small group Fundations drills! #RamPride @whufsdrams @Bridiekar @MrsKaitlynHicks @jeannine_scully

#Kindergarten Grammar is fun! Can you find the verbs in your story? What does a verb look like in your daily life? Let’s act it out! Charades! #RamPride @whufsdrams @randibeth23

Ms. Wagner and Mr. Press rang the historic Meneely Bell in honor of Chestnut Street’s 109th birthday today! #RamPride @whufsdrams @RobynWagner76 @Joel_Press

Mr. Ianniello’s class was so persuasive with their letter writing that it was impossible to say no. Welcome to the #RamFam Bubbles! #RamPride @whufsdrams @she_is_a_tripp @bridiekar

Today we are celebrating the 109th birthday of the Chestnut Street School! We will ring the bell at dismissal today, too! (2:50) #RamPride @whufsdrams @MrsAngelo_Room8 @msjklafter @RobynWagner76 @JeanellenSetera @jeannine_scully @MrsKaitlynHicks

Room 10 is really taking opinion writing to the next level! They’re using their opinion writing skills to appeal to Mrs. Tripp for a class 🐟. It’s quiet and small. A perfect class pet! #RamPride @whufsdrams

Clapping out syllables, listening for rhyme, identifying sight words, and students leading the Fundations Drill with Mrs. D’Elia! All in a day in K! We are readers! #RamPride @whufsdrams

Ms. Schiavo and her students are engaging in an interactive Read Aloud of The Jacket I Wear in the Snow! Students are working on vocabulary and reading comprehension! #RamPride @whufsdrams @dschiavo82 @WH_ENL

Fundations card drills and writing practice! Sky line, ✈️ line, grass line, 🪱 line! You can practice at home! Mrs. Tripp shares resources in the monthly Parent Newsletter! Check it out here https://www.smore.com/n351ht-chestnut-street-parent-newsletter #RamPride @whufsdrams

A beautiful mixture of math workshop and literacy! #RamPride @whufsdrams

Fundations around Chestnut Street! We learn to identify letters and what sounds they make. We also learn how to properly form each letter! Ask us about the sky line, the ✈️ line, the grass line, and the 🪱 line! #RamPride @whufsdrams @JeanellenSetera

Working on independently writing the letter Ww as part of our daily Fundations work! We learn to recognize and write letters as well as what sounds they make! #RamPride @whufsdrams @msjklafter