Getting students involved in adult professional learning is one powerful strategy. These kinders were so interested to learn that teacher have teachers too! #WeAreChappaqua #GrafflinGrows

Student led small groups in action today 💪🏼 #WeAreChappaqua

5th graders at 7B had a visitor yesterday. Learning Latin roots in phonics sparked many questions. Who you gonna call? Michelle Ramahlo, our expert Latin teacher! #Weare7b

Ideas flowing, pencils moving – witness the magic of student-led (and created) writing small groups in action! 🌟Kate Naaman ✍️ #CreativeMinds #StudentLeaders #WeAreChappaqua

Reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds News has been one of the most enriching experiences of my teaching career. The collaboration, conversation, and elevation of our abilities to look beyond what we think we know about each other is something I will carry with me always!

Students dive into the world of nonfiction featuring natural disasters, proudly presenting their research projects. From mastering research techniques and note-taking & text structures, these young minds shine! 🌪️📰 #WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

It’s no longer a mystery! Thanks to 50+ years of research we now know what skillful teachers do and we know how these moves impact learning. As part of our strategic plan 2.0, we’re rethinking how we support our pre-tenure #WeAreChappaqua teachers.

Today in RW, we rolled out a protocol to help ss work productively during partner reading! Students learned to hold one another accountable by engaging in a short discussion about what they worked on during independent reading before they begin reading #WeAreChappaqua #RBPride

These readers are showing their good habits in partner reading today! 📖 #WeAreChappaqua #RBPride

📚✍️ Inspiring creativity in the classroom! Crafting captivating leads for their fiction stories that will leave you hooked from the first sentence. 🪝🚀📖 #StudentWriters #FutureAuthors #WeAreChappaqua #WOschool

Our Science of Reading task-force - digging into the research. Session 1: The research base behind the pillars & book club prep. #WeAreChappaqua #ChapPDTeam

This morning was a Kate X Kait Collab in F1. Our lesson was taking stock as writers. Students reflected & chose what their goals were as writers to drive our small group instruction. Thank you to Kate Naaman for coming in! We can’t wait to have you back.

Shout out to the Chappaqua Starbucks for supporting children’s literacy with this amazing window art. The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival is Sept. 30th at the Chappaqua Train Station! It’s an incredible celebration of children’s books! #WeAreChappaqua @CCBF2023 StarbucksNews

Launching partner reading was a success! These first graders learned how to work with their reading partner, they started this school year strong! #WeAreChappaqua #RBPride

First graders read the book, You Are Enough. Students learned to be proud of who they are and to embrace their individuality. They painted self portraits to show just how unique and special they are! #WeAreChappaqua #RBPride

A great big THANK YOU to Lauren Tarshis - best selling author of the “I Survived” series. Despite writing about tragedy, her message was filled with hope & optimism! Surround yourself with people who support you. “We must gather our strength for what’s to come” #WeAreChappaqua

What a week! 5th gr. Teachers explored curriculum, data, learning environments, tech integration , crisp & urgent instruction and research based practices. Bring on the kiddos! This team is ready! Mary Devane Kaitlyn Plate Justin Olive Kate Naaman Adam Pease

Students came together to share the fantasy short stories they have been working on after concluding their fantasy book club unit 📝🪄🔮 A meaningful way for writers to end the year with one last East/West collaboration! Seven Bridges Middle School #WeAre7B

As we transition from one strategic plan to the next, the #ChapPDTeam runs through reorganization protocols to prioritize next years work. If it can be done, this team can do it. 😎 #WeAreChappaqua #PDDoneDifferently

What a fun last day of 9th grade English playing our own version of apples to apples! #wearechappaqua