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What’s New on the Larchmont Campus
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For Students/By Students
Issue #3
Since 2013
FASNY students will raise money for charity by playing basketball.
We will be helping the American
Heart
Association
by
playing
basketball and raising money. This
organization helps people who have
heart problems. By raising a certain
amount of money we can get different
prizes this year. For example, if you
raise from $5.00 to $14.99, you get a
little rubber duck. We will also have
different rubber ducks for special
bonuses, either a striped duck, a
trophy duck or a glow duck.
Guillaume R.
3rd Grade Visits the Planetarium
The 3rd Grade went to the Planetarium. We all first went
into a room where the people from the planetarium divided us
into groups. One of the groups went into the Planetarium and
the others went into the art room. In the Planetarium, I saw a
starry sky. We had a man who was our guide. We talked about
planets, different stars and constellations. It was fun! Next, the
groups switched and I went into the art room. There we made a
real planet and an imaginary planet. Finally, all the groups came
together again and we all left. It was fantastic!
New Cafeteria Rules
We now have a schedule so everyone
will know when it is their turn to help
keep the cafeteria clean.
On Fridays, the stoplight tells
students if the volume of the cafeteria
is too high.
Elena S.
♥ Valentine’s Day ♥
Meet the Cast of Aladdin
Here are some of the students and the parts they will
be playing in the upcoming Lower School Musical
Disney’s Aladdin Jr.
Do you like Valentine’s Day♥? I do. I love
Valentine’s Day! If you like Valentine’s Day, you’re
just like me! On Valentine’s♥ Day, we
send
cards to each other and have a feast. The colors
Sebastian Fernandez
Julie Boury
Adrienne Cazalda
Angele Latreille
Antoine Grieb
Auguste Lapomme
that are on the cards are red and pink the shape
is the heart.
♥!
Charlotte M.
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Aladdin
Jasmine
Le Genie
Le Sultan
Jaffar
Iago le Perroquet
New FASNY Teacher – Maeva Blaire
Ms Blaire has joined the 2nd Grade
team at FASNY. She has 19 students in
Class 2B.
Do you like your class?
Oui..
What do you like about it?
Mme. Blaire with a student from
second grade.
Where did you teach before?
Au Lyceum Kennedy à Manhattan.
What is a difference between your old
school and FASNY?
La taille de l'école: la FASNY est une
école beaucoup plus grande!
Where do you come from originally?
J’aime vraiment le mélange des
cultures, et l’envie d'apprendre de mes
élèves.
Brittany.
Charlotte M.
Is everyone nice to you?
Oui.
5th Grade Book Review – Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn is a
tomboy. She is a girl who hates to do
girly things. She prefers plowing the
fields of her family’s farm and trying
to compete with her brothers rather
than sewing or baking. She was
friends with the Native American
Indians, but other settlers were afraid
of the natives. Some people thought
the Native Americans would try to
massacre the settlers.
In this story, she goes on
many adventures with her brothers.
Her brothers, Tom and Warren, would
visit the Indians with her. They would
go across a river to get to the Indian
camp. The Indians were shocked that
someone could have such red hair like
Caddie’s. They would always try to
touch it.
Once, on her way back
home from the Indian camp, she found
hazel nuts and stopped to pick them.
Realizing it was getting late, Caddie
ran through some bushes, tearing her
dress and getting dirt on her face.
When she got back home, her clothes
ripped and her face dirty, she found
her family around the dinner table
with the circuit rider. The circuit rider
is a holy man who has dinner with
families at their home. He prays and
eats with them.
Caddie was so
surprised, she dropped all of the nuts
on the ground. There were hazel
nuts all over the floor, bouncing
and rolling all over the place.
Another adventure that she
had was when she went skating on
a lake in the winter. She and her
brother Warren were watching their
brother Tom make amazing moves
like pirouettes, but they couldn’t
imitate him. Warren then dared
Caddie to skate as far out as she
could on the thin ice. She ended up
falling through and catching a nasty
cold. Tom and Warren eventually
saved her. These were some of the
many adventures that Caddie had.
This book was very humorous and
exciting!
Julien C.
4th Grade Learns About the OceansBy Julien C.
In 4th grade, we are learning about the oceans and the water cycle. We learned that rain, snow, hail and other
precipitation is made of water that was evaporated from the ocean. We measured the salinity and density of water
using a hydrometer. We learned that salt water was denser than fresh water because it had an element the fresh
water did not have: salt!
We are also studying the water cycle. Here are the steps of the water cycle: first the water evaporates (turns
to steam) because the sun beats on the water all day long. The steam floats up in the sky, to meet the clouds. Up
in the sky, it is very cold so it condenses (turns back to water) because the higher you go the colder it is. Finally,
it falls back to earth in various forms of precipitation (snow, hail, rain) and then it starts all over again.
Guillaume R.
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4th Grade Visits Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem
On February 10, 2014, 4th grade became live legends because we performed in the amazing Apollo Theater.
First, Mr. Tyree led us into the theater. Then, Ms. Jackie told us about the history of this landmark building.
The building was built in 1914, which means it is celebrating its 100th birthday, but it wasn’t called the Apollo
Theater. It had a different name and there was a certain age limit to come in. On top of that, African
Americans couldn’t come in because of segregation. Then in 1934 it became the Apollo Theater and was open
to everybody. They have a special night, called Amateur Night at the Apollo, on which anyone can come and
perform. We even got to perform ourselves. Mr. Mitchell introduced a few groups of students who wanted to
go up on stage. He made sure that everyone rubbed the famous “tree of hope” for good luck. He also showed
us the Wall of Signatures, where famous people like Magic Johnson, Lebron James, Nicky Minaj, Taylor Swift
and Bruce Springsteen had signed. Then he showed us the dressing rooms. Now anyone is allowed to go and
perform on stage at the Apollo!
Guillaume R.
Plaques commemorating
famous singers lined the
sidewalk outside the
Guillaume R.
Apollo Theatre.
Thomas B. recorded information while
Ludmilla L. snapped photos on an ipad.
Nous sommes en
trains d’apprendre sur
les
hommes
prehistorique. On a
appris les utils qu’il
utilises
voice
des
exemple: le sylex, le
biface,(roche a face)le
sagais et le propulseur.
Nous
apprenions
comment ils vivaient et
leurs
facon
qu’ils
utlilisaient
pour
survivre.
Boys about to perform on the Apollo
stage, rubbed the ‘tree of hope’ for
good luck.
Elena S.
3rd Grade Book Review –
CE2 Etudient les Hommes de
Cro-Magnon
Futekati to Kevin’s Rescue
Nous sommes en trains d’apprendre sur les
hommes prehistoriques. On a appris les outils
qu’ils utilisaient. Voici des exemples: le silex, le
biface, le sagaie et le propulseur. Nous
apprenons comment ils vivaient et leurs facons
de survivre.
This book is about a girl name Futekati.
She has a lot of friends. She loves mysteries.
The first mystery she solves is why is Kevin sick
after eating a cake and drinking a glass of juice.
The second mystery is who made knots in
Celine’s silk ribbon. So suspicious, right? It’s
a great book, you should read it!
Elena S.
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2013 Holiday Concerts a Huge Success
Special performances included solo
singers Ava S, Elle K., and .a trio made up
of Alexis L. on the guitar and Maxence C.
and Antoine de C. on vocals.
FASNY recorder players wowed parents
and guests at the 2013 Holiday Concert!
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Global Citizenship Update
Reporters for the FASNY Elementary
News collected some of the ideas students wrote
down in answer to the question “What Does it
Mean to be a Global Citizen?” Here are a
random sample from the walls along the first
floor corridor.
“We can all work together to prevent pollution.”
“Everything deserves to be respected.”
“Help people that need help.”
“If you see garbage on the playground you
should pick it up.”
“We can help by donating stuff.”
“Rendre visite au malade.”
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Upcoming Events
February 12
Pain au Chocolat
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February 14
Hoops for Hearts
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Winter Vacation
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February 17 – 23
February 24
School Reopens
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