What's Happening Around Lyon Academy? March 26th, 2015

Take a look at the sampling of student work, anchor charts and classroom items that have recently been posted around the building. 

If you see an anchor chart, student work, or something else in the building you would like showcased for the staff, please send it to Tyler.Archer@slps.org.

Ms. Colacino's students completed research projects in honor of Black History Month about famous African Americans, completing the entire writing process! 

Mr. Murphy's students presented their knowledge of series and parallel circuits through a poster project. 

Ms. Nertilus' students created sample triangles as a part of a geometry unit. 

In Ms. Jones' middle school resource classes, students completed a Middle East project that included a map, writing component (with rubric) and Inquiry chart from the Weekly Instructional Strategies! 

Ms. McPherson utilized the Engage NY curriculum to provide feedback to students on rigorous problem sets. 

Students in Ms. Richards' class generated equivalent fractions in small groups and contributed to anchor charts. 

Mr. Phoenix had students complete a formatting task as a review of word processing skills. 

Mr. Schwerdt's anchor charts make the expectations for behavior clear in the gym during PE. 

Students even write during PE class! 

Spanish students in Ms. Mosby's class created a foldable to represent new knowledge. 

During MAP review days, Mr. Murphy has students solve complex problems then reflect on their learning using a rubric to evaluate peer work. 

Ms. Weininger's students used graph paper to represent the geometric concepts they are learning in 6th and 7th grade Math. 

Ms. Latta provided specific feedback to students on a writing task and gave praise for improvements from the last assignment students completed. 

Second grade students in Ms. Tuthill's class described different parts of their day while learning to tell time. 

Three great anchor charts are being used in second grade classrooms to help students with difficult concepts-- "Ways to Move a Shape!" and "Measuring Time" in Ms. Tuthill's class and "Measurement" in Ms. Latta's class. 

In Ms. Salmo's class students reflected on the St. Patrick's Day holiday by writing about a prompt, "Who is worth more to you than gold?"

Ms. Cleland's students wrote a reflective narrative about their Spring Break. 

Ms. Colacino helps her students to think about proper responses to misbehavior. A great topic for morning meetings! 

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