Gaynor News Feed

Have you watched the Gaynor Winter Challenge video? Check it out in this article, and then send us your videos for our upcoming “extended dance remix” version!

Red Cluster students explored what makes them who they are this week, discovering how they are unique but also similar to others.

Last week, the students in Ms. Kathlyn Kolenda and Mr. Nathaniel De Leon’s Silver Cluster class brainstormed all of the reasons they love Stephen Gaynor School. They then wrote individual letters to Yvette Siegel-Herzog, Gaynor’s Co-Founder and Director of Education. On Wednesday, November 17, they met Ms. Siegel virtually to share their letters with her, and to thank her for founding the school.

Students in Blue Cluster Science Specialist Andrew Prasarn’s class tried new, electrifying hairstyles as part of a science lesson this week.

In classrooms across every cluster, students learned about what Veterans Day is, why it is celebrated, and how they could honor veterans themselves.

Red Cluster students worked together using creativity to build their own communities this week after learning about three different types: urban, rural, and suburban.

Blue Cluster students created posters to remind the Gaynor community to donate to the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which runs from November 15-19.

This week, Gaynor students learned about Diwali, which fell on November 4 this year.

Red Cluster students learned about the mayoral election and what it means to vote in honor of Election Day.

There are many ways to stay safe on Halloween – wearing reflective clothing, always using the buddy system, and remembering to wear a face mask in crowded places. One Green Cluster class learned how to make trick-or-treating safer for kids with food allergies.