On December 14, parents gathered for the second Breakfast My Way of the year in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. Sponsored by the Parents’ Association, Breakfast My Way is an opportunity for the parent community to come together to learn about their fellow parents’ cultures and traditional breakfast foods.
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“Focused” on Author Alyson Gerber
Author Alyson Gerber returned to Gaynor on December 6 to speak with the Green and Blue Clusters about her path to becoming a published author and the lessons she learned along the way. Gerber last visited Gaynor in 2019. Gerber’s novels resonate with Gaynor students, particularly Focused, which tells the story of a girl with ADHD who is hyper-focused on chess.
Author Chelsea Clinton visits Gaynor
Author Chelsea Clinton visited the Purple through Silver Clusters on November 29 to read from two of her books and take questions from the students. Clinton was invited to Gaynor by the Parents’ Association through a connection with Gaynor parent and Book Fair Committee member Dana Raucher, in conjunction with the Scholastic Book Fair held on December 1. This year’s Book Fair Chairs Samantha Regan and Katy Williamson welcomed Clinton to Stephen Gaynor School’s Performing Arts Center and introduced her to her attentive audience.
Every Piece is a Perfect Fit at the Red Cluster Identity Showcase!
As part of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work, Red Cluster students have been exploring the concept of “identity” by discussing different aspects that make up a person, such as faith or beliefs, family structure, gender expression, skin color, and interests. To show what they learned, each student created a puzzle of six different pieces to represent themselves. Once complete, the puzzles were placed in the North Building Cafeteria for the Red Cluster Identity Showcase.
Wherefore Art Thou, Blue Cluster?
Teaching Artists from New Victory Theater came to Stephen Gaynor School for a drama workshop with Blue Cluster students before they saw Romeo and Juliet at the theater on November 9.
Police Officers in Pink!
On November 4, Gaynor welcomed two officers from the 20th Precinct, Officer Murphy and Officer Scalici, to talk to the Pink Cluster students as they continue their unit of study on services in the community.
This Week in Gaynor Sports: Oct. 24-28, Nov. 1
This week’s TWIGS covers the week of Oct. 24-28 for Gaynor athletics, with an additional feature for the November 1 volleyball game.
Diwali 2022 Celebrations
This week, there have been many observances of Diwali at Gaynor, including the Parents’ Association’s Breakfast My Way, Green and Blue Town Halls, and student presentations!
Shakespeare’s STEAM Rescue!
The new Blue Cluster STEAM Fine Arts course is wrapping up their first major Design Cycle/Open Ended Problem Solving Project, where they had to design a device that would help them save a Shakespeare figurine from the bottom of the South Building stairwell.
Lower Division Indigenous Peoples’ Day Assembly
On October 6th, the Red, Orange, and Yellow Cluster held their first-ever Lower Division assembly, where they learned about Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and the Water Walker Josephine Mandamin.