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Purple Cluster students donned their vests and boarded their trucks to clean the streets of New York City. At least that’s what they pretended to do as the last activity in their study of garbage trucks.

California Governor Gavin Newsom visited with Orange and Yellow Cluster students to talk about his new book, Ben and Emma’s Big Hit, as well as his experiences with dyslexia.

Both the boys and girls basketball teams had two games each this week, with their opponents including Winston Prep, the Geneva School, and Rodeph Sholom School.

Silver Cluster students learned about themselves and broke down stereotypes to finish out their first social studies unit of the school year.

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.

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