Purple Cluster students in Head Teacher Kristin Paresi and Assistant Teacher Reshmi Nair’s class had their own apple adventure this year.
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This Week in Gaynor Sports – September 27 – October 1
It was an exciting week for the Gaynor Gators, with the game and meet schedule in full swing. Soccer Coach Andrew Prasarn said it was, “…a great way to start the season, though the highlight for the students might have been stepping on the bus for the first time and enjoying the camaraderie of traveling together as a team and proudly representing Stephen Gaynor School outside the building!”
October is Learning Difference Awareness Month – Resources for Parents
October is Learning Difference/Learning Disability Awareness Month. Learning differences may take many forms, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and executive functioning issues. Many parents ask, what are the signs of learning differences in children, and how can I help my child be successful?
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
To help your Gaynor Gator observe the month and learn more about the Hispanic Americans who helped shape our country, Librarian Dionne De Lancy has provided age-appropriate book recommendations for different clusters.
Five Questions With… Jenna Konstantine
Get to know Jenna Konstantine, a Green Cluster Head Teacher and a participant in the New York Times Teaching Project!
Cause for Celebration: Juneteenth
This week the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved legislation to commemorate Juneteenth, the national remembrance of the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday. President Biden signed the bill into law on June 17. We have provided some resources to learn more about Juneteenth and how to have conversations with your children about the issues surrounding this important holiday.
Celebrating the Class of 2021
The Class of 2021 closed out their unprecedented career at Gaynor with an unprecedented graduation ceremony at Icahn Stadium at Randall’s Island on Friday, June 11.
Welcome to America! Yellow Cluster Students Explore the Immigrant Experience
This week, students in the Yellow Cluster brought their history lessons to life as they played the part of immigrants coming to America through Ellis Island. In previous years, students took a field trip to the island, but this year the Yellow Cluster teachers found a creative solution to allow the students to take part in a multisensory exploration of what it was like to arrive in the United States through Ellis Island.
Gaynor Alumni Parent and Author Richie Jackson Kicks Off Gaynor Book Club
The Gaynor Parents’ Association hosted the first-ever Gaynor Parent Book Club on the evening of May 18 with their first guest, Author Richie Jackson.
This Reading Challenge Reward Was Worth the Wait!
On May 13, students in the Red, Orange, Yellow, Silver, and Green Clusters received a very long-awaited treat. Head of School Dr. Scott Gaynor, Assistant Head of School Jill Thompson, and Director of Lower Division Donna Logue hand-delivered individually wrapped ice cream to them for meeting their 2020 reading challenge goal! (Yes, you read that correctly — 2020.) In what became an exercise in delayed gratification and promises kept, as well as a celebration of reading, the students finally received their reward!