In Sixth Grade social studies, the students have been studying The Stone Age and the accompanying cave art. They learned about the way prehistoric humans would hunt, gather, find shelter, and migrate following animals in order to survive. The students then created a writing piece that summarized a typical Stone Age occurrence, such as cooking food by the fire or spearing a wild animal. Using brown poster paper and chalk pastel crayons, they depicted that event in image form. The Sixth Graders then simulated a "cave walk" using flashlights as torches and studied one another's images on the … [Read more...] about Sixth Grade Cave Art
Field Trip To Mt. Rushmore
Exploring Character Traits
Mrs. Macri, Ms. Engles, and Ms. Lyon's students had so much fun inferring character traits using movie clips and passages. The activity was followed by creating their own character trait frames! … [Read more...] about Exploring Character Traits
Pierrepont Students Take a Kindness Pledge
After participating in an assembly on kindness and standing up for others, Pierrepont students were invited to sign a kindness pledge. The signed posters will be on display in the building. … [Read more...] about Pierrepont Students Take a Kindness Pledge
Pierrepont Students Take a Kindness Pledge
After participating in an assembly on kindness and standing up for others, Pierrepont students were invited to sign a kindness pledge. The signed posters will be on display in the building. … [Read more...] about Pierrepont Students Take a Kindness Pledge