Students in Mrs. Guidice's room used our kids kitchen today to make pumpkin pancakes. The students helped to measure the ingredients and stir the batter. They could smell the delicious aroma of the pancakes as they cooked on the griddle. Of course the best part was eating them!
Students explore the planting station in our greenhouse. As they fill pots with soil, they are developing hand-eye coordination and refinement of movement.
Students were treated to pesto rice on their lunch tray. It was prepared by our wonderful Chef Lise, with basil we grew in our garden.
Joseph Renzulli, world renown pioneer in gifted education and teaching strategies to promote academic growth for all children, was one of the visitors at yesterday's launch of a global academic partnership between Bloomfield's fifth and sixth graders and a school in Brazil. The American Psychological Association named Mr. Renzulli among the 25 most influential psychologists in the world.
Joseph Renzulli | Neag School of Education
District launched its global partnership today - via Zoom - with a school in Brazil.
Our emerging talented and gifted program, known as SOAR, is engaging in a virtual global collaboration project with sixth-grade students from the Colégio Mãe de Deus in Londrina, Brazil. The initiative is sponsored by Renzulli Learning. Today's meeting engaged Carmen Arace Intermediate School fifth and sixth-grade students with the Brazilian students. The students talked about their interests and hobbies - and asked each other questions about their country. There will be more of these exchanges with the Brazilian students in the coming months.
Renzulli Learning is a curriculum enrichment online system, developed by Joseph Renzulli, who attended Thursday's event. The Renzulli methodology, renown globally, transforms the way students learn and how teachers teach. It places the student at the center of the education process, focuses on their strengths and allows them to pursue their own interests.
Literacy was this morning's focus at Laurel Literacy Academy. In partnership with the United Way, Bloomfield Public Schools hosted Read for Record. Volunteer readers were in the Laurel classrooms and read the book, “With Lots of Love” by Jenny Torres Sanchez Rocio. These books were donated by the United Way. Bloomfield board of education members, district leaders and community folks participated in the event..
Students in Ms. Albrecht's class looked closely at lima beans beginning to germinate and documented their observations.
Congrats to Bloomfield Adult Education student Gladys Rivera Vidal. Our Adult Ed courses helped her to passed all requirements for U.S. Citizenship, as established by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
She will participate in a new-citizens swearing-in ceremony at the Federal Building in Hartford at the end of November. Ms. Rivera is married with two children ages 10 and 7. She and her husband, Jorge Vega, are originally from Ecuador and have been living in Connecticut for 10 years.
In addition to academic courses, Bloomfield Adult Ed provides U.S. Citizenship preparation classes, running 10 weeks in the fall and spring. These include lesson in basics Civics, along with coaching on how to prepare for the citizenship interview.
Last public meeting last night for two stalwarts on the Bloomfield Board of Education. Donald Harris is retiring after 12 years as chairman. Robert Ike is retiring after 16 consecutive years on the board, 20 overall.
Both were given chairs last night in appreciation of their service.
Town's Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 27
Town's Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 27
Town's Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 27
Mrs. Thomas' class, in collaboration with our community partner Micro2Life, compared and contrasted seeds of three different plants: broccoli, peas and sunflowers.
Thank you to the Wintonbury PTO and Auerfarm for sponsoring the Fall Harvest Party for our families. Families enjoyed face painting, hay rides, a hay pit, a scavenger hunt, animals, a photo booth and pizza!
Students in Mrs. Linton's class visited the greenhouse and watered the microgreens which will soon be ready for harvesting.
Testing Live Feed ....
Students in Room 104 learned some simple salsa steps from one of their teachers, Ms.Mangual, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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We were thrilled to welcome State Representative Bobby Gibson to Wintonbury on Friday. Mr. Gibson was instrumental in creating and passing the CTGrown4CTKids grant. Wintonbury was awarded funds through this grant with the goal to expand our nutritional education program. Mr. Gibson enjoyed tasting cantaloupe with Mrs. Pearl's classroom, as part of our Friday Try Day experience.
A community forum on domestic abuse is being hosted today, Oct. 16, by the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the town's community center, 330 Park Ave. Attendees will learn how to spot signs of domestic abuse and how to help - including available resources. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence is seeing more domestic violence cases this year, including more cases of family violence involving children.
