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From left to right are
Chorley Read Aloud participants Austin Gray and
Gracie Jones and Ariana Sorice. |
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Chorley students
read
at the Great New York Read-Aloud
APRIL
2008—Kindergarten and first graders participated in the
the Great New York Read-Aloud held April 16 at
the Orange-Ulster BOCES Center in Goshen.
Schools from throughout the
area sent their best readers to the event according to
Karen
Cierniak,
the school's librarian. Selected Chorley students read
various poems about animals before an audience of nearly
200 people and worked hard prior to the event practicing
poems with
Cierniak, which
paid off!
"Chorley school is proud
of our star readers," Cieriniak said.
The event is a
celebration of reading that is held annually during
National Library Week. Participating students received a
certificate and new books courtesy of BOCES.
Way to donate! Chorley
gives back
APRIL 2008—Students
and staff at Chorley Elementary School came out on top as
the school donated the most shoes district-wide to the
Shoe Drive School Scholarship Challenge. Shoes will be distributed to those in need in
our community.
Students get a taste of healthy
choices
MARCH
2008—With Chorley students hungry and the fruit plentiful,
the school's first ever fruit taste test was underway.
Hosted by the district's Food & Nutrition Services on March
20, students in grades K-1 were asked to try a
variety of fresh, exotic fruits and pick their favorite.
Meg Oakes, a nutritionist
from the Orange County Department of Health Department,
passed out samples of mango, papaya, kiwi, star fruit and
coconut to students with some help from Kathy Perry, the
district's Food Service Director.
Most students were familiar with the popular fruit selection
mango, while others
tried star fruit for the very first time and to their
surprise liked the exotic fruit with a memorable name.
The goal of the taste
taste, said Perry, was
to introduce
students to different tastes and healthy snack selections.
The winning fruit, she said, will be worked into the
school's menus next month.
Kathy
Perry gives out fruit samples to students.
Chorley students go
international
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Chorley
students show off their passports before heading off
to another country at the school! |
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MARCH 2008—Students
at Chorley Elementary School are going international!
Students had their passports in hand during the week of
March 17 as they visited foreign lands like Japan, India,
Mexico, Israel, among others, as part of international week
at the school.
Each
classroom at Chorley selected a country as part of
international week and researched its people, culture,
customs, and traditions. Classes then shared their findings
with peers through art work, performances, and
presentations. Students learned about French cuisine,
Mexican traditions, and got even got the chance to learn how
to say hello in Japanese as part of the program.
This is the first year the
school has celebrated international week and plans are to
continue the event annually.
