We thank the PTA, LMC Director Mrs. O'Kelly, and our teachers for a successful Book Fair and Family Reading Night! Children were invited to come to school in their pajamas and visit with their teachers for a read aloud of their favorite stories.
Mrs. Beane, Mrs. O'Kelly and I had a blast performing a Readers Theater of Elephant and Piggy for all of the Family Reading Night Participants, too!
On February 2, we participated in Global School Play Day to bring attention to the benefits of unstructured play in our students' lives at school. Research shows that unstructured play has a positive influence on
physical and mental health,
language development,
problem-solving,
risk management,
independent learning skills,
classroom behavior,
healthy emotional attitudes
and
better adjustment to school life.
We were able to observe many of these positive outcomes firsthand as the children played. Learning certainly continued as the children played. As the children documented and reflected on this special event, they identified many of the positive outcomes listed above as well. We thank Advanced Learning Facilitator, Mrs. Wasik, for bringing this opportunity to our school!
During the cold winter months, our PTA hosts Book Clubs during the lunch hour. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to enjoy reading and discussing some entertaining, enriching books inside where it is cozy and warm. Thank you, PTA!
We are so proud of the Dryden students who participated in the PTA Reflections Art program! They did a great job uniquely expressing themselves! We thank the PTA for this special enrichment opportunity for our students.
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