Willow Road PTA Recognizes Reflections Participants
The Willow Road PTA hosted an assembly where they recognized students who participated in this year’s PTA Reflections program. This year’s theme was Believe, Dream, Inspire. The honored students each...
View ArticleBe Excited About Reading
Thanks to the Willow Road PTA sponsored program Scholastic Literacy Partnership Program B.E.A.R (Be Excited About Reading), students celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by receiving a special gift of their...
View ArticleYoung and Young at Heart Share Joy of Reading
The James A. Dever Intergenerational Reading Program is comprised of senior citizens from the community and a number of Dever students who meet every Monday in the school library during part of the...
View ArticlePTA Reflections Winners Recognized
Reflections is a National PTA sponsored contest with a theme that changes annually. The theme for the 2013-2014 was “Believe, Dream, Inspire…” Students in all grades at James A. Dever School were...
View ArticleCrazy About Reading
PARP (Parents as Reading Partners) is a collaborative effort among parents, staff, and community to build a reading partnership between the home and the school. The annual school-wide James A. Dever...
View ArticleStudent Olympics 2014
Second grade Olympians at James A. Dever School competed in their own 2014 Winter Olympics. The Olympics began with the students participating in opening day ceremonies as they proudly paraded through...
View ArticleSpotlight on Talent
Students at James A. Dever School had the opportunity to showcase their unique talents during the school’s first talent show appropriately named Dever’s Got Talent. As the audience, filled with staff...
View ArticleNo Name-Calling Week at Dever
In the middle of March, the James A. Dever School participated in No Name-Calling Week. This year’s theme was “We Are All Stars at Dever”. This week is designed to show all students that bullying and...
View ArticlePARP Kickoff Celebrates Black History Month
Howell Road students in all grade levels attended a laser light show sponsored by the Howell Road School PTA. The show, which celebrated Black History Month, featured the sights, sounds and...
View ArticleNavy Officer Pen Pal Pays a Visit
On Thursday, March 13, students in Mrs. Valerie Fasanello’s class had the opportunity to meet their hero! After months of corresponding with Officer Gary Dowling, of the United States Navy who was...
View ArticleSeniors Meet Juniors at Dever
James A. Dever Elementary School hosted its annual “Seniors Meet Juniors” concert and brunch where the community’s senior citizens, along with senior relatives of Dever students, were invited to enjoy...
View ArticleA Heart-Healthy Dever
It’s that time of year again, when students at the James A. Dever School come together to celebrate the importance of heart-healthy habits. “Jump Rope for Heart” and “Hoops for Heart” are community...
View ArticleA Festival Celebrating Different Cultures
As part of the second grade New York State Common Core Learning Standards curriculum, James A. Dever second graders performed an amazing multicultural show. In the Common Core immigration unit,...
View ArticleAmazing Math Olympics Race
Fifth graders at Willow Road School competed in their first Amazing Math Olympics Race. Students collaborated with fellow classmates across the grade on a variety of math challenges as they represented...
View ArticleReader’s Theatre at Howell Road
Howell Road third grade students and librarian Mrs. Geary held a Reader’s Theater Extravaganza. The students performed the following stories for their family and friends: Snow Day! The Hat and Hooray...
View ArticleExploring Math
Howell Road fourth grade students have been exploring various ways to represent fractions. In alignment with the Common Core Learning Standards modules, the students have used number bonds, tape...
View ArticleFood and Fitness Go Together
Wheeler Avenue students were taught several important life-long lessons on nutrition during their physical education classes. The students identified food groups from ChooseMyPlate.gov, categorized...
View ArticleLittle Doctors Program Helps Save Lives
James A. Dever fifth grade students learned an important lesson about helping those in need as they participated in the Little Doctors Program, sponsored by the New York Blood Center. During the...
View ArticleWheeler Avenue Explores Human Rights
As part of their social studies curriculum, Mrs. Lotito’s fifth grade class at Wheeler Avenue School worked on an adventurous project using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This...
View ArticleA Healthy Lifestyle Can Be Fun
On March 26th, several members of North High School’s Physical Education Leadership program visited Howell Road Elementary School to speak about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The...
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