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7th Grade Extends Exploration
The 7th graders had a great time during our worm composting workshop on Friday. City Growers did a great job of drawing out students’ prior knowledge and helping them make connections between the topic...
View Article1st Graders Break down March Madness
March 17, 2017 - Sports Illustrated's Andrew Perloff, 1st grade dad, visits Ms. Bonasera and Mr. Teitelbaum's class to get the inside scoop from some 1st grade experts. Read More → The post 1st Graders...
View ArticleVote for Lockers for MS8!
March 19, 2017 - Council Member Stephen Levin will again let his (age 14+) constituents decide how to spend $1 million in a district-wide Participatory Budgeting vote. Our proposal for New Lockers in...
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Kindergarten STUDIO in a School
You may have noticed that our auditorium has been transformed as of late into a colorful gallery of trees. Our kindergarten classes have been hard at work and play creating these beautiful pieces of...
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4th Graders Love Worms, Too!
City Growers (the educational non-profit associated with the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm) returned to PS 8 this week to reprise the vermicomposting workshop it did with 7th graders earlier this month....
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Second Grade Gets Spicy
Earlier this month, Shalini’s “Little” Kitchen came to spice things up in Ms. DeWan and Mr. Levy’s second grade class with an Indian food cooking workshop. During the hands-on class students made their...
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MS8 Families Visit the NY Botanical Garden
An intrepid group of MS 8 families and teachers braved the cold last Saturday to visit the New York Botanical Gardens as part of the MS 8 Science Team’s field trip to see the orchid show. After...
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2d Graders Transplant Their Kale
2d graders transplanted kale that had grown from seeds they planted in February this week. They planted the young seedlings in the backyard planters and the planter along the Middagh Street fence. Help...
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MS8 Science Lab is Open!
MS 8 students were able to start using our new science laboratory this week — and eighth graders have been working on their projects. See some action shots below! The post MS8 Science Lab is Open!...
View ArticleLet’s Celebr8 Science on April 26th!
April 18, 2017 - Come see our students’ amazing projects, have fun with hands on experiences and support our young scientists! Read More → The post Let’s Celebr8 Science on April 26th! appeared first...
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Celebr8 Science Success
Last evening our students made us proud. Our young scientists stood next to their science projects which represented the culmination of their hard work over the last few weeks. Each group designed an...
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MS8 Wins Funding for New Lockers!
We did it! We are so excited that MS 8 was one of 6 winning projects in NYC City Council Member Steve Levin’s 2017 District 33 Participatory Budget vote! What began as a parent request led by Nan...
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SKATE FOR 8
Come enjoy a great time roller skating at Pier 2’s Brooklyn Bridge Skating together with the PS8/MS8 community on Thursday, May 11th from 5-7 pm. Admission is $10, all of which goes to our PTA. Buy...
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2017’s Film Club!
By Audrey Gephardt & Julia Hettleman Have you ever wondered what it was like to direct a movie or write a script? In film club this year, we created a series of short films in small groups. We...
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MS8 Fetal Pig Dissection Lab
by Victoria Lieberman: The classroom filled up with the smell of fetal pigs. The class anxiously waited for our first dissection. We went over the safety procedures first then put on our goggles,...
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Second Grade Urban, Suburban and Rural Study
As part of the second grade social studies curriculum students had the chance to think beyond our concrete jungle in their urban, suburban and rural unit. How is transportation different in a suburb...
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The Play’s the Thing
First Graders treated parents to a drama performance last week that highlighted their ability to work together to bring a book to life. Leo Lionni’s award-winning children’s book, Swimmy was the title...
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Earth Day Winners!
Thanks to all of the students who submitted their original works to PS 8’s Third Annual Earth Day Art and Poetry Contest. The PS 8 Green Team is happy to announce the winners from each grade in our...
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New York Over Time
Following their Urban, Suburban and Rural unit and leading up to the famed Box City, second graders got to study about the exciting city they call home in their New York City Over Time unit. Students...
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A Bug’s Life
In their science unit, Ms. Smith’s first grade class is learning all about bugs. Last week, they got a chance to check out their habitats and reach out and touch them on their trip to the Salt Marsh in...
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