We had a terrific first day of 2nd grade of the 2016-2017 school year! 

Here are a few pictures of our new bundle of students. 

We are looking forward to a great year ahead!

 All lined up and ready to go!

 Such pretty smiles!

 2nd grade here we come!

 Such a beautiful day to begin the school year!

 The sun was very bright and cheery as we headed inside!

 Unpacking our brand new school supplies!

 Getting to know our new classmates!

First pledge of allegiance as 2nd graders!

 Here we are! What a sweet and happy group of students we have this year in 2-2! I can already tell it is going to be a wonderful year!

Here is our starting line-up:

 We listened to First Day Jitters together and then thought about our feelings about the first day of school.

 We took a tour of the building and located the library, music, and art rooms.

 We stopped to say hello to Echo the dolphin, our Dryden mascot!

 We tiptoed into the office to meet Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Kelly who were hard at work!

 It rained during our afternoon recess time! The kids pulled out some fun indoor activities to play.

 We played a fun "Get-to-know-you" game of People Bingo! The kids enjoyed asking each other about themselves to fill in their game board.

What a terrific first day of 2nd grade we had! 

I am looking forward to seeing everyone again bright and early tomorrow morning! 

:) Kelly O'Sullivan

Our last moments of the 2015-2016 school year!

As our school year came to a close this week, the children had some fun with STEAM activities! Below, you can see the children working to redistribute the weight of the different layers of their building hoping to maintain its support and balance. They had fun trying out different ways to keep their building standing, while still maintaining the "load" of the floor above!

 We started our year taking photos just like these of the kids, so it seemed fitting to end the year in the same way! Its so much fun to see how much they have grown and changed in such a short time!

 Here are our attempts to fit everyone in the frame... :)

 The kids LOVED making pictures in art class that opened up to change or embellish their drawings further. Mrs. Sessler popped by to wish everyone a happy summer, and she was very impressed with the children's drawings! They all raced over to show her their work!

 Our school year came to a close with an awesome showcase of our students (and several staff members') talents! We watched this terrific drum performance from our 5th graders, as well as a whole school version of the "Joe" song, and even a dance performed by several of our fearless teachers! It was a fun and happy close to such a terrific school year!

Thank you parents for your wonderful collaboration and endless support this year! We had an outstanding year together and I couldn't be prouder of all of the remarkable progress the children made. They are ready for 3rd grade! I hope you all have a relaxing summer full of friends, family, sunshine, AND BOOKS!!! :)