Memories from Our Time in the Lower School:

Fours

Sarah:  Fours Memories. I remember in the fours k when we were sorting a variety of buttons. Different colors, shapes, and sizes, but still the same inside. Like us.

Bayo: 4s: A memory I have from the 4s is when it was the last day of school, it was my first year here. It was time for pick up and my mom was picking me up. As soon as she got there, Diane and Melanie’s fours, and it was time to leave, I broke out in tears because I was young and I was never going to see Melanie again and I was just too emotional in general. Also I thought I was never coming back to the school but I didn’t realize it was just summer break.

Cy: As I walk into my 4s classroom for the first time and I see all the new faces. I recognize one and begin my nervous stroll toward him. Later in the year we become best friends. I always loved stories. I pour my thoughts out onto that piece of paper. I write until my hands feel sore. I was always a big story-teller but not like this…

Kindergarten

Giselle: My kindergarten memory is …. We were at recess then the clouds started crying. Down down the teardrops went down the shed to the ground. The ground was soggy like a sponge in a bathtub. Then everyone yells “ Take cover!” We all ran in the shed to hide from the rain and that is my kindergarten story!

Henry: In Kindergarten I remember having no homework. I remember bringing home chickens from kindergarten and playing with chickens for the first time at LREI!

First Grade

Alejandro: My memory in first grade is everyone thought homework would be amazing and literally everyone was cheering when we first got homework. The first homework was a math game, even though that’s easy homework, everyone that said it was fun the next day, was lying.

Cece: In first grade I remember that we made a restaurant. At the restaurant I was the maitre d. I got so excited because a matradie my first option and got to greet people and I love greeting people.

Hanako: I remember in first grade when we heard we wouldn’t be getting nap time, we wanted to go back to Kindergarten. When we heard we were getting homework, we wanted to go back to kindergarten even more. It would take magic, but we could still try.

Second Grade

Saffron: I remember in second grade Maggie, Macy and I, had matching coats, big and orange with fur. Now it is too small for me.

Bo: In second grade, we learned a ton of information. We learned literally you could learn about the Brooklyn Bridge. Here’s a fact, John Roebling came up with the idea to build the Brooklyn Bridge. Also, Chester Arthur, the president at the time, walked across the bridge when it opened.

Harley: I remember studying food and herbs with Rehan and Elodie, and we brought back dragon fruit for the class. And at the end of the study, we made dumplings, rice and tea. I didn’t like the tea that much, and I took all of the filling out of the dumpling, but the rice was amazing. I really like rice. I remember having around 3 servings.

Third Grade

Palma: In third grade we had the Lenape study and share. We studied tribes from long ago and their lives. We made a museum with different stations that taught people about different parts of Lenape life.

Sebastian: I loved being a part of the Lenape and Dutch museum because it teaches people about the Lenape and Dutch, I love teaching people things. I was teaching people about the Dutch with Arlo and we were talking about the Dutch door, we made a really cool door knocker that was a lion.

Sonia: I remember making moccasins, it was so much fun because I love crafts and at the same time as doing something I love, I was learning about the Lenape. The moccasins were really interesting because they were so different from what I am used to like sneakers, but they still work.

Theo: In third grade I remember learning everything about the Lenape, Learning about the ancient world is awesome. I remember going walking down Wall Street and imagining all of the flora and fauna that was there before.

Fourth Grade

Arlo: My favorite moment in 4th grade was when we worked on the play. I remember when I had to change my name from Joe Johnson to Jim Johnson, the reason I had to change my name is because Joe Johnson is already a basketball player for the Houston Rockets.  

Libi: As I walked in the shining glass doors, I had this feeling of a spark in my heart. Knowing that this will be my final year of lower school… I’m finally here. I remember a blond curly haired woman with blue glasses and a smile on her face. Welcome to fourth grade she said and shook my hand. And then on June 12, 2018 I say goodbye and hello.

Macy: I remember when we walked out the doors of the theater. Parents and kids watching every move we made. We started singing America and walked up the stage. The play “This is Our America” started. Lights,  sounds of laughter. We amazed the crowd with all the information we know. The part of the play I am most proud of is how the scenes connected with each other. I felt like that it was powerful that we want to make change, when The Children’s March is talking about how kids made change in 1963 and then we can make a change today.

A Tribute from the Teachers:

Salutations, As fourth graders, you encountered Words Of The Day almost every morning in morning meeting. We have an exciting and absurd surprise for you, 37 new vocabulary words to be mastered over the summer! Rumor has it your parents are enthusiastic and benevolent supporters of the WOTD program and thoroughly enjoy quizzing you at the dinner table. This our gift to your grown ups as well.

 

WOTD	Definition	Example
Alejandro (adjective)	humorous, witty	After reading the news, the student wrote an illustrated article that was not only on point, it was also very alejandro.
Adrian (noun)	To make tremendous progress	The artist could not believe how much adrian he made on his sculpture in such a short period of time.
Arlo (verb)	To speak up with a fresh idea	Once I fully understood the topic, I arloed and inspired my classmates.
Atticus (noun)	A sense of fairness, justice	The protesters stood silently to send a message of atticus for all.
Bayo (noun)	A strong force, power, that shines brightest when engaging with injustice	May the bayo be with you.
Bo (verb)	To build with creativity and enthusiasm	The innovative engineer boed a mechanism to raise the wreck of the Titanic.
Cece (noun)	A sweet layer or coating that can be added to just about anything	She was having a terrible time until her friend brought some cece into her day.
Clyde (noun)	A beautiful piece of art	The tourists flocked to The Whitney to see the magnificent clydes on display.
Cy (verb)	To investigate, seek answers	The super sleuth cyed for hours and eventually pieced the clues together.
Dorsey (verb)	To think deeply, ponder	Aristotle sat down in a nice quiet, space to dorsey up some new ideas.
Elodie (adjective)	Happy, elated, proud	The child felt so elodie about finishing her 100 page story.
Giselle (noun)	Beautiful language	The teachers kept talking about how much giselle the author used in the story.
Hanako (noun)	A specific form of poetry which typically includes surprising metaphors and juicy adjectives.	The sun filtering through her window, inspired the child to compose a hanako.
Harley (adjective)	Thoughtful, caring	It was not surprising that the whole class respected their harley classmate.
Henry (verb)	To think outside of the box	The group was not getting anywhere but then he henried with an interesting new idea.
Hudson (verb)	To think from the perspective of others	Being able to hudson is an important  skill to have if you want to be a good writer.
Libi (verb)	To be inquisitive	The candidate wasn’t prepared for the in depth libi’ing by the media.
Lucy (verb)	To sing one’s heart out	The popstar felt so moved by her audience’s attention that she lucied like she’d never lucied before.
Macy (verb)	To make order out of chaos	The process seemed hectic but the students macied through to produce an amazing play.
Maggie (verb)	To speak convincingly, believably	The actress maggied so eloquently to the audience that they really enjoyed her performance.
Max (adjective)	Precise, accurate, detailed	The world map was so max that the students need look no further to finish their geography work.
Nazir (verb)	To use feeling and emotion in performance	Under the starry sky, the student nazired his harmonica beautifully.
Oliver (adverb)	With energy and a great sense of fun	At recess, while the sun shone brightly, the children played Bounce Out oliverly.
Olivia (verb)	To produce a pleasantly unexpected outburst of volume	The seemingly quiet Ellis Island inspector oliviaed a hearty “Welcome to America” to the arriving immigrants.
Palma (adjective)	To be in tune with the natural world	I feel so palma when I’m outside.
Quinn (verb)	To persist, try several strategies until succeeding	The way she quinned was an inspiration to all.
Rehan (verb)	To bide one’s time until it is the exact right time to act	The tennis player rehaned until just the right moment before serving an ace!
Romy (verb)	To brighten a room	She wanted to romy the room so she pulled back the curtains to let in the sunshine.
Saffron (adjective)	To be fearless, courageous	The saffron lioness strutted  across the vast savannah.
Sarah (noun)	Of or with many perspectives	The author was able to write with great sarah and produce a novel of enormous complexity.
Sebastian (adjective)	Passionate, with fervor	The sebastian chef reworked his recipes  over and over until he made the perfect salmon dinner.
Sonia (noun)	An underlying power not to be overtaken	The activists channeled all of their sonia into the protest and succeeded in creating change.
Stella (adverb)	With a quick wit and sharp sense of humor	The comedian recounted the story so stellaly that the audience cracked up.
Tallulah (verb)	To join a team and integrate seamlessly	Although the team had only just met, they tallulahed immediately and played like they had been working together for years.
Tate (noun)	When eyes light up with the realisation of a connection	Her face was full of tate when she finished reading the last chapter and her questions about the characters were answered.
Theo (adjective)	Happy go lucky	The boy was so theo that he never let minor problems ruin his cheerful demeanor.
William (verb)	To score maximum points	The way the NBA player williamed in the final minutes was fierce.

 

With this exuberant vocabulary we are not complacent, indifferent, or reluctant, are we! On the contrary, on the penultimate day of fourth grade, there is still the opportunity to take initiative.  

 

After a year of exquisite and relevant vocabulary, perseverance and marcusing, we wish you a dan summer full of deborah. A handy tip for fifth grade: use your best shelby in everything you do or you may risk being charissa’ed!