Entries by Kevin Sterling

Sharing Our Similarities, Celebrating Our Differences: Welcoming Kitah Gimmel

By: Sam Feldman-Greene and Maria Knourenko, Third Grade Teachers   The beginning of a new school year is a blank canvas. It is a time filled with anticipation, like the empty bulletin boards that await to be adorned with student work. Each September is a new opportunity for us, as educators, to contemplate anew how […]

Reflections: September 6, 2019

LAUNCHING TODAY: www.schechtermanhattan.org Check out the new and improved Schechter Manhattan website to see the amazing things going on in our special school.  And read on to learn more about the new look of Schechter Manhattan. I see intersecting waves, splashing against each other, like students moving together towards a shared destination of learning.  I […]

Summer Mailing 2019

Summer Mailing 2019 Forms- DUE AUGUST 23 Thank you for your cooperation in submitting forms on time. Arrival and dismissal information form. REQUIRED. Tell us how your children will get to and from school. Field Trip form. REQUIRED. Give permission for your children to participate in enriching field trips. Child Safety Policy Acknowledgement Form.  REQUIRED. Acknowledge that you reviewed the Schechter […]

Summer Reading 2019

23 Jun Summer Reading 2019 1st-6th Grades: Summer Reading List and Assignments  Though the school year is ending and summer is just beginning, we hope that you will continue to make reading part of your child’s summer experience.  This is a perfect time for your child to read new books and try out new genres in a relaxed setting.  Summer reading is also an excellent way to keep your child […]