Academics
TIGER TECH~ MR. RICHARD ~ May 2017
New technology can be frustrating. If we aren’t sure how something is going to work, we are sometimes afraid to try because we think we might break it! We need to relax. We need our children to relax! We need to give them, and ourselves, the freedom to try, the […]
The Reading Connection
How to Help Your Child Develop Critical Thinking Skills The Common Core State Standards are national standards that say what K-12 students are expected to learn in Math and the English Language Arts. For older students, the standards expand to include literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjects. Despite […]
LIBRARY ~ MS. CASSIDY ~ April 2017
What an exciting month! Thanks to the PTA and PTSA Tashua School was able to host two fabulous authors in March. On March 23rd Kate Klise visited with our 4th and 5th graders. She shared writing tips with the students and they even got to write some story ideas […]
TIGER TECH~ MR. RICHARD ~ April2017
Students in first grade just completed Eric Carle March Madness to choose their favorite book. Tashua teachers and staff recorded Eric Carle books for the first graders to enjoy using the Shadow Puppets app! These videos were shared on Google Drive, and students had the chance to listen to them […]
Art Room ~ Mrs. Grabinski ~ May 2017
Art Updates/ Current Projects Kindergarten- Ice Cream Sundae Collages 1st Grade-Monet Waterlilies 2nd Grade- Clay alien pinch pots 3rd Grade-Foam Prints 4th Grade- Mexican Yarn Paintings 5th Grade- Aboriginal Dreamtime Paintings May 2017 Tiger Times
P.E. ~ MS. GIBSON ~ April 2017
March madness has hit Tashua school and all of the children have been engaged in basketball skills and drills. Students have been dribbling, passing, pivoting, shooting, and playing defense with their classmates. All of the activities that we do allow for the child to participate at their level of comfort. […]
A Note From Music ~ Mr. Cohen ~ April 2017
First things first! I’d like to introduce my student teacher Miss Broga! Miss Broga is a music education major at Western CT State University. She is an exceptional vocalist and even performed the lead role in an opera that was seen by our 5th grade students back in December! She […]
MATHEMATICS ~ MRS. MICHELLE MARINI~ April 2017
Are you curious about the SBAC? The Smarter Balanced Practice and Training Tests provide students with a preview of test questions aligned to academic standards for their grade level (grades 3,4,5) in both English language arts/literacy and math. This resource can help parents and students learn more about the Smarter […]
The Reading Connection
How to Help Your Child Develop Critical Thinking Skills The purpose of reading is more than being able to “read” all of the words correctly and identifying the facts or details that were stated in the text. There are several processing systems that readers need to be able to use […]
Art Room ~ Mrs. Grabinski ~ March 2017
Tashua artists will be working on the following projects in the month of March: Kindergarten- Octopus clay pinch pots 1st Grade- Finish Abstract cities/Begin Monet waterlilies 2nd Grade- Finish Line Design/Begin clay alien pinch pots 3rd Grade- Finish clay/Begin abstract watercolor 4th Grade- Clay bird sculptures 5th Grade- Clay African […]