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Spring Break!

By: Heather Lacher, Instructional Paraprofessional  What better way to kick off Spring Break then a Easter Egg Hunt? The students enjoyed the afternoon searching the school grounds with all of their classmates for eggs filled with candy! Afterward, the students and staff enjoyed a delightful Easter meal together. It was an Egg-cellent day all around, […]

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Mrs. H…… Yes, Yes, Good….Improv!!!

By: Marie Cooper, Math Teacher On Thursday, 3/30/17, students spent the day with Cheryl Hulteen; author of Yes,Yes, Good, Good.  Students were introduced to improvisational skills to be used in the classroom. Students worked cooperatively embodying saying “yes” to their own ideas, “yes” to each other’s ideas, and making each other look “good”.  They improvised

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Happy Birthday Mr. Corbett !

By: Teresa Salisbury/Educational Interpreter-Sign Language Interpreting  Happy Birthday!!  Students and staff surprised Mr. Corbett for his birthday!  The students worked behind the scenes to create unique gifts.  Conner entertained us with a rap he composed about Ocean Academy and Mr. Corbett.  Bethanie and Zach C. used their artistic talents to create beautiful pictures of Mr.

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Strumming On The Old Banjo

By: Thomas Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Through their study of slavery in the United States, students learned that the modern-day banjo originated from an African instrument brought to the Americas during this horrific period in American history.  Students learned that many historians now believe that the Akonting, a folk lute from Western Africa, is the African

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