Traphagen School celebrates student writing
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Traphagen School celebrates student writing
Parents and students filled the gymnasium at Traphagen School for a unique experience. An interactive writing experience took place on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, that allowed parents and family members to work together.
The event began with students sharing their writing out loud with their peers, parents, and family members.
Along the gymnasium walls, students' writing was displayed to create a gallery walk. Here, parents were able to read and edit students’ personal narratives and give them feedback on post-it notes.
"Our parents were happy to be a part of the writing celebration as our students' voices resonated throughout the gymnasium as they shared their personal narratives," said Principal Carol Quinones-Dixon.
![Students smiling for the camera.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1709918579/mtvernoncsdorg/is3jsobfgmx8kkps6eo2/IMG_0320.jpg","width":2200}])
Scholars at Traphagen School honored historical African American figures during the Harlem Renaissance such as Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith and W.E.B. Dubois to celebrate important figures in Black history on Friday, March 8, 2024.
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Traphagen students celebrated literacy in honor of National Read Across America Day on Friday, March 1, 2024.
![Group of students singing.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1699551848/mtvernoncsdorg/iozaxx8nb8ef24yajqyt/Trap-Vets-Day-3.jpg","width":2200}])
Red, white and blue covered the Traphagen School gymnasium, as they celebrated Veterans Day on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Songs, poems and essays were recited to honor the veterans.
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Planets lined the classroom floor as pre-K students learned about our solar system in their morning classes. Educators from the STEM Alliance, an organization dedicated to enhancing STEM education, visited two Traphagen School classrooms to teach a science course on the planets in our solar system on Friday, October 20, 2023.
![Students holding up slime they created]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1691517949/mtvernoncsdorg/shpbuoxdzcvpfno9u7lq/SummerProgram-5.jpg","width":2200}])
Students in the summer program at Traphagen School have been focusing heavily on STEAM activities to prepare them for the upcoming year. They built structures with popsicle sticks, studied worm habitats and mixed materials together to create slime. They also created art projects. View some pictures of their work below.
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Traphagen School had a Family Math Night on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Eleven lucky students won game raffle prizes, and math giveaway packets were distributed at the end of the evening.
![Kids playing basketball with adult]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1674588581/mtvernoncsdorg/qvvsuraohdryzpxjy9uf/IMG_4859.jpg","width":2200}])
The Traphagen School community gathered at the school for its family game night on Friday, January 20, 2023. Students had the choice to play basketball with their parents and friends, or they could play an assortment of board games. Everyone in attendance also had the chance to win free prizes that included Scrabble, Sorry!, and Connect 4.
Parents and students filled the gymnasium at Traphagen School for a unique experience. An interactive writing experience took place on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, that allowed parents and family members to work together.