Related Arts Back to School Night Was a Big Success!
Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 by PTA.
On Wednesday evening, October 28th, close to 100 parents visited Clinton School to learn about and participate in art, music, physical education, world language, and library instruction.
As groups rotated through the schedule, parents got a taste of what our children experience on a daily basis in their specials at Clinton. We played several unique and creative games with our fabulous physical education teachers, Mr. Lehman and Ms. Freede. We created interesting pieces of art with the talented Ms. Tischio, we sang and learned about rhythm patterns with the amazing Ms. Martin, we spent time hearing about our children’s weekly library visits from our great librarian and media specialist, Mrs. Edelberg, and we took a fun, lively, game-filled Spanish class with the creative Señora Seltzer.
Everyone in attendance found the evening insightful and fun. Bob Hugel, who has a second and fifth-grader at Clinton commented, “A terrific night. I was struck by two things: how innovative the teachers who teach the specials are and how much they enjoy working with the students. The Clinton School community is very fortunate to have such dedicated teachers.” Barbara Cokorinos, parent of a fourth grader said, “This was a highly effective (and fun!) way to learn about the very important art, music, physical education, Spanish and library curriculum that our kids experience each week. The teachers were amazing – they filled each classroom with energy and creative learning.”
The hands-on activities allowed parents to experience these classes through the eyes of a student and while participating, it soon became clear that our children are consistently being stimulated, challenged, and encouraged in extremely creative, positive, and fun ways!
Many thanks to Ms. O’Neill and Ms. Bodnar for putting this night together and for hosting our first Related Arts Back to School Night! And a big thank you to Mr. Lehman, Ms. Freede, Mrs. Edelberg, Ms. Tischio, Ms. Martin, and Señora Seltzer for their skill, dedication, and creativity and for giving us an opportunity to experience school the way our children do every day.
