Hula-Hoop and Gaga!

Hula-Hoops you know, but Gaga? Apparently it's a first grade favorite...

Some Summer Improvements

At Elisabeth Morrow, we take great pride in the beauty of our campus. This summer, while students, parents and teachers were away, our excellent maintenance crew was hard at work making necessary upgrades and improvements. Much of the work focused on Morrow House and Little School, as Chilton House checked off many of it's "to do's" last year. Here are some of our recent improvements.

a fresh coat of paint for the Little School entrance.

New carpet for in the Little School hallways.

Some wonderful new, custom-built cubbyholes for a fourth-grade classroom.

New patio doors for Morrow House, as the old ones had deteriorated. These new doors are easier to open and will keep the cold air out this winter.

And new slate shingles were added and sealed for the Morrow House roof.

Little School Science

Ms. Milne sent an update on what's happening in some of the Little School Science classes.

Second-grade students harvested vegetables they planted last spring when they were in first grade. These harvested vegetables will be added to the “Friendship Soup” the second graders will make at Thanksgiving.

Also, our Director of Environmental Education, Mr. Lyon, spoke to the second-grade science classes about oceanography and marine biology.

Third-grade students are working on skills needed for all areas of science. In the above picture they are practicing the important skill of sketching.

Fourth graders are studying the invertebrates of our temperate biome. In these pictures, above and below, the students are collecting invertebrates found on our campus grounds.

Adventure Week

It's a bit quiet up in Morrow House. That's because it's Adventure Week at the Elisabeth Morrow School; students and teachers are away on trips.

Fifth Grade: takes three separate day trips;

1) West Point to study the Revolutionary War history of the area,

2) The Alpine Boat Basin for river study along the Hudson and then a hike along the Palisades,

3) A Revolutionary-War-era-style cookout on school grounds.

Sixth Grade: heads to Connecticut with Nature's Classroom, an organization that mixes the study of environmental science with group building activities.

Seventh Grade: goes to YMCA Camp Bernie in Hackettstown for a trip involving low ropes activities, rock climbing, hiking and rappelling.

Eighth Grade: heads out on a camping trip with Project USE in Northwest New Jersey. The trip involves high ropes activities, zip lines and hikes, while learning to cook their own meals and practicing "leave no trace" camping.

Morrow House Officers

Congratulations to Jakob Solheim, the newly elected Student Council President, and to Ryan Kitts, Rachel Park and Phoebe Gennardo, the newly elected officers.

Pumpkin Picked

Here, a first grade class poses with the pumpkin that was randomly growing in the Little School courtyard. The class picked the pumpkin last Friday.

Morrow House Elections

Today’s assembly at Morrow House featured speeches by the twelve candidates for Student Council President. The speeches were well thought out and well presented. Among the key issues: improved snacks, increasing the number of casual days and more social opportunities, such as dances and sports nights. Mr. Cooper oversees the election results and will announce the Student Council officers on Monday. Best of luck to all the candidates.

Pictured above: the candidates with Morrow House Principal, Ms. DiPaolo, and Assistant Head of School, Mr. Cooper.

BoxBall! Game on.

If you were wondering what the kids were doing at recess when they moved up to Morrow House...yeah, they're playing BoxBall. It looks more like an Elisabeth Morrow version of Four Square, but whatever, the games are fast-paced and intense!

After School Adventures Booklets are now out

Our After School Adventures booklets went out yesterday or you may click this link for the PDF version. For questions or further details, please contact Elisabeth Morrow’s Director of Auxiliary Programs, Liza Hards at LHards@elisabethmorrow.org or 201.568.5566 x7150.

What's Cooking?

On the menu from today’s cooking club?

• Harvest Veggie Medley with vegetables from our gardens

• Pasta with Pesto, with basil from our gardens

• Sautéed purple, white and green beans, all from our gardens

• Fresh pickles, from cucumbers grown in our gardens

...and for desert? Peach and blueberry shortcake….not from our gardens (yet). The Cooking Club whips up delicious dishes weekly in Morrow House. Ms. Winter, Ms. Fiocchi and Mme. DiGirolamo sponsor the club.