Preparing and inspiring students to apply learning in a changing, complex, and interdependent world.

In 7th grade science, students conducted spooky chemistry labs where they liquefied "zombie brains", created "smokey ghosts" and altered the color of "witches blood" via chemical reactions.

Ms. McManus's students are breaking down the average chemical composition of Earth’s hydrosphere by element and percentage by volume. Students then worked together to fill out the data table and we worked on different methods of how to make a pie chart. At the end of the lesson, students were able to make their own pie chart with data on another one of Earth's spheres and see how all the spheres interact with each other.

Students in Mrs. Putnick's Social Studies class excavate chocolate chip cookies looking for artifacts. Throughout the lesson, students are sharing what is working for them as they excavate the site (cookie), separating the dirt (cookie crumbs) and extracting artifacts (chocolate chips) and categorizing them appropriately. Students come to the conclusion that being an archaeologist requires patience, the correct tools, is hard to remove residue from artifacts, and takes much effort and strategy.

In Ms. Haye's science class students focused on how to construct a scientific argument using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) framework. Students engaged in hands-on activities to apply this method to a specific scientific phenomenon. Prior to completing the experiment in groups student's created a small and large airplane. They then identified which airplane they believed would fly the farthest. Ms. Hayes and students discussed how lift, thrust, gravity and drag are the 4 things that affect the distance the plane could fly. Students then went outside to test their hypothesis by flying their small and large airplanes and measuring the average distance they traveled in 3 trials. Throughout the trials Ms. Hayes stopped students to discuss what adjustments could they make to the procedure that would affect their throw. Lastly students used their data and determined if their claim was proven or not proven.

Gabriel from grade 6 Technology class transforming his design sketch into a live musical instrument using Scratch programming and Makey Makey circuits.

Our Fifth Grade Science team of teachers get ready to introduce the Space System Unit. Students will explore the phenomenon of day and night and how we see different constellations at different times of year. After several investigations in the classroom the students will have the opportunity to visit a planetarium to further their understanding of how we see different constellations as the Earth revolves around the sun.

Mr. Garrison's Video Production class created the following editions of the Nanuet News:

Nanuet News Friday, November 8

Nanuet News Friday, November 15

November 5th Staff Development Day with Keynote speaker Katie Cunningham. Mrs. Cunningham presented on the Science of Reading.

Cross Country runners finisher their season with a victory on their home course!

Boys Soccer plays their last game of the season on the turf field at the high school.

High school football coach, Mr. MacRobbie and players on the varsity football team conduct a mini clinic during recess at the middle school.

Shorouk Abdelaziz grade 5 wearing and sharing an important message!

You can always count on a smile from Mrs. McAree, who reminds students what they need in the morning prior to arriving for class.

Reading Superstar Heroes! Lexia Reading Superstar Heroes Day is about celebrating students who are working hard to improve their reading and literacy skills. Mrs. Domitrovits's readers supercharged the day with awesome star gear. #LexiaSuperstars #LexiaSuperstarDay

Officer Culianos, A. MacArthur Barr's School Resource Officer and DARE Instructor, discusses the negative health effects associated with consuming alcohol and tobacco products.

A. MacArthur Barr homeroom ambassadors help to "Keep Rockland Beautiful." Keep Rockland Beautiful leads efforts to clean, protect, and beautify Rockland’s environment by educating and empowering people to share in the care and stewardship of our communities.

The Clarkstown K-9 unit performed an interactive presentation in the A. MacArthur Barr Middle School gymnasium. Officer Keane seen here with K-9 Jax and Officer Drescher seen here with K-9 Shadow are an important part of the CPD’s efforts to maintain safety and uphold the law, showcasing the value of these highly-trained K9 units in serving the community.