In classrooms across every cluster, students learned about what Veterans Day is, why it is celebrated, and how they could honor veterans themselves.
Gaynor News Feed
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Community Building in the Red Cluster
Red Cluster students worked together using creativity to build their own communities this week after learning about three different types: urban, rural, and suburban.
A Festival of Lights: Gaynor Students Learn about Diwali
This week, Gaynor students learned about Diwali, which fell on November 4 this year.
Election Day in Room 202
Red Cluster students learned about the mayoral election and what it means to vote in honor of Election Day.
They’re Gourd-geous! Teal Pumpkins for Safe Trick-or-Treating
There are many ways to stay safe on Halloween – wearing reflective clothing, always using the buddy system, and remembering to wear a face mask in crowded places. One Green Cluster class learned how to make trick-or-treating safer for kids with food allergies.
This Week in Gaynor Sports – October 25 – 29
Yesterday, Head of School Dr. Scott Gaynor shouted out our athletics teams in a presentation to prospective families, commenting on the excitement and positive energy the volleyball, soccer, and cross country teams exhibited this week. Get the details!
Seize the Clay! Collaborative Art in the EC
Early Childhood students got down and dirty this week during their collaborative art class. The lesson was focused on exploring air-dry clay using all the students’ senses.
Gaynor Teachers Are: Brave, Thoughtful, Dedicated, Exhausted, Fulfilled
As the Gaynor Gazette went to press in the summer of 2021, in preparation for the 2021-22 school year, we thought it was important to capture the thoughts and emotions of Gaynor teachers in the moment, before time and perspective dulled their memories and perceptions of the challenges to being a teacher during the pandemic.
This Week in Gaynor Sports – October 11-22
This week’s TWIGS covers the past two weeks in Gaynor athletics.
Learning (to Thrive) Differently: Gaynor Faculty and Staff Share Their Stories
That students with learning differences grow up to become educators should come as no surprise. Many adults with learning differences reference their educational journey with inspiring them to become educators. The same is true for current Gaynor faculty and staff members. In celebration of Learning Difference Awareness Month, we asked for volunteers to share their experiences with learning differences, and what advice they might give to current Gaynor students and parents.