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On February 15, Gaynor’s Silver Cluster students were joined by two STEAM educators from the Brooklyn Robot Foundry for a Wiggle-Bot Workshop! Students assembled and decorated their very own robot to take home with them at the end of the day.

Introducing: the StarLab! Donated to us from the Liberty Science Center, the StarLab is an exciting new tool in the Gaynor science department’s collection. 

This year’s Day of Service took place at the God’s Love We Deliver headquarters on January 28. Members of the Gaynor community decorated Valentine’s Day cards to be packaged with socks into gift bags for God’s Love clients!

In the Upper Division music classes, students aren’t just learning how to play music, but how to compose it! The students have been working on various projects using online music creation platforms such as Chrome Music Lab and Soundtrap to express their creativity and find their own sound.

This year, the Winter Concerts were held on December 20 and 21! The students sang songs and performed skits about belonging and kindness.

The second Breakfast My Way of the school year was held on December 13, as a celebration of Hanukkah! The speakers included hosts Daniella and Adam Pally and Sindy Liben, as well as two students from the Blue Cluster Jewish Affinity Group.

The 2023 Book Fair, in partnership with McNally Jackson Books, was a great success!

This week we welcomed authors Shari Harpaz and Karina Yan Glaser to visit Gaynor and speak about the books they’ve written, what the writing process is like, and answer student questions.

The first Breakfast My Way of the year was held on October 25 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Hosted by Mina Newsman, the breakfast featured a menu of empanadas, conchas, and toasted hot chocolate.

Over the past few weeks, Room 701 has been busy learning, creating, and collaborating on various history projects. They’ve learned geographic terms, created 3-D maps of Ancient Greece, made timelines, and excavated gems out of clay tablets.