End of the Year Backyard Extravaganza

Friday, June 12th, 2015 5:30 to 8:30pm

Middle school kids only!!!!!

Artwork

Oak Man and a Puppy

- Ryan, Empire State Building

Follow That (Red) Nose!

The first ever Red Nose Day in the U.S. , (started in the U.K. over 30 years ago!) was on May 21st, 2015. Wearing a silly red nose raises awareness of poverty in children and young adults. NBC 4 hosted a TV special accepting donations to the cause, with the help of celebrities. Below is a link of the NBC special:

RED NOSE DAY IN THE U.S.A.

Look who's celebrating! 

Ahhh, Spa Day!

On Saturday, I went to I.S. 5 (Beacon). I had fun because you could do your hair (nails, and make-up), and the teachers helped make you look pretty. You get to do your nails any color you want. It was fun. We could also do art with drawing paper, pencils, and markers. That's why it was fun at (Spa Day) at I.S. 5

-
Kristina
Empire State Building

Family Sports Night - January 2015

Parents getting ready to battle!

Half Time! 

We're always happy to serve you.. 

...the specialty is defeat!

Where's the ball?

Family Fun in the Sun

Hi everyone,

Gone are the days of needing a down jacket and slipping on ice. Hellooooooo, flip flops!  New York City is always jam packed with events. Here's a list of family friendly activities to participate in the summer:

Free Summer Outdoor Movies
Free Paddle Boating
Staten Island Ferry
Governor's Island
Randall's Island
Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty




Trees, trees, trees! Check out these websites of NYC parks that have events:

Manhattan
Central Park
Hudson River Park
Bryant Park

Queens
Socrates Sculpture Park
Flushing Meadows Park

Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Prospect Park


For more information and details, visit these websites:
Kid Friendly NYC with Curious George
Mommy and Poppins
Time Out Kids


* Don't forget your sunblock!

Being a Middle School Senior

Being a senior is exciting but upsetting at the same time. It's exciting because there's so many events to look forward to such as prom, senior trip, and graduation. Because we'e graduating, we'll start high school with a clean slate! We're going to miss our friends and teachers. We'll always have our middle school memories...

-Jasmine S., 
Bronx

Poems by Mandy, Empire State Building

 Mandy's Toy Kitten 

Cutelee

Little, Cute

Sleeping, Dancing, Eating

My very favorite toy

Kitten

Spring Comes True
The spring is here. Come out and play.
The flower grows. The green tree blooms.
The bird sings a song. Bees go flying.
The spring day comes and it's nice and cool.

Trip to the Recycling Center

We went to the recycling center and we worked on different (activity) stations to complete our booklet. We saw many pictures of garbage. The garbage piles are sorted into cans, plastic, and glass. Then, we saw a huge machine that does different jobs. The garbage turns into cubes that are sent to factories that can be reused to make new things.

-Maragarita, Manhattan

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Spring Break

On Monday in I.S. Five (Beacon), I had a challenge of monopoly money and we (the kids) needed to find it in the auditorium. In music class, I sang Thinking Out Loud (by Ed Sheeran). On Tuesday, we had a cooking challenge and made pancakes. On Wednesday, we had an obstacle course. Our team was last place because they don't know how to play jump rope and hula hoop. On Thursday, we had an art challenge and I drew a rainbow egg. On Friday, we had an egg hunt and I found two eggs that had jelly beans. On Sunday, I went to the park and played with my friend. I also went to church and learned about the truth. These are all the things I did on Spring Break.

-Ryan Wang,
Empire State Building

PARENTS!!!!!

Reminder:

Spring Fling dance (middle school kids): Friday, May 1st 5:30 - 8 pm

Beacon Hunger Games

Beacon made the biggest move yet on Friday April 24, 2015 : to host The Beacon Hunger Games. Participants of all ages accepted the challenge. Separated into12 teams, or Districts,  and using 3 floors, they had to work as a team to win. Every District consisted of different ages, from 5 to 12 years old. This is what a few of the participants had to disclose:

"The Hunger Games was very fun. My favorite (part) was when we did the maze. It was cool in the dark. My second favorite (part) was the scavenger hunt. I loved the ping pong (challenge).  I loved the Hunger Games." - Alana, Manhattan

"This (past) Friday in Beacon, we had an event called the Hunger Games. One of the (challenges) was a maze, a relay race, and a scavenger hunt. They were all hard and fun." - Christian, Bronx

Art Gala

"I had so much fun at the Art Gala. I bought New York maps, 'Home Sweet Home' post it and keyboard."  -Zayden Statue of Liberty

untitled by Eileen C.