![Student holds up a paper lantern that says Happy New Year on it.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738002326/saugertiesk12nyus/xhjvspodsxrcxzzbiixi/IMG_7757.jpg","width":2200}])
Riccardi Students Celebrate Cultural Diversity with Lunar New Year Activities!
Grade 4 students at Riccardi Elementary learned all about the holiday in a creative and meaningful way! Nancy Gunn’s class annotated an article about Lunar New Year traditions and created beautiful paper lanterns to decorate the hallway.
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![Students in Grade 1 at Riccardi all made cards and planted flowers to give to their mothers for Mother's Day.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746644574/saugertiesk12nyus/cgitumxgis9yrkq487ri/IMG_9186.jpg","width":2200}])
We intentionally waited a day to post this—because we didn’t want to spoil any surprises for the amazing moms of our Grade 1 students at Riccardi Elementary School!
![Kindergarten students danced the night away during the Small Tall Ball]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746458382/saugertiesk12nyus/zk6qafmpfjqhjgw76hqh/IMG_8937.jpg","width":2200}])
Inspired by Frank J. Sileo’s book "The Small, Tall Ball", the second annual Small Tall Ball at Riccardi Elementary was a night full of joy, dancing, and connection! The event celebrated the idea that families come in all shapes and sizes—and every one is worth celebrating.
![one student holds a flash light pointed at a styrofoam ball which acts like the moon, and then is also pointed at a bigger ball which acts as the earth to show the phases of the moon.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742839073/saugertiesk12nyus/uoxrjmbrdmn7q6jpjbg2/IMG_0747.jpg","width":2200}])
Sometimes it’s a glowing circle in the sky, sometimes it’s a tiny sliver, and sometimes it disappears completely! What’s going on?
![Students hold up a box full of socks that will be donated to the Darmstadt Shelter.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742835622/saugertiesk12nyus/t2vpa0rdod9myyib23mv/IMG_0687.jpg","width":2200}])
The Grade 5 and 6 students in Riccardi Elementary School’s Community Service Club, "Riccardi Lions Roar for Their Community," are making a real difference. These young leaders recently collected boxes full of personal hygiene products and 500 pairs of socks for the Darmstadt Shelter, which provides housing and support for individuals in substance abuse and mental health programs who need a clean and sober living environment.
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