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Fifth graders from Ms. Gomez's class in Ms. Nabakooza's art room explored the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Their challenge was to reimagine the famous Mona Lisa using pencil for sketching and watercolor paints for color.
Their challenge was to reimagine the famous Mona Lisa using pencil for sketching and watercolor paints for color.
Check out these amazing 3D paper stars created by our 8th grade students! This week, they'll be applying their art math skills by experimenting with patterns and scaling up (or down) these stellar designs. Great job, students!
REMINDER: Santa pictures are happening tomorrow, December 3rd! 📸 Remember to send in payment with your student and ensure they wear their best outfit for the camera.
What a fantastic half-day at Truman School today! Our amazing Specials teachers organized a fun-filled half-day Tiger Play for all our students!
Everyone enjoyed rotating through awesome activities, including:
Arts & Crafts: Creative projects for every grade level!
Games: Tons of active and brain-challenging fun!
Stand Concessions: Delicious snacks to fuel the fun!
It was wonderful seeing every student smiling and enjoying the activities put together by our dedicated Specials teachers! We love our Truman community!
Everyone enjoyed rotating through awesome activities, including:
Arts & Crafts: Creative projects for every grade level!
Games: Tons of active and brain-challenging fun!
Stand Concessions: Delicious snacks to fuel the fun!
It was wonderful seeing every student smiling and enjoying the activities put together by our dedicated Specials teachers! We love our Truman community!
Check out the awesome work from Ms. Nabakooza's 8th graders!
After learning about Frida Kahlo and her famous Casa Azul, students designed incredible 3D models showing what they imagine would be in her modern studio.
They combined history, culture, and imaginative design to bring Frida's world to life! Huge kudos!
After learning about Frida Kahlo and her famous Casa Azul, students designed incredible 3D models showing what they imagine would be in her modern studio.
They combined history, culture, and imaginative design to bring Frida's world to life! Huge kudos!
What an amazing day!
Ms. Stockton and Ms. Marchitto's classes brought the wonderful book, "Balloons Over Broadway," to life last Wednesday! They showed off their incredible, student-made parade floats (balloons) in a quick parade behind the cafeteria.
Students from all over Truman School came out to cheer them on! It was a truly amazing way to celebrate their creativity and the joy of reading!
The 1st graders at Mrs. Marchitto´s room were total rock stars today for Math in Action! They didn't just make fruit kabobs—they were math magicians!
The rules were tricky:
Exactly 10 pieces (no more, no less! 🤯)
Must use 3+ different fruits
Every single one had to be different from their friends'!
They used awesome counting and thinking skills to build their sweet, unique snacks.
The rules were tricky:
Exactly 10 pieces (no more, no less! 🤯)
Must use 3+ different fruits
Every single one had to be different from their friends'!
They used awesome counting and thinking skills to build their sweet, unique snacks.
Half Day Tiger Play
Take a look at the activities that will be developed by Specials teachers to celebrate the Half-day Tiger play! on Wednesday, November 23rd.
Yesterday's Awards Ceremony was a huge success! We celebrated students for outstanding improvements across all subjects:
Reading, Writing, & Math
Science & Social Studies
We also recognized students who embody the Truman Values and those who achieved Perfect Attendance!
We are so proud of your dedication and growth. Keep shining, scholars!
Reading, Writing, & Math
Science & Social Studies
We also recognized students who embody the Truman Values and those who achieved Perfect Attendance!
We are so proud of your dedication and growth. Keep shining, scholars!
First grade students at Mrs. Rosario's room have been learning about the importance of community. They worked together to create a colorful mural that shows what community means to them. Their creativity and teamwork made a wonderful display of collaboration and caring!
Check out the amazing work from two rockstar 3rd graders in Ms. Brown’s class! 🤩
They recently hit up the YUAG (Yale University Art Gallery) and got totally inspired by Joseph Stella’s wild painting, Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras!
They brought that same electric color and dynamic movement back to the classroom, creating their own awesome versions. They definitely won the "Battle of Lights" with these renditions!
Way to go, artists!
Our K-2 artists made magic with their Soot Sprite project, inspired by Miyazaki! They focused on simple shapes and textures to create these adorable, fuzzy characters.
The younger students especially had fun adding their own personalities to the sprites, and in true Truman fashion, the “67” meme made its appearance again. It’s always hilarious to see how internet culture sneaks into their creative choices.
You can find more information about the project on this link: Project
Huge shoutout to the 7th and 8th graders in Ms. Villa's art room! They absolutely crushed their Nicho Diorama project.
A Nicho is a little shadowbox altar, and these students used them to showcase their personal stories, favorite hobbies, and amazing creativity in 3D!
They learned about cultural art while making awesome mini-worlds. The final pieces are full of color, depth, and personality.
Our young scientists in Mrs. Perez-Estrada's class are mastering STEM concepts! They ran a hands-on experiment, using cups to model how the Earth's surfaces (like soil vs. water) heat up and cool down at different rates. This skill is key to understanding global weather and wind patterns!
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FAMILES: WE NEED EVERY FAMILY TO COME AMD PICK UP THEIR KIDS AS THERE IS NO BUS SERVICE TODAY AT 2:50. PLEASE, COME TO SCHOOL DURING DISMISSAL TIME TO PICK UP YOUR KID AT TRUMAN SCHOOL.
Our amazing group of 3rd graders, including both bilingual and regular students, had an inspiring day at the Yale University Art Gallery!
Students explored the museum on a guided tour, discovering art in new ways by closely examining paintings and sculptures, focusing on colors, shapes, and form.
The best part? They became artists themselves! Through fun, hands-on activities, students created their own incredible art collages using felt , putting their artistic observations into practice. A fantastic day of creative learning!
Thanks to the Education Department at #yaleartgallery for organizing the trip for our students.
3rd grade students at Mrs Pasan's room aren't just memorizing facts—they're building a deep understanding of multiplication by creating Arrays Puzzles!
This activity requires them to connect different representations:
Visual Arrays (rows \times columns)
Repetitive Sums (equal groups/skip counting) and
Formal Equations
By successfully linking these pieces, they show they know exactly how multiplication can be represented.
This activity requires them to connect different representations:
Visual Arrays (rows \times columns)
Repetitive Sums (equal groups/skip counting) and
Formal Equations
By successfully linking these pieces, they show they know exactly how multiplication can be represented.
We're thrilled to show off the incredible work being done in Mr. Reed's Math & Soccer Afterschool Program!
This program isn't just a simple mix of two subjects; it's a dynamic experience where hard work in math class is followed by tactical soccer practice, culminating in exciting Friday games.
A Huge Win Last Friday! We are incredibly proud to announce that the team won their last match with a score of 3-2! They demonstrated outstanding teamwork and collaboration. Great job, Mathletes!
Next Game Alert! Come cheer them on as they hit the field again!
Date: Tuesday, November 21st
Time: 3:00 PM (right after school!)
Head out and cheer them on—they've earned it!
This week in science, we've done some really fun labs. The seventh grade is exploring light raise refraction reflection and what makes rainbows. Eighth grade is testing forces motion, energy by building roller coasters with different challenges.
Our Truman Tigers are becoming Dragon Masters in grades 2-5 by building their math fact fluency. When they collect four dragons during each week they get their name posted on our Dragon Master Bulletin Board. Don't forget to ask your student if they chose a dragon tattoo or a dragon figure. Keep collecting those dragons!!!