PKS Reads

Let's Help Scott

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:05:14 +0000

Scott is a valued volunteer in our school who faces discrimination because of his handicap. Give a listen to hear what you can do to help Scott.

Greek Agora 2008

Susan Holtzworth — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:56:42 +0000

Take a look and listen to this fantastic celebration of Greek culture, presented by our 3rd grade students. Ooompa!!

January Poem

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:40:40 +0000

Listen to Ms. Dionne's student recite their monthly poem.

Simple Machines

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:51:59 +0000

Mr. Enright's science students explore simple machines out on the playground. Students learn they can do amazing things with a little help from science.

Halloween Stories

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:51:23 +0000

Listen to these scary stories Ms. Given's students shared on October 31st. By practicing the stories several times, students improved their fluency and scared their classmates! What a great way to promote reading and have fun doing it!

All By Myself

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:54:18 +0000

Listen to readers in Ms. Kurkowski's class tell the tale of the little red hen, who did things all by herself!

Caveman Rap

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:01:54 +0000

Listen to the 3rd grade clans perform an originial rap written and directed by Mrs. G, their music teacher.

The Legend of Slappy Hooper

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:34:35 +0000

Ms. Given's 5th grade class performs this delightful readers theater. Not only is it a great tall tale but is also serves to improve fluency. Keep up the good work!

S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:27:45 +0000

Ms. Patterson's middle school student use Scrabble as a way to increase their vocabulary, improve their spelling and make learning fun. Watch them as they play and learn!

Geography Rocks

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:55:35 +0000

Sixth grade students in Ms. Brown's social studies class share what they have learned about geography in these original raps.

The Shape Dancer

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:38:59 +0000

Join our youngest PKS Panthers as they perform the Shape Dance. What a fun way for our pre-K students to learn shapes!

September Poem

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:13:39 +0000

Listen to Ms. Dionne's first grade class as they recite their monthly poem.

The First Day of School

Susan Holtzworth — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:56:43 +0000

Ms. Clarke's class starts off the new school year with a great poem by Kenn Nesbitt called "I Can't Wait for Summer". Enjoy this great group of new 4th graders as they practice their fluency with their poem of the week.

Save Our Mangroves

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:27:07 +0000

Give a listen to Ms. Clarke's 4th grade class as they perform an original readers' theater based on the book "The Sea, The Storm, And The Mangrove Tangle". After reading the book, Ms. Clarke's students worked together to write their own script and performed their creation at this year's Science Expo. Good job, students!

Get Ready For Kindergarten

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:49:12 +0000

Listen to the sage advise from Ms. Greene's kindergartners on what new kindergartners at PKS can expect. Incoming students were invited to a fun day of skits, songs, and bus rides at this year's Kindergarten Round-Up.

A Wild Day

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:01:46 +0000

Come visit the John "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge in this creative Readers' Theater by Ms. Bence's 3rd grade Read 180 class.

Ms. Bence's Readers' Theater

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:45:30 +0000

Watch this cute production by several of Ms. Bence's Read 180 students. Students practice their parts for several days, then perform their script for the class. Readers' Theater improves their fluency, as you can see and hear!

It's Greek To Me!

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:57:05 +0000

Third graders culminate their study of Ancient Greece with the Greek Agora. Come visit their ancient Greek marketplace and spend your gold coins on some real treasures.

Shark Attack

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:40:52 +0000

Watch this original movie made by Ms. Mesa's second grade class. In computer lab, they created drawings of sharks that they have researched. Each child then added a fact about their shark. Check out their final project!

The 3 Little Pigs

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:02:52 +0000

Watch our little pre-kindergarten student present their rendition of the classic story, The 3 Little Pigs! Who knows which one of them may turn out to be a famous actor or actress!

Family Reading Night at PKS

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:12:12 +0000

Surrender to books and join our crew of pirates as they read with parents, staff and middle school crew. We had a full boat and our little pirates read a treasure chest full of books. Peer through the spyglass and aim your eyes on these young readers.

Rocks! Rocks! Rocks!

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:02:47 +0000

Welcome to the wonderful world of rocks. Listen to Ms. Hoffman's 3rd grade rockhounds perform a readers' theater based on their study of geology.

Music in Poetry

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:32:21 +0000

Music is poetry and in Ms. Z's class, students analyzed and discussed the elements of poetry in songs of their choice. In addition, students created worksheets for their classmates to complete based on the elements of the song. Listen in on this great lesson!

Poem of the Week

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:27:22 +0000

This week's posting features Ms. Clarke's class reading their poem for the week, Belinda Brooks Loved Library Books. These 4th grade students study a poem every week and practice reading aloud to improve their fluency. The children enjoy this activity and it helps them appreciate poetry and become more fluent readers!

Ms. Bence's Students Delay Beditime!

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:30:33 +0000

Join Ms. Bence's Read 180 students as they practice their fluency by reading aloud the poem, How to Delay Your Bedtime. The class reads a poem every day to improve their fluency. This was only their second day practicing this poem! Great Job Students!!

PKS at the Wyland Wall

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:23:11 +0000

Students at PKS had the unique opportunity to watch Wyland paint his final Whaling Wall in the United States. Mr. Wyland worked with the students as they painted a variety of sea life critters. These critters will be part of another project, 100 miles of Fish! PKS and all the people in the Keys thank Mr. Wyland and the Wyland Foundation for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

February Poem

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:07:32 +0000

Each month Ms. Dionne's first grade class learns one of Maurice Sendak's poems. Listen in as they share their February poem with us.

Kindergarten Readers

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:46:14 +0000

Watch Ms. Green's kindergarten students 'read the room'. Reading the room is a strategy often used in the primary grades to help students become more fluent. The more students read and reread, the more fluent they become. Ms. Green's students did a great job! Listen to the wonderful progress they have made.

Where in the Keys are we?

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:50:05 +0000

Watch Mr. Enright's students try to find their way around PKS using their knowledge of latitude and longitude and the help of a handheld GPS device.

Sing Like An Egyptian

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:58:27 +0000

Take a trip back in time to Egypt with our 3rd graders as they sing the secrets of King Tut.

Eyeballs For Sale!

Susan Holtzworth — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:18:02 +0000

GIve a listen to Ms. Milchman's second graders reading Eyeballs For Sale, by Jack Prelutsky. Can you see all the eyes at PKS!!!

$$$ Making Change $$$

Susan Holtzworth — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:01:44 +0000

Enjoy Mrs. Carter's third grade students as they learn how to make change in this cute little math jingle.

Feet, Feet, Feet!

Susan Holtzworth — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:07:10 +0000

Hear some of Mrs. Foote's students, reading The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. Look at all the feet at PKS!!