Meadow Pond Elementary School

The finishing touch—putting shoes on the bunched ankles of the scarecrows—made the kindergarteners dissolve into giggles! The students scrambled onto the bench alongside the hay-s...

Antonio pulled an orange pumpkin sticker out of the sensory bin with a smile. Ben showed off the temporary tattoo of a lion on his hand. Mateo carefully put eyes and nose stickers...

Look closely –there are moose cooking in the play kitchen, taking a rest on the beanbag, playing around on the playground, staying out of the way on the painting table. Kindergar...

Creating identity webs with parents and caregivers is a kindergarten tradition at the Pond. Loved ones prompt, then listen, as kindergarteners name what is important to them. Soon...

It’s a big day in Lina Foncello’s kindergarten class. The students are writing independently, applying what they've learned about sounds and letters to spell new words! “Mat,” th...

It’s always a surprise to see what the seasonal new centerpieces are in Meadow Pond’s cafeteria each month. For October, the round tables are set with spider plants, complete with...

In Connie Merritt’s third grade class, school started off with homework - for mom and dad. Students brought a paper home which asked parents to share how their third grader got th...

The season opener at Katonah-Lewisboro Schools was full of good feelings. Superintendent Ray Blanch led the team-building pep rally for all the employees of Katonah-Lewisboro Sch...

The entire third grade wing was filled with foods that students’ families had prepared: Sarma—Albanian stuffed cabbage, risotto Milanese—a creamy rice dish seasoned with saffron, ...

Parents began bouncing babies on their knees and siblings started swinging their feet … it was hard not to, when a third-grade recorder ensemble at Increase Miller Elementary bega...

“Bumblebees have five eyes.” “Ladybugs hibernate together in the winter.” “There are 3,000 different types of dragonflies.” “Fireflies taste terrible to their predators.” Meadow ...

Kindergarteners prepare for precipitation. Third graders ponder penguins molting and elephant matriarchs. Fifth graders consider the concept of entitled in relation to the First A...

“I’m really glad we’re doing this,” said one of the parents to Superintendent Raymond Blanch. “We’re feeling heard.” Others around the table nodded. Feedback like this drove home...

“Sorry, grown-ups! You can't go to school! Only kids and teachers!" the first graders chanted gleefully along with the special guest in Meadow Pond Elementary’s library—the one wi...

From the joys of swapping outgrown Spirit Wear and books to taking a student-run tour of John Jay High School to learn about low-e glass, see on-site solar and feel the breeze of ...

The little cows’ eyes widen as Mrs. Wishy-Washy wheels her scrubbing machine in their direction. An apprehensive riff on the piano accompanies their squeals when she touches the t...

The elementary students were so familiar with what the hungry caterpillar ate on Saturday they could practically say it along with the actors: A piece of chocolate cake, an ice-cr...

“Look!” one of the second graders called, without putting down his binoculars. A flock of Canadian geese flying in "V" formation passed overhead. The chorus of honks quickly disap...

Meadow Pond’s gym hummed with happiness as students decorated colorful classroom banners with pipe cleaners, stickers, markers, streamers, mini pompoms and personalized paper hear...

Having only one book, and rereading it a half-dozen times? A seven-year-old using an ax, alone? A family building their house, by hand? A whole school in one room, and some of the...