Thank you for supporting our students at the Talent Show last night. We hope you had as much fun as we did cheering on our STARS! It was an all SKILLs event, with every student either performing on stage or helping behind the scenes.
MATH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Students support charities This semester, students from Team 2 commenced their business unit. Students were excited to once again apply what they learned inside the classroom to real world events. While earning money has always been a great motivator, students were driven by a far greater cause: charity. Students discussed issues that were important to them, for one reason or another, then voted on charities that addressed such issues. The next leg of the journey was generating business ideas that were suitable for their current environment. Pelham Bay was the first group to begin with their weekly Bake Sales based on themes they suggested, for their charity Doctors Without Borders. It was also great to see our male students push for more active roles in the kitchen. Caesars Bay will soon kick off their Beverage service to support The ASPCA, while Rockaway Bay will launch their Pop-up Variety Store to support St. Jude’s. Students will apply knowledge about income, expense, profit/loss, target market, fair pricing, advertisements, loans and interest. It is setting up to be a great experience for them as they are not only practicing their math skills but they are also learning how their actions can make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Taste Buds Kitchen
A Unique Culinary Experience for the Flushing Bay Cohort
The students in the Flushing Bay Cohort have been attending cooking classes at The Taste Buds Cooking School which is just a few blocks away. This semester the theme has been Around the World and the students will be making food from all over the globe. Asia was the first stop and the students prepared vegetarian dumplings from scratch by preparing a filling and then wrapping the dumplings. Inspired by Mexico, they recently made churros that were served with chocolate sauce. The students love the experience of working in a professional kitchen just like the ones they have seen on popular cooking shows. Specific skills that they get to practice include: pouring, mixing, measuring and using simple appliances such as a hand mixer. The class takes place on Wednesday afternoons so be sure to check in with your child about what they made and ask them if they have a bag of extra treats from Taste Buds.
Please RSVP for our upcoming workshop at SKILLs! Click hereLet's Get Social!
“Morning at the Museum”- Cooper Hewitt
When: Select Saturdays every other month beginning at 9am Where: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (2 E. 91st Street) Morning at the Museum, Cooper Hewitt’s program for individuals with autism and other cognitive and sensory processing disabilities. This program provides early entrance, pre-visit materials for participating families, a gallery scavenger hunt, design activities, and a “take a break” space. This program is FREE and ope to all ages! Pre-registration is required. To register, email [email protected] or call 917-809-6732
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
March Alumni Events
Intrepid Museum Transportation Exploration March 8th Welcome Center Entrance (2nd Floor) | Pier 86, W 46th St 3:15pm - 5:00pm $15 Click HERE to register Saturday Paint Party (for the CA Musical) March 9th & 16th 10:30am - 12:30pm at Cooke Academy (light snacks will be provided) Click HERE to register SKILLs vs Alumni Basketball (Game 1) @John Jay College March 19th John Jay College | Auxiliary Gym | 524 West 59th Street, 4th Floor 12:00pm - 2:00pm SKILLs vs Alumni Basketball (Game 2)@John Jay College March 29th John Jay College | Auxiliary Gym | 524 West 59th Street, 4th Floor 12:00pm - 2:00pm Comments are closed.
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