Seely Place

Elementary School

Here are our old messages from the 2019-2020 school year!

July 1

Check out the new video from Ms. Feuerstein and Ms. Huang!

IMG_5518.mov

June 17

What a truly unforgettable 2019-2020 school year! We wish we could be together on this last day of school. We are looking forward to seeing you in September (or at the optional virtual Social Justice Book Clubs). Have a wonderful summer, Seely!

June 16

During our car parade last week, our students decorated their cars. It was so cool to see! One family shared this photo and message with us, and we were so touched by the sentiment, that we want to share it with you. Enjoy!

June 15

Check out this powerful piece of art by Ben, a Seely Place fourth grade student.

June 12

Congratulations to our Seely Place Class of 2020!

June 11

Tomorrow, our sixth graders are moving up! It's time to celebrate!

Photo: NPR

June 10

Have you recently started a book that you can't put down?

Please email us your book title and we will create a list of all of our Seely favorites. We hope we can recommend a new book for you to enjoy this summer. Happy Reading!

June 9

Enjoy this performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by the Southeast Symphony Orchestra and Voices of Southeast. You can learn more about the history of this song by visiting this PBS link. (Thank you to Ms. Robinson-Chen for sharing this link with us.)

June 8

We saw many members of the Seely Place and Edgemont community at the Scarsdale Vigil for George Floyd and Victims of Police Brutality. Thank you to all those who came together to listen in the spirit of justice and solidarity.

June 5

One way to teach your children about racism is through books. Here is one such book. Here is a list of anti-racism books from the New York Times.

June 4

Read Songs of Summer. Try to move to the rhythm of the words. Can you jig for joy like a ladybug? Can you tap your feet like a caterpillar? Can you buzz like a bumblebee?

Please send us a photo of any art that this poem inspires you to create. We will update this post with your photos!

Songs of Summer

Crickets begin their magical tune.

Ladybugs jig for the joy of June.

Dragonflies dance as they dart by,

Their whirring wings sing a lullaby.

Bumblebees buzz a melody sweet.

Caterpillars tap their many feet.

Oh, happy hearts beat just like drummers

as June brings on the songs of Summer.

By: Jodi Simpson, Scholastic

June 3

Please see the message linked here from the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Victoria Kniewel.

June 2

Soon our sixth grade students will 'move up'. Here is our moving up 'teaser' in celebration of the upcoming moving up ceremony.

June 1

It's the first day of June! Have a great day!

May 29

Our fourth grade students participated in the "High Flying Flag" Steam project. Their challenge for the week was to build the tallest freestanding flagpole for the American flag. Enjoy these photos.

May 28

Proud of our Seely Place third and fifth grade students of their Rube Goldberg project. Check out their project!

May 27

Calling All Seely Artists! Art projects are ready to be picked up by the back doors of the Art Room.

May 26

Check out our newest Seely Place montage of learning from home!

May 22

To our Seely Place community members who have served in the military, we thank you for your service. Happy Memorial Day to our Seely Place family! Here are some special photos from "Take a Vet" to school day in November.

May 21

Congratulations to Seely Place and Greenville for once again being recognized as a Gold Star school by #NoPlaceforHate. We are proud of our students for their work during this past school year. Our school is a No Place for Hate school!

May 20

More photos from in and around Seely Place. Today we are looking at our Kindergarten classrooms during distance learning.

May 19

Another great video of Art at Home from our art teacher, Mrs. Kilcoyne!

May 18

Did you see the video from last week of Ms. Feuerstein touring Seely Place? If not, check out the video below!

May 15

Ms. Feuerstein made a morning announcement today, but it just wasn't the same.

May 14

Take a look at our classrooms as our teachers are busy cleaning and organizing.

May 13

Seely Place has been busy with school supply pickup and classroom cleanup. The strangest part is that the classrooms look like time has stopped in the middle of instruction and the hallways are so quiet. We really miss our Seely students.

May 12

A message from the Edgemont Elementary PTA:

We had an overwhelming response to our Teacher Appreciation Week video hug request, and sent over 400 hugs to our teachers! Thanks to our teachers and staff for all they've done for our students, both in the classroom and online, and thanks to all of you who submitted! To see the video, grab the beverage of your choice, snuggle up on the couch, click here, and enjoy!

Photo Credit: HRM

May 11

What does your world look like now? The Hudson River Museum is organizing Outside My Window: A Virtual Community Exhibition. HRM wants to see the world from students’ perspective, one window at a time. Students can Make a picture—a photograph, a sketch, a drawing, a painting—or write a short poem or prose piece about what you can see outside your window or on a walk.

Students can share one original artwork —a photograph, a sketch, a drawing, a painting—or write a short poem or prose piece about what you can see outside your window or on a walk... By expressing what we see outside through words or pictures, we communicate what we are feeling inside. That is the power of art.

Please email your artwork to Mrs. Huang (jhuang@edgemont.org) and/or Mrs. Feuerstein (efeuerstein@edgemont.org) by May 18th.

Please note: 1) Poem/Prose should not exceed 600 characters, and 2) Photographs must be submitted in .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format, at least 2,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB.

May 8

Last week we celebrated Seely Spirit Week. Enjoy this video of the amazing school spirit from our students!

May 7

Our first round of student supplies pickup is complete! Thank you to our first grade team!

May 6

Ms. Kilcoyne put together a video of the 'Art at Home' work our students are completing. We hope you enjoy it!

May 5

Ms. Feuerstein went to Seely Place today. The building was empty and the hallways are quiet.

May 4

On Friday, Governor Cuomo announced school will be closed for the rest of the year. In preparation of this announcement, our faculty and staff made this video for the Seely community.

May 1

Today is 'SMILE' day for Spirit Week. Take a family photo and share it with your Seely family. Here is Ms. Feuerstein with her family during our Covid-19 Shelter in Place photo for the day. Have a great weekend!

April 30

We love your photos of Seely Spirit! Please keep them coming!

April 29

Wacky Hair day! Our teachers and administrators are having fun with this, are you?

April 28, 2020

Today is a beautiful day outside. Why not check out one of these awesome family hikes? If you take a hike, send us a photo. We would love to see it!

It's School Spirit Week! Today is Pajama Day!

We may not all be together at Seely Place but our school spirit is ALWAYS with us!

April 24

You can make a difference every day to take care of our Earth! Here are a few more resources for you to explore to celebrate and learn more about our amazing world:

Click here to check out National Geographic. You can see a neighborhood safari, learn from animal experts, and try activities to explore our amazing world.

Click here to check out the National Park Service. Did you know you can earn your Junior Park Ranger badge from home? You can also learn more about the night skies, the underwater world, and archaeology.

Click here to learn more about dolphins from Disneynature+. Learn about Echo the dolphin, his family and the coral reef that he calls home.

April 23

Did you know that Carlsbad Canyons in New Mexico contains over 119 caves that were formed when sulphuric acid dissolved limestone? Left in its wake as caves of all shapes and sizes. Explores ancient sea ledges and dive into rocky canyons. Human activity had been present here from prehistoric people to the American Indians. Check it out here!

April 22

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! Let's read the Planet Earth Pledge and think of ways we can help the environment. By making a change yourself, you can encourage others to do so as well. For example, you can help sort recyclables (such as food cartons, scrap paper, and cardboard boxes) and save electricity by turning off lights and devices when they are not in use. To learn more, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has created a special list of resources and activities. (Thank you to our PTA Earth Day Chairs, Mrs. Amy Foote and Mrs. Anastasia DeMaio, for their recommendations.)

Here is another fun craft activity to do for Earth Day!

April 21

Let's go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt! Learn about what lives and grows in your neighborhood by going on a nature scavenger hunt around your home. What types of flowers and trees do you see? Gather up some examples of what you find - twigs, leaves, pine cones, rocks and seeds. Do you know where each item comes from and what it’s role is in the world? How are some items similar and different? How do they feel? How do they smell? You can use this list or create your own list for your hunt. Have fun exploring!

April 20

In honor of Earth Day this Thursday, we'd like to share an optional outdoor activity each day this week. Let's go on a Rainbow Color Hunt! (Please click this link for more information.) Nature is full of amazing colors and see if you can spot something red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink and brown. Please feel free to share any photos from your rainbow color hunt with Mrs. Feuerstein or Mrs. Huang.

IMG_8926.MOV

April 17, 2020

A Poem in Honor of National Poetry month read by our second grade student, Natalie.

April 16

Seely Place, this morning, with all of its beauty. We miss the building; but, we miss the people who teach and learn inside even more!

April 15, 2020

A Poem in Honor of National Poetry month by our third grade student Sahana

I Miss Seely by Sahana

April 14, 2020

A poem read by Mrs. Huang. Have a colorful day!

April 13, 2020

We are sharing our "Sending Peace, Love, and Seely" slideshow that includes notes of thanks and encouragement to all those working at the frontlines.

April 10

A Poem read by Mrs. Feuerstein. Mrs. Feuerstein's father used to read to her Shel Silverstein when she was a little girl. In this video, she shares one of her favorite Shel Silverstein poems with you!

April 9

A Message from Mrs. Feuerstein

April 8

Today was the Seely Place Car Parade and we are still smiling from ear to ear. It was so wonderful to see so many people today. We miss you so much!

April 7

Ms. Feuerstein and her daughters participated in the Getty Challenge. Have you tried it?

April 6

Your Seely Place Teacher Aides Miss you!

April 3

7 months since the first day of school

April 4 will mark seven months since the first day of the 2019-2020 school year. Who would have thought we would spend so many days schooling from home? In honor of this milestone, we are sharing the slideshow from the first day of school. We hope you enjoy it!