VALENTINES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY NEAR AND FAR
A major concept in the fourth-grade social studies curriculum is the states and regions of the United States . Our students asked friends and family members who reside in different regions to reach out with a Valentine ’ s Day Card . The classes received cards from as far away as Japan , California , Texas , and Ohio . Included in those cards were personal notes with inspiration and reflections for the students .
Two special notes were received by the class . One from a former Brentwood Borough teacher , Mrs . Girone , and the other from a former Moore School student , Mike Roberts . As we prepare to embark on the next chapter for the Brentwood Borough School District ’ s elementary schools , it is nice for the students to see that the people who came before them have a lot to share . Mrs . Girone now lives out of state but she took the time to send in a magnet , beautiful hand drawn card , and lengthy letter talking about the interesting facts and daily life in her new home state of Oregon . Mike Roberts , who attended Moore School from 1952 until 1954 shared with the class what life looked like in Brentwood at that time -an excerpt from his letter is included below .
From Mike Roberts . My father was going to Law School at the University of Pittsburgh on the GI Bill after World War II . We lived on Dailey Road in a home that no longer exists . My folks rented the second floor for one year , then the entire home for the next 3 or 4 . It was then a dirt road . My Dad drove a war surplus jeep and also worked at a gas station in Mt . Oliver . I used to walk to school , even at that young age ( Mr . Roberts attended kindergarten through part of second grade ), along Brownsville Road every day . I recall our neighbors across the street raised chickens . I recall when they actually bought a wringer washer , and everyone in the neighborhood went over to look at it ! I also remember being able to stand on Dailey Road and look in the direction of Century 3 Mall , which was not yet built , and seeing the rail cars from the steel mills dumping the “ slag ” over the hill side . It was molten waste from the production of steel , and it lit up the sky like a fiery volcano !
Our students enjoyed reading the cards and notes . As you can see the fourth grade at Moore is a busy place where learning takes all forms . As we get ready to embark on a new building adventure , all of our elementary staff members will get the chance to reflect on the past and look towards the future of education !
rentwood Borough
SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
LIBRARY SPACELIFT BY PAIGE BOEHM
Brentwood High School recently partnered with Penn State University to co-design and remodel the middle / high school library into a new STEM Studio .
The STEM Between Us program at Penn State allows college students who are studying elementary education to connect remotely with students in Western PA to engage in meaningful work on STEM related projects . The gift was generously funded by the Martinson Family Foundation .
“ The first project was funded at a community center in Hazelton which is on the eastern part of the state , and that one is a bit of a different model because it ' s in a community center . They were looking for another site . And so , because we were already partnered with them and they were learning more about our changing population and the way that Brentwood is , and they liked the small walking community features of Brentwood , they decided to put the second site here ,” said Stephanie DeLuca , Coordinator of Curriculum , Instruction , and Professional Development .
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