Old Fly Marsh:
Old Fly Marsh Field Trip
The fifth graders traveled to Old Fly Marsh in Fabius on Friday for a field trip to study the ecology of a marsh. Mr. Jack Gramlich, and his friend John, led student groups on tours of the marsh. Students learned about the importance of wetlands to our area, as well as the history of the marsh. There was a discussion of the impact of invasive species (phragmites) on the marsh ecosystem. Students were also able to experience firsthand the large impact the beaver colony in the marsh is having in flooding the trails. One of this year’s groups was able to see an active paper wasp nest. Another group was able see the migrating geese come in for a landing at the marsh, where they would spend the day resting and feeding before ...
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Number Scrolls at 1st grade:
Reaching 10,000
One of the rites of passage in the first grade is working on the number scroll. It starts with a sheet with a 10 x 10 grid and the students begin writing their numbers. When complete, it is attached to a cardboard tube and the next sheet begins at 101. The goal was to finish one sheet per week and keep adding it to the previous sheet.
A parent once inquired why we would do such a thing as it seemed monotonous. It was a fair question and upon consideration, three purposes / goals were solidified. First, it builds number sense by witnessing the numbers grow by one more and seeing the consistent patterns of our base-10 number system. Secondly, it helps develop those fine motor skills and neatness. Lastly, it demonstrates ...
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2018 Art Recognition:
2018 Art Student Recognition
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 the Board of Education honored student artwork at their meeting. Artwork was showcased from Kindergarten to twelfth grade. Mrs. Lindsley-Barton, Ms. Ashman, and Mr. Hyatt announced each student and their award. The students showed the board members their artwork. The Board of Education president, Mr. Neugebauer presented each student with a certificate.
NYSATA Student Art - Naturally, Beaver Lake Nature Center, April 2018
Colden Kreilach – 1st Grade
Marin Apgar – 3rd Grade
Sophie McMahon – 3rd Grade
Ava Lee – 4th Grade
Timothy Barnum – 4th Grade
Payton Taylor – 5th Grade
NYSATA Legislative Student Art Exhibition, ...
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5th graders go to Albany:
The fifth grade students went on a field trip to Albany, NY on May 3, 2018 to tour the capitol building and museum. This is a great field trip to support 4th and 5th grade Social Studies curriculum. Our students have traveled to Albany for the past three years.
At the June 5th Board of Education meeting, Carson Edwards, Emma Kadlubowski, and Siriah Walser present to the board members their experience. The students talked about the tour of the NY State Capitol building and the architecture of the building. The Corning Tower and the 360 degree views of Albany and the Hudson River from the top.
Lastly, the students talked about their visit the NY State museum. The museum covers many aspects of New York State history, including: ...
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Agriculture/Dairy after school Cluster:
Agriculture/Dairy after school Cluster
Six students in 3rd and 4th grade had the opportunity to be part of the first Agriculture/Dairy after school Cluster, put on the by the Onondaga County Dairy Promotions Team. Students met each week with 2nd Alternate NYS Dairy Princess, Zoie Skinner, a junior at FP, and several local Dairy Ambassadors (Cassandra Wilbur, Maddy Haaf, Isabella Esposito, Sasha Lelakowski, Isabella Loomis & Ruth Siau).
The students learned to identify dairy products and then learned about the 9 essential nutrients in milk and what they do for their body. They also got to see pictures of the red & white Holstein calf that they adopted and learned about her growth each week. (They named her Fireball!)
The next week the students went ...
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7th grade visits the Farmer's museum in Cooperstown:
The seventh grade took a field trip to the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown, NY on Thursday, March 22. The students participated in a workshop program on life in the 1800’s. Each student had an opportunity to work with an artisan at two different workshops to make something that was part of everyday rural life. This was a wonderful hands-on experience that gave the students a window into the daily life of people in central New York in the 1840's.
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Read Across America:
Read Across America Week
March 2 - 9 was Read Across America Week at the elementary school. This year, we started our celebration with our traditional birthday cake for Dr. Seuss, baked by our wonderful cafeteria staff and decorated by Mr. Sims.
We spent the week doing DEAR, or Drop Everything And Read time. DEAR is a 20 minute block announced at a different time every day, when everyone in the building - faculty, staff, and students - drops whatever they’re doing to read. Students love this special time when everyone curls up with a good book.
We also had a home reading challenge, with the students who read the most minutes for the week receiving a Barnes and Noble gift card, courtesy of APTS.
Congratulations to everyone ...
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Hour of Code:
On Friday, December 8th, the 5th grade students participated in Hour of Code. The day before, the students watched a 5 minute video titled “Computer Science is Changing Everything.” The video showed all the ways computer science is incorporated into our lives and the different professions it impacts.
The morning of Hour of Code, the students came in excited for the opportunity to participate! Each student used a Google Chromebook and had the choice of using Tynker for Kids, Hour of Code activities from Hourofcode.org and/or Scratch. The students coded within a variety of lessons and created many different projects. In Tech Literacy class, the students will continue to complete coding activities through the remainder of the year.
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FP Chess Wins at CS Drive Middle School:
FP Chess Wins at CS Drive Middle School
Chess has continued to thrive at the Fabius Pompey Middle-High School Library. Chess Board are available during any point in the day and the Chess Cart a common fixture in the lunchroom. Fabius Pompey has a long tradition of Chess and we are excited to inspire a new generation of chess players.
Photo (L-R)
Row 1: Walter Kirkeby, Wyatt Drexler, Will Skeval, Carlina Wallace, Blake Masters Row 2: Mason Wagner, David Eldridge, Nicholas Skeval, Jackson Breed, Grayson Wallace
We have beginners to advanced players - all are welcome to play from 4th grade to 12th grade and beyond. We have ...
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Teen Institute’s Heart of NY conference 2017:
This year at Teen Institute’s Heart of NY conference 2017 the TI students did a fantastic job. Tyler Gorman was a returning Senior Youth Staff and Karley Whalen and Jeremy Skeele were Junior Youth Staff. Together with youth from 21 other schools or regions they created and executed one of the biggest events in TI history! We had 7 participants this year who learned about advocacy for a substance-free school and community, public service and leadership. These participants, Megan Gagnier, Danielle McAndrew, Rachel McAndrew, Brooke Moll, Ashley Osborn, Hannah Warner, and Caleb Pitts were able to meet other student leaders from over 25 different high schools in NY. Our FP TI group plans on hosting some events with Elementary students and the Middle-High School students to promote ...
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Terry Lindsley-Barton honored at the 2017 New York State Art Teachers Association conference:
Terry Lindsley-Barton honored at the New York State Art Teachers Association Conference
Terry Lindsley-Barton, Fabius-Pompey Elementary Art Teacher has been chosen as a recipient of the New York State Art Teachers Association Raymond C. Henry Award. The Raymond C. Henry Award is given in honor of the lifelong contributions of Raymond C. Henry. A grant of $500.00 is awarded to an individual NYSATA member to aid in the development and completion of a specialized art education project.
Terry’s project was on Antoni Gaudi’s architecture and his emphasis on nature. This project will enable Terry to introduce elementary students to the architectural concepts and vocabulary through the study Antoni Gaudi’s architecture. Students will learn ...
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3rd grade Outreach Field Trip:
3rd Grade Field Trip to the Food Pantry
By: Adelina Kindon/3-Goodfellow
On Thursday November 9th, the third graders had a fantastic time at the food pantry. The most important thing the food pantry does is give away food to people who don’t have enough. We learned that the dates on certain food are just a guide to use, because it can last five years after that date. Next, we put the food from the school on the shelves. Finally, we talked about the food that’s okay for students to bring. All the third graders hope to go back next year!
Field Trip to Community Center
By: Sarah Rossi/3-Ward
The field trip to the Community Center was very fun! First, all the third graders got to carry one or two ...
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Public Speaking Class reads to Elementary Students:
Public Speaking is an elective offered at the high school level for students who want to improve their confidence while speaking in front of a group. The elective is based around practicing the skill of speaking as much as possible to build a student’s courage and self-assurance. We focus heavily on variations in pacing and pitch, the importance of pause, the necessity of genuine eye contact, the need for enthusiasm and expression, and changes in volume, tone, and inflection. In this class the motto is: “It is about the audience, not the speaker”.
In order to instill that motto into the students early in the semester, we start the semester off reading children’s books to the class. I tell them: “Ham it up! Kids will not sit if they ...
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Teen Institute Shares a Sweet Message:
Teen Institute members wanted to give a message to the elementary students about having a safe and fun Halloween. They visited each class, introduced themselves and gave the younger students a piece of candy with a message attached. The TI students had an opportunity to role model positive, safe behavior while sharing a sweet treat.
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Math Night:
On Thursday night, October 12th, the Elementary School cafeteria was the place to be. Parents and siblings of elementary students joined in on math games set up around the cafeteria and explored games on iPads set up in Mrs. Apgar’s room. Students enjoyed teaching their parents some of the math games they play in school and they learned some new ones as well. They also got a chance to read books with math themes. Dice were rolling, cards were flipping, game pieces were being moved around boards and brains were thinking about best strategies and math concepts they have been learning. The winner of the pumpkin weight estimation was Kinsley Dewhirst and the winner of the candy estimation jar was Carter Warren. So many math skills can be taught ...
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5th grade field trip to Old Fly Marsh:
The 5th graders traveled to Old Fly Marsh on Friday, September 29. They have been studying wetland ecosystems and related topics, the value of wetlands, the destruction of wetlands. This science unit will also cover the use of magnification tools, including the compound microscope and types of one-celled organisms. Students will culminate this by studying the water and microscopic organisms from Old Fly Marsh.
The field trip was guided by wildlife biologist, Jack Gramlich, and his friend Dave. Students took two different tours of the marsh. One tour focused on discussing the ecosystem within the marsh itself, as well as the surrounding lowland and upland areas. The students were able to make real-life, local connections to the content ...
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Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged 2017:
September 27th one of our elementary school athletes and twelve eighth grade volunteers traveled to the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged which were held at the CNY Family Sports Centre in Syracuse. Our athlete participated in the adaptive games while our eighth grade volunteers manned the various stations of adapted sports. Student athletes from many school districts in the county participated. Thanks to the Fabius-Pompey APTS and the Fabius-Pompey elementary school faculty and staff for providing all the juice boxes for the three hundred athletes, aides and volunteers. The day is an exceptional day of fun for all.
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Section Three Scholar Athletes 2017-18:
On Monday, June 12 Section 3 Athletics hosted their 29th Annual Scholar Athlete Dinner at SRC Arena on the OCC campus. Over 80 schools sent their best and brightest male and female student-athlete to represent their home district. Fabius-Pompey was well represented by Maria Scheibel (soccer/golf) and Adrian Vilardi (soccer/basketball/golf). Vilardi was one of 4 athletes in the entire section to receive the top scholar athlete award from Coca-Cola along with a $500 scholarship.
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Brian Holeck Wraps Up Historic Season for F-P Track:
Brian Holeck Wraps Up Historic Season for F-P Track
Senior Brian Holeck competed in the Section III New York State Qualifier meet on Friday, June 2nd, putting the finishing touch on one of the best individual seasons in Fabius-Pompey track history.
Brian came into the season with high expectations, and his results this year did not disappoint. Some of the highlights include:
OHSL Patriot League Champion in 1600m
Section III Champion in 1600m
Section III Champion in 3200m
Section III runner-up in 800m
New school record in 1600m - 4:35.36
New school record in 800m - 2:02.2
New school record in the Sprint Medley Relay, running the anchor - 3:57.21
Brian narrowly ...
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