National Junior Honor Society

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Sleepy Hollow Middle School is Feeding Westchester

The Sleepy Hollow Middle School cafeteria was filled to the brim on Wednesday, March 6 as students sorted, weighed, and packed food drive items. The homeroom competition started with a school wide assembly where a representative from Feeding Westchester spoke to our students about food insecurity in our area. Over the course of the 7 week drive, homerooms battled

Brewed For You Joins Forces with the SHMS Food Drive

On Friday, March 1, students in Ms. Doran’s class were treated to hot chocolate as a reward for donating more than 160 items to our middle school food drive! Ms. Doran was so impressed with her class of twelve students that

Mummification

Students got their hands dirty as they helped to mummify the body of the dearly departed Pharaoh Henny (the cornish game hen) in Mrs. Mullin’s social studies classes. Over a six week period, students learned all about Egypt and the mummification process as they participated in the actual process of mummification. The culminating activity of wrapping, preserving and preparing the body for its eternal slumber was presided over by Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead. Students created all of the objects that

Musical Inspiration

Katya Grivena’s fingers danced across the keyboard Feb. 11, as she performed for Sleepy Hollow Middle School students during a mini-concert. The Russian-born musician has completed 18 seasons at Carnegie Hall, traveled across the United States and around the world, but playing at Sleepy Hollow brought her great joy. “I love bringing music to kids,” she said. “The children are still very open to new experiences.”

Crime Scene Investigation

How do you end a unit on the scientific method? By investing a crime scene of course! Mrs. Conjura and Mrs. DeGregorio, science teachers at Sleepy Hollow Middle School, provided the 6th grade Wizard's Physical Science classes with this exciting real world experience. Students were engrossed in the activity as they observed a crime scene that was set up in the classroom. They sketched out the scene and wrote observations about what they saw. Students are excitedly awaiting the results from

Final D.C. Payment

Final Washington D.C. payment of $225 is due before Friday February 08, 2019

Strippoli's Students Take on Teaching!

Mrs. Strippoli's 6th grade students learned about temperature by preparing a lesson on climate change and global warming. Working in small groups, they

Hitting All the Right Notes

“The pictures match the beat of the music.” This is how Mia Jgarkava described what she heard and Observed January 14 during her Exploratory Music class. The eighth-graders watched commercials and portions of podcasts paying special attention to the musical tracks underneath. They also met the musician who created the scores, Composer and Music Producer, Andrew Linn.

Song Writing Workshop

Do you like writing lyrics or composing songe? Mra. DiNome will be hoating workshopa January, February, March&April with professional song writer Nina Oasoff in room 616A 3:00-4:00 All interested see Mrs. DiNome Use Google Classroom Code To sign up rejhaty Sign-up with Mrs DiNome Room 515A First meeting January 23!

Lunch Buddy

“Welcome to Lunch Buddies!” Seventh-grade students received that warm welcome from Special Education teacher Stephanie Castillo as they walked into her classroom. The students have volunteered to be part of the Lunch Buddy program at Sleepy Hollow Middle School. Every other day students from the general education population eat their lunch and then play games with special education students from Ms. Castillo’s and Kelly Whelan’s classes. The program is in its second year.

Social Studies Virtual Reality Trip to the Past

Ever wonder what it’s like to take a trip down the Nile River, or explore the inside of the tomb of a Pharaoh? Well, students in Mrs. Mullin’s social studies class got to experience all this and more - with the help of virtual reality glasses! Through a nearpod virtual reality experience, students were able to

Sleepy Hollow Middle School Food Drive

On Monday, January 7, students attended a school wide assembly where members of Feeding Westchester kicked off our annual food drive. Feeding Westchester’s mission is to end hunger in Westchester County. As the heart of a network of more than 300 partners, they source and distribute food, and other resources, to towns across Westchester helping to

Sleepy Hollow Middle School Participates in Hour of Code

On Friday, December 21, students in all grades participated in Hour of Code during their math classes at SHMS. The Hour of Code is the largest learning event in history. It is an introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics of computer programming and coding. After joining a Google Classroom for their grade levels,

Student Musicians Honored

The Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts Department is proud to have numerous students selected for all county ensembles for grades six through nine. Once again, Sleepy Hollow will host the Pre-Festival Rehearsals for the All-County Chorus. Gail Persad has been working to coordinate this event with the Westchester County School Music Association for the past six years. She has hosted over 300 students from around the County for these rehearsals, showcasing our magnificent facility!

Ms. Lasky Receives Grant to Incorporate Math & Movement

On December 4th, Ms. Lasky's received a grant from the Edith Winthrop Teacher Center to incorporate Math & Movement into her classroom. Math & Movement is a kinesthetic, multi-sensory approach to teaching math that incorporates physical exercise, stretching, cross-body movements, yoga and visually pleasing floor mats designed to encouraged students to practice their math facts. Way to go, Ms. Lasky!

Middle School Plants 1000+ Daffodils

The front entrance of Sleepy Hollow Middle School gained over 1000 new daffodil flowers after a planting Thursday November 29th. Middle School science teachers Mr. Garguilo and Mr. Patierno collaborated with Westover Landscape Design to make this happen. Mr. Garguilo said Thursday, "Westover Landscape Design has been donating daffodils to the school for well over five years. They not only donate the flowers but also their time, energy, and expertise. A crew of

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One School, One Book

On Tuesday, November 13, Sleepy Hollow Middle School kicked off our One Book, One School initiative. Thanks to a generous grant from the Foundation, all of us – all our students, all our teachers, all our staff – will be

Red Hot Chili Peppers

After finishing up our unit on Mesopotamia, we read the epic poem “Lugalbanda, Boy at War”. The kids were so excited to read this story because we studied the epic of Gilgamesh and Lugalbanda is thought to be his father. Their prior knowledge of Mesopotamian culture really brought the story to life! The project included

MS Movie Night

The PTA will be hosting Middle School Movie Night on 11/16. We will be showing Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, rated PG-13. Please sign the attached permission slip and return to the office by Friday 11/16. This movie is for SHMS students only. No student will be allowed in without a signed permission slip. Students and friends who do not attend SHMS will NOT be permitted. Pizza and snacks will be sold prior to the movie. Refreshments will be sold at the conclusion of the film.

Change Bandits during FLEX

Mrs. Sciullo’s FLEX class chose students from different homerooms from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to ask other students during lunch to

Honoring Veterans

On a cloudy fall day, Sleepy Hollow Middle School students showed their support for the men and women who have served our nation by installing 400 American Flags on the middle/high school lawn. Each flag was placed one-by-one into the ground to create a formation similar to Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. It truly is a labor of love.

Cyber Safety

On Monday, October 29, students were treated to an informative discussion about Cyber Safety led by a Westchester County Assistant District Attorney. This assembly served as a culmination of Cyber Safety lessons delivered by classroom teachers throughout the month of October. Various concepts were covered ranging from

SHMS Technology Night

On Monday, October, 15 SHMS hosted Technology Night! Parents were treated to three sessions in which they learned the ins and outs of Cyber Safety, Google Classroom, and Parent Portal. Classrooms came alive as parents learned how to navigate our information systems.