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From principal Mr.Geballe: MS 131 celebrated our students’ creativity during arts week. The Dragon Dreamers bass club rocked the house with a some classic tunes, getting everyone cheering, and showing that our teachers and staff can really shred on the electric guitar. Our musicians performed a variety of pieces, ranging from classical to contemporary on instruments as …
On June 1st and June 2nd, 601, 602 and 603 (split into two groups) visited the Egyptian Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a part of their study of Egyptian society. They completed a scavenger hunt while exploring the mummies, tombs, statues and all the glory of the Egyptians!
Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional holidays Chinese people celebrate. This year, our Dual Language Program students hosted the celebration event with various culturally relevant games to share skills and knowledge they have acquired to people with or without any knowledge of the culture. Games included, but are not limited to, Gobang, …
As a part of their first photography project, the Photo Enrichment students (6th grade) visited the “Hands” exhibition at Carriage Trade, a gallery located on Grand Street. Gallery owner Peter Scott, gave them a tour and spoke to them about the photos and the power of gesture in photography.
On Friday, all of MS 131 set out to experience New York, and get to know each other better on our first Community Day of the year. The 6th graders took the ferry to Governor’s Island, played some team building games and enjoyed the great weather. The 7th graders explored the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and …
A big thank you to 6th/7th Grade parent Li Hua Wu for donating over 200 bottles of hand sanitizer to MS 131. All our students in staff will be able to take one home! Thanks!