THE DREAM FLAG PROJECT started nine years ago by teachers at the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, PA. Dream flags are dream poems, inspired by the dream poetry of Langston Hughes, put onto fabric, decorated, then attached to a line in the manner of Nepalese prayer flags. Betty Summers has been involved with the project for the past 8 years. This year, Ms. Lockman, Ms. Brumberg, Ms. Hobbie and Ms. Horowitz joined Mrs. Summers' 2nd Graders in creating wonderful poetry and imagery about their dreams for a better planet. The project culminated in a celebration at the Kimmel Center on Saturday, April 28th with flags from more than 300 schools around the world being draped from the balconies encircling the Kimmel concert hall. Student representatives from area schools read their poems in front of a standing audience and joined together in singing "The Dream Flag Song". It was a very special event in which Greenfield is proud to participate.
THE ABCs OF BLACK HISTORY Mr Portney our technology teacher made these wonderful webpages with the 6th grade class. They were to make a title, Make tables to fit the alphabet, make Hyperlinks and to import pictures to their webpage. The students were also to select a background for their webpage. Click here to see all the webpages
MLK DAY OF SERVICE AT GREENFIELD A HUGE SUCCESS. (by Lisa Criniti-Ciervo, MLK Day organizer) Nearly 170 people dedicated their day off, took a vacation day or a day unpaid to participate in this year's Martin Luther King Day of Service at Greenfield. I want to say thank you, for the remarkable efforts and amazing teamwork, that parents, students, former students and some friends from the community contributed to the day. I hope we have shown our kids and the Greenfield community that change for the better sometimes happens one little project at a time, resulting in the end a complete transformation. I hope this is an example that will serve them well in life -- that we are all are empowered to make our community better with our ingenuity and some hard work. Click here for more on the Herculean tasks of the day (including Gym beautification, Beautification of Ms. Finkle's Room, Sprucing up of the Chestnut Street Vestibule, 2nd Floor Bathroom Beautification, Mr. Carbone's Classroom Repairs and Cleaning, Auditorium Vestibule, Decorative Paint for Elevator Cab, Paint Kitchen, Library and Potluck and Kids Crew).
GREENFIELD'S WINTER CONCERT. One of Greenfield’s favorite holiday traditions is the winter musicale, our school showcase of musical talents. This year, it featured music performances by many students from many different grades, with our three new music teachers at Greenfield. The two new instrumental and music teachers are Ms. Diane Kay-Clark (winds/brass/percussion) and Ms. Joanne Horne (strings), and our new K-8 music teacher is Mr. Philip Romeo. Thanks to all teachers who prepared our children so wonderfully for this lovely concert featuring a wide variety of genres from holiday songs to Lady Gaga!