Doherty
December 16, 2022
Doherty Performs Winter Programs
Under the direction of music teacher Maria Eynon, Doherty students from pre-kindergarten through Unit III showed off their singing skills during the annual Winter Programs. The concerts took place over two days with pre-k headlining the concert with help from Units I-III and the Doherty Strings on Wednesday, Dec. 14 for their families, teachers, and pre-k for 2-year-old classmates. Kindergarten through Unit III had their main concert at The Schiff Center on the Hillsdale Campus on Friday, Dec. 16. Congratulations to all Doherty students and Eynon for all the hard work in preparation for sharing the holiday spirit with friends and family.
Nest Building in PK2
The Doherty pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds students learned about bird nests from visiting science teacher Barbara James. James did a retelling of “Owl Babies” by Martin Waddell and led the students through a nest building activity. While learning more about owls, the students built a nest and discussed what goes into it, like leaves, twigs, and feathers.
Learning about electric cars
Doherty’s Green Team, an environmental club for Unit III students, got to learn about electric cars thanks to Doherty parent Nachy Kanfer, who works in the electric car industry. Using Kanfer’s Telsa, the students learned about how to charge electric cars , that the battery is similar to the one in iPhones, and that they charge like their iPad. The students asked questions and discussed the different models of electric cars, like the ones some of their families have. The club meeting wrapped up with a viewing of the Tesla Holiday Light Show, which made the lights, windows, and trunk move in beat with a Holiday song.
Sock Exchange in Unit II
All of Unit II gathered to have the annual sock exchange for the holidays. The students each brought in two pairs of socks — one for the exchange and one to be donated to the Bethany House. Teacher Julie Guminey explained to the students the reasons for donating socks. Then, seated in a circle each with a pair of wrapped holiday socks, the students listened to a left-right story about the winter celebration books they’ve been working on, read by teacher Sherri Linville. The students had to pass the socks left or right based on the story and then got to open the socks they ended with.
Kindergarteners report the weather
In Robin Taylor-Fabe’s science class the kindergarteners got to try their hand at being TV weather reporters. As part of their unit on weather, the students filmed an introduction and have been making daily weather reports for their Doherty classmates and teachers. Click here to see the report.
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Five Stingers Sign to Play in College
Five Stingers from the Class of 2024 signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college.
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