Students in Ms. Haumersen's 7th and 8th grade Science class explore volcanic eruptions using soda and Mentos. This is one of many physical models students created by hand to learn about geological processes and how the Earth changes over time.
Students in Mr. Cohen's grade 7 class at Memorial explored how sunlight is used by seeds during a hydroponic lesson.
Superintendent Dr. Dionisio holds a new Fair Lawn Schools plaque which was constructed by FLHS student, Reina Castro in her engineering class with Ms. Angiuli. She designed the logo using online tools and she fabricated it with a 3D printer and our laser etcher.
Fair Lawn Middle School students learn about waves. In these photos, 7th graders in Mr. Cohen's class explore electromagnetic waves using light and optics.
Fair Lawn Schools hosted their second FAMILY STEM NIGHT last night. Our sixth grade students returned to their schools with their families and participated in various STEM activities led by some of our Middle School STEM teachers.
Last night, Fair Lawn fifth grade students were invited back to school to participate in FAMILY STEM NIGHT. They participated in engaging science, technology, engineering and math activities with their families. MS STEM teachers hosted, and FLHS STEM Club students helped out.
Sixth grade students in Fair Lawn study weather and ecology. In these photos Mr. Hahn's students brought their investigations outdoors into nature.
FLHS was proud to host @usbands Indoor Percussion competition! Shout out to our FLIP team, Director Szeinberg and all our amazing Band and @FairLawnFOM parents! We looked and sounded awesome!
Attention Grade 5 and 6 Families: Grade 5 and 6 students enrolled in Fair Lawn Schools ar invited back to their middle school with their family to experience Science, Technology, Engineering and Math activities. Grade 5 will be held on April 17th and Grade 6 will be held on May 1st. Please register to attend (see link in image).
Our grade 5 students in Fair Lawn explore the science of chemistry. In these photos, students in Mr. Hahn's classes at Memorial are excited to learn more about chemical properties.
Students at TJMS explored their nervous system through various activities such as testing reaction time, puzzles, and brain teasers. These lessons took place during the "body systems" unit of 5th grade health and were organized by Ms. Howe, Mr. Gogerty, Mr. Samra & Ms. Wood.
Congratulations to Miss Zimmer for receiving a proclamation last night at Borough Hall. This proclamation recognizes Autism Awareness Month and Miss Zimmer, along other community individuals, were selected to be representatives for Autism Awareness Month because of their commitment to their students, community leaders in the area of autism awareness and their ability to help others thrive. Miss Zimmer is a member of the Fair Lawn Access for All Committee whose mission is to promote help and support for differently abled adults. Congratulations Miss Zimmer for your dedication and commitment towards helping others, not only at TJMS, but the entire Fair Lawn Community.
Since the beginning of March, the 5th and 6th grade students at Memorial have been engaged in our Math March Madness IXL Challenge. Although there are still four more days of competition left, we couldn't resist sharing this exciting update.
So far, the 5th and 6th grade students at Memorial have collectively answered an impressive 172,549 math questions in March!
Great job, Memorial! We eagerly anticipate announcing the winning team on Thursday!
A big thank you to the Memorial math team, Mrs. Minery, Mrs. Yar, Mrs. Cuevas, Mrs. Kruk, Mrs. Scaglione, Mrs. Do, Mrs. Geib, Mrs. Meccia, Mrs. Patasnik, and Mrs. Howard for leading such an engaging challenge.
On Thursday ,the first round of 7th grade Thomas Jefferson Middle School students visited the FLHS Planetarium. A great time was had by all.
It's "be-YOU-tiful Spirit Week" at Memorial!
Our grade 7 science students have begun their trips to the Fair Lawn HS planetarium which will continue over the next several week. We are lucky to have this amazing resource. Juniors and seniors at FLHS may take a full year astronomy course which uses this facility also.
Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of Newsies Jr. on a fantastic weekend of performances! Check out these photos for some highlights.
The TJMS Jazz Band and Chamber Orchestra performed for senior citizens at the Fair Lawn Senior Center. Great performance by all.
Recently, 8th grade students, from Thomas Jefferson Middle School, visited the Holocaust Museum Center for Tolerance and Education at Rockland Community College in New York. The mission of the center is to educate, through the lens of the Holocaust, about the dangers of intolerance, to invoke critical thinking, and to inspire moral courage in the face of injustice.
Students are exploring the differences between unicellular and multicellular organisms in their science class using compound light microscopes. In this picture, Ms. Kim is assisting her students at TJMS.
