Photos left to right, top row: Sixth grade varsity Math team, seventh grade varsity Math team; second row left to right: Debate team, eighth grade varsity math team; third row: Mr. Fox and eighth grade debate team members.
The AMS Debate Team participated in the Urban Debate League’s Middle School New York State Championship Tournament the weekend of April 22 under the guidance of middle school social studies teacher Mike Fox. After four rounds on Saturday and one on Sunday morning, all four AMS teams qualified for the elimination rounds in the Sunday finals. In Advanced Public Forum, Isabelle and Sonja ranked fourth place. In Novice Parliamentary, Kalina and Karen took third place. Shaira, Marko, and Kristoff took second place.
The AMS Math Team participated in the Pi5NY Math Tournament at the Washington Heights Armory the weekend of April 29th under the guidance of Math teacher James Woo and Spanish teacher Nicole Chandonnet. Sixth and seventh grade varsity teams finished in first place overall (sixth graders Angelina, Zachary, Pi, Uday and Eva, and seventh graders Eric, Genevieve, Alison, Benjamin T., and Dylan) and our eighth grade varsity team (Benjamin K., Felix, Julia P., Quentin, and Marko) took second place overall, improving their ranking from last year when they took third place. Congratulations to all!
Anderson
Science teacher Mr. Moy and several students including first grader Matthew, second
graders Hana, Ethan and Kaci, third graders
Vanya and Angelina, fourth graders Rebecca and Maria, fifth graders Ava and Jonah,
sixth graders Jesse and Anisha, seventh grader Madison and eighth graders Aviva
and Benjamin K., represented Anderson at the second annual District Three Science Expo that took
place on April 22. Group photo: Rob Schliessman. All other photos: Robert Moy
Girls
Chess Nationals took place in Chicago during Spring Break under the coaching of
Ivan Dirkx of the New York Scholastic
Chess Club and his team. Anderson’s Under 8 Girls team, first grader Bhavya
and second graders Selina, Charlize, and Hana took second place. Anderson’s
Under 10 Girls team, Greer, Liah, and Lianna took seventh place in a very
difficult section. Hana also finished with the second place individual trophy. Photos: Ivan DirkxA few months ago, a group of sixth grade girls started their own chapter of an international fundraising organization, Girl Up, here at Anderson Middle School. Girl Up is a UN Organization whose aim is to create comprehensive programs that give adolescent girls in developing countries an equal chance for education, health, social and economic opportunities. Over the course of the school year, the girls have put a lot of time and energy into planning exciting fundraisers to raise money for the organization. They have sold pi(e)s at Math Night, bracelets in the school yard, and have also held lemonade and bake sales on the weekends. Over Spring Break, three members of Girl Up, along with their advisor, Ms. Lazarus, had the opportunity to visit Google HQ to make a presentation about Girl Up and collect donations. The girls are thrilled to report that they have already surpassed their fundraising goal for the year!
The Anderson School will continue to focus on character development and mindfulness practice in the 2016-17 school year. Our monthly character traits will be woven into all of our activities and practices. Kindness is our core focus. Here is Mr. Nahabedian's first art project on the theme, weaving paper "fabric" into acts of kindness interpreted with figures in motion.
