Author: Mary DeNardo

January 12, 2023
1st Graders Shine a Light on Community
In first grade, our students learn about the different communities they are a part of. One of our students' main wonderings as they investigate the topic of community this year is what communities need in order to be successful and…
January 6, 2023
Middle Musicians Shine
In collaboration with their music teacher Trevor, and Spanish teachers Isabel, Susana, Tanya, Karine, and Josefina, our middle school band performed the song "Soy Yo" during their Community Meeting with all grades joining in to sing parts of the song.…
December 1, 2022
Support SOS Richmond – Winter Blanket Drive!
The weather is cold, rain is coming, and SOS Richmond (@sos.richmond) needs supplies for our unhoused neighbors! We’re supporting their Winter Blanket Drive and you can help! Blankets, tarps, tents, sleeping bags, warm coats, and socks are needed. Used items…
November 15, 2022
3rd Grade’s Partnership with CEID
This fall marked the exciting beginning of 3rd grade's partnership with the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (@ceidberkeley) for the 2022-2023 school year. All-star CEID teacher Davana Jackson-Robertson began her weekly classroom visits to teach our students about the…
November 7, 2022
Support The Black Neighborhood’s Turkey Drive
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November 2, 2022
Honoring Diwali
Our community honored Diwali last week by decorating our middle school courtyard with colorful rangoli (chalk art) and coming together for a music-filled celebration at our elementary campus. 4th graders led their classmates through a beautiful Hindi song with motions…
October 25, 2022
PS Alums Making an Impact – Reina Bonta (’13)
Congrats to Prospect Sierra Filipina alum, Reina Bonta ('13) (@reinabonta), who wrote the film Lahi (@lahishortfilm) which has been accepted to six film festivals so far! The film tells the story of when a young Filipina disconnected from her culture…
October 19, 2022
5th Graders + Moth Storytelling
5th graders celebrated storytelling through a story slam in humanities! Modeled after The Moth (@mothstories), writers were asked to craft a narrative about a small moment that taught them something about themselves. Students practiced reading with a partner first to…
October 11, 2022
Overnight Study Trips Return!
Last week 6th graders took an adventurous overnight trip to Camp SEA Lab in Aptos led by their science teacher Jo and the 6th grade team. They stayed in dorms, ate family-style meals under cypress trees with ocean views, and…
September 20, 2022
6th Graders Explore Experimental Design
6th graders entered the messy realm of experimental design in science class today while learning about independent, dependent, and constant variables. Their goal was to evaluate a claim (Gorilla Tape claims to be 3x stronger than duct tape), plan the…