Spring 2014

Scuba diver, photographer, and author Michael Patrick O’Neill visited all the students at Little Dalton on Friday, April 4!

Click here to see a collection of thank you notes from a variety of students in each grade.  It is clear he really made an impression on everyone with his message about caring for ocean life and respecting the importance of all creatures.

 

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Winter 2014

Sarah Campbell visited the 1st Graders at Little Dalton on Wednesday, March 5.

Ms. Campbell is a photographer and author, and we loved hearing about how her son actually inspired her to start making children’s books.

Check out the video featuring pieces of her visit, and highlighting the work of House 34 that was inspired by Ms. Campbell’s book, Growing Patterns.

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Fall 2013

Eric Velasquez visited Little Dalton on Friday, November 1st.

The whole community was wowed by his dynamic presentation as he described his path to becoming an artist.  There was even a bit of salsa dancing as we learned more about his childhood here in NYC!

Check out the video we made to thank him for his visit:

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Spring 2013

Kathryn Otoshi visited Little Dalton on Friday, March 15th.

Check out the video we made to thank her for her visit:

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Fall 2012

Award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel visited us on Friday, October 26th!

Check out the video that we made to thank him for his wonderful presentations:

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Fall 2011

Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney – a dynamic children’s book author and illustrator duo – visited Little Dalton on October 31st!

Check out the video we made in appreciation of their presentation:

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Fall 2010

Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff visited us on Wednesday, November 3rd!

Check out the video that 1st  and 3rd grade students created in her honor:

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Spring 2010

Throughout the month of April, every class at Little Dalton visited The Jewish Museum to see their exhibit:

Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey

Check out our brief video highlighting one group’s visit to the exhibit!

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(All exhibit photos courtesy of The Jewish Museum website.)

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First Grade Book Ideas

1 Camera.
1 Question: What do YOU think would make a great picture book?
1 Rule: Students film each other!

H35

H46

H21

H36

H41

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Fall 2009

Students had the pleasure of meeting Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky and hearing about how he develops his artwork.

Take a look at the video we created in honor of his visit!

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Summer 2009

Little Dalton students LOVE to read in the summer!

Check out this slideshow of us reading in some of our favorite vacation destinations:

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Winter 2009

Before the new 2009 Caldecott Award winners were announced, second-grade students provided their own reviews of award-winning books from past years.

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Fall 2008

In November 2008, David Wiesner came to visit Little Dalton and discuss his writing and illustrating process.  Here is a video the students created for Mr. Wiesner to view prior to his visit so he could hear some of their questions and comments about his work.

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