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Eleven projects (representing 18 students) have been selected to progress to the National History Day state competition following a rigorous judging process at the regional level of competition in early March. 

If you stopped by the fourth grade music class on Friday, March 2, you’d have heard students shouting with delight in Russian: “Sa-SHA! Sa-SHA! Raz, Dva, Tri!" The chants are part of a traditional folk dance, called “Sasha,” that is thought to have originated in Russia. It’s catchy and fast-paced, involving clapping, chanting, and—much to the delight of the fourth graders—quite a bit of gleeful twirling with their partners. 

On February 10, popular children's author Dan Gutman virtually visited second graders at The Peck School in Morristown, NJ. The students were thrilled to hear from the author of the Baseball Card Adventures and My Weird School series, who shared his inspiration for writing and the process of creating a book.

For Peck sixth graders, the return to their English classes after winter break brought an unexpected surprise—they’d begin incorporating haiku into their usual class routine.

The Peck School held its annual Third-Grade Project Runway assembly on Friday to celebrate the 100th day of school. Lower School students, their teachers, and parents of third graders met in The Peck Commons to watch the fashion show—and it was a spectacle of color and creativity!

Teachers at The Peck School are well known for their dedication to their students, to their craft, and to the school community. For many, that dedication also means a literal dedication of years of service to educating tomorrow’s leaders, thinkers, and change-makers.

Students in several science classes had an exciting and unique opportunity to learn about science from some of the brightest minds in the field. Guest teachers from New York University (NYU) visited Peck to teach students in some of the first, third and eighth grade classes about solar panel materials and other scientific concepts.