The mission of the Scholastic Art Awards is to foster creativity in students from seventh through twelfth grades nationally. In New Hampshire, approximately 2500 works are submitted and out of these around forty percent received some recognition with either a Gold...
While most Middle School students were having a typical Tuesday, two students waited anxiously for the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards. I received notification early before school started and couldn’t wait to see my Eighth Grade class to...
Welcome! This year, our annual SRS art show is virtual and features work from our First through Eighth Grade students. Students have selected their favorite pieces for the show and are excited to share them with you, along with their reasons for choosing them! Each...
Welcome to the Winter 2022 Band and Chorus Concert! Mrs. Minsinger and Mr. Solsky are proud to present the virtual Winter 2022 Shaker Road School Band and Chorus concert. Mrs. Minsinger, the SRS music teacher, is the chorus and concert band instructor. Mr. Solsky,...
Not all “snow days” are created equal. Public-school memories of snow days include an eager anticipation that began the night or even days before. How much snow will we get, and will it be enough for the superintendent to call off school? In the 70s and 80s, school...
Every fall, our Seventh and Eighth Grade students are invited to submit artwork to The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire (SAANH). Approximately 2,500 works were submitted this year from across the state in 17 categories ranging from drawing and painting to...
“If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much.”~ Mary Oliver When poet Mary Oliver describes her reasons for walking alone in the woods in “How I Go to the Woods,” I understand. Few places are as calming and centering as...
The music department has been in full swing this fall! We are so excited to have returned to in-person private lessons and group ensembles. We currently have over 100 students taking music lessons with six teachers, who offer lessons on flute, clarinet, saxophone,...
Welcome to the Shaker Road School Ensemble Concert! Shaker Road School family bands were a new and exciting result of the pandemic. Fourth through Eighth Grade family bands were composed of two to five students from the same SRS family (small pod of students in the...
The SRS music program has looked a bit different this year, but our students are still learning and making music! Individual music lessons have been in full-swing since the fall. We have five teachers providing lessons—two in person (Scott Solsky and myself) and three...
Dear Shaker Road School Families, Wrapping up 2019-2020 We are putting together the final pieces for the 2019-2020 school year. What a year it has been. We take great pride in what our Shaker community has accomplished this year, particularly considering the...
Dear Shaker Road Community, Despite not being together and record breaking cold, our students continue to shine. May is always a tough month to maintain focus, but all reports from teachers indicate that Shaker Road School students continue to come to class, engage in...
Dear Camp Shaker Families, We are writing to you with an update regarding the Summer 2020 season at Camp Shaker. At this time, we do plan to host summer camp, if possible. We are in communication with the State of NH Youth Camp Program, NH DHHS and following Governor...
For the month of April, my advisory was tasked with writing an article about Independence and Collaboration. My advisees decided to independently write about the different assignments and activities of their Eighth-Grade year and how they used independence and...
It’s September, 2014. Student Government elections are just around the corner. Izzy Wang faces a tough decision. Does she take a leap and run for fifth grade representative, or play it safe and wait another year to run. She’s excited about the idea of...
Over several years of discussing November’s citizenship theme, “kindness and empathy,” with my seventh and eighth grade students, I have come to understand a thing: kids who grow up knowing, experiencing, and practicing kindness and empathy can sometimes have trouble...
It’s time to start thinking about Science Fair at Shaker Road School. Our science fairs do not resemble the sea of trifold boards, stoically tended by students, that you may recall from your childhood. Inquiry is the focus for our students, as they question,...
Shaker Road School’s Advisory Citizenship Program is at the heart of our social curriculum. During the past decade, we have tweaked, evaluated, and discussed the importance of such a program and its impact on students during their time at SRS and beyond. Over...
