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• East Farms has new look as it transitions to K-8 school

  March 23, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V2 At East Farms STEAM Magnet School, students wrapped up their second trimester last week. They have been enjoying special programs revolving around science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), over …

• East Farms Diary: Mall Day part of focus on lessons about money

  December 27, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The last day of school before winter vacation is always full of parties and crafts, even staff members wearing their finest ugly Christmas sweaters. For fourth-graders at East Farms STEAM …

• Shop helps students find gifts for family

  December 13, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Last week at East Farms STEAM Magnet School, Santa’s helpers wrapped presents while students wandered around the music room, picking out items and listening to Christmas music. It was the …

• Students share what they’ve learned this year

  December 6, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V6 In Jacqui Peterson’s sixth-grade math class, students explained patterns in multiplying nines to fifth-graders, teaching them tricks of remembering what seven times nine equals. They moved on to converting fractions …

• Students relish another STEAM day

  November 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The halls were crowded with students Monday morning at East Farms STEAM Magnet School before classes. “It’s STEAM day,” one student called out, before dancing down the hallway singing, “STEAM …

• Volunteers provide STEAM extra power

  October 13, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It’s not just students and teachers who roam the halls of East Farms STEAM Magnet School every day. Parents, community members and retired educators come in regularly to volunteer. They …

• Picking up STEAM

  September 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Taking apart a gas engine and putting it back together in an hour isn’t something fifth- and sixth-graders normally do at school, but at East Farms STEAM Magnet school this …