Finishing the School Year With Fun

As the summer months approached and the school year began to wind down students throughout the district enjoyed the culmination of their studies in unique and enjoyable ways.

Fourth-grade students of Harding Avenue hosted the annual Colonial Fair, during which students had the opportunity to dress in period clothing and participate in activities of the colonial times.

At West Gates Avenue Elementary School third-grade students in Maria Ierardi’s class performed “Character Matters,” a character education play focusing on the classic three little pigs tale. Students performed skits and sang songs that reinforced the message of demonstrating a strong character.

Students of West Gates reading, math, speech and ESL classes took part in the first annual Vocabulary Parade in which they selected a vocabulary word from the school’s provided vocabulary list and designed costumes that would portray the meaning of their word. The students then took part in a parade through the school’s hallways for all of their classmates and peers to see.

At Daniel Street, Kindergarten students finished up their unit on ocean life with a visit from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Sea Safari program. During the program they explored sea life including clams, mussels, mud snails, sea stars and horseshoe crabs. Students of Nicole Fellin’s kindergarten-first grade class at Daniel Street researched various career paths and presented a fashion show for their parents donning the costume of their chosen career. From soldiers to dentists, the students proudly pranced down the runway to the sound of their parents’ cheers.

The students in Karen Parpounas’ class at Albany Avenue Elementary School spent an exciting day of discovery at the Cradle of Aviation Museum and Education Center in Uniondale.

William Rall students in grades three through five explored writing with Jen Calonita, author of the young adult novel “Flunked.” Jen spoke about her early days of writing, shared information about her elementary school experiences and how they shaped her as an adult author.

Lastly, before walking across the stage at their fifth-grade moving up ceremony, Alleghany students walked along school sidewalks lined with red tulips. Months prior, the tulip bulbs were planted during Red Ribbon Week as a reminder to live drug free and healthy lives. The large red blossoms reinforce the oath the students took as they prepare to move on to the middle school.

Photos courtesy of the Lindenhurst School District:

Photo 1: Students of West Gates reading, math, speech and ESL classes took part in the first annual Vocabulary Parade.

Photo 2: William Rall students in grades three through five explored writing with Jen Calonita, author of the young adult novel “Flunked.”

Photo 3: Alleghany students walk along school sidewalks lined with red tulips that reinforced the drug-free oath the students took months prior when they planted the bulbs.