Schools
Seaford Fifth Graders Still Find Ways To Celebrate
At Seaford Harbor, fifth graders contributed to a video put together by the PTA in which they shared what they would miss most about school.
Press release from SyntaxNY:
June 10 2020
After spending the last six years learning and growing together, the end of fifth grade didn’t turn out quite as expected for students at Seaford Harbor and Seaford Manor elementary schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t diminished the memories they made.
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At Seaford Harbor, fifth graders contributed to a video put together by the PTA in which they shared what they would miss most about their school. Teachers have also been in regular contact with their students by phone or video conference.
“I feel like some of the kids enjoy the time just to talk, since that is what they are missing the most – the social aspect,” Harbor fifth grade teacher Richard Thau said.
Fifth graders were able to see their teachers, past and present, during a car parade through the neighborhood on May 29. A drive-up moving-up ceremony is also being planned to close out their elementary careers.
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Seaford Manor Elementary School’s moving-up ceremony will take on the theme of a drive-in moving theater. In preparation for the event, which will feature a car sing-along, fifth grade classes met on Fridays in Zoom video conferences to practice the class song, “Have it All” by Jason Mraz. The song was chosen because of its uplifting message.
The Manor Memory Poster Project encouraged students to reflect on their elementary school memories. The school provided them with the blank posters, which the fifth graders could then decorate and share in a Flipgrid video.
Other celebratory activities include an online bagel breakfast, hosted by school administrators and fifth grade teachers, and a “clap out video” with teachers and aides from every grade level sharing farewell messages followed by a few seconds of clapping.
“We want to always remind students how loved they are by their past and current teachers,” said teacher Katharine Black.
Students from both Harbor and Manor – the future Seaford High School Class of 2027 – also received personalized signs to place on their front lawns.
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