On May 10, parents from Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Faulkner's second grade class at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville were invited to a Special Person's Day event.

Parents had the opportunity to play against their children in a parents vs. kids Newcomb match in the gymnasium followed by a selfie station. Students gave their special person a hand drawn gift to celebrate a combination of Mother's Day and Father's Day to conclude the event.

Photo caption: 1-7: On May 10, parents from Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Faulkner's second grade class at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville were invited to a Special Person's Day event.

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Date Added: 5/15/2024

On May 13, the Amityville School District held its annual STREAM Night celebration for students from grades pre-K-5.

The celebration was held at Amityville Memorial High School’s gymnasium and cafeteria in which students enjoyed the wonders of 21st-century learning. Along with their families, students explored the burgeoning disciplines of science, technology, robotics, engineering, the arts and mathematics.

Additionally, members of the National Junior Honor Society set up different stations throughout the gymnasium as students participated in a variety of activities such as a cup pyramid challenge, a pipe cleaner tower challenge, a slime bar, KEVA planks and more.

Photo caption: 1-13: On May 13, the Amityville School District held its annual STREAM Night celebration for students from grades pre-K-5 at Amityville Memorial High School.

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Date Added: 5/14/2024

On April 18, students in Ms. Nicole Gross’s class at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville wrapped up their reading and writing unit with a Publishing Party.

Northwest’s young authors were invited to share the personal narratives they had written, which they brainstormed, drafted, edited and revised over several weeks before choosing their favorite to publish. Their books were colored and bound, and students were so excited to sit in the Author Chair and share with their classmates and teachers who came to listen to them read their stories.

Students shared feedback and had a gallery walk to further examine their classmates' books before enjoying some cupcakes and juice. Additionally, students received a certificate that celebrated their published work.

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Date Added: 4/29/2024

Second graders at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently teamed up to create their own landform projects.

In this lesson, students built three-dimensional clay models from pictures that show various landforms and bodies of water. As they analyzed, read, and researched different landforms, students realized that there are many different types of landforms and bodies of water on Earth.

Based on their clay models, students identified various landforms and bodies of water.

Photo caption: 1-6: Second graders at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently teamed up to create their own landform projects.

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District

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Date Added: 4/15/2024

Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently held numerous assembles on dental hygiene for students in grades K-2.

Kiddsmiles Pediatric Dentistry dentist Katie Neary-Paladino held a presentation on the importance of dental health. The interactive presentation featured sad faces by the foods that are unhealthy for teeth, happy faces next to the foods that are healthy for teeth, and shocked faces at the sugar in apple juice and soda. After the presentation, Kiddsmiles held a Q&A session on tips to maintain a healthy set of teeth.

Kiddsmiles also supplied each of Northwest’s students with a goodie bag of items to support good dental hygiene at home.

Photo caption: 1-4: Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently held numerous assembles on dental hygiene for students in grades K-2.

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District

Date Added: 4/10/2024