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The walls of the kindergarten and third grade wings at Hampton Bays Elementary School have been cheerfully decorated with colorful paper eggs. June Eaton’s kindergartners carefully painted their eggs with bright colors, while Claire Urizzo’s third graders colored eggs that included math questions.
The little bunnies in Morgan Tiska’s kindergarten class at Hampton Bays Elementary School were treated to an egg hunt on March 25. Out in the warm sun, the kindergartners searched their school’s grounds for colorful eggs, which they placed in paper bags that they had decorated for the occasion. Photo courtesy of the Hampton Bays Union Free School District
Erin McDermott’s class at Hampton Bays Elementary School recently wrapped up a March Madness Book Tournament. Throughout the month, the students read, discussed and voted on 75 books that were narrowed down to a final winner: “Cats” by Seymour Simon. Photo courtesy of the Hampton Bays Union Free School District
Following a reading of “Rechenka’s Eggs,” a Ukrainian tale by Patricia Polacco, the third graders in Kelley Davide and Jennifer Loesch’s class at Hampton Bays Elementary School created their own uniquely designed eggs that highlighted ways they could be a good “eggs-ample” to their peers. Photo courtesy of the Hampton Bays Union Free School District
East Quogue third grader Sheila Greiner enjoys a visit from BOCES where third graders learned about insects through hands-on exploration.
Southampton High School’s carpentry students are putting their skills to use by building an equipment shed for the school’s basketball and softball teams. Under the instruction of their teacher, Bernardo Diaz, the students not only cut and measured wood for the shed, but also learned how to estimate costs, read a blueprint and pitch a proper roof. Photo courtesy of the Southampton Union Free School District
Southampton Intermediate School students designed baseball gloves using cardboard as part of a study on the life of Felipe Alou. Photo courtesy of the Southampton Union Free School District
Westhampton Beach Middle School recently completed a community read of Jon Gordon’s book “The Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity.” Photo courtesy of the Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
In East Hampton High School's ongoing effort to help students prepare for the real world, whether post-secondary education or entrance into the workplace, the School to Work office is conducting an interview skills workshop for its junior class. With an enrollment of approximately 220 juniors, the district needs a considerable number of outside individuals to help with this project for the benefit of the students. It will be holding a two-day workshop on April 7 and April 8.
Each junior will participate in a mock interview of about 10 minutes followed immediately by feedback derived from a ratings sheet and interviewer’s comments. The goal for this activity to be a multidisciplinary experience involving the English, Business, Technology and School to Work departments.
Interviewees do not need any prior experience other than liking to talk with students. For the students, it is invaluable for them to experience real situations and have the immediate feedback from adults in the working world. For the interviewers, this interaction will give them one-on-one time with a number of our students with the potential benefit of possibly interviewing a future employee.
For more information and to register to help, contact Ms. Mansir at 631-329-6462 or email debbie.mansir@ehschools.org.
Unity Bands project is also partnered with an Interact Club, a high school extension of Rotary International at East Hampton High School, to sell bands in New York, according to the nonprofit’s founder, John Schirrippa.
The goals of Unity Bands are to raise $10,000 for COVID-19 response and research efforts and to create a global sense of unity as we all continue to fight the disease. As of March 14, 2021, Unity Bands donated over $1,800 to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. More than 500 bands were shipped to 12 states, as well as overseas to the United Kingdom, Brazil and Italy, with wider reach on the horizon.
For more information, visit unitybands.org.
To earn the honor, the inductees were required to maintain a 90 or above average in music classes and an 85 or above in core subjects, perform 15 hours of community service and attend monthly meetings.
Also named during the ceremony were the Tri-M officers: Emily Robinson, president; Maya Sanabria, vice president; Nellie Nicolova, secretary; Rieve Nydegger, treasurer; and Samantha Kraycar, historian.
The following students were inducted into the Honor Society: Alexa Bahamondes, Allison Booth, Ava Courtenay, Nicole Desjardins, Dylan Foley, Sofia Galvan, Valeria Gamboa, Emma Halsey, Madeyln Helfand, Samantha Kraycar, Emily Malone, Nellie Nicolova, Rieve Nydegger, Leah Bella Orlando, Joffre Proano, Michael Poremba, Kaya Raynor, Emily Robinson, Maya Sanabria and Jessica Sequeira.
Members of the Prep 8 class made special deliveries of 150 Blessing Bags, filled with toiletries and small gifts for the people of Maureen’s Haven and Bishop Ryan Village, and were instrumental in collecting hundreds of bags of diapers for the Hampton Community Initiative.
Advanced plans are being made to hold the annual Senior Citizens Luncheon, sponsored by the Prep 8 class, at OLH. The event will be unique: partially virtual with lunch prepared by the students and either available for pick-up or delivered to centralized venues. Seniors are invited to submit their names and addresses to the school before April 15 in order to receive formal details and invitations.
The district is asking that guests attending orientation to pre-register for this event. You may do so by calling Sag Harbor Elementary School at 631-725 -5301. You will be asked to provide an email address to complete the registration form.
Registration materials will be available online at the Sag Harbor School District website, sagharborschools.org. Registration for enrollment will begin Friday, April 16. To be eligible, children must turn four years of age by December 1, 2021 and be a resident of the Sag Harbor Union Free School District.
Questions in advance of April 15 can be directed to Vice Principal Robelis Betty Reynoso by calling 631-259-3219 ext. 544 or by emailing breynoso@sagharborschools.org.
To help students understand what it was like to be Mr. Alou, teachers encouraged them to design baseball gloves using cardboard boxes and common items such as paper and string. The students then tested their gloves and participated in a discussion about baseball and Mr. Alou’s life.
The session gave students, teachers and community members the opportunity to ask Mr. Gordon questions and learn more about his writing and what inspired him.
Prior to the event, all students and staff spent 20 minutes a day reading Mr. Gordon’s book and participated in a “Promote the Positives” campaign. As part of the campaign, everyone worked to make Westhampton Beach Middle School a positive place to work, attend school and learn through activities such as a tree of kindness, morning positive announcements, a gratitude walk and jokes.
The students showcased a variety of science projects by uploading video presentations to the app Flipgrid. Topics ranged from erosion to velocity to pollution.
This year’s fair winners were Maxwell Searles, kindergarten; Cora Montpetit, first grade; Ezra Schneider, second grade; Joshua Wright, third grade; Grace Magaldi-Eddy, fourth grade; and Christian Naclerio, fifth grade. Earning honorable mention were third graders Jacob Greenberger and Claire Robesch, fourth grader Catherine Robesch and fifth grader Jack Gibbons.
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