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District’s String Musicians Rock Out

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West Babylon School District’s orchestra students had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play alongside a famous musician, thanks to an artist-in-residence program with Mark Wood, one of the founding members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Mr. Wood visited with the student-musicians in grade 5-12 from throughout the West Babylon School District on March 14 and 15. Mr. Wood, a native Long Islander, worked with students for two days on a variety of rock songs from the ‘80s and ‘90s, including artists like AC/DC, Coldplay and Bon Jovi. As part of the Evolution Tour and the “Electrify Your Symphony” concert, Mr. Wood played in concert alongside the 220 West Babylon student-musicians during a show at the West Babylon Junior High School on March 15.

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Date Added: 3/25/2024

Finding Plant Life in Unexpected Places

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The fifth graders at Santapogue Elementary School have been studying weather and deposition as part of their recent science unit. As the weather improved, the students ventured into the courtyard to continue their hands-on lessons. Students observed plants that were growing in unexpected places, such as in cracks in the concrete and in the rock garden. The students had to locate three different plants, sketch the plants and measure the width of the crack and height and width of the plants. When they returned to the classroom, the students reflected on if they were surprised by any of their outdoor findings.

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Date Added: 3/22/2024

Santapogue Celebrates Literacy

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Date Added: 3/15/2024

Santapogue Kicks Off PARP with Readaloud

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Santapogue Elementary School hosted the Great Readaloud on March 1 in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the kickoff of the Parent-Teacher Association’s Pick A Reading Partner initiative. Classes gathered together as invited guests came to the school to share their favorite books with students. After each readaloud, students asked questions and shared some of their favorite parts of the stories with classmates.

Date Added: 3/13/2024

Valentine’s Day Kindness Jars

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Spreading love and kindness this Valentine’s Day, fourth graders at Santapogue Elementary School exchanged compliments as part of a social-emotional learning activity. The students each had paper hearts and wrote something nice about a classmate on the heart. The kind messages were then placed in a jar with each student’s name. The fourth graders successfully filled each other’s kindness jars on Valentine’s Day.

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Date Added: 2/20/2024