Third graders in Mr. Kahler’s class at Forest Avenue Elementary School are studying forces and motion as part of their science curriculum. Learning about force and how it needs both size and direction, the students raced toy cars down the hallway to test their force using different inclines as part of a STEM lesson. The goal was to get their cars to launch the furthest using the different inclines.

Date Added: 1/27/2023

Students in Miss Will’s second grade class at Tooker Avenue Elementary School recently completed their community unit by designing posters of the pros and cons of each community. They used their research and what they have learned to create drawings related to their community as well as facts about their community. Each group presented their posters to the class.

Date Added: 1/25/2023

Senior High School technology teacher Gene Rogovitz was selected as a Bright Light by the Association of Suffolk Supervisors for Educational Technology. Bright Lights are selected due to their exemplary integration of technology into their educational environment. He was honored at the ASSET luncheon on Jan. 13 and is pictured with Stephanie Nocerino, West Babylon School District’s director of K-12 student data and instructional technology.

Date Added: 1/23/2023

Third graders at Santapogue Elementary School held a writing celebration on Jan. 10. As a culminating activity, the classes joined together to share their informational books with one another in a museum walk. The third graders were tasked with writing a book based on a topic in which they considered themselves experts. The students brainstormed different ideas before deciding on their expert topic. They drafted multiple copies, adding text features and details to their topic. Students traveled around the room and read each other’s books, reflecting on what they loved specifically about each author’s book.

Date Added: 1/20/2023