Women in History Month In the United States, Women's History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in March 1911. Beginning in 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week stating, "From the first settlers who came to our shores…men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.”
AATSP Poster Awards: In celebration of World Language month, fourth grade FLES students created beautiful posters! Each year, the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) selects a theme which the students have to depict in their posters. This year's theme was celebrating diversity; Celebrando la diversidad: El español y el portugués!
Lloyd Harbor Persuasive Essays: Third graders were proud to display their “Persuasive Essays” based upon things they already know about. Some wrote thank you essays to staff members at their school, including Mr. Paul, Ms. Perez, Ms. Rampi, or the bus drivers. Others wrote about pollution and encouraged others to be a hero and pick up your trash!
The Lloyd Harbor School "Little Apple Fun Run" is going VIRTUAL this year – May 23 – June 6 Details to come…stay tuned! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Do1GtGZqGk
Mr. Anthony Paolano At the March Board of Education meeting, Mr. Anthony Paolano announced his plans to retire at the close of this school year. Mr. Paolano volunteered his time as a trustee on the Board for 21 years serving 7 terms beginning in 2000. (He served as president 4 times.) He has been a member of the community since 1990, where he lives with his wife Dorrie, and children Mark Anthony (class of 2009), Katie (class of 2012) and Lauren (class of 2016). He shared, “It has been a true honor and privilege to be a trustee of the CSH school district for over 20 years.
In the United States, Women's History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in March 1911. Beginning in 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week stating, "From the first settlers who came to our shores…men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.
Lloyd Harbor students in grade 5 were busy peering at the night sky and stars that inspired ancient cultures to create characters with names and stories. Students learned that these patterns of stars in the sky are called constellations and are recognized by people all over the world! Some represent mythical people like “Orion the Hunter” or “Hercules the Hero,” while others represent animals like Canis Major (the great dog) or objects like the Big and Little Dipper.
Sixth graders welcomed the Jr./Sr. High School Counselors into their classrooms at both West Side and Lloyd Harbor. To their surprise, they received a lesson based on the Japanese word Ikigai. Iki means “life” and Gai means “purpose.” They were challenged to apply the concept of Ikigai to their own lives. They discussed and filled out a survey that pondered questions like; What do I love. What am I good at, What might be my mission, my passion, my vocation, or What does the world need?
2nd grade students at West Side and Lloyd Harbor created these beautiful trees showing all 4 seasons. The lesson is a collaboration with Art and FLES as the students learn about the Spanish descriptions of the seasons along with the beautiful visuals.
