Celebrating 21 years of the Literary Luncheon! Each year, the CSHPTG (Jr./Sr. High School parent/teacher organization) sponsors their largest fundraiser, the "Literary Luncheon." All funds raised support the Cultural Arts Programs brought in for all the schools in the district. This year, the CSHPTG was pleased to introduce, Nicole Stott, who spoke about her book, Back to Earth on March 22 to a sold-out crowd at the Huntington Crescent Club.
Oh, what a night! The first annual district-wide “Charity Event” sports night was held on March 9 for students, staff and families. This collaborative effort to bring the schools and community together has been a vision of Superintendent Jill M. Gierasch, and an important Board of Education District Goal. By increasing family and community engagement, it is the hope of administration to develop greater partnerships by offering K-12 special events at programs like the fall Homecoming game half-time and pre-game carnival, and the first district-wide STEAM Night and Parent University Night.
Goosehill Primary School was thrilled to welcome award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, Mr. Chris Soentpiet. Mr. Soentpiet was born in Korea and moved to America in 1970 at the age of 8 and has published 23 books to date! Known for his illustrations of beautiful lighting, students in Ms. DeRop’s class were privileged to participate in an art lesson with him where he asked Principal Cosme to model so he could demonstrate his talents and have the students paint a watercolor following his instruction techniques.
Goosehill Kindergarteners in Ms. Ranaldo’s class anxiously awaited their visiting school mates from Ms. DeRop’s first graders. The older students were very proud to read aloud as they were matched with new friends. Afterward, they asked if the kindergarteners would then share a read aloud back! It was a great exchange of learning, friendship, and confidence boosting – the students loved choosing their books and sharing their reading skills!
The tradition of collecting soup cans for those in need continued again this year at the elementary schools. Thank you to our generous community for helping to stock the shelves at Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Huntington Station for local families. Student Council members spearheaded the drive along with their Student Council Advisors at Lloyd Harbor and West Side elementary schools. Goosehill also collected boxes to add to the Souper Bowl drive.
First grade students were so excited to “Light Up their Circuits” in the Creative Learning Lab with Library Media Specialist, Marissa Urso. Gathered around tables to engineer their very own “light up greeting card” by building their own circuit, the students were wide-eyed at the wonder of their creations! They learned LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes that glow when powered, and they watched their LED stickers do just that! Most made a Valentine card, others rendered creative designs, and kids and parents alike were fascinated in this mini-challenge of designing their very own STEAM activity!
Goosehill is always bustling with excitement on the100th Day of school! Kindergarteners can barely contain their excitement to sing songs that they have practiced for weeks with music teacher, Daniel Santangelo; what a show they put on! Parents and families were invited to join in on the fun at the morning assembly and then visited classrooms afterward for a special math activity.
What a night! The first annual district-wide STEAM Night was beyond successful - held on February 7 at the Jr./Sr. High School to the delight of students (and parents!) who came out to support this amazing endeavor that hosted nearly 1000 participants in our community. The STEAM Night was a K-12 initiative that provided an opportunity for teachers and high school students to teach younger students about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
