How can you make animated apples fall in slow motion? When learning to code, you quickly understand that "Sprite" is not a refreshing soda, it is the building block of a two-dimensional (2D) bitmap graphic object that can be a static image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
n December, Superintendent, Jill M. Gierasch, began visiting West Side School classrooms to share a book, introduce herself and get to know more students. It has only been four months since Ms. Gierasch joined the CSH family this past fall, and she looks forward to visiting Lloyd Harbor and Goosehill Primary to do the same and meet as many students as she can!
It was all about "Exploring Motion" in the Creative Learning Lab at West Side with Technology teacher, Ms. Margaret Diehl. With a clever name like Dash & Dot it was already sounding fun! Third graders teamed up with a partner to begin programming Dash on their iPad with a program called "Blocky." Algorithms are created to build driving block steps to make the Dash robot move.
Throughout the school year, both Lloyd Harbor and West Side elementary school collaborate with the DNA Learning Center. DNALC educators visit both school’s science classrooms to perform various experiments with 6th graders. The highlight, are the 6th grade field trips to the DNA Learning Center located on Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor.
“Challenges and Fun” in physical education classes at Lloyd Harbor elementary school with teachers, Joseph Toscano and Karen Uhl-Smith.
Please enjoy these festive holiday performances by our talented students and music staff, during the Board of Education meeting in December....HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !!!
A huge holiday shout out to ALL the students, staff and families for the tremendous effort in collecting so many TOYS for families in need. Your generosity and support will help so many local organizations spread holiday cheer and good will toward others. Thank you from the Jr./Sr. High School, Lloyd Harbor School, West Side School and Goosehill Primary school!
West Side fifth graders were put to the challenge of creating a structure that could withstand an earthquake! Ms. Mary Baratta shared, “As part of our study of Earth Systems and Interactions, the students were given an engineering design challenge to create a structure that would withstand an "earthquake.
