Good luck to all the West Side 6th Graders, best of luck at the Jr./Sr. High School - we will miss you next year!
Congratulations to Dr. Beth Chase-Schuman (tenure area of School Psychologist), James Stucchio (tenure area of Assistant Superintendent for Business), Erin Goldthwaite (tenure area of Districtwide Chairperson of Special Education), and Dr. Suzanne Main-Wegielnik (tenure area of School Psychologist), who were granted tenure at the recommendation of the Superintendent at the May 12th Board of Education meeting.
Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation week. This year, teacher and staff appreciation has certainly taken on new meaning for our schools and our parents. Throughout this crisis, we have honored the heroes who put their lives on the line every day to save lives---our doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, and police officers. This week we also honor the teachers---the heroes who tirelessly navigated an educational emergency amidst this health crisis, sacrificing long hours, days and weeks to figure out how to teach their students remotely and help them feel safe and secure in the process.
CommUNITY DAY was an overwhelming success! For more than 2 hours a parade of over 700 cars streamed through the parking lot drive-by lane of the Jr./Sr. High School with
CSH School District extends a special Thank You to all the families who donated non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries that have been severely depleted during the COVID19 Pandemic.
Congratulations to Adeline Rodriguez, her poster will be featured on the 2020-2021 FLES folder! Please see the link to see her published artwork. While Adeline placed first in her age group from Lloyd Harbor School for the AATSP Poster Contest, she later placed 2nd "in the nation" in her age group!!! Way to go Adeline...
West Side 6th graders are discovering their elements! During a science unit in Ms. DeRosa’s class, students were asked to research and construct a 3D polyhedron element from the periodic table with help from Library Media Specialist, Ms. Fraiberg.
What better way to learn, than to learn from students! At the February Board of Education meeting, administration and staff were proud to present and collaborate with KidOYO coding projects by students from grades 4-8. “OYO” stands for “On Your Own” and that is certainly what these brilliant minds proved as they demonstrated their coding skills on the Promethean Board to community members.
Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser is always a fun challenge at West Side. During the unit on heart health, students learned different ways to jump rope, benefits of jump roping and ways to be heart healthy. All donations went to the American Heart Association, which aides in the fight against heart disease and strokes.
West Side students are having a “ball” in the Gaga Pit! Thank you to the WSSPTG for this fabulous donation and addition to the outdoor recess area. Ga-ga is a variant of dodgeball that is played in a ga-ga "pit".
