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50 years of a better world thanks to Title IX
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tackled all kinds of discrimination when it came to employment and public accommodation, it bothered Sen. Birch Bayh that the bill failed to address sex discrimination at schools. more
Outgoing Birch PTA President Perri Thaler-Schlechter was honored with a car parade on June 10 for her service to the association. She was joined by her husband, Justin, and children, from left, Chelsea, Brad and Gabby.
Birch’s PTA president honored with parade in Merrick
Knowing they wouldn’t be able to honor their outgoing president at Birch School’s traditional end-of-year dinner, members of the Parent Teacher Association decided to surprise Perri … more
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Students at Birch Elementary School in Merrick cheered with excitement as they waited for a chance to meet players from the New York Islanders. John Tavares, Jordan Eberle and Nick Leddy visited the school on Nov. 4 for Islanders School Day.
Islanders inspire Birch Elementary School students
Teamwork is not just important in the hockey rink, said New York Islander Nick Leddy, to the students of Birch Elementary School on Nov. 4. On the ice, all hands need to be on deck to score a goal, he added, just as all students need to work together on certain class assignments. more
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DR. PAMELA BANKS
School board candidates are unopposed
Four incumbents and one newcomer are running for election to the Merricks’ school boards this year, and they are just about certain to win. All are running unopposed. more
Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.
Parents throw brake on state tests
Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more
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Scott Brinton, who is senior editor of the Merrick Herald Life, is also a Merrick resident whose children attended Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.
Merrick should say, 'Yes to FLES!'
I’m disappointed. Very disappointed. The Merrick Elementary School District’s superintendent, Dr. Dominick Palma, has proposed eliminating the district’s Spanish language program, which the district offered along with French in the 1970s before it cut foreign language because of budget pressures. Spanish was finally reinstated in 2006. more
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The Merrick School District administration has proposed eliminating the district’s Foreign Language in the Elementary School, or FLES, program. Above, Levy-Lakeside Elementary School students who won the National Foreign Languages Week essay and poster contest in 2012.
Merrick proposes cutting Spanish
Third- to sixth-grade students in the Merrick School District now receive Spanish instruction for 45 minutes every six school days. Soon, however, they may learn the meaning of “no mas.” more
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Jacob Rakhimob, Jocelyn Yeung and Gabby Cunha raced down a bouncy slide at a carnival organized by the Merrick School District’s summer recreation program on July 31 at Birch School. The carnival was a highlight of a summer, with arts and crafts, sports and enrichment learning for Merrick elementary school children.
Life’s a carnival at Birch School
It was a pretty easy day for Merrick children on July 31 at Birch School. Their assignments: bouncy slides and castles, balloon-making, face-painting, beanbag toss, popcorn and cotton candy eating, hanging out with friends and family. more
The Merrick Board of Education unanimously decided on May 13 that school administrators were not to distribute field tests in math and English to classrooms at Birch, Chatterton and Levy Lakeside schools.
Central, Merrick districts refuse field tests
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Merrick School District recently received shipments of multiple-choice tests, sealed in plastic wrap, from NCS Pearson, Inc., the company that creates and grades New York’s standardized tests for third to eighth graders. Both districts sent the test books back, unopened. more
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At Birch Elementary School were National Foreign Language Week honorees with school officials, including Maya Spottiswood, Sophia Chen, Jordyn Fuller, Bella Joslin, Alina Noreika and Kaitlyn Medina; second row, Spanish teacher Jackie Geltman, Gabby Ostroff, Joshua Forstadt, Eric Shindel, Lara Indich, Brandon Lin and Principal Kerri Schlissel.
Birch, Chatterton elementary schools celebrate languages
Birch and Chatterton elementary schools in the Merrick School District recently celebrated National Foreign Language Week with a poster and literary contest, for which all participating students received certificates. The students’ projects interpreted this year’s theme, “Don’t Let Learning a Language Slip Through Your Fingers!” more
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