A five-month project involving seven 4th grade students in Barbara Jay’s Hewitt Elementary School class culminated in the performance of an original play that delighted the school’s 4th, 5th and 1st graders on June 7.
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6/16/10
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It was a day of friendly, vocabulary-building, competition in the Merricks last Wednesday at the annual fifth- and sixth-grade Scrabble tournament sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Merrick and the Merrick Herald.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/2/10
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The Junie B. Jones Bus Tour made a special show appearance at Marion Street school for the first and second graders. The Bus Tour is sponsored by Random House Children’s Books.
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Mary Malloy
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6/2/10
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Audience members who saw the recent performance of "Mythological Magic" by Wilson Elementary School’s Drama Club say it was an outstanding success. The musical is based on six Greek myths: Origin of the Seasons, Midas, Echo and Narcissus, Arachne and Atalanta’s Running Race. The initial premise for the musical was that three modern day children go into the woods and find a magical door that takes them into the world of ancient Greek mythology.
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5/26/10
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The children of Covert Elementary School recently participated in “Project Linus” under the direction of Susan Buckheit and Paula Lake, creating “no sew” fleece blankets to donate to the Winthrop Pediatric Cancer Unit.
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5/26/10
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This year’s Visitors’ Day at Hewitt Elementary School drew rave reviews.
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5/26/10
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This year Watson School students embarked on a project to learn more about the roots of Rockville Centre and the prominent place Watson holds within their village. The goal was to build a deeper understanding and appreciation for the school and the Rockville Centre community.
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5/19/10
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Rockville Centre’s Paul Keller was presented with the “Unsung Hero Award” at the April 20 meeting of the Freeport Board of Education.
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5/12/10
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Celebrating Mother’s Day turned into a big event at Hewitt Elementary School.
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5/12/10
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Each of Watson Elementary School's Girl Scout troops — Junior Troop #856, Brownie Troop #850,Brownie Troop #832, Daisy Troop #872 and Daisy Troop #829 — participated in the "Hands for Haiti" …
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5/5/10
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