The district hosted its third annual Math Tournament on Feb. 28. The tournament, which consisted of 21 teams and over 100 fifth and sixth grade students from all three school buildings, included both independent and team events, all of which contributed to the teams’ final scores. Those who competed participate in Math Olympiads throughout the school year.

The top scoring fifth grade team was made up of five students: Grace Abruzzino from Washington Street School, Cristiano Betancourt from John Street School, Jake Bogusch from John Street School, Ishaan Chand from John Street School and Lucy Sorrentino from Washington Street School.

The top scoring sixth grade team also had five students: Gianna Brisotti from Washington Street School, John Garcia from Washington Street School, Filippo Giordano from Polk Street School, Sophia Lin from Washington Street School and Alexander Mazzeo from Washington Street School. 

The tournament was coordinated by districtwide Math Olympiads instructor Maggie H. Tittler. District math specialists Kevin Wagner, Jane Coelho, Debbie Dilthey and Kristin Rudolph guided students through solutions and strategies.

Date Added: 3/5/2025

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Date Added: 3/4/2025

Combining the excitement of the Super Bowl game with the spirit of giving, John Street School hosted a “Souper Bowl” food drive from Feb. 3-7.

Students throughout the building were encouraged to bring in canned goods and boxed food items for Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Food Bank. Due to the generosity of its students, John Street School filled two large boxes with donations.

On Friday, as a culmination to the drive, the school hosted a Football Jersey Day and gym teachers Kenneth Ehrenkranz and Trent Mayer hosted football-themed relay races and games during recess.

Date Added: 2/14/2025

Polk Street School first graders learned how to identify physical traits on birds and experimented with “beaks” during their STEAM Lab lesson on Jan. 30.

STEAM Lab teacher Melissa Geiger presented the class with images of baby birds and a few options for its parent. The class identified similar traits, such as the beak, eyes and feet, to link the baby bird to its correct parent bird.

With their newfound knowledge of birds, the students experimented with different “beaks,” using spoons, pipettes, tweezers and chopsticks to represent pelicans, hummingbirds, blackbirds and herons, respectively. They tested each “beak” to see which could pick up the most “worms” (rubber bands). 

The students counted their “worms” and recorded their results on a bar graph. As a class, they discussed which bird they believe most likely eats worms according to their data. The students unanimously deduced that the blackbird eats worms.

Date Added: 2/4/2025