Santapogue Elementary School

Address: 1130 Herzel Boulevard, West Babylon, NY 11704
Main Office: (631) 376-7401
Attendance: (631) 376-7420
Fax: (631) 376-7409
Principal: Jennifer Carere
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Photo of circular rock garden with 'WB' formed with stones and surrounded by colorfully painted rocks. Donated with love by the DeGennaro family in 2018

WELCOME to Santapogue's website! Please visit the different sections of the website to learn more about our school. Each teacher has contact information listed regarding his/her class. Periodically, the website will be updated, and you will have the opportunity to see the students participating in interesting activities. We also place copies of letters and flyers from the school and our PTA on the website for you to read. They can be found on the VIRTUAL BACKPACK.

 

School Updates

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Contact Information

You can reach the school secretaries, Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Pisano by calling the main office at (631) 376-7401 or by fax at (631) 376-7409.

To report a student absence, call the main office at (631) 376-7401 or attendance at (631) 376-7420.

To contact a teacher, find the teacher's phone extension in the staff directory and dial (631) 376-7400 followed by the extension. If the teacher is not available, leave a message on their voicemail.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, DO NOT RELY ON VOICEMAIL TO CONTACT A TEACHER.

 

Announcements

Santapogue Celebrates Literacy

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Date Added: 3/15/2024

Santapogue Kicks Off PARP with Readaloud

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Santapogue Elementary School hosted the Great Readaloud on March 1 in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the kickoff of the Parent-Teacher Association’s Pick A Reading Partner initiative. Classes gathered together as invited guests came to the school to share their favorite books with students. After each readaloud, students asked questions and shared some of their favorite parts of the stories with classmates.

Date Added: 3/13/2024

Valentine’s Day Kindness Jars

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Spreading love and kindness this Valentine’s Day, fourth graders at Santapogue Elementary School exchanged compliments as part of a social-emotional learning activity. The students each had paper hearts and wrote something nice about a classmate on the heart. The kind messages were then placed in a jar with each student’s name. The fourth graders successfully filled each other’s kindness jars on Valentine’s Day.

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Date Added: 2/20/2024

Santapogue Shows its Kindness

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As part of Councilman McSweeney’s P.S. I Love You Day kindness challenge, Santapogue Elementary School made care packages for first responders to thank them for their service. Members of the Santapogue student council, student council advisers Mrs. Sagginario and Mrs. Manzi, Ms. Dein, Santapogue Elementary Principal Mrs. Carere, and the Santapogue Parent-Teacher Association gathered to make care packages. These students gave up their recess time last week and created such beautiful cards.

Date Added: 2/9/2024

Santapogue Writers Celebrate Work with Peer Review

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Third graders at Santapogue Elementary School held a writing celebration on Jan. 10. The celebration featured a compliment page for a peer writing review. The students rotated through the different classrooms and read the writing assignments – which included personal narratives and nonfictional/informational writing – of their peers. The students left feedback and compliments about the different works they reviewed.

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Date Added: 1/24/2024