The second graders in Ms. Fitzpatrick’s class at South Bay Elementary School are studying characters facing challenges during their literacy lessons. They recently read “Bee and Daisy,” an animal-themed fantasy tale centered on kindness. Working with partners, they each created a bee or a daisy and collaborated to brainstorm different ways they could show kindness. They filled their daisy petals and bees with various kind acts.

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Date Added: 12/2/2024

The fifth grade student artists in Janice Dougherty’s class at South Bay Elementary School showed off their spooky sides by making self-portraits. After studying characters created by Tim Burton, known for his unique animation style in “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “James and the Giant Peach,” students made portraits of themselves inspired by his work. The fifth graders used value, shading and blending techniques to create pieces that look three-dimensional.

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Date Added: 11/25/2024

During their music lessons with Ms. Couture-Craft, students at South Bay Elementary School participated in a schoolwide music lesson. In their respective music classes, each grade level learned the song “Thanksgiving at Our House.” They then created a drum circle using different instruments. As the students progressed in grade, more instruments were added to the beat of the song. The fifth graders pictured used drumsticks, hand drums and boomwhackers to keep the beat.

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Date Added: 11/22/2024

Throughout the West Babylon School District, Red Ribbon Week was celebrated from Oct. 23-31 with various lessons and activities. Red Ribbon Week highlights the importance of living a drug-free life. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators and communities to reinforce the drug-free messages throughout the year. This year’s theme was “Life Is A Movie: Film Drug Free.”

To kick off the week, students throughout the district took the Red Ribbon Week oath and pledged to be drug free and make healthy choices. Elementary students dressed in different themed days to show their support including Crazy Sock Day, Pajama Day and County Day. Students also showed their support by creating posters and writing stories about how they could live a healthy lifestyle.

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Date Added: 10/30/2024

The first graders at South Bay Elementary School are getting into the fall season by reading “Creepy Carrots!” by Aaron Reynolds. Students worked on opinion writing by forming ideas about whether they thought the carrots were creepy. The first graders supported their opinions in their writing and shared ideas with classmates. After discussing their writing, students created their own version of creepy carrot art.

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Date Added: 10/25/2024