Throughout the third quarter, students in Ms. Shaw’s sixth grade English class at West Babylon Junior High School focused their studies on six different short stories. As part of their final project, the students chose one of their favorite short stories in the unit and created a one-page project. The projects could be done on paper or digitally and featured information such as theme, foreshadowing, symbolism, quotes and graphics/pictures. Students presented their one-page projects to the class, giving them the opportunity to work on their communication skills.

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Date Added: 5/1/2024

Throughout April, Tooker Avenue Elementary School acknowledged and celebrated National Autism Awareness Month. Students and staff kicked off the month by wearing blue shirts and/or autism awareness shirts on April 2 for World Autism Day (Light it Up Blue). They continued to wear the shirts every Monday in April.

In addition, every Tooker Avenue student was given a puzzle piece to color/design utilizing the traits of character education. All the puzzle pieces were put together into a collage and are on display in the lobby hallway.

Tooker Avenue’s library displayed an array of age-appropriate books that assist in explaining autism. Teachers were also provided grade appropriate handouts regarding autism to discuss with their classes. Grades prekindergarten through second grade received “Autism: A Guide for Children” and grades three to five received “School Community Tool Kit: Autism Basics.” During speech teacher Mrs. Ramo’s sessions, students discussed how they are individually unique and together complete.

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Date Added: 4/19/2024

Two student-artists from Tooker Avenue Elementary School were recently honored for their work in the Town of Babylon’s annual art contest. Fifth grader Lauren Rao (left) won first place and fifth grader Tatum Hertel took home second place. Their artwork will be displayed in the Town of Babylon Recreation Guide for the summer of 2024, and they were recently honored at an artist’s reception.

Date Added: 4/29/2024

Three teams from the Environmental Club at West Babylon Senior High School participated in the regional Envirothon competition on April 17. West Babylon had three teams representing the district at this year’s competition. Encompassing schools from both Nassau and Suffolk counties, the Envirothon competition gives students the opportunity to learn about local Long Island wildlife, forestry, aquatics, soil and current topics in energy and the environment. Students compete in each of these topics including an oral presentation about renewable energy. Congratulations to the following team members: Olivia Stuart, Aminah Booker, Ashley Gil, Jennise Gomez, Alura Liles, Nicole Rex, Magdalena Obrycki, Claire Higgins, Mansimaar Birk, WillHorowitz, David Aguilar, Greg Almonacid, Chris Alexiadis and Philip Dolega.

Date Added: 4/24/2024