Fifth graders in Mrs. McNeely’s class at Forest Avenue Elementary School took their love of reading to the next level with a special book club luncheon. Students picked a book that interested them and brought it to life through a creative cereal box book report. They explored their book’s theme, analyzed the characters and crafted engaging summaries on their cereal boxes. To celebrate their hard work, students gathered for a themed luncheon, where they proudly shared their projects and discussed their reading. Their presentations sparked excitement and inspired classmates to explore new reads.

Click here to view the Forest Avenue Book Club Inspires Readers slideshow.

 

Date Added: 3/26/2025

Congratulations to all the recipients of Founder's Day awards! The Founder's Day ceremony was held on March 19 to honor all those who are an integral part of the West Babylon School District. The PTA acknowledged outstanding individuals for all they do to support our students, schools and PTA partnerships.

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Date Added: 3/25/2025

Third grade student artists from Forest Avenue Elementary School recently examined and created their own sparkling gemstones. To begin, art teacher Janice Dougherty shared the book “Sam and Dave Dig a Hole.” In the story, the characters are determined to find something “spectacular” but keep missing the buried gemstones as they dig in the ground. Students examined real geodes and made educated guesses of what could be discovered inside the cracked rocks. Once opened, the sparkling gemstones were excitedly observed. Artists created their own versions using a combination of analogous markers, cut paper and metallic paint pens.

Date Added: 3/10/2025

After students at Forest Avenue Elementary School were inspired by a Zoom with the inventor of the Post-it, the schools hosted their own Invention Convention. 

Working with library media specialist Andrea Francisco, students brainstormed and collaborated to find different ways for solving everyday problems. Once they thought of an idea, students went home and worked together with their families to come up with a solution. 

On Feb. 11, participants showed off their designs and innovations during the first Invention Convention. They were able to demonstrate their latest inventions to the school as different grade levels visited the gymnasium. Both their creativity and critical thinking skills were on display for their classmates and visitors.  

Click here to view the Creativity on Display at Forest’s Invention Convention slideshow.

 

Date Added: 2/28/2025

Fifth graders from Forest Avenue Elementary School recently accepted their assignment as cub reporters when they attended the Newsday in Education field trip at Newsday’s headquarters in Melville. They were greeted and presented with press passes and a swag bag containing a reporter’s notebook and pen. 

The field trip included a mock breaking news story assignment, meeting reporters, touring the multimedia news facility, interacting with several Newsday personnel and learning about the different careers in Newsday’s print, television and online formats. Mrs. Francisco, Forest Avenue’s school library media specialist, accompanied the students on the trip. She strives to teach students the importance of news literacy and its impact on our community. By collaborating with Newsday, the fifth grade students received a firsthand account of a day in the life of the news world. 

 

Click here to view the Forest Avenue’s Future Reporters Take Field Trip to Newsday slideshow.

 

Date Added: 2/18/2025