Second graders at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently completed a unit on the life cycle of chicks and duck eggs.

Students learned about their life cycles by incubating the eggs in the classrooms. Northwest received the chicks and duck eggs from a local farm and watched them develop and hatch over time.

Photo caption: 1-3: Second graders at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently completed a unit on the life cycle of chicks and duck eggs.

Photos courtesy of Amityville Union Free School District

Date Added: 5/18/2023

First graders in Mrs. Brooks' class at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville held their own celebration to recognize King Charles III’s coronation.

Their class celebration was part of an ongoing study of the world and different cultures. King Charles III’s coronation was a historical moment as the last coronation of the British monarch was held for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Students learned about traditions, used royal language, practiced proper etiquette, and shared scones and biscuits. They also learned the proper way to stir and drink tea using their plastic crystal cups, spoons and saucers. Lastly, students enjoyed an engaging word study with “Coronation Fundations.”

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Date Added: 5/8/2023

Second graders at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville recently teamed up to create their own landform projects.

Students studied landforms in their social studies class and how change affects landforms over time in science. Then, they designed, created, sculpted and painted landforms out of clay.

Date Added: 5/1/2023

Pre-kindergartners at Northeast Elementary School in Amityville recently learned all about agriculture during their field trips to the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank.

The 220-acre working farm offers fun, hands-on educational programs about Long Island’s agricultural heritage while showcasing present day agriculture. Classes got to learn about the basics of agriculture, life skills, animal sciences and environmental sciences.

Date Added: 4/11/2023

On March 31, Mexican-born author Areli Morales visited students at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville.

Morales spoke to students during several assemblies about her life growing up in Mexico and her transition to life in America when she immigrated to New York at the age of 6. She also discussed how her life completely changed in 2012 when her application for The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was approved. Now an author and a teacher in New York City, Morales shared her most recent novel, “Ariel is a Dreamer,” which tells her story of her childhood as an immigrant and her hope of finding success in America.

During the assemblies, students also shared the countries that each of their parents came from.

Date Added: 4/6/2023