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Dear Families, We have had a wonderful opening day! Your children enjoyed school and I know they are looking forward to September 9th! The New York State Park Police are investigating a very serious...
View ArticleWelcome Back To New School Year
On Sept. 3, there was a sense of excitement in the air as new and returning students were welcomed back to school by faculty and staff. As the buses arrived filled with eager students, they were...
View ArticleMoment of Silence Commemorates September 11
Students at the Howell Road School commemorated this year’s twelfth anniversary of tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 with a school-wide outdoor ceremony. Students and staff members,...
View ArticleRemembering September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2013, James A. Dever Elementary School students, staff and guests participated in a ceremony to remember the events of 9/11. This memorial/remembrance ceremony began with the Pledge of...
View ArticleWheeler Wins Village School E-Cycling Challenge
Wheeler Avenue School is the winner of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream’s 2012 School E-Cycling Challenge. Wheeler Avenue recorded the most student participation and collected the greatest...
View ArticleWheeler Avenue Students Say NO to Bullying!
As part of Red Ribbon Week activities focusing on kindness and acceptance, Wheeler Avenue Elementary School students welcomed guest performers who presented a series of skits called “The Power of One.”...
View ArticlePicking the Perfect Pumpkin
Students at Willow Road Elementary School celebrated the fall season by paying a visit to their very own pumpkin patch. Thanks to the generous efforts and donations of the PTA, every child was able to...
View ArticleCommon Core Comes To Life
Students who participated in the annual pajama night at Howell Road School were in for an extra special treat. In attendance, were over 90 students and their parents representing grades K-2. Every year...
View ArticleBe Excited About Reading (BEAR)
As part of the PTA sponsored Scholastic Literacy Partnership Program, each student received a book and medal donated by the PTA. The focus of the program is to encourage students to become life-long...
View ArticleA Healthy Me is Drug Free
Students throughout the district celebrated national Red Ribbon Week by pledging to remain drug free. “A healthy me is drug free” was the theme for numerous activities focusing on raising awareness and...
View ArticleWonderwalk for a Worthy Cause
Students at Willow Road School participated in the eighth-annual Halloween WonderWalk. WalkAmerica is the March of Dimes largest fund-raising event and WonderWalk is modeled after WalkAmerica. It is...
View ArticleStorybook Character Parade
Students in grades 1-3 selected their favorite storybook characters and brought them to life in the school’s annual storybook character parade. Parents and students in grades 4-6 were the perfect...
View ArticlePicking the Perfect Pumpkin
Thanks to the PTA, the Willow Road School field was turned into the perfect pumpkin patch. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes were placed on the field for the students to select their own pumpkins to...
View ArticleA Book Fair With Something for Everyone
The Willow Road Scholastic book fair, sponsored by the PTA, provided students, parents, faculty and staff with an opportunity to find books that inspire the imagination and promote an enthusiasm for...
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