Throughout the district, elementary schools highlighted the artwork of the K-5 students from throughout the year. Parents, guests and classmates had the chance to enjoy some of the works on display in the school’s gymnasiums for all to see.

The second graders in Ms. Byrnes’ class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School recently crafted their own “biography buddies.” The class studied people who interested them, either choosing individuals they learned about during Black History Month or Women’s History Month, or any person who inspired them in history. The students then did research, both online and in books, and created biography figures who featured a timeline, five important facts and symbols that represented the person. The students shared their project and presented their biographies to the class.

Students in Ms. Graziano’s fifth grade class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School are learning how to divide whole numbers and unit fractions using tape diagrams and mathematical equations. The students are using Math Talk to collaborate and discuss their work and also created a bulletin board showing their mathematical equations. 

Students in Ms. Sudano’s fifth grade class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School recently created their own terrariums. The students learned about the four different systems of the earth – the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere – and created the terrariums as an example of how the systems work together. During the next few weeks, the students will be observing how their plants thrive. 

Copiague School District’s students were recognized by members of the Knights of Columbus for their participation in the organization’s annual poster and essay contests at the Feb. 10 board of education meeting.

The poster contest, now in its 10th year, garnered 161 entries to tackle the issue of substance abuse. Students received a certificate and gift card sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The district congratulates the following students for their winning entries:  

Susan E. Wiley Elementary School: Christie Arce, Shyla Brown and Alyson Vargas; Deauville Gardens East Elementary School: Brittany Carbajal Vargas, Juliana Heckman, Darlene Herrera and Eliana Rodriguez; Great Neck Road Elementary School: Kiana Fauntleroy, Leanny Soto and Maya Thompson; Copiague Middle School: Hadasa Argueta Botzoc, Shenn Barredo, Nina Bartoli, Eliud Bonilla, Yeritsa Caba Rodriguez, Cristhian Cruz Meraz, Merary Duran, Kiara Escofet Santiago, Cianna Parchment and Liliana Rosario Jimenez. 
This year’s essay contest focused on the importance of religious liberty to teach the students about tolerance. From the Copiague Middle School, this year’s Knights of Columbus essay contest winners were: Vincent Zito (first), Kemmora Simmons (second) and Kiara Escofet Santiago (third.)

Deauville Gardens East Elementary School hosted a pajama literacy night for students in kindergarten, first and second grade. Deauville Gardens East teachers performed a readers theater of Deauville Gardens East social worker and author Lysa Mullady’s newest picture book “Red, Yellow, Blue.” The students then went back to their classroom and painted watercolor pictures in response to the book. Each student went home with an individual bag filled with reading materials.

Equipped with their walkers, canes and reading glasses, the elementary students – and a few teachers – at Copiague School District made their way to school to celebrate the 100th day of school.

Students spent the day engaged in different hands-on learning activities centered around the number 100. The students were challenged to stack 100 cups in a tower and count to 100 using different coins. 

Kindergartners read books about 100 days and completed writing assignments on what they wanted to be when they were 100. Posters showed off the students’ creative side with unique ways to showcase 100 different items. 

Fifth graders in Ms. Graziano’s class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School worked on a literacy assignment related to the book “Esperanza Rising.” After completing the book, the students worked in groups where they recreated the ending, made their own comic strip, wrote about the pros and cons of different scenarios in the book and illustrated a scene.

Honoring the many accomplishments of its students both in and out of the class, Copiague School District’s administrators and Board of Education held a student recognition awards ceremony on Jan. 27.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Bannon welcomed the students and their families and congratulated them for being chosen for recognition. “Publicly recognizing excellence is a way of celebrating some of the great successes of the Copiague School District’s programs and, at the same time, enabling us to showcase outstanding role models to our school community.”

After reading a short description of each students’ accomplishments, they were called to the podium to receive their plaque and congratulations from the board of education members. 

The following students were selected for recognition: Deauville Gardens East: Mert Ergal and Josue Mendez; Deauville Gardens West: Maxumis Aguilera, Danika Eldora and Keyon Elliot; Great Neck Road: Andy Andino, Melanie Robertson and Maya Thompson; Susan E. Wiley: Julia Nerkowski, Janiah Staley and Nataly Torrez Gutierrez; Copiague Middle School: Anahi Avila, Christopher Brito, Merary Duran, Richard Fagan Jr. and Elmely Lucas Tejada; and Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School: Jonah Breskin, Yanelith Douglas Armistead, Edgar Feal, Allison Reyes, Donna Rivera and Gabriela Marie Sanchez. 

Mrs. Csorny’s second graders at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in are learning all about the different states of matter. They are performing experiments and are engaged in hands-on activities while they test their knowledge of solids, liquids and gases.