Copiague School District’s youngest learners are getting a head start on the school year during the elementary summer program, designed to help incoming students transition confidently into elementary school this fall.

Throughout the program, students are becoming familiar with the routines and expectations they will experience when school begins in September. They practice everyday skills such as navigating the cafeteria line, learning bus safety procedures, following classroom routines and building independence.

In addition to preparing for the daily structure of school, students are participating in engaging academic activities that introduce foundational literacy and math concepts while encouraging curiosity and a love of learning. With fall just around the corner, Copiague’s newest learners are already working together, sharing, communicating and becoming part of the school community.