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McKenna Students Build Relationships With Local Police
In recognition of National Police Week, McKenna Elementary School welcomed the local men and women in blue on May 10.
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Spring Kites Take Shape at McKenna
Math knowledge is shaping up for fifth graders at McKenna Elementary School, who recently learned about quadrilaterals.
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Orchestra Students Hone Their Craft With Mark Wood
Massapequa’s 520 string musicians were in for a special treat when famed violinist Mark Wood arrived on March 27. He spent two days working with the district’s orchestra students, who then performed the songs they learned at a concert.
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Studious Scientists Share Knowledge at Discovery Fair
With lots of questions about the world around them, students from the Massapequa School District went on a quest for answers. They shared their newfound knowledge at the annual Science Discovery Fair on March 18 at Berner Middle School.
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A Lucky Day for Learners at McKenna
Children were clad in green, chatting about leprechauns and searching for the end of the rainbow at McKenna Elementary on March 17. Irish or not, everyone was in a festive spirit on St. Patrick’s Day.
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A Peer-to-Peer Lesson on Social Media Safety
As they begin to explore various social media platforms, fifth graders in the Massapequa School District have the tools to do so safely. Members of the Student Advisory Council, a group of student government and class officers from Massapequa High School, provided valuable information to the younger peers during workshops from March 6-10.
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A Three-Digit Milestone at McKenna
The 100th day of the year was a celebration for all on Feb. 10 at McKenna Elementary School.
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Students Show Their Generosity in Food, Book Drives
Throughout the Massapequa School District, students have been involved in numerous acts of kindness recently. While the holidays are typically known as the “season of giving,” the charitable acts have continued at a strong pace into the new year.
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
-Albert Einstein
“Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.”
-Mark Twain
“There are two types of education... One should teach us how to make a living, And the other how to live.”
-John Adams
