
February 12, 2026
During a lively Lunar New Year celebration, second graders at Birch Lane Elementary School welcomed the district’s Mandarin Chinese teachers, Mrs. Montana and Ms. Zhang, along wi...

January 28, 2026
More than two dozen Massapequa High School students took the reins of physical education classes at Birch Lane Elementary School on Jan. 21. Students from the PE Leaders course ma...

January 20, 2026
This year’s Pick a Reading Partner program at Birch Lane Elementary School introduced a new partnership, as youngsters enthusiastically welcomed guest readers from Massapequa High...

January 14, 2026
Dozens of police officers visited a trio of Massapequa elementary schools on Jan. 9, educating students about their valuable role as community protectors. Children had lots of que...

January 8, 2026
Approximately 110 student-musicians from Massapequa will take part in this month’s All-County Music Festival, hosted by the Nassau Music Educators Association. Rehearsals and co...

December 17, 2025
It was another successful year for the holiday toy drive at Birch Lane Elementary School, a charitable tradition that has spanned about two decades. The student council hosted thi...

December 15, 2025
The first-grade students spent a memorable morning creating gingerbread houses alongside their special guests. The classrooms were filled with excitement as the children carefull...

November 25, 2025
Spelling out “Massapequa,” more than 400 backpacks covered the blacktop at Birch Lane Elementary School on Nov. 20, the result of a month-long collection drive in the Massapequa S...

November 20, 2025
The list of reasons that kindergartners are thankful is plentiful, but they had to narrow it down to six during a digital activity at Birch Lane Elementary School. Fortunately, th...

November 12, 2025
If kindness spreads throughout the world, the starting point just might be a second grade classroom at Birch Lane Elementary School. To mark World Kindness Day, students in Collee...

October 27, 2025
The Massapequa School District is participating in the second annual Give Back Backpack drive, in partnership with the With Purpose Foundation. Collection bins are at all nine sch...

October 23, 2025
Birch Lane kindergarten, first, and second-grade students had an exciting opportunity to learn about fire safety from Massapequa Fire Department members. They discovered the cruc...

October 6, 2025
Birch Lane Elementary School, proudly celebrated Walk and Bike to School Day—a global event that highlights the benefits of healthy choices. Students joined in by walking, bikin...

September 26, 2025
Two books that serve as character-building inspiration at Birch Lane Elementary School recently came to life as songs. Lee Knight brought her interactive program to the school dur...

June 25, 2025
The book they have been anxiously waiting for was finally released on June 17 in an exciting moment for fifth graders at Birch Lane Elementary School. It was the 2025 yearbook. ...

June 16, 2025
In a heartfelt celebration of Flag Day, the Massapequa Elks Club presented various versions of the American Flag to third, fourth, and fifth graders at Birch Lane Elementary Sch...

June 9, 2025
The Massapequa School District has been recognized with the Hahn Outstanding FLES Program Award from the New York State Association for Language Teachers. The district’s Foreign L...

June 5, 2025
For six years they worked hard, so Massapequa fifth graders earned a day to play hard. Late May featured fifth grade picnics so the soon-to-be middle schoolers could celebrate the...

May 30, 2025
Having mastered letters and sounds, it’s now time for more advanced concepts for third graders at Birch Lane Elementary School. In Meagan Vazquez’s class, students recently began ...

May 29, 2025
Educational careers aspirational and accomplished were celebrated at the Massapequa Board of Education meeting on May 22. The district honored its newly tenured teachers and admin...
