
March 30, 2026
Expert knowledge was on display in a third grade classroom at Birch Lane Elementary School, as young researchers proudly shared their recent work. Students in Jessica Gill and G...

March 26, 2026
The curiosity of young learners in the Massapequa School District was on full display at the annual Science Discovery Fair at Berner Middle School on March 21. A total of 225 st...

March 24, 2026
Magic came to the kindergarteners at Birch Lane with Brian Richards and "The bGreat Show." Using magic tricks and interactive storytelling, Brian showed the students that greatne...

March 19, 2026
After reading “Chasing Augustus” by Kimberly Newton Fusco, students in Mrs. Lewin’s 4th grade class were given the opportunity to discuss the book with the author via a virtual m...

March 18, 2026
"Discover languages, discover the world” was the theme for the 21st annual World Language Festival, hosted by the Massapequa School District on the evening of March 12. Hundreds...

March 4, 2026
The counting that began in early September reached triple digits in late February for kindergartners at Birch Lane Elementary School. They reached the 100th day of the school year...

March 4, 2026
Inspired by the theme “I Belong”, Birch Lane students showcased their creativity through the annual PTA Reflections Program. Participants produced original works across various d...

February 25, 2026
Birch Lane’s third, fourth and fifth graders traded their usual classrooms for an adventure as they were submerged in an interactive story world. The students became part of the ...

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...
