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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Literacy is the basis for learning across all aspects of the curriculum, and the Massapequa School District prides itself on a strong foundational program at the six elementary sc...

Biomimicry is an exciting concept that teaches us how to solve problems by looking at nature. In a recent STEAM class, first graders learned about this idea by studying the flying...

The Massapequa School District is committed to meeting the needs of all learners through the use of digital learning resources, supported by technology learning coaches. These coa...

The student leaders of Birch Lane Elementary School in the Massapequa School District know a little something about trying to make a difference in their community. On April 1, the...

Whether they are looking to become a teacher or just revisiting their elementary roots, about 75 Massapequa High School students are having a meaningful experience as instructors ...

It’s been a long endeavor for third grade writers at Birch Lane Elementary School, but their hard work paid off with projects to be proud of. Students hosted writing celebrations ...