Dear Lockhart Families: Tomorrow is one of our favorite days of the year with our Halloween Parade! The parade will begin at 9:15 and take place in the back of Lockhart. As of now we are monitoring the weather, and if the back grass is too muddy, we are going to pivot to an alternate route around the blacktop. We do not want to ruin the children's costume and will make a decision in the morning. The original route involves the blacktop path used for dismissal, going across the grass, and then heading towards the gym with a second lap to follow. The map and directions are below. If we strictly use the blacktop, students will exit the basketball court doors, loop around the blacktop, head back into the school, and then do a second lap. If this is the case, parents are asked to remain on the grass and keep the blacktop clear. We are looking forward to a great day and can't wait to see all the costumes!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bmw-ah8p67G3HtSbSEzkvyO6c2rM-pPZ/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Throughout the year, students work on their iReady My Path program both in the classroom and at home. Students are expected to pass 2 lessons each week, in both Math and Reading. The program is designed to teach the students at their level, which make it accessible to all. We also find it important to celebrate the successes of our students on this program. It's not always the one who passes the most, it's not always the ones with the highest scores. Students who show growth, work hard, and see the importance of the program are just as deserving. Each month, we highlight students with our iReady Stars Award. Students names are called over the loud speaker during morning announcements and they can come to the office to pick a prize. They are also posted on the school website. Below is the link to our iReady Stars in Math for the month of October.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PuwR6Ao3vBf9Jp808meG_lajOmZhPGO/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Our wonderful Computer TA, Mrs. O'Hara, has put together a short Unity Day video with some photos. We hope you enjoy!
Dear Lockhart Families: Our Veterans Day collection is ongoing through November 10. Please consider donating items that benefit veterans at the VA Hospital in Northport. The link to the donation page is below. Also, Mrs. O'Hara is getting the Veterans Day Roll Call Video ready for our Veterans Day Ceremony on November 10. If you have a Veteran in your family and would like them added into the video, please upload a photo using the link below. You can include their name, rank, and branch of service.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5EIPXQorb73Hh_Byx4EYn2Q35sP1OkQ/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Tomorrow is our annual PTA Pumpkin Patch and the room is ready to go! Every student in the whole school will get a pumpkin. We ask that everyone comes with either a plastic bag or shopping bag. Students in Grades K-2 are invited to dress in Fall attire like pumpkin pickers and students in Grades 3-5 are invited to dress as scarecrows or farmers. We hope everyone enjoys the day!
Dear Lockhart Families: This is the final week of our Give Back Back Pack Drive. This wonderful charity drive benefits the With Purpose Foundation, and will give the donated back packs to students and schools in need. It's very simple, go through your closets or attic and find your old back packs to donate. There will be bins in the main lobby where the students can drop them off. You can also add new or unused school supplies into the back packs to help further the drive. The goal is to fill an entire end zone with back packs! Below is a link to the flyer with more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jxuR52TspHDg1NoO9hurOiDIsH7woGUz/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: One of our most celebrated activities during the year is the PTA Reflections contest. Every year, students from around the nation join in the PTA Reflections contest, to display their artistic ability and creativity by creating drawings, poems, photography, dance routines, and musical performances. This year's theme is "I Belong!" Students are encouraged to create an original work of art in the areas of Visual Arts, Literature, Dance Choreography, Photography, Film Production, and/or Music Composition. All participants will be celebrated and receive an award and gift card courtesy of the Lockhart PTA! Please see the links below to the Reflections paperwork. All submissions are due by Tuesday, 11/11.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qbhbaS3XBz2NK7GujE7nKpbo5GKA8h_v/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IqVXtVbXCPpXgCQSe91ag1-MfFfm71Vv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tMrFl73E8tenIlU9OMBK9Tp6HqgLLLm8/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Continuing with our attempts to keep our kids safe, another dangerous thing happening is parents parking in the staff parking lot during drop off and pick up. As a reminder from the memo that gets sent home at the beginning of the year, please do not park in the staff parking lot for morning drop off or dismissal pick up. We have staff that arrive at different times and this poses an extremely dangerous scenario when there are moving cars in the lot. This is even more important during dismissal. No families are allowed to park in the staff parking lot during pickup. Students walk behind cars and cannot be seen by staff. It is very unsafe for both the adults and students. Please park on the streets and walk to the dismissal areas in the back of the school. Also, there have been multiple incidents where students were running in the parking lot with their parents a far distance behind. Please keep your children with you when you exit the lot, whether it is immediately from dismissal or after you have given your child time on the playground. We do not want to see someone get hurt. Thank you for your help.
Dear Lockhart Families: I'm writing to address a situation we are having with After School Club pickup. As you know, when students dismiss at either 3:40 or 4:00 from their After School Clubs, our Pittsburgh Crossing Guard is gone for the day. This can already cause for a dangerous situation for students. What is making it more dangerous, is parents or guardians are parking directly on the crosswalk in front of the building. We respectfully ask that this stop immediately. We have students who cross Pittsburgh Ave. to walk directly home on their own. They are having trouble seeing past the cars and there is no safe zone for them to walk. At that time, there could also be cars heading East/West on Pittsburgh, or east on Ocean Ave. An incident almost occurred the other day where two students could have been hit because they were not able to safely cross in the cross walk. Going forward, please do not park in the cross walk when picking up your children from After School. If you have a family member who does the pickup, please inform them as well. The safety of our children is our number one priority. I have also reached out to our local POP Officers to see if there is anything they can do to help with the situation. Thank you for helping.
Dear Lockhart Families: We apologize as the wrong version of the Red Ribbon Week letter got emailed out. Below is the link to the correct one and please disregard from the other day. Tomorrow continues our Spirit Week with Jersey Day.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jEMVHNd1tNDoFVUT03K3XQRhSwrwEPTG/view?usp=sharing
Dear Parents/Guardians of K-8 Students,
We invite you to read our iReady Parent Letter that includes important information on how to access iReady resources and parent reports. Additionally, please view our Massapequa School District video - Understanding grade level learning expectations and your child’s performance.
Please note that your child’s i-Ready Parent Report will be available on the Parent Portal under the Student Portfolio tab beginning Friday, October 24, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Sincerely,
The Massapequa School District
Dear Lockhart Families: Tomorrow begins Red Ribbon Week. This annual week runs from 10/23-10/31 and delivers the message to students about living drug free and making healthy life choices. Throughout the week, positive messages will be discussed, activities will be done in the classroom, and some fun dress up days will take place. We have some giveaways for the kids as well. Below is a link to the memo with more information and the activities for each day.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jEMVHNd1tNDoFVUT03K3XQRhSwrwEPTG/view?usp=sharing
Dear Fifth Grade Families: On Friday night at 7:30 at McKenna, our 5th grade students will be putting on their Circus Performance for their families. This is a great culminating event that displays all of the hard work the students put into practicing during the week. The performance will take place in the McKenna gym, and families can enter through the front door of the school. We ask that students get dropped off for 7:00, and we will open the door for families at 7:15. Please drive carefully when you enter the parking lot as the McKenna school has a Trunk or Treat event prior to our circus. We hope to see everyone there!
Dear Lockhart Families: Throughout the year, we perform different types of safety drills with the students. Once such drill is our Evacuation Drill. An evacuation would be utilized in case of certain emergencies, including a fire or gas leak. For this, we would walk to the Ames field, and then beyond if necessary, to then rally at our emergency location. For the purposes of our drill, we walk to the Ames field, turn around and return. Our Evacuation Drill will take place on Monday, October 27. Please see the link below with details about the drill.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCGey8-CZvgRZZSEaK36BF9XvVP_2lSw/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Our Veterans Day collection drive is off an running. It is one of the most special collections we do each year and everything we donate goes directly to the VA Hospital in Northport. Following our Veterans Day ceremony, members of the AMVETS Post 88 in Massapequa bring the boxes to the hospital, and they always tell us how grateful they are. When you are out shopping this weekend, please pick up an item or two to donate. Below is the link to the list.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5EIPXQorb73Hh_Byx4EYn2Q35sP1OkQ/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Our 2nd annual Give Back Back Pack Drive is ongoing and we are already receiving back packs! This amazing charity drive will run through the month of October, and even more amazing, is that this year, every school in Massapequa will be participating! This wonderful charity drive benefits the With Purpose Foundation, and will give these back packs to students and schools in need. It's very simple, go through your closets or attic and find your old back packs to donate. There will be bins in the main lobby where the students can drop them off. You can also add new or unused school supplies into the back packs to help further the drive. The goal is to fill an entire end zone with back packs! Below is a link to the flyer with more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jxuR52TspHDg1NoO9hurOiDIsH7woGUz/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Next week has a lot of fun events planned for the kids! Our PTA has their annual Pumpkin Patch on October 29, the PTA Trunk or Treat is October 30, and our annual Halloween Parade is on the 31st. All families are invited to the back field to watch the parade. Kids will come out the K-1 dismissal door, head down the blacktop and make two laps around the field. Parents are invited to either line the blacktop or the field inside the cones. There will be Halloween music playing and great costumes for all! The parade starts at 9:15 and the gates will open at 9:00. Below is a link to the memo that was already sent home with more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bmw-ah8p67G3HtSbSEzkvyO6c2rM-pPZ/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: One of our favorite traditions at this time of year is the 5th Grade Literary Pumpkins! Kids turn pumpkins into their favorite book characters and we put the pumpkins on display for all to see. The amazing creativity of our students always amazes us. Mrs. Gonzalez sent everyone home with a flyer and instructions last week and while we would love the pumpkins to start arriving on Tuesday, kids can bring them in as they finish. They will be on display for multiple weeks. This is for our Fifth Grade students only. Take your time, work hard, and design a pumpkin that you are proud of! Below is the link to the flyer with more info.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UY4gmTjY4SunzT1bpTavWCJTc2PQhwGt/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Next week is Massapequa Homecoming Spirit Week and the entire district has fun dress up days for the kids! Below is the link to the calendar for the week, starting with Pajama Day on Monday!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XRl_F8QtOnUVlPuqg7ZNi-HmMpjp2Nr5/view?usp=sharing
Dear Lockhart Families: Our Veterans Day collection drive is off an running. It is one of the most special collections we do each year and everything we donate goes directly to the VA Hospital in Northport. Following our Veterans Day ceremony, members of the AMVETS Post 88 in Massapequa bring the boxes to the hospital, and they always tell us how grateful they are. When you are out shopping this weekend, please pick up an item or two to donate. Below is the link to the list.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5EIPXQorb73Hh_Byx4EYn2Q35sP1OkQ/view?usp=sharing