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Miss Herrschaft’s 5th graders at McKenna made the day brighter by reading aloud to younger classrooms. This activity not only strengthens our older students’ reading confidence bu...

McKenna staff and students welcomed and honored many veterans who visited all of our classrooms during the week leading up to Veterans Day. The kindness and participation of all h...

The McKenna Ambassadors Club recently led a heartwarming food drive to support a local food pantry and provide Thanksgiving baskets for families in need. Students from every grade...

As they practice their persuasive writing, second graders at McKenna Elementary School have been writing to everyone and everything. In Jaclyn Gardner’s class, students have been...

The Best Buddies Trunk or Treat event at McKenna took place on Wednesday, October 29th in front of the building. Students and teachers gathered for a fun-filled Halloween themed e...

Ms. Gallo & Ms. Axelrod's 4th grade class buddied up with Mrs. Crescenzo's first graders to enjoy a fall activity together. Students were paired in groups and worked together on...

The creativity is flowing and the collaboration is on point in the art room at McKenna Elementary School. Students have been working on large murals inspired by artist Keith Harin...

Fifth-grade artists started off the year learning about the importance of collaboration in the art studio. Using only blue art materials, these artists kicked off a school-wide ...

Good character is recognized regularly at McKenna Elementary School in the Massapequa School District, where role model students are selected as Junior Leaders of the Month. Every...

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...

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...

McKenna's fourth grade students have taken off on researching, designing, and building paper roller coasters! In STEAM, students completed research on an existing roller coaster ...

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...

Who doesn't love to watch circus performers?? Students at McKenna Elementary were treated to quite a show! Thanks to the McKenna PTA, the National Circus Project came to the McK...

Fifth graders in the Massapequa School District are now experts on the people who have made a difference in the world. Students completed biography research projects, which is one...

A two-decade, districtwide immersion into language and culture again drew hundreds of students for the Massapequa School District’s World Language Festival on March 18 at the high...

The Massapequa School District’s Invention Convention made a comeback this year on March 13, as fifth graders from the six elementary schools showcased their unique ideas for new ...

During the week of March 3rd, all students at McKenna Elementary School celebrated "Read Across McKenna" week. Throughout the week students celebrated different books, genres an...