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A Valentine's Day scavenger hunt around the building was a great way to celebrate P.S. I Love You Day! Students read short "love" clues that focused on comprehension and inferenc...

It’s not every day that children get to meet a published author or a Major League Baseball player, but fifth graders at McKenna Elementary School in the Massapequa School District...

Students from Berner Middle School's Community and Career Connections (CCC) class got a special opportunity to be guest readers at McKenna Elementary School! The middle schoolers ...

Through monthly updates, fourth graders at McKenna Elementary School are eagerly exploring the progress of Ivy, a young cow they adopted through the Discover Dairy. Teachers Jord...

Students at McKenna Elementary recently had the opportunity to join a new after school club. The Rummikub club, led by 2nd Grade teachers, Mrs. Fusco and Mrs. O'Hara launched this...

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 conc...

Embracing the giving spirit of the holiday season, the Student Ambassadors club at McKenna Elementary School organized the Bundle Up Bonanza to collect winter wear for the needy. ...

To get in Thanksgiving spirit and hone their writing skills, third graders at McKenna Elementary School crafted personal narratives about their traditions for the late November ho...

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...