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East Lake Celebrates Balloons Over Broadway!
Recently all of the second grade classes at East Lake school read the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Street. The story of a puppeteer in the Thanksgiving Day Parade. As a follow up, the students were asked to create balloons of their own.
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Officer Dispenses Wisdom at East Lake
Nassau County Police Officer Yolanda Turner served as a role model for both academics and good character as she visited students at East Lake Elementary School on Nov. 2.
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East Lake Students Learn from a Veteran
In honor of Veterans Day, Major Salvatore Garcia visited the fourth grade classroom of his wife, Valerie Garcia, at East Lake Elementary School. Major Garcia joined the ROTC program at St. John’s University in 2005, commissioned in 2009, and graduated as a Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot from Fort Rucker in 2011.
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East Lake Elementary Halloween Highlights
All of the students at East Lake Elementary School had the opportunity to wear costumes in recognition of Halloween. The students in Grades K-2 walked in our annual Halloween Parade, while our 3rd through 5th grade students took part in the celebration as they lined the parade route in costume to cheer on their younger peers
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East Lake is Smart with Fire Prevention
Recently the students of East Lake school participated in National Fire Prevention Week. This year's theme was "Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention."
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Independent Reading at East Lake
Fourth grade students in Mrs. Protano's class had the opportunity to enjoy some quiet relaxed reading. The students visited the East Lake Literacy Lounge to work on some independent reading in a cozy reading spot.
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Learning about Fall at East Lake
Kindergarten students in Mrs. LaBosco's class learned about fall and all of its beautiful colors. The students were asked to create their very own fall scene. The children assembled their scene by cutting out grass and a tree trunk.
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Investigation Science at East Lake
Recently, the fifth grade students of East Lake Elementary have been working on Investigation Science.
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Serious About Cereal at East Lake
Cereal is a staple of a kid’s breakfast, and youngsters at East Lake Elementary School recently came up with concepts for new types of cereal.
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East Lake Learns to Sing in Canon
A sneak peak at the East Lake Fifth Grade Chorus - Under the supervision of Mrs. G. Aspeti, the students in East Lake's 5th Grade chorus are warming up and practicing in canon.
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East Lake Learns The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
During their recent science lessons, the students in Mrs. Sciginano's class learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
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East Lake Kindergarten Enjoys Poetry and Fall
The Kindergarten students in Mrs. Dixon's class celebrated the first day of Fall by reading a fall poem together. The students looked and listened for rhyming words.
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Councilman Labriola Visits East Lake
Councilman Steven Labriola came to East Lake Elementary School to present to our Grade 5 students.
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
-Albert Einstein
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.
-Alexander Graham Bell
“There are two types of education... One should teach us how to make a living, And the other how to live.”
-John Adams
