Throughout the month of March, the Connetquot Central School District will proudly celebrate Disabilities Awareness Month with the empowering slogan, “Yes, I Can.” To kick off the celebration, the district held a design contest, inviting Connetquot students to submit artwork for the T-shirts and sweatshirts that will be worn on Mondays during March. Congratulations to Samantha Grizzaffi, a talented fourth grader from Mrs. Klaus’ class at Sycamore Avenue Elementary, on her winning design!

Date Added: 2/4/2025

Sycamore Avenue Elementary hosted a fun-filled McTeacher Night at the Oakdale McDonald’s! Teachers, staff and Principal Mrs. Papadopulos served meals tableside to students and their families to raise funds for the Sycamore PTA. The event was a great success, raising a total of $550 with 20% of the evening’s profits going towards the worthy cause!

Click here to view the Sycamore serves up smiles at McTeacher Night slideshow.

Date Added: 1/14/2025

Fifth grade students from across the district in the C-Quest Enrichment Program chose a word that either defined them or chose a word to set a goal for the year.

After choosing their one word, they explored the outdoors, looking for the letters in their word. Using iPads, they photographed the letters then edited, enhanced through filtering, cropped and uploaded them to Google Slides. The slides were then printed, and the letters were cut out and put onto a poster, spelling their word in their environmental print! During their poetry unit, students wrote a free verse poem using their word in their poem.

Click here to view the 5th Grade C-Quest students’ One Word project slideshow.

Date Added: 1/14/2025

To start off a unit about structures, fourth graders across the district in the C-Quest Enrichment Program studied the Fire Island Lighthouse. Students visited the lighthouse on a field trip, climbing the tower of 182 steps up and down. They also went on a nature walk to learn about the area, saw the Fresnel lens and participated in a United States Lifesaving Service presentation.

Afterwards, students created non-fiction, informational posters summarizing what they learned on their visit. They also took part in a culminating activity on electrical energy, building a model of the lighthouse which included a working electrical circuit.

Click here to view the 4th Grade C-Quest students visit Fire Island Lighthouse slideshow.

Date Added: 1/14/2025