Month: January 2016

Kindergarten Students Exercise in a Winter Wonderland

Kindergarten students at Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center built strength, endurance, coordination and motor planning skills in a “Winter Wonderland” during gym classes. Students moved station-to-station riding sleds and toboggans, “ice skating,” “fishing” in a “frozen lake,” throwing “snowballs” and sliding down “Unity Hill.” Completing these activities helped encourage active learning at a young age. Students pulled their classmates in toboggans and sleds attached to scooters; used carpet squares to simulate ice skating; fished in a frozen lake using fishing rods, metal washers and magnets; threw white balls to simulate snowballs; and went for a sleigh ride down “Unity Hill” using scooters and snow disks.

A kindergarten student from Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center uses a “fishing rod” with a metal washer as bait to catch magnetized fish during Winter Wonderland-themed gym classes. The class was designed to teach coordination and motor planning skills at a young age.

Kindergarten students at Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center pull each other on sleighs to help build strength and endurance during Winter Wonderland-themed gym classes as part of a yearlong initiative to promote active learning.

Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center kindergarten students learned to be active learners during Winter Wonderland-themed gym classes, where students used carpet squares to simulate ice skating.

Pre-K and Kindergarten Students Build a Sharing Snowman

Students Raised over $1,000 for Families in Need

Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students learned the importance of sharing and giving back to their community through a “Sharing Snowman” project. Students were asked to decorate a blank snowflake in return for a dollar donation by the Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center in the Middle Country Central School District. The donations were used to purchase holiday gifts for families in need in the community. This year, over $1,000 was collected to purchase presents for the nearly 8 families identified and all gifts were delivered in times for the holidays.

Unity Drive Pre-K/Kindergarten Center decorated snowflakes in return for dollar donations to purchase holiday gifts for those in need. The students learned the importance of sharing and giving back to their community with the “Sharing Snowman” project, which raised over $1,000.

Middle Country Central School District Presents Profile In Courage Award to NYS Assemblyman Steve Englebright

School District Superintendent, Roberta Gerold; Board of Education President, Dr. Karen Lessler; and Board of Education Vice President, Kristopher Oliva recently presented New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright with a Profile In Courage Award. Assemblyman Englebright was presented the award to celebrate his exemplary leadership and dedication to the success of public education.

School District Superintendent, Roberta Gerold (second from right), Board of Education President, Dr. Karen Lessler (left) and Board of Education Vice President Kristopher Oliva (right) presented New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (second from left) with a Profile In Courage Award for his leadership and dedication to improving public education.

Newfield High School Wolverines Football Team Wins the Long Island Class II Championship

At a recent District Board of Education meeting, Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics Joseph Mercado presented the Newfield High School Wolverines Varsity Football Team and coaches with Certificates of Pride for winning the Long Island Class II Championship this season. The team completed an undefeated season for the first time in the program’s 58-year history and ended the season with an island-wide championship title. The athletes were honored for their dedication and commitment to their sport and for their superb athletic skill.

In addition, the team was presented with the Rutger’s Trophy, an award given by the Rutgers Club of Long Island to the season’s outstanding team in Suffolk County. Two students athletes and players Elijah Riley and Jelani Greene also received recognition for their talent. Riley received the Carl A. Hanson and Tom Cassesse awards, presented to Suffolk County’s top player and the top defensive back respectively. Greene received the school’s first National Football Foundation award, presented to Suffolk County’s top wide receiver.

Newfield High School Wolverines Varsity Football team and their coaches were awarded Certificates of Pride for their outstanding athletic performance throughout the season and for being named the Long Island Class II Champions. The students and coaches were presented with the award at a recent board meeting by Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics Joseph Mercado.

Newfield High School student and varsity football player, Jelani Greene, received the school’s first National Football Foundation award. In addition to winning the Long Island Class II Championship with his team, Jelani received this recognition as Suffolk County’s top wide receiver.

Newfield High School student and varsity football player, Elijah Riley, received the Carl A. Hanson and Tom Cassesse awards. In addition to winning the Long Island Class II Championship with his team, Elijah received this recognition as Suffolk County’s top player and the top defensive back respectively.