Elementary school students attending Lido, Lindell, East and West schools in Long Beach prepared for the Thanksgiving break with an array of activities to bring on the festivities of the season.

At Lido Elementary School the first annual Thanksgiving Parade took place around the basketball court for friends and families to cheer on students as they marched around with their balloon creations.

At Lindell and West Elementary Schools, students participated in their annual Turkey Trot events around the school and students made turkey hats and handprint cards with grateful sayings.

At East Elementary students enjoyed a special presentation from TePee Ted to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Native People through “The Wilderness Traveling Museum.”

Additionally, a Thanksgiving food drive at Long Beach Middle School collected non-perishable items that were donated to St. Mary’s in Long Beach.

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Date Added: 11/29/2023

Second graders at West Elementary School enjoyed celebrating Pumpkin Day on Oct. 31. Parents were invited to join their student as they rotated around “Pumpkin Center” tables set-up around the classroom. Some of the activities included measuring and weighing pumpkins and reading stories about how pumpkins grow.

Date Added: 11/9/2023

Fifth graders from West Elementary School recently visited Newsday headquarters. During their visit, they learned more about the five Ws of journalism that include the who, what, when, where and why when reporting.

Among the many highlights of the day, the students got a firsthand view of the studio offices, experienced what it’s like to be a reporter and even participated in a mock emergency press conference.

The field trip coincides with their journalism writing unit where they practice informational writing in meaningful ways that are connected to their school and local communities, write news reports that give details about an event using journalists' writing techniques and write feature articles that teach about topics chosen by the writers.

Date Added: 10/27/2023