The Bulldog Blast January 2024

Roslyn Elementary Schools participated in a fun week of reading activities in celebration of
Pick-A-Reading Partner (PARP) Week from January 22-26.

On Monday, January 22, 2024, teachers at Heights Elementary School put on a show called Readers Theatre to kick off PARP week. The children loved seeing their teachers act out characters from their favorite books. During the week, they drew pictures of their favorite book characters and were tasked with reading a book to a stuffed animal, toy, or pet.

On Thursday, January 25th, Heights held its second annual PARP Guest Reader event. Administrators from across the District visited classrooms to read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems.

At East Hills Elementary School, students received a visit by John Patrick Green, author of the Investigators graphic novel series. They also participated in a bookmark-making activity and a reading marathon. On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, they were treated to a visit from a mystery reader—administrators from across the district, who read aloud the book, Mel Fell, by Corey R. Tabor.

Harbor Hill Elementary School plans to celebrate the love of reading with its students on National Read Across America Day in March.

Heights continued its annual tradition of hosting a Peace March in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, January 12, 2024. Carrying hand-crafted messages of peace, the students marched through the hallways to assemble in the gym, where they were treated to an assembly about the legacy of Dr. King.

Students, faculty, and staff at Heights School dialed back the clock to the 1980s to commemorate the 80th day of school in style. Neon colors, headbands, leg warmers, and 80s-era jewelry were seen all over the school. The building buzzed with excitement with a hallway scavenger hunt that had students learning the lingo of the 80s and encountering iconic items like Game Boys, roller skates, and boom boxes.

Don't Press Send Assemblies were held at East Hills and Harbor Hill Elementary Schools for 3rd and 4th-grade students to teach them about using social media responsibly.

Students in Mrs. Carra's second-grade class hosted their second annual Expert Topic Writing Conference at East Hills School. Each second-grader shared an All About Book on a self-selected topic.

Mrs. Zambell's second-graders and their fifth-grade buddies brainstormed ideas to create snow globes, then wrote stories about what would happen if they got stuck in a snow globe.

Inspired by Caralyn Buehner's enchanting tale, Snowmen at Night, the imaginative third-grade students of Ms. Greenberg’s class at Harbor Hill Elementary School embarked on a creative journey of bringing their own snowman to life. After reading the story, each student painted their own rendition of a snowman to represent what they imagine it does at night while they are sleeping. From playing basketball to sipping hot chocolate to showcasing musical talents, their vibrant artwork captures the whimsical world of snowmen after dark.

Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Belcher's class at Harbor Hill Elementary School participated in a book tasting event called Starbooks Cafe. It was a fun opportunity for students to try out new books and share their thoughts and ideas with each other.

To conclude their unit on the American Revolution, Roslyn Middle School Social Studies teacher Mr. Fox gave students the option of writing a song about the American Revolution, writing a poem, recording a newscast, or writing an essay. Students had the option of recording their project on FlipGrid, or performing it live in front of the class.

“Students showed incredible creativity in conveying what they learned about the American Revolution,” said Mr. Fox. “From dazzling song performances in class to professional-looking newscasts, I was so impressed by their effort and talent. I look forward to more projects like this as the year goes on."

Eighth grade science students at Roslyn Middle School were excited to see science in action as they reviewed topics and participated with Mad Science.

Roslyn High School seniors—Jacob Gross, Cayden Shen, and Shayla Zheng, are three of 300 Scholar Honorees to be named in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2024 Competition—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The competition provides students with a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges.

Roslyn High School senior Jacob Gross was named a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2024, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. He is among 40 students (and one of only three from Long Island) representing 36 schools across 19 states, selected from 300 scholars and 2,162 entrants.

On Friday, January 12, 2024, twelve Roslyn High School students were inducted into the International Thespian Honor Society. The newly inducted students include: Jai Arora, Safiya Bhuiyan, Denis Calos, Maxwell Gross, Theodore Hua, Chloe Kane, Annabel Nussbaum, Rebecca Peykar, Thomas Piccoli, Brigida Sarcona, Victoria Siegel, and Connor Stam. The faculty advisor is Jill Fedun.

This past year, students in the Bloomberg Financial Portfolio Management class at Roslyn High School were given the task of creating financial portfolios for their assigned clients. Using the Bloomberg terminals, they researched and developed portfolios based on client need and respective risk tolerance.

On January 9, 2024, in teams of five, students presented their portfolios to a panel of client judges in an inaugural competition. After all presentations, the judges deliberated and decided which team they would hire to be their portfolio managers. Taking first place was the team of Alexa Bakhchi and Spyridon Matarangas.

For the first time in Roslyn's history, the Roslyn HS Colorguard and Roslyn Band Fans booster organization played host to an indoor colorguards competition. The event took place at Roslyn High School on Saturday, January 20th, 2024. It showcased over 100 colorguard performers from Long Island high Schools

The Roslyn High School community service team, dressed as an egg, a milk carton, a peanut, along with the Roslyn bulldog, visited East Hills and Harbor Hill Elementary Schools to spread the word about the RHS food pantry. Each child was given a brown paper bag with a flyer attached, explaining the food pantry and the items that were being collected.

Parents and guardians were invited to fill the bags and return them to their elementary school or stop by the big food pantry kickoff at RHS on Friday, January 19th. The Pathways to Independence students helped collect and bag all of the donations, which will be transported to the JCC. Great job everyone!

Roslyn High School hosted a Winter Pep Rally on Friday, January 5, 2024, in the main gym.

Registration for the 2024 Spring Adult Education Program is now open to all residents of the Roslyn, Herricks, and East Williston school districts. Classes begin the first week of March. Catalogs are on their way to the community and are available online at www.roslynschools.org under the Community/Adult Education tab. Registration is by mail, fax or online only.