Woodhull Elementary School students are once again learning about sustainable horticulture through the use of a tower garden, a vertical, aeroponic growing system set up in the cafeteria. 

This year, students will be growing vegetables and herbs and will get to taste everything they grow. The fifth and sixth grade will be helping maintain the garden, as they learn how to measure the water, add vitamins and minerals when needed and to test the PH levels. They will also learn how to harvest the plants once they are full-grown.

After the fifth and sixth grade learn the basics, they help the younger students learn about the system. All students will be able to enjoy the harvest later in the year. 

Woodhull Elementary School band student Giovanni Giua showcased his musical talents when he recently performed along with nearly 100 of the top musicians in the county in the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association Division I Central Band. Giovanni was seated as third trumpet in the ensemble.

Giovanni began learning the trumpet in fourth grade and opted to perform at the New York State School Music Association Solo Festival last year, where he earned a top rating on his performance of a Level 1 solo. But when assembling its All-County performing ensembles, the the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association organization seeks to include students who are not only accomplished musicians but of exemplary character as well.
 
Woodhull music teacher Philip Tamberino was proud to recommend Giovanni to the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association based on all of his qualities and was not surprised by the dedication and diligence he demonstrated in learning and performing the four additional pieces of music he needed to learn for the ensemble.

Woodhull Elementary School students and family joined together for a fun-filled evening this winter during a Family Fun Night put together by the school and PTA.

During the event, Superintendent of Schools Loretta Ferraro emceed, music teacher Phil Tamberino provided musical entertainment and many teachers volunteered to make the night a success. Attendees enjoyed playing a number of games and activities. Highlights included a live version of the favorite “Hungry, Hungry Hippo” game where students and their parents or relatives took turns laying down on a scooter and pushing each other around while collecting yarn balls scattered around the gymnasium. There was also a relay race named after the storybook characters Fancy Nancy and Captain Underpants.

At the end of the night everybody participated in line dances, including “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” “The Chicken Dance” and “YMCA,” and the evening closed out with children partnering with family members and teachers to dance to the Sister Sledge classic, “We Are Family.”

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