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Woodhull Elementary School students are utilizing the technological resources at their fingertips to enhance their educational experiences and forge deeper connections with their peers.

Third graders, who have been studying Japan, had the opportunity to take a Zoom call with 35-year resident of Japan and former New Yorker Mr. Christopher Silverstein. During the call, the students asked prepared questions and listened intently as Mr. Silverstein described aspects of life and culture in Japan, including the climate, geography, customs, music and food. The morning Zoom, which took place at night for Mr. Silverstein in his Tokyo suburb, was a delightful learning experience for all.

The building’s second grade students took turns reading “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” to the rest of the school via Zoom during lunch. The picture book by Carol McCloud uses bucket-filling as a metaphor for brightening someone’s day, including your own, with kindness.

As an extension of their classroom lessons, the fifth and sixth grade students in Gabrielle Donovan’s class visited the Long Island Aquarium. During the visit, the students enjoyed interactive learning with environmental educator John Shiels of Western Suffolk BOCES. They toured and observed several of the aquarium’s aquatic animals and learned about their habitats and daily needs.

Woodhull Elementary School students from Karen McNulty and Gabrielle Donovan’s classes recently visited the community garden adjacent to the Palms Bungalows in Ocean Beach, where they planted daffodil bulbs.

Thank you to the Palms for allowing community use of this land, the Village for funding the planter boxes, Mr. Ian Levine for constructing the boxes and Ms. Blair Burke for her coordination of this great community project! The students are looking forward to revisiting in the early spring to see their daffodils bloom and to plant some leafy greens and vegetables.