End of Year Video

Enjoy this video retrospective of the 2009-2010 school year. Have a wonderful summer . . . see you in September!

Fun Run 2010

On Saturday, June 12th, Washington Street School held its annual Fun Run. More than 300 students participated in this event. This year, proceeds from the Fun Run were donated to The Bubba Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of those who are physically challenged. Over $1000.00 was raised for this worthy organization. Special thanks to our wonderful Assistant Principal, Mr. Stella, for putting so much of his heart and soul into organizing this special event. Enjoy the sights of the day by watching this short video.

Building Team Kids at the Empire State Games

On Friday, June 4th, our Building Team Kids and their advisors, Mrs. Goldstein, Mrs. Krajci, Mrs. LaRegina, and Ms. Mugno, took a field trip to the Empire State Games for the physically challenged. With homemade noisemakers in hand, our representatives cheered on game participants and truly demonstrated that it is "Cool to Care." Take a moment to view a slide show of this worthwhile experience!

Career Day 2010

Our annual Career Day was held at Washington Street School on Thursday, April 29th. Fifth and sixth grade students were treated to a wide variety of presenters, who shared their career choices and allowed students to begin to think about their own future jobs. Presenters included Officer Matt Pecora, a member of the NYPD Scuba Unit and son of former WSS teacher, Loretta Pecora. Also on hand were Councilman Ed Ambrosino and journalist, Ken Grimball, from News 12 Long Island. Several agents from the DEA were also on hand and brought with them an agency helicopter that landed on our basketball court. What an amazing and exciting treat for all! Thank you to all of our presenters and to our PTA, especially Mrs. Lanci and Mrs. Roselli, for all that they did to make this such a wonderful learning experience for our students. Well done!

3 Goldstein/Viscusi Enjoys a Taste of Japan!

As third graders in Mrs. Goldstein and Mrs. Viscusi's class finish their study of Japan, they enjoyed a sushi tasting party. Class moms helped by rolling the sushi for the first taste, but then students tried their hand at it too. For dessert, candy sushi was on the menu. What a delicious experience for all!

Mrs. Connors' First Grade Celebrates Earth Day!

Basketball Tournament to Benefit Camp Anchor

On Thursday, April 22nd, the Washington Street School community came out to support a worthy cause. The second annual Basketball Tournament to benefit Camp Anchor was held. Five men's teams and three women's teams participated in this fierce competition. In the end, Team Blue in the women's division and Tune Squad in the men's division ended up victorious. $1003 was raised and will be donated to Camp Anchor. Thank you to Sean Boyle, Kristin Rudolph, Cheryl Scarry and Kevin Wagner for all they did to make this another successful event for Washington Street School!

Grade 3 Learns About Japanese Culture

5th & 6th Grade Chorus Sing National Anthem

On Sunday, April 11th, Washington Street School's 5th and 6th Grade Chorus sang the National Anthem at the NY Islanders' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Over 400 students, parents and staff came out to support our chorus. It was a wonderful afternoon, and we can all be so proud of these talented children and their gifted vocal music teacher, Mrs. Kelly Tesar. In addition to Mrs. Tesar, special thanks go out to Mr. Stella for organizing this exciting event. Bravo, Chorus!!

The Great 6th Grade Egg Drop

This month, in Science Lab, our 6th grade students were given the task of creating a container that would protect an egg, when tossed from a great height. It certainly was an "eggciting" learning experience for all. Enjoy some of the results!

PTA Family Reading Night

Enjoy a look back at this fun evening! Thank you to the PTA for organizing the event, and to all of the staff members who came out to read!

5th Grade Sports' Night

Our annual 5th Grade Sports' Night was held on Thursday, February 25th. Parents and students braved the snow to get to Washington Street School in order participate in the fun and challenging event. Special thanks to Mr. Boyle, Mr. Chhan and the 5th Grade Rep, Mrs. Adamo, for all of their hard work in making this evening so special.

"Souper Bowl" Recess

Students at Washington Street School celebrated the Super Bowl, while also helping to fight hunger. During the week, February 1st through February 5th, students donated cans of soup to Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Food Bank. Their donation entered them in a raffle to try to kick or throw a field goal, along with some very athletic teachers, at a special recess held on Friday, February 5th. Special thanks to Ms. Campagna, Mr. Soupios and Mr. Boyle, who helped organize the event.

"Operation Haiti" at WSS

How do you spell caring? At Washington Street School it is spelled . . . Operation Haiti! Sixth grade students in Ms. Mugno's class organized a Loose Change Fundraiser, working hard to collect donations for earthquake stricken Haiti. Students, staff, and families at WSS have been generously contributing to this worthy cause. We hope to reach our goal of $2500 by Friday, February 12th. All money collected will be donated to UNICEF to help children and their families during this crisis. Thank you to this generous community!

Journey into American Territory with Grade 4

On Tuesday, January 5th, the Fourth Grade at Washington Street School welcomed Robert Vetter and Journeys into American Territory, a cultural arts program designed to give students an understanding of Native Americans. Our fourth graders spent the day immersed in the life and culture of the Iroquoian and Algonquian people of our region. The workshop leaders taught the students about their history, told traditional stories and introduced crafts, songs and dances of this most interesting culture. It was an amazing and fun learning experience for all involved.