Kindergarten- Using model magic and part- to- whole thinking to create clay butterfly sculptures. Learning how to build the butterflies using simple shapes like circles and ovals. Designing a leaf for the butterfly to sit on and painting the butterfly with watercolors.

First- Designing the interior of their dream homes. After reading the story, If I built a House, by Chris Van Dusen, first graders are using their imaginations to create blueprints of their dream homes. Many include features such as slides to get to the ground floor, trampoline rooms, and more.

Second- Learning about graphic artist Takashi Murakami and how he often uses a “main color” in his artwork. Creating their own artwork using his theme of bold, simple designs like flowers and smiley faces. Choosing one color to focus on and mixing it with white to make different shades of that color.

Third- Learning about texture. Using curved lines and repetition to create the scales of a snake. Reviewing what we learned earlier about color and blending colored pencils to color it in.

All students in grades 4-6 are working on selecting their strongest artwork from the school year in order to curate our annual art show, Lunch with the Artist on May 19th. They are also learning about artist statements and writing a short blurb about their artwork to hang alongside their piece. All students will have artwork in the show K-6. Guests are invited to see their child’s artwork during their lunch period or after school at 3:20. You can RSVP to the event via the ParentSquare sent out by Mrs. Freeborn.

In Spanish class, the students are currently :

6th grade Manipulating AR,ER and IR verbs in the present tense in order to communicate.

5th grade : Reviewing numbers 1-60 for the purpose of illustrating time on an analog clock.

4th grade: Locating and examining Spanish-speaking countries.

3rd grade: Complimenting classmates’ clothing. 

2nd grade:Discussing a variety of popular drinks in Latin America (ex. horchata & agua fresca).

1st grade: Locating, connecting, and naming a variety of farm animals. 

Kinder: Identifying 9 colors.

In the garden we’ve begun to really start our planting season.  Soon our seedlings will be planted out into our garden beds.  The gardeners have been learning about planting temperature and how it varies from plant to plant.  Watching the weather carefully and waiting for 50 degree nights to plant our peppers and tomatoes.  Our flower bed has been seeded and we’re trying to grow lima beans this year! While prepping our garden beds for planting, the students have installed worm composting baskets in every bed in hopes that we’ll have another way to combat food waste, as well as a new source for fertilizer for our upcoming crops!

In PE this month students have been working on their baseball/softball and lacrosse skills.  Field days are coming up. Those dates are May 27th for 1st-6th and June 3rd for Kindergarten.  

Students will get to explore inventors and inventions this May through stories. Learning tasks in the library this month will provide students the opportunity to plan and design their own inventions in honor of National Inventors’ Month!  K-2 is also using stories to strengthen their knowledge of story elements such as theme and identifying key details in a story. Grades 3-6 are developing their skills in critical thinking and research through this month’s topic.

May is action packed with music for everyone! May 13th at 6pm is the 5th and 6th Grade Spring Concert Performance for the Advanced Band, Senior Chorus, and our incredible Jazz Band.While on May 19th, our Third Grade Recorder Students, Beginning Band, and Junior Chorus will take the stage at 6pm. 

Our EQ Wildcat Marching Band will be performing in the annual East Quogue Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 24th at 1pm right down Main Street and ending at the Firehouse, where our EQ Fire Department Hosts will have a ceremony to honor and remember those who bravely fought for our country. Nearing the ceremony’s end, our very own Trey Lavery and Cole Reed will perform “Taps” to bring the ceremony to a close.  

In 5th Grade General Music, students are singing and preparing for their DARE Graduation ceremony and learning about the differences between music genres.

In 6th Grade General Music, students are applying their foundational music skills from September, as they view, critique, and discuss the musical genius, character analysis, and lyrical rap story of the Revolutionary War, watching “Hamilton, an American Musical”.