West Islip Union Free School District kicked off its first week of the elementary summer investigations program on July 1. The program – for students entering grades one through five – is housed at Paul J. Bellew Elementary School.

Each week features a different theme for students to engage in literacy, mathematical, STEM, art and research projects. The first week was themed, “America the Beautiful,” to celebrate the country. Students researched famous American symbols and landmarks during their visits to the library with library media specialist Ms. Blaise.

In the STEM lab, students learned about space and astronauts. Using their engineering skills, students built their own rockets and launched them to see how far they could fly.

Representatives from West Islip Public Library visited the school to share a patriotic book about the Fourth of July. Students learned about some of the American traditions shared on July 4 across the nation and crafted a tissue paper American flag.

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Date Added: 7/17/2024