Fourth graders at Accompsett Elementary School participated in a day of hands-on learning activities thanks to a program from Journeys Into American Indian Territory. The lessons were a perfect pairing with the fourth grade social studies unit on the Eastern Woodlands. 
After a grade level assembly, students broke up into different learning stations for the hands-on portion of the day. The students examined Native American artifacts, walked through a longhouse and learned about the hunting ways of the men in the tribes. They also learned the role of the women and children, and about the tools they used for making clothing.
The Native American children had a bit of fun. The Accompsett students listened to different tales of the tribe while sitting on deerskin rugs and also tried some of the different Native American games. 

Smithtown Elementary School’s fourth graders recently completed a community service project to give back to those who help their community and country. They collected and donated socks from their school community throughout the holiday season. Along with the socks, the students crafted cards which were donated to active service members at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach and members of the Smithtown Volunteer Fire Department.  

Honoring the hard work and dedication of Smithtown teachers, staff and community members, Smithtown Central School District’s interim Superintendent of Schools Russell Stewart decided to surprise this year’s honorees of the 2020 SCOPE School District awards during a visit to announce their award on Jan. 31. 

This year’s honorees were surprised with flowers and a brief description of why they were chosen during the visit. SCOPE will formally recognize each of the honorees during the annual dinner celebration on March 23. 

The district congratulates the following 2020 SCOPE award winners: Christine Fitzgerald of the Smithtown Children’s Foundation; Jane Groneman, secretary at St. James Elementary School; Dr. Allyn Leeds, principal at Tackan Elementary School; Michael Saidens, vice president of the Smithtown Board of Education; and Karen Van Dover, sixth grade teacher at Nesaquake Middle School.

Students in the Character Education and Citizenship Club at Tackan Elementary School recently made cards and served donuts and hot cocoa to bus drivers, crossing guards and support staff involved in arrival/dismissal for Appreciation Day.

Third graders in Ms. Verre’s class at Dogwood Elementary School are learning about complex machines during their recent Project Lead the Way lessons. The students began the unit by building simple machines using their Vex kits and have progressed to scissors, axes and shovels. During this lesson, the students went a step further in their building, designs cranes, catapults and wheelbarrows.