Floral Park-Bellerose’s John Lewis Childs School hosted a BOCES in-school field trip for fourth grade classes on March 16.

A 19 ft. in diameter inflated model of planet Earth was set up for the students to explore. From the outside, they identified the continents and oceans. They could also go inside the balloon to get another perspective.

Date Added: 3/24/2023

John Lewis Childs School second graders in Laurie Pappagallo and Nicole Rodriguez’s class recently completed and presented their animal projects. The students chose their own animal and used the PebbleGo app for research. They went through the writing process of researching, drafting and revising, and also used directed drawing to represent their animals. The students worked on their projects for about two weeks.

Date Added: 3/21/2023

John Lewis Childs School kindergarteners in Mrs. Mancusi's class made bell shakers and guitars during a “Let’s Make Music” HMH lesson.

Date Added: 3/10/2023

Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District welcomed students from the John Lewis Childs School Drama Club to perform at the board of education meeting on March 6. The students took to the stage to perform “In Summer” from their production of “Frozen Jr.” which is being held March 9-10.

Date Added: 3/8/2023

In preparation for a geometry test, John Lewis Childs fourth graders in Mrs. Tyrrell’s class put their skills to the test with a “marshmallow math” review. Using marshmallows as points and toothpicks as lines, students were challenged to create geometrical designs. They modeled points, line segments, parallel and perpendicular lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and patterns. As a bonus, the students were given a sweet opportunity to use their creativity to design a figure with line symmetry!

Date Added: 3/2/2023