Dayton Avenue Celebrates School District Anniversary

Dayton Avenue School hosted the Board of Education Meeting in January in recognition of the 10th Anniversary of the Eastport-South Manor Central School District.  Students in the band, chorus, and orchestra performed during an Open House hosted from 6pm-7pm.  During the BOE meeting students read investigative articles they wrote on the history of the school district.  Students interviewed faculty and staff, including, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Mark Nocero.  Also, Emma Danowski, a student member of the Shared Decision Making Team made a  presentation on our Service Learning Curriculum. Lastly, 6^th grade students completed a video news report on the growth of the district, which was shown to all in attendance.

 

Dayton Avenue Spelling Bee

Students in grades 3-6 recently participated in our annual Spelling Bee.  A tremendous amount of hard work went into preparation.  All the students who participated should be proud of their accomplishment.  The 3^rd grade Spelling Bee winner was Benjamin Isaacson and the school wide winner representing Dayton Avenue School at Hofstra University was 6^th grader Alec Arvidsson. 

Dayton Avenue School 5th Grade Students Work with Brookhaven National Laboratory

Dayton Avenue School is working in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in grades 5 and 6.  Scientists from BNL visited Dayton Avenue School recently to work with students on a DNA extraction lab.  This activity will be followed with a visit to BNL in the spring.  

Dayton Avenue School Celebrates Parents As Reading Partners

In coordination with the South Manor PTA, Dayton Avenue School sponsored our annual Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) month.  Students were encouraged to make reading a family affair and were given daily challenges to promote reading at home.  We are grateful to the SMPTA for their support of our 6^th Grade Circus and culminating PARP magic show.  

Mr. Vignona and Mr. Hartman Welcome Students with Holiday Music

As students arrive to school the week of December 16th through the 20th they are greeted each morning by band directors Mr. Vignona and Mr. Hartman.  Despite the weather, each morning the sweet sounds of holiday music are in the air as students get off the bus.  Enjoy the video below.

Dayton Avenue Supports Stuff-A-School and Holiday Door Decorating

Adopt-A-Platoon and Food Drive

Dayton Avenue School is supporting the Junior-Senior High School's Stuff-A-School project for the second year.  We are supporting local families through a gift drive, a food drive, a clothing drive, a pet food and toy drive, and adopting a military platoon.  We take great pride in being able to give back to the community.  Enjoy a visual tour of our Stuff-A-School project and the Holiday Doors of Dayton Avenue School. Stay tuned for more photos. 

The Giving Tree

 

Gingerbread House 

Enjoying the Holiday Spirit 

It is always about a good book 

Creating the Windows of Macy's

Mrs. Fine is always so creative

Go Sharks! 

Rudolph visits Dayton Avenue

Supporting our needy pets 

Is that an Elf or Dr. Christie? 

Mr. Longo, no pre-fabricated doors allowed. 

All aboard the Polar Express

Even the Elf on the Shelf supports PBIS

6th Grade Visits Brookhaven National Laboratory

On Dec 3-6, the sixth grade classes from Dayton Avenue School and Eastport Elementary School, visited the Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) to experience their Science Learning Center.  During the day, the classes attended three different “exploration labs."  

The first was “Nowcasting” Cloud Formation Lab.  Through interactive models and demonstrations, the students discovered through predicting, estimating, measuring, revising, and record keeping- What is a cloud and how it is formed?  What is the role that aerosols play in cloud formation and why they are so important?

This activity correlated exactly to our curriculum at this time, since in science we are covering Weather and in Math making comparisons to form percents and ratios.

The second lab was “Graphic Exposure: Clouds and Solar Energy.”  In this lab the students recorded, graphed, and analyzed how clouds affect solar energy outputs.  The students used a laptop computer to answer a research question about clouds and solar energy by visually representing and comparing data. This activity reinforced their graphing and analytic skills.

The last lab was “Solar Energy Lab.”  The students explored the properties of photo voltaic panels.  They experimented with a variety of materials to determine which are ideal for transmission, absorption, and reflection of solar energy.  The students learned how to use instant thermometers and volt meters.  We have discussed solar energy and how it relates to weather.  In the second half of sixth grade, we will be discussing Alternative Renewable Energy Resources and their importance to our future.

These labs were very informative as well as thought provoking for our students. The staff was professional, patient, and interesting.  They discussed their individual topics by finding out what the students knew and the questions they had.  Each lab used multi-sensory instruction.  The instructors not only talked about how BNL is a great resource for us to use, but the opportunities for different professions that might interest the students in the future. They explained how they can become involved in research projects and even do internships once in high school.  It was a very full day of learning and was worthwhile since it mirrored the sixth grade science curriculum.