Happenings 2017 2018 book

Check out what’s at Rolling Hills 2017-2018

Mrs. Gerges’ first grade students performed their version of The Great Kaypok Tree written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry. Mrs. Gerges narrated the story while the students played the parts of the various animals and the man who came to cut down the rainforest trees.

Thanks goodness the man changed his mind about cutting down the tree.

Several kindergarten classes finger-painted pictures of the earth to celebrate Earth Day. Students wrote what they would do to help the earth. Check out some of Ms. Vinciguerra’s students at work and Mrs. Roman’s students’ final creations.

Ms. Neri placed her mealworm terrarium under her ladybug so she could project mealworm activity onto the smartboard.

Ms. Neri’s first grade class is getting up close and personal with our mealworm friends!

Students are examining the mealworms up close on the smartboard.

Mrs. Schwartz' second grade class is bringing technology into their classroom! Our new Chrome cart visits once a week so students can individually work on math and reading skills on laptops.

Miss Buckley's first grade ENL students had so much fun completing Saint Patrick's Day activities last week! Students enjoyed sorting rainbow words by word families, and writing about someone they love who is "worth more than gold".

In celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday, the Commack Middle School Honor Society students visited Rolling Hills. The CMS students read Dr. Seuss' books and the children participated in exciting activities related to the Dr. Seuss books. Together, the students wrote about and illustrated their favorite part of the story and enjoyed playing a Dr. Seuss bingo game.

Families are all different, but one thing is for sure....we love our families at Rolling Hills! The First Graders culminated the Family Social Studies Unit by conducting a Family Heritage Day Presentation. The students sang songs, choral read facts, and even did some dances from around the World to show that we all have different cultural traditions and backgrounds. The children wrote sentences about some of their family traditions and drew illustrations to go with them. And of course, we love being Americans, so all students wore American Flag hats.

Rolling Hills students created valentines to send to local soldiers who are currently deployed overseas. Kindergarten and first grade classes wrote letters. Second grade classes created word art for the soldiers to show our appreciation.

Rolling Hills students learned to play Badminton and tennis his winter. Members of the High School team came by to encourage our students to play badminton. SPORTIME instructors helped students learn how to hold a racquets and even serve the ball!

Students are enjoying using our new swings outdoors at recess.

Second graders at Rolling Rills traveled back in time to the 19th century while visiting the One Room Schoolhouse in Stony Brook. Our students were able to experience the lifestyle in the1800’s as they participated in 19th century school activities. Students copied lessons on slate boards and used dip pens and ink as they practiced their lessons in copy books.

In The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, the children are encouraged to add body percussion for the items found in the story. As they become more familiar with the story, we added percussion instruments. Everyone in the class participated. Such a wonderful story!

What happens to puddles in the wind? Mrs. Roman’s class used little portable fans to see the effect of wind on water. #Science with a purpose.

English as a New Language (ENL) teachers Mrs. Barricelle, Miss Buckley and Dr. Lopes students helped decorate the “One School, Many Cultures” bulletin board. Students embellished a hand-made passport with the flag of their family’s homeland.

First Graders in Mrs. Carillo's Class signed their own "Classroom Constitution" on Constitution Day! As they embarked on their Citizenship Unit in Social Studies, these youngsters discussed what it means to be a good citizen, why we have rules and laws, and they learned about the symbols of the country we are all citizens of. We love our red, white and blue!