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Woodhull School first and second graders Soleil Straut and Lily Gianakos were grade-level winners in the international Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest. The annual contest is open to students in grades K-6 in which handwriting skills for grades K-2 (manuscript/print) and grades 3-6 (cursive) are showcased. Students are given a sentence to write; this year’s prompt was “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” Judges then meticulously assessed the formation of each letter. The goal of the contest is to promote good penmanship and celebrate handwriting. The district congratulates Soleil and Lily on this outstanding accomplishment.
Date Added: 5/8/2024
Woodhull School first and second grade students were challenged to devise inventions that can streamline their daily routines or invent entirely new devices never formerly imagined. After realizing their ideas, the students first sketched a blueprint, followed by descriptions on how to use their product. All the information, from idea to final outcome, were placed on a poster board for peers to read. One student created a “Glarf,” a scarf/glove hybrid to keep someone warm but preventing the wearer from losing it on the way to school. There was a newly designed book holder, the Calm Cuddler to promote snuggling, a three-way toothbrush to tackle nooks and crannies, a cheaper and efficient bamboo fishing pole and a newly designed adjustable step ramp. The new “Starface” was also a device that holds a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, hairspray and nail clippers together to get ready for the day faster. The students’ inventive creations offered unique and thought-provoking perspectives.
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Date Added: 4/29/2024
In the spirit of exploration and discovery surrounding this week’s solar eclipse, the young scientists in Ms. Donovan’s class, along with their special guests from Bay Shore, embarked on an exhilarating journey into the world of aerospace engineering during Environmental Education Day. Armed with creativity and curiosity, the students took on the challenge of designing and constructing their very own model rockets. Using a variety of materials, they put their imaginations to work, envisioning rockets that could soar beyond the bounds of Earth’s gravity and across the Woodhull School gym. With guidance from their teachers and support from their peers, the students dove into the scientific principles underlying their project. They delved into Newton’s second law of motion, exploring the relationship between force, mass and acceleration (F = ma). Through hands-on experimentation and collaborative problem-solving, they applied these theories to optimize the performance of their rockets. The goal was to achieve the ultimate launch, one that would propel their rockets skyward and outward with precision and style. As they eagerly awaited the countdown to launch, anticipation filled the gym, mingling with the excitement of scientific discovery. Cheers erupted as the rockets took flight a second and third time with greater success than their initial launches, soaring in the air from one side of the gym to the other. It was a testament to the hard work, ingenuity and teamwork of our young scientists, who proved that with determination and a spirit of exploration, the sky is truly the limit.
Date Added: 4/11/2024
In preparation for the eclipse on April 8, younger students attending the start of Kiddie Club participated in an activity which depicted the earth, moon and sun. Using a template, they colored all three celestial bodies, cut them out and connected them. This enabled the students to move them around, as if in orbit, so they could see the position of all three during this phenomenon. This up-close view before the big event gave students a better understanding of what will occur.
Date Added: 4/9/2024