On Feb. 13, Forest Road School's kindergartners in Valley Stream 30 celebrated 100 days of school during a festive parade.  

Teachers, students and parents lined up throughout the school as they watched their “elders” proudly march around the school. Students also crafted posters, signs and wore decorative crowns to celebrate 100 days of school. 

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Date Added: 2/20/2025

On Feb. 12, sixth graders at Forest Road School in Valley Stream District 30 became inventors during a special visit from the Long Island Children’s Museum. 

LICM outreach program director Jennifer Henriquez led the culminating activity, “Spirit of Invention,” in which students were tasked with creating their own futuristic inventions using an assortment of recycled materials. Some of the inventions included binoculars, a model rocket ship, and an “un-toaster.”  


Photo caption: 1-6: On Feb. 12, sixth graders at Forest Road School in Valley Stream District 30 became inventors during a special visit from the Long Island Children’s Museum. 
 
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Photos courtesy of Valley Stream District 30 

Date Added: 2/12/2025

On Feb. 5, students at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 celebrated World Read Aloud Day with a book fair.

World Read Aloud Day is a global initiative that encourages people of all ages to come together and share the magic of stories through reading aloud. Students in each grade had a variety of books to choose from as they carefully selected their favorite stories.

Photo caption: 1-7: On Feb. 5, students at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 celebrated World Read Aloud Day with a book fair.

Photos courtesy of Valley Stream District 30

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Date Added: 2/10/2025

Kindergartners at Forest Road School in Valley Stream District 30 recently celebrated their cultures during a culminating activity.  

Joined by their parents, kindergartners became docents for a day as they presented the school’s Museum of Meaningful Memories. Dressed in festive clothing and equipped with flags representing their heritage, students took turns to speak about their families’ home countries. Students also shared popular items and foods from their native countries. 

Afterwards, students divided into different stations in which they created a postcard of their favorite artifact, designed flags of a pretend country, and they enjoyed snacks at the Culture Café Snack Bar.

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Date Added: 2/7/2025

Fifth graders at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 recently participated in a “lunch and learn” activity.   

The program was led by Keba Cairo from “Don't Snooze on Clues Academy,” one of the community organizations that the district has partnered with as part of their Family Connections initiative. The title of the session was, “Squad Goals: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers, and Leading with Respect.”  

Ms. Cairo presented on the importance of group work in school and the workplace. Students gained communication skills through interactive activities culminating in a group project where they each made a poster representing their squad. One group drew the earth, with five hands coming out of it, representing their five team members while showing that they all had equal partnership in the group.  

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1-2: Keba Cairo from “Don't Snooze on Clues Academy” recently led an interactive “lunch and learn” activity for fifth graders at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30. 

3-5: Students gained communication skills through interactive activities culminating in a group project where they each made a poster representing their squad. 

Photos courtesy of Valley Stream District 30 

Date Added: 2/5/2025