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Shaw Avenue School 

99 Shaw Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580

(516) 434-3700

Erin Malone, Principal 

Ashley Lemmo, Assistant Principal 

  

Shaw Avenue Reopening Procedures

 

Shaw Avenue Elementary School was opened in 1950 as the second school of Valley Stream School District 30.  The school replaced the Rottkamp Potato Farm owned by the Rottkamp family.  For the celebration of Shaw Avenue School’s 50th anniversary in the year 2000, students, staff, parents and community members placed two time capsules in the Library Media Center.  These time capsules will be unveiled during Shaw Avenue’s 100th anniversary in the year 2050.   Shaw Avenue School now serves the northern part of this region and houses a culturally diverse student body from kindergarten to grade six. At Shaw Avenue students receive a good educational foundation that propels them to excel academically, socially, and emotionally.  We honor our students’ learning styles by differentiating our instruction using different pedagogical strategies and modalities.

Overview of Core Instructional Program

LITERACY
We develop literate independent readers who are able to identify their literary genres of choice and understand that good readers read for different purposes including pleasure. To build a stronger foundation for our literacy instruction we use the Common Core Standards and the five components of a scientifically-based reading instruction in the early grades: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. As students advance through the grades we expect them to engage with literary and informational texts on a deeper level by analyzing, explaining, comparing and contrasting, integrating, evaluating, and citing supportive evidence for their arguments.  

MATH
Our students consider themselves mathematicians who can relate theoretical concepts to the real world.  We implement the Common Core Standards by asking students to engage in a variety of activities, such as:
1.    Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2.    Reason abstractly and quantitatively
3.    Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
4.    Apply mathematics to solve everyday problems
5.    Use appropriate tools strategically

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Our students are social scientists who begin to apply the scientific method in the early grades while creating their hypotheses while proving and disproving them as they progress through the years.  They learn to analyze and question peoples of the world, cultures, and institutions that surround them.  We integrate literacy skills in our curriculum and encourage students to read and write a variety of informational and non-fiction texts

MUSIC/ARTS/TECHNOLOGY
Shaw Avenue School also provides all students with a richly rewarding educational experience in the areas of art, music, and computer technology. Academic excellence is expected of all students as they forge ahead in their academic pursuits

In addition to our instructional core, we offer a variety of programs at Shaw Avenue School including:
•    Two fully equipped technology labs
•    Full Day Kindergarten Center
•    Implementation of Common Core Standards Across Grade Levels
•    Social and Emotional Learning through Responsive Classroom and PBIS
•    Quest for high achieving students
•    Afterschool Academic Intervention Services
•    Co-teaching classrooms
•    Innovative Literacy Pilots

 

Shaw Avenue News

Shaw Avenue School students travel back in time to study Ancient Egypt

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Sixth graders in Mrs. Van Keuren’s class at Shaw Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 are currently immersed in their study of Ancient Egypt.  

On Dec. 12, students learned about the papyrus plant and how the Ancient Egyptians used it to create papyrus paper. As a culminating activity, students also crafted their own papyrus paper. When their papyrus paper fully dries, students will pretend to be Ancient Egyptian scribes and write their names in hieroglyphics on the paper, which will be accompanied by the Ancient Egyptian god or goddess that they choose to research. 

 

Click here to view the Shaw Avenue School students travel back in time to study Ancient Egypt slideshow.
Date Added: 12/12/2024  

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Fifth graders team up to solve math word problems at Shaw Avenue

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On Dec. 4, fifth graders at Shaw Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 teamed up to solve math word problems.  

Students worked together to circle important numbers, figure out which operation to use, and box/highlight any keywords. After completing their math problems on large sheets of paper, each group displayed and reviewed each other's work in a “math gallery.” 

 

Date Added: 12/6/2024

 

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Shaw Avenue’s Student Advocates hold Thanksgiving food drive

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Shaw Avenue Elementary School’s sixth grade Student Advocates in Valley Stream District 30 held a Thanksgiving food drive to support people in need from Nov. 18-22.  

During the food drive, which was held during American Education Week, students collected nonperishable food items for people throughout the school community. In previous years, the drive was coordinated by Shaw Avenue’s teachers. However, teachers agreed to allow students to run this year’s drive to promote student leadership. The Student Advocates also designed posters which were on display throughout the building to spread awareness for the food drive. All donations will go to the Blessed Sacrament Church’s food pantry to be distributed to community members in need. 

The district commends Shaw Avenue’s Student Advocates for organizing this year’s Thanksgiving food drive. 

 

Click here to view the Shaw Avenue’s Student Advocates hold Thanksgiving food drive slideshow.

Date Added: 11/21/2024

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Valley Stream 30 students sworn into Global Leaders of Tomorrow

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On Oct. 28, 18 students in Valley Stream District 30 were sworn into the Global Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Council during the board of education business meeting at Shaw Avenue Elementary School.

They promised to unlock their potential to become a Global Leader of Tomorrow, activate their self-determination and advocacy for themselves and others, become confident and courageous human beings, and navigate multiple pathways for future success.

The Global Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Council will meet regularly with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Roxanne Garcia-France to discuss how they can accomplish their goals and encourage other students in their respective schools to help in their efforts. This year, the advisory council will focus on the United Nations’ goal of wellness with the question, “What does wellness mean to you?”

“I am so excited because they help me to be a better leader,” Dr. Garcia-France said. “This is an opportunity for my Global Leaders of Tomorrow to get that experience, to know that it’s a great honor to serve not only your school, but your community. The real payment is when you serve and do good for others. That’s what it’s all about.”

The district commends this year’s council members on this amazing achievement.

Photo captions:

1: On Oct. 28, 18 students in Valley Stream District 30 were sworn into the Global Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Council during the board of education business meeting at Shaw Avenue Elementary School.

2: Students read their oaths to office as they promised to unlock their potential to become a Global Leader of Tomorrow.

Photo courtesy of Valley Stream District 30

Date Added: 10/30/2024

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