On May 23, second graders from Northwest Elementary School in Amityville visited Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School for an orientation.

Park Avenue held an assembly in which second graders learned what to expect at the school next year. Northwest students heard from current third graders who gave them advice and answered their questions.

The orientation concluded with a tour of Park Avenue’s building with the help of fifth-grade students.

Date Added: 5/24/2023

The Amityville Union Free School District is proud to announce that Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School librarian Timothy Quinn was named as Librarian of the Year.

Mr. Quinn earned this distinction at the Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System’s annual Symposium on May 11. An educator for 19 years, Mr. Quinn has been a library media specialist in the district since 2007. Mr. Quinn is also the district’s School Library Communications Coordinator (liaison) and is a co-chairperson for the district’s curriculum subcommittee, Digital Literacy.

Mr. Quinn views the school library program as a learning experience in which students can inquire and explore with their imaginations to grow creatively and academically. Through the library research sessions, students have access to the school library collection to read for knowledge and enjoyment, to be innovative in the makerspace, and to learn information literacy. In the STREAM research sessions, all students are engaged in a project-based learning environment where they have the opportunity to apply research skills, extend their learning with interdisciplinary enrichment instruction, and to work collaboratively with hands-on and digital lab sessions.

The district congratulates Mr. Quinn on earning the distinction of Librarian of the Year.

Photo caption: Timothy Quinn, a librarian at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville, was named as School Librarian of the Year. Mr. Quinn earned this distinction at the Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System’s annual Symposium on May 11.

Date Added: 5/19/2023

On April 13, professional chef Tony Distefano treated students to some tasty meals at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville.

Known as Chef Tony, he prepared an assortment of dishes that included Wing Shack boneless wings (freshly prepared white meat boneless chicken tossed in one’s favorite sauce), homemade roasted potatoes, fresh garden salad, roasted broccoli, and fresh fruit and vegetables.

Chef Tony, who had previously visited other schools in the district, is scheduled to visit Northwest Elementary School on April 25.

Date Added: 4/17/2023

On March 29, parents and students attended PARP Night at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville.

PARP stands for Pick A Reading Partner. This year’s theme was “Camp Out with a Good Book.” Many wonderful activities were planned throughout the month, including DEAR Time, guest readers, dress as your favorite book character, and mystery readers, in which students guessed the reader and title of the book. The winners of mystery readers got to read inside the tent.

The celebration concluded with a culminating event for parents, guardians and students to participate in activities together. They rotated to four stations, including arts and crafts, making s'mores, an author visit by Christine Astarita, and the opportunity to purchase books from the Scholastic Book Fair.

Park Avenue’s message is clear that reading is fun and even better when reading with a partner.

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Date Added: 4/4/2023