The Southampton UFSD Board of Education has selected Eastern Suffolk BOCES to coordinate the search for a Superintendent of Schools. The Southampton Board has planned a series of stakeholder engagement activities to assist in its decision-making./La Junta Educativa de Southampton UFSD ha seleccionado a Eastern Suffolk BOCES para coordinar la búsqueda de un Superintendente de Escuelas. La Junta de Southampton ha planificado una serie de actividades de participación de las partes interesadas para ayudar en su toma de decisiones.
The Board is seeking input from all members of the Southampton School District community./La Junta busca opiniones de todos los miembros de la comunidad del Distrito Escolar de Southampton.
To kick off Kindness Month at Southampton Elementary School, students collaborated to design a chalk mural on school grounds. The mural features the words “you belong,” a phrase used in the school’s social and emotional learning curriculum. Throughout the month, students will participate in a variety of activities related to belonging and kindness.
November is Native American Heritage Month. Throughout the month, SHS will recognize the invaluable contributions of Native peoples. The Shinnecock and other Native peoples have shaped our community and our country. This month we honor the Shinnecock Nation and hundreds of Tribal Nations who continue exercising their inherent sovereignty.
Three Southampton Elementary School fourth graders recently had the opportunity to participate in the 15th annual SCMEA PEAK Festival at Northport High School. The day was filled with exciting new musical experiences that each student shared with their parent or guardian.
Southampton Elementary School students enjoyed lots of Halloween fun during the month of October through a variety of activities, including a first annual Pumpkin Patch sponsored by the high school freshman class. Students had the opportunity to not only take part in their school’s annual Halloween parade and PTA-sponsored Trunk or Treat event, but also the new Pumpkin Patch.
To raise awareness and support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Southampton Elementary School Student Council has donated $500 to the Coalition for Women’s Cancers of Southampton Stony Brook. Council members garnered the funds through a successful raffle in which fellow students, families and staff purchased raffle tickets for the chance to win a giant pink teddy bear.
Southampton Elementary School students recently created friendship bracelets as part of Friendship Month. They each made three bracelets — two that they handed out to friends in class, other classes’ family members and teachers, and one that they kept for themselves.
