Barnum Woods Elementary

Mrs. Abbatiello’s 4th grade class adopted a calf from a dairy farm in Cortland, NY. They will follow their calf, Lily, as she develops and matures. They will have the opportunity to ask the farmers different questions about Lily’s progress.  These 4th graders are so excited to watch Lily grow and learn more about these amazing farm animals!

Great progress with students' typing skills is happening in Mrs. Kirichenko's computer classes! 2nd graders filled in the missing keys on a keyboard after a "magic trick went wrong", while 3rd graders colored in the keys to their corresponding typing fingers! @emeadowschools

The second graders have been hard at work designing and building their own playgrounds after studying the properties of the Barnum playgrounds outside! @emeadowschools #science21

After reading the story, The Magic Paintbrush, these second grade students used their imaginations and creativity to write their own stories titled, My Magic Paintbrush! @emeadowschools #magicpaintbrush

Presenting the 2025-2026 BW Kindergarten Nursery Rhymes Olympics! The students competed in the Mother Goose Waddle, the Humpty Dumpty Egg Relay, the Jack Jumps over the Candlestick, and culminated with Ring Around the Rosie! These Olympic Nursery Rhyme athletes had so much fun!

Ms. McKillop's kindergarten class used their five senses to explore pumpkins, both inside and out! They labeled the parts of a pumpkin, made pumpkin hats, and even had a chance to taste delicious pumpkin pie! @emeadowschools #pumpkinseason

Third graders conducting a science investigation to learn about friction! @emeadowschools #sciencefun

It's Fluency Friday in Mr. Longo's 5th grade class! Students practice their math fluency skills to build confidence and improve their mental math strategies! @emeadowschools #FluencyFriday #mathskills

Ms. Carra & Ms. Kulikowski’s 3rd grade class disguised Mr. Toad from the Wind in the Willows during their Classic Tales Unit in their CKLA reading program! @emeadowschools #WindintheWillows

Ms. McKillop's kindergarten class made their own SHAPE pumpkins after listening to the read aloud, “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin". @emeadowschools #TheLegendofSpookleytheSquarePumpkin

Students in Mrs. Keicher and Ms. Iovieno's second grade class learn about the Great Wall of China! @emeadowschools #CKLA

Celebrating Unity Day at Barnum Woods! Students participated in lessons and activities to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion, and to show their support for bullying prevention!

Mrs. Lasher's 1st grade class loves their class buddy reading time! @emeadowschools #readeveryday

Ms. Carra and Ms. Kulikowski's 3rd grade class working hard to solve two-step word problems during math stations! @emeadowschools

Mrs. Keicher & Ms. Iovieno's 2nd grade class took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and had science class outside! Students had so much fun while they were busy making observations about the properties used to build a playground for their Material Properties Science Unit!

The Barnum Woods’ students and staff showed their support for breast cancer warriors everywhere on Friday by wearing PINK and generously donating to this worthy cause. Ms. McKillop’s kindergarten class knows how to “THINK PINK”!! @emeadowschools #thinkpink

The kindergarten and first grade students explored the concept of rest position as part of learning routines, while also being introduced to patriotic songs in Ms. Melish’s music classes! @emeadowschools #musicclass

Mrs. McTigue’s 3rd grade class loved learning about fire prevention and safety with the East Meadow Fire Department! The kindergarten students had so much fun meeting the firefighters and exploring the inside of the fire trucks! @emeadowschools #EMFD

These hopeful, loyal NY Yankee fans will be rooting for their favorite baseball team tonight!! ⚾️⚾️ @emeadowschools #LGY