Parkway Elementary

What an incredible end to Pawpalooza Week! Our students filled the cafeteria with energy during today’s parade, singing, chanting, and showing amazing school spirit—it truly felt like a pep rally! Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we collected so many donations for the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter. A special shoutout to our 4th grade leaders—Sophie, Aaliyah, and Isabella—for all their hard work in putting this week together. We are so proud of you!

Shoutout to our TOP 4 sellers in the 5th Grade Popcorn Fundraiser! 🎉🍿 Thanks to your hard work, you helped raise money for the entire 5th grade class—amazing job!

We kicked off Pawpalooza with an exciting and meaningful assembly for our students! This special week focuses on collecting donations for the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter and was entirely planned by three of our fourth grade students. During the kickoff assembly, these student leaders shared important information about the shelter and how our school community can help animals in need. Students also learned about dog safety and had the opportunity to meet and pet visiting dogs. It was a wonderful way to bring our school community together around kindness, compassion, and giving back.

These students were recognized for their creativity and effort in our Pillars of Character design contest! We are so proud of their thoughtful designs and the way they brought these important values to life. Great job to all who participated!

Our kindergarten students had a wonderful time celebrating Royalty Day! 👑 Students dressed as kings, queens, princes, and princesses as they wrapped up their unit on kings and queens. It was a fun and memorable way to bring their learning to life!

Parkway families had a cozy and fun evening at our PARP Pajama Night! Students came dressed in their pajamas and enjoyed teacher storytimes, crafts, raffles, a bake sale, and shopping at the used book sale. It was wonderful to see so many families come together to celebrate reading in such a fun and relaxed way. Thank you to all of the teachers who volunteered to read and to everyone who helped make the night such a success!

Thank you to our administrators for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share a story and help promote a love of reading throughout our school. Our students truly enjoyed the special visit!

As part of our PARP celebration, our administrators visited classrooms to read to students! It was a special opportunity for students to enjoy a great story and see their school leaders share in the joy of reading.

Guest Reader Day was a wonderful part of our PARP celebration! Families joined us in classrooms to share their love of reading and read aloud to our students. Thank you to all of the parents who took the time to visit and help make reading even more special!

Our kindergartners had so much fun celebrating the 100th day of school! 🎉

Proud to wear purple for P.S. I Love You Day! 💜 Our students showed their support for kindness, inclusion, and reminding everyone that they matter. Together, we are spreading love and positivity throughout our school community!

This week, one of our fifth graders joined the morning announcements to share an important message about P.S. I Love You Day. With confidence and heart, they spoke about the importance of kindness, connection, and letting others know they matter. It was a meaningful reminder to our entire school community that small words and actions can make a big difference. We are so proud of our student leaders for using their voices to spread positivity and support throughout Parkway

Students loved the Jared Campbell concert! Primary grades sang superhero-themed songs about respect, safety, and being ready for school, while intermediate grades enjoyed fun, meaningful songs about kindness and positive character. A great celebration of feeling “awesome” and valuing everyone!

Our second graders are taking on the mat with the East Meadow Jets wrestling team!

Big creativity from our fourth graders! Students designed oversized snowflakes, each one as unique as the artist who made it.

You know it’s going to be a great day in PE when the parachute comes out! Smiles, teamwork, and lots of movement as our students had a blast in gym class.

As part of their CKLA study of Ancient Greece, second graders learned about the origins of the marathon and made a real-world connection during a special visit from Assistant Principal and marathon runner Ms. Farinella.

Fourth-grade students engaged in hands-on science learning as they investigated the transfer of energy using toy cars and ramps

First graders in Ms. Mancuso’s class were hard at work “cracking the code” of reading during a special visit from literacy expert Susan Lambert, host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, highlighting East Meadow’s commitment to evidence-based literacy instruction through CKLA