That’s why independent reading of self-selected books at school is so important. Reading for joy and pleasure!

Monday Motivation: Focus on the things you CAN do, instead of the things you can’t! Which one will you try to focus on today? #OSDMentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth Oceanside School District #OSD_NY Diane Provvido @FishmanLexi John Emmerich

Did you know spiders taste with their feet?! 🕷 👅 Thank you Ms. O Stephanie King (Ognibene) for coordinating another great virtual experience for our students! Today we climbed up the food chain... grass-insect-tarantula-frog-snake-owl!

Congratulations Suzana Silva on officially being granted your tenure!!! Woohoo! So happy for you! And so happy I was lucky enough to work with you, such a remarkable teacher, this year! 👏😘Oceanside School #2

Thank you Ms. Jen & ⁦⁦@OsideNYLibrary⁩ ! We had so much fun on our virtual library visit! Thanks for reminding us how to take care of our library cards & books, and for reading to us. And of course we loved seeing Booker! 🐢⁦Oceanside School #2⁩ ⁦Suzana Silva⁩

Look 👀 what’s in my mail bin this weekend! So cool seeing you featured like this 2021 NYS Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Wolfe !!! Congratulations again!!! 👏 So proud & happy for you mama! You are an inspiration! 💗

Twinning for School #2 Spirit Week: Twin Tuesday! 👯‍♀️💕 🤩🤩 Lots of fun with doubles! Oceanside School #2

Kindness Thursday! 💓 Starting the day positive! Affirmation Post-its left on each student’s desk shield to greet them when they arrive. Kindness is contagious- pass it on! Oceanside School #2 #randomactsofkindness

Resourceful Writers! 🤩 ✏️ 📝 So excited to see these almost 2nd graders independently using their resources- word walls, chromebook google search to look up an author’s name, and referencing independent reading texts to add details! Suzana Silva Oceanside School #2

There was a lot of excitement today as we learned about and interacted with our pillbugs! Jen Ragona Jessica Weld Keegan Oceanside School District #OSD_NY Oceanside School #2 Matt Christiansen, Ed.D.

Bringing our FUNdations fun 🦉 outside! ☀️ Teams worked together to spell and mark up words. ✍️ ⁦Suzana Silva⁩ ⁦Oceanside School #2⁩ ⁦Wilson Language Training⁩

Loved 🥰 getting to teach these guys a mini yoga class!!! The Mixed Up Chameleon🦎🌈 by Eric Carle told with yoga poses 🧘🏼‍♀️

Readers making Summer Reading Plans! What to read, where to read it, and who to read with! Thank you for this idea back when my Matty had you Jacqui Byrne!!! #goals #booklove Suzana Silva Oceanside School #2 @osdgoread

Excellent advice from author Neil Gaiman!

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