2011-2012 Northside School News
Mrs. Cohen's and Ms. Kirk's Kindergarten classes at Northside School have been collaborating as they studied the life cycle of plants.
[May 11, 2012]

Kayla Thompson, a second grader at Northside School, attended District Music Night where she was excited to learn about the cello, a string instrument that she is interested in studying.
[May 08, 2012]

Students from Kindergarten through Fifth grade learned about healthy snacks at Northside School when they participated in Healthy Snack Day.
[May 03, 2012]

Students in grades Kindergarten through Five were excited to participate in a special assembly program that was offered as a culminating event of LEADD (Levittown Education against Destructive Decisions) week activities.
[April 30, 2012]

Northside School's student council held a fundraiser at Ralph's Ices on Newbridge Road in East Meadow.
[April 27, 2012]

The Kindergarten students at Northside School from Mrs. Nyquist's and Mrs. D'Amuro's classes discussed the weather and wind after reading What Will the Weather Be Like Today? by Paul Rogers.
[March 30, 2012]

All the Kindergarten students at Northside School engaged in a variety of activities in the curricular studies of Literature, Science, Mathematics, Visual Arts and Technology when they learned about bears from their teachers.
[March 30, 2012]

Second grade students in Mrs. Rissoff's class at Northside School engaged in a "hands-on" science activity that demonstrated how objects in the sky orbit.
[March 20, 2012]

5th Grade students from Northside School visited the Cradle of Aviation Museum with Mrs. Ungar and Mrs. Shapiro.
[March 20, 2012]

Students in Mrs. Ungar's Fifth grade class at Northside School participated in an interdisciplinary project that developed their interest in reading and their creative abilities.
[March 12, 2012]

Together with the Division Avenue High School's Key Club, a community service organization, they made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
[March 09, 2012]

Students at Northside School celebrated the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, with motivating activities. Students in Mrs. Cohen's class, pictured with books and hats that they made, brought in their favorite Dr. Seuss book from home.
[March 06, 2012]

Northside's PTA executive board and members participated in the culminating event of the 2012 Parents As Reading Partners program in memorable style.
[February 17, 2012]

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students at Northside School celebrated their nineteenth year of participation in the PARP reading incentive program.
[February 14, 2012]

Students at Northside Elementary School enjoyed participating in the Valentines for Vets program, initiated by Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta.
[February 13, 2012]

Students at Northside Elementary School in the Levittown School District expressed their ideas about diversity during the annual Reflections Program.
[February 13, 2012]

The "Reflection Program," a cultural arts curriculum sponsored by the National PTA, was a big success at Northside School.
[February 08, 2012]

All the children at Northside School enjoyed participating in the Valentines for Vets program initiated originally by Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta.
[February 06, 2012]

Students in Mrs. Shapiro's fifth grade class at Northside studied fables and learned about admirable character traits from the stories.
[February 06, 2012]

Northside students celebrated the Chinese New Year with many enriching experiences.
[January 27, 2012]

Now that the winter time is here, Kindergarten students in Ms. Kirk's class have been reading literature that relates to the winter season.
[January 20, 2012]

The Northside Instrumental Ensemble, directed by Jill Castillo, and the Select Chorus, led by Isabella McClancy, shared their gifts of music with the community at the Levittown Senior Center.
[January 05, 2012]

Northside School staff and Mr. Frank Mortillaro, Interim Principal at Northside School greeted students with true holiday spirit on the morning of the last day before the holiday recess.
[December 23, 2011]

Students, parents, teachers and staff at Northside School participated in its 18th annual "Toys for Children" drive, organized by John Theissen and co-ordinated with the PTA.
[December 21, 2011]

Six music students from Northside School were selected to play in the All-County Music Festival sponsored by the Nassau Music Educators Association.
[December 20, 2011]

Northside Elementary School students received a wonderful surprise when Jamie from Prismatic Magic, a company specializing in laser light programs, arrived and presented a winter holiday laser light show for the children.
[December 12, 2011]

Northside students participated in a school-wide activity called "Holiday Mail for Heroes". This project, coordinated by teacher, Linda Ungar and Head Custodian, Bob Mehm, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, helped to send a touch of home to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad.
[December 12, 2011]

Young musicians from Northside School performed for the community at the Holiday Tree Lighting, sponsored by the Levittown Chamber of Commerce and facilitated by Louise Cassano.
[December 12, 2011]

Levittown kindergarten students in Linda Nyquist's and Laura D'Amuro's classes at Northside School collaboratively demonstrated their knowledge of the first Thanksgiving during a performance of a play for parents, staff, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. James J. Grossane.
[December 05, 2011]

Students in Mrs. Basile's first grade class presented the story of the First Thanksgiving as a dramatization to schoolmates, teachers and parents.
[November 22, 2011]

Northside School held its traditional Thanksgiving food drive during November.
[November 22, 2011]

The Kindergarten students in Ms. Kirk's class at Northside School learned the "ingredients" for a friendship when they read Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper.
[November 21, 2011]

Sarah Zwart, a third grader in Mrs. Downing's class at Northside School, was named the district winner of this year's Levittown Fire Department's Fire Safety Poster Contest.
[November 02, 2011]

As part of a social skills activity, students in Ms. Fleigner's classroom participated in a haunted house.
[November 02, 2011]

4th Graders - Raquel Guevara and Sydney Nocera with Alan and Peter of Hollyrock Entertainment who presented their Anti-Bullying Game Show at Northside School as part of the Anti-Bullying Campaign.
[November 01, 2011]

Sarah Zwart, a third grader in Mrs. Downing's class at Northside School was named the district winner of this year's Levittown Fire Department's Fire Safety Poster Contest.
[October 25, 2011]

Kindergarten students at Northside School are "batty" for bats. Ms. Kirk's class incorporated the studies of Science and Language Arts with Art and use of fine motor skills.
[October 25, 2011]

Second grade students at Northside School learned about Vincent Van Gogh from their Art teacher, Ms. Kristen Weissleder.
[October 20, 2011]

Kindergarten students in Ms. Kirk's class at Northside School are eagerly preparing for the annual Fire Prevention Program.
[October 12, 2011]

All the fifth grade students at Northside School commemorated the tenth anniversary of September 11th with personal and group pledges for this coming school year.
[October 04, 2011]

Parents of Northside School students were welcomed on "Back to School Night" by Northside's new Interim Principal, Mr. Frank Mortillaro, and their children's teachers.
[September 22, 2011]

The Fifth grade students at Northside School from Mrs. Shapiro's and Ms. Fleigner's class celebrated Constitution Day, September 16th
[September 20, 2011]