Learning for All at the Secondary School 🖤💛
At West Hempstead Secondary School, learning is for everyone.
This week WHe visited a classroom where students worked independently while adults moved from desk to desk, giving feedback on the spot. WHe also joined our science teachers during professional learning. They matched clusters of questions from recent state science exams in Earth & Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Grade 8 Science to the standards those questions measure, and they discussed the storyline and phenomenon behind each cluster. That work helps them plan lessons that build the reasoning students need.
This is kaizen: continuous improvement through small, steady steps for students and adults alike.
Try it at home: Ask your student, “What’s one thing you got a little better at this week?”
#WHeRiseTogether
At West Hempstead Secondary School, learning is for everyone.
This week WHe visited a classroom where students worked independently while adults moved from desk to desk, giving feedback on the spot. WHe also joined our science teachers during professional learning. They matched clusters of questions from recent state science exams in Earth & Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Grade 8 Science to the standards those questions measure, and they discussed the storyline and phenomenon behind each cluster. That work helps them plan lessons that build the reasoning students need.
This is kaizen: continuous improvement through small, steady steps for students and adults alike.
Try it at home: Ask your student, “What’s one thing you got a little better at this week?”
#WHeRiseTogether
Calling all witches, ghosts & goblins! The @wh_secondary Student Council invites kids in grades Pre-K–6 to a Halloween Party, Fri. 10/30, 4–5:30 PM at WHSS. Free snacks, crafts, games, music & dancing! Wear a costume. $5 suggested donation. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Fall Fun and a Ring of History at @WHChestnut 🖤💛
The sun was shining for this year’s Chestnut Street Fall Festival! Students enjoyed bean bag toss, ring toss, scooping games, scarecrows, a big red tractor, and a pumpkin patch.
The West Hempstead Historical and Preservation Society joined us to teach students about the history of Chestnut Street School and helped conduct the 114th ringing of the bell, which has looked over West Hempstead for more than 100 years.
Thank you to our PTA for helping with the activities and pumpkin patch, and for providing classroom activities that students will enjoy. WHe’re grateful to the Historical Society, our PTA, and the Chestnut Street staff for a day full of joy, community, and connection.
Join the conversation: Ask your child what they learned about the bell, and share a family memory of Chestnut Street School with them.
#WHeRiseTogether
The sun was shining for this year’s Chestnut Street Fall Festival! Students enjoyed bean bag toss, ring toss, scooping games, scarecrows, a big red tractor, and a pumpkin patch.
The West Hempstead Historical and Preservation Society joined us to teach students about the history of Chestnut Street School and helped conduct the 114th ringing of the bell, which has looked over West Hempstead for more than 100 years.
Thank you to our PTA for helping with the activities and pumpkin patch, and for providing classroom activities that students will enjoy. WHe’re grateful to the Historical Society, our PTA, and the Chestnut Street staff for a day full of joy, community, and connection.
Join the conversation: Ask your child what they learned about the bell, and share a family memory of Chestnut Street School with them.
#WHeRiseTogether
Creating, Moving, and Making Music at @WHGWRams 🖤💛
This week WHe visited art, physical education, and music classes at George Washington.
In art, students learned about artist Wayne Thiebaud and began designing their own themed 3D cylinder cakes while exploring form, texture, and line. In physical education, students learned Newcomb, a volleyball-style game that builds throwing and catching skills, and practiced positions, boundaries, and calling the score before each serve. In music, students sang a “Pass the Pumpkin” round, received feedback on tone, volume, and pitch, and then passed a ball on the steady beat.
Art, physical education, and music build creativity, teamwork, focus, and confidence, and that’s learning that matters.
Try it at home: Ask your child what theme they’d choose for their cake, or play a song and practice keeping the steady beat together.
#WHeRiseTogether
This week WHe visited art, physical education, and music classes at George Washington.
In art, students learned about artist Wayne Thiebaud and began designing their own themed 3D cylinder cakes while exploring form, texture, and line. In physical education, students learned Newcomb, a volleyball-style game that builds throwing and catching skills, and practiced positions, boundaries, and calling the score before each serve. In music, students sang a “Pass the Pumpkin” round, received feedback on tone, volume, and pitch, and then passed a ball on the steady beat.
Art, physical education, and music build creativity, teamwork, focus, and confidence, and that’s learning that matters.
Try it at home: Ask your child what theme they’d choose for their cake, or play a song and practice keeping the steady beat together.
#WHeRiseTogether
TONIGHT!!!
Families, join West Hempstead SEPTA for its 1st meeting of the year! 🖤💛
📅 Wed., Oct. 28 | 7 PM
📍 @WHGWRams Cafeteria
Meet our Special Ed staff with Bridget Karis & celebrate our October Super Achievers! WHe hope to see you there!
#WHeRiseTogether
Calling all witches, ghosts & goblins! The @wh_secondary Student Council invites kids in grades Pre-K–6 to a Halloween Party, Fri. 10/30, 4–5:30 PM at WHSS. Free snacks, crafts, games, music & dancing! Wear a costume. $5 suggested donation. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Counting, Building, and Comparing at @WHChestnut 🖤💛
This week WHe visited kindergarten classrooms at Chestnut Street, where students were building strong number sense.
In Roll & Record, students rolled a die and recorded the number, and many recognized the dot patterns on sight. With an inventory bag, students counted objects and practiced one-to-one correspondence. In Grab, Count & Compare, students built cube towers, counted them with the touch-and-count strategy, and decided which tower was bigger. Every student shared their thinking with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
Try it at home: Count a handful of everyday objects with your child, then compare two groups and ask, “Which has more? How do you know?”
#WHeRiseTogether
This week WHe visited kindergarten classrooms at Chestnut Street, where students were building strong number sense.
In Roll & Record, students rolled a die and recorded the number, and many recognized the dot patterns on sight. With an inventory bag, students counted objects and practiced one-to-one correspondence. In Grab, Count & Compare, students built cube towers, counted them with the touch-and-count strategy, and decided which tower was bigger. Every student shared their thinking with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
Try it at home: Count a handful of everyday objects with your child, then compare two groups and ask, “Which has more? How do you know?”
#WHeRiseTogether
Building Strong Readers at @WH_Cornwellave 🖤💛
This week WHe visited first and second grade classrooms at Cornwell Avenue School and saw the building blocks of literacy at work.
First graders worked in small reading groups, drawing a tortoise and labeling its parts. In Fundations, students tapped out miss, kiss, and fuss and learned that the double s is a “bonus letter” that makes one sound. In second grade, students wrote dictated sentences on whiteboards and found digraphs, suffixes, r-controlled vowels, capitals, and punctuation.
This is what focusing on what matters most looks like: explicit, joyful instruction that helps every child become a confident reader and writer.
Try it at home: While you read with your child, ask them to tap out a word or find its “special part.”
#WHeRiseTogether
This week WHe visited first and second grade classrooms at Cornwell Avenue School and saw the building blocks of literacy at work.
First graders worked in small reading groups, drawing a tortoise and labeling its parts. In Fundations, students tapped out miss, kiss, and fuss and learned that the double s is a “bonus letter” that makes one sound. In second grade, students wrote dictated sentences on whiteboards and found digraphs, suffixes, r-controlled vowels, capitals, and punctuation.
This is what focusing on what matters most looks like: explicit, joyful instruction that helps every child become a confident reader and writer.
Try it at home: While you read with your child, ask them to tap out a word or find its “special part.”
#WHeRiseTogether
Families, join West Hempstead SEPTA for its 1st meeting of the year! 🖤💛
📅 Wed., Oct. 28 | 7 PM
📍 @WHGWRams Cafeteria
Meet our Special Ed staff with Bridget Karis & celebrate our October Super Achievers! WHe hope to see you there!
#WHeRiseTogether
📅 Wed., Oct. 28 | 7 PM
📍 @WHGWRams Cafeteria
Meet our Special Ed staff with Bridget Karis & celebrate our October Super Achievers! WHe hope to see you there!
#WHeRiseTogether
🔎📚 The plot thickens at West Hempstead’s Family Literacy Night! 🐏✨
WHe followed the clues, solved mysteries and discovered that there’s always more to the story! 🕵️♀️📖
Our annual Family Literacy Night brought students and families together for an evening filled with reading, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. From exploring ideas to solving challenges, participants of all ages celebrated the power of literacy and the joy of learning together! 💛🖤
Because every clue sparks curiosity, every story opens a new door, and learning is always better when WHe do it together! 🐏
WHe followed the clues, solved mysteries and discovered that there’s always more to the story! 🕵️♀️📖
Our annual Family Literacy Night brought students and families together for an evening filled with reading, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. From exploring ideas to solving challenges, participants of all ages celebrated the power of literacy and the joy of learning together! 💛🖤
Because every clue sparks curiosity, every story opens a new door, and learning is always better when WHe do it together! 🐏
Calling all witches, ghosts & goblins! The @wh_secondary Student Council invites kids in grades Pre-K–6 to a Halloween Party, Fri. 10/30, 4–5:30 PM at WHSS. Free snacks, crafts, games, music & dancing! Wear a costume. $5 suggested donation. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
TODAY is the DAY!!!
🔍 READ BETWEEN THE LINES 🔍
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
🔍 READ BETWEEN THE LINES 🔍
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
⚽ PLAYOFF SOCCER IS HERE! ⚽
Our Varsity Boys Soccer team is headed to the playoffs, and they need the whole RamFam behind them! 🖤💛
📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Farmingdale State, Turf Field
Students, want to ride to the game together? Fill out the Fan Bus Google Form in your Google Classroom to save your spot! 🚌
Families, alumni, and neighbors, come out and fill the stands. Wear your black and gold and bring your loudest Rams spirit. Let’s show these players what it means to have a whole community cheering them on!
LET’S GO RAMS! 🐏
#WeAreRamProud #RamFam #WHUFSD #LetsGoRams #WHRamsSoccer
Our Varsity Boys Soccer team is headed to the playoffs, and they need the whole RamFam behind them! 🖤💛
📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Farmingdale State, Turf Field
Students, want to ride to the game together? Fill out the Fan Bus Google Form in your Google Classroom to save your spot! 🚌
Families, alumni, and neighbors, come out and fill the stands. Wear your black and gold and bring your loudest Rams spirit. Let’s show these players what it means to have a whole community cheering them on!
LET’S GO RAMS! 🐏
#WeAreRamProud #RamFam #WHUFSD #LetsGoRams #WHRamsSoccer
Growing Writers at GW
What turns words on a page into a story readers can see, hear, and feel? At George Washington Intermediate School, students are finding out.
During a recent classroom visit, WHe joined Ms. North’s class as students began a lesson on sensory details. While Ms. North read aloud, students listened for details connected to the five senses and shared their observations, which she recorded on the board. The lesson showed students how authors use vivid details to draw readers into a story.
In Mr. Hume’s class, students are laying the groundwork for writing workshop. With a clear learning target posted, he explained the difference between a draft and a finished essay and asked students to reflect on the pieces they wrote over the past week. He then shared a draft of his own, showing students that every writer revises and grows.
WHe also took part in a scheduled fire drill during the visit. Thank you to our students and staff for following procedures calmly. Regular practice keeps our school community safe and prepared.
Keep the learning going at home: Ask your child to describe a favorite place or meal using all five senses, or invite them to read you something they’ve written in class. These small conversations help build confident, capable writers.
Thank you to Ms. North and Mr. Hume for welcoming us into their classrooms! 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether #WeAreRamProud
What turns words on a page into a story readers can see, hear, and feel? At George Washington Intermediate School, students are finding out.
During a recent classroom visit, WHe joined Ms. North’s class as students began a lesson on sensory details. While Ms. North read aloud, students listened for details connected to the five senses and shared their observations, which she recorded on the board. The lesson showed students how authors use vivid details to draw readers into a story.
In Mr. Hume’s class, students are laying the groundwork for writing workshop. With a clear learning target posted, he explained the difference between a draft and a finished essay and asked students to reflect on the pieces they wrote over the past week. He then shared a draft of his own, showing students that every writer revises and grows.
WHe also took part in a scheduled fire drill during the visit. Thank you to our students and staff for following procedures calmly. Regular practice keeps our school community safe and prepared.
Keep the learning going at home: Ask your child to describe a favorite place or meal using all five senses, or invite them to read you something they’ve written in class. These small conversations help build confident, capable writers.
Thank you to Ms. North and Mr. Hume for welcoming us into their classrooms! 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether #WeAreRamProud
Thank you to our Board of Education! 🖤💛
At Tuesday’s Board of Education Appreciation Night, WHe honored the dedicated public servants who give their personal time to advance excellence in our schools. Whether they’re at the board table, at school events, or advocating for our students, their leadership shows up in every lesson, every program, and every student we serve.
A special thank-you to the students and staff who made the heartfelt videos and gifts for our Board members. Your thoughtfulness was touching!
#WeAreRamProud #RamFam #WHUFSD #SchoolBoardAppreciation
At Tuesday’s Board of Education Appreciation Night, WHe honored the dedicated public servants who give their personal time to advance excellence in our schools. Whether they’re at the board table, at school events, or advocating for our students, their leadership shows up in every lesson, every program, and every student we serve.
A special thank-you to the students and staff who made the heartfelt videos and gifts for our Board members. Your thoughtfulness was touching!
#WeAreRamProud #RamFam #WHUFSD #SchoolBoardAppreciation
Confidence Starts with Foundations 🖤💛
This week, WHe visited classrooms at @@WH_Cornwellave and saw the power of foundational skills in action. Students explored Fundations in literacy, learning spelling patterns like ck and how to break words into base words and suffixes. In math, they tackled real-world problem-solving with fish, sharks, cans, and pennies.
When students stack learning and experience success, they build a positive self-concept and a sense of competence, which leads to more motivation, more effort, and continued growth. Thank you to our Cornwell staff for making this happen every day.
#WHeRiseTogether
This week, WHe visited classrooms at @@WH_Cornwellave and saw the power of foundational skills in action. Students explored Fundations in literacy, learning spelling patterns like ck and how to break words into base words and suffixes. In math, they tackled real-world problem-solving with fish, sharks, cans, and pennies.
When students stack learning and experience success, they build a positive self-concept and a sense of competence, which leads to more motivation, more effort, and continued growth. Thank you to our Cornwell staff for making this happen every day.
#WHeRiseTogether
🔍 READ BETWEEN THE LINES 🔍
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
Putting Their Best Foot Forward at the Secondary School
What does effort look like? This week, WHe saw it everywhere.
Whether they’re designing a new phone holder, dreaming up a new school, making the case for kindness over bullying, or working through a challenging math problem, our students at @wh_secondary are putting their best foot forward.
During recent visits, WHe saw students in 3D design software building and refining a phone holder, teammates measuring, sketching, and sharing roles as they designed a school room from scratch, and Algebra students settling in with their calculators and problem sets. In the library, WHe also saw a display of student-created anti-bullying posters, full of heart. They reminded us that “bullying is a choice, kindness is a better one,” that we should “unite for what’s right,” and that you can’t build happiness on someone else’s pain.
What stood out was the effort. Students were designing, collaborating, problem-solving, and thinking about the kind of community they want to be a part of. That’s the work of learning, and it’s happening every day at the Secondary School.
🖤💛 Ask your child what they’re working on today, and tell them you’re proud of the effort.
Thank you to our teachers, staff, and families for supporting our students. WHe are RamProud of what they are doing.
#WHeRiseTogether
What does effort look like? This week, WHe saw it everywhere.
Whether they’re designing a new phone holder, dreaming up a new school, making the case for kindness over bullying, or working through a challenging math problem, our students at @wh_secondary are putting their best foot forward.
During recent visits, WHe saw students in 3D design software building and refining a phone holder, teammates measuring, sketching, and sharing roles as they designed a school room from scratch, and Algebra students settling in with their calculators and problem sets. In the library, WHe also saw a display of student-created anti-bullying posters, full of heart. They reminded us that “bullying is a choice, kindness is a better one,” that we should “unite for what’s right,” and that you can’t build happiness on someone else’s pain.
What stood out was the effort. Students were designing, collaborating, problem-solving, and thinking about the kind of community they want to be a part of. That’s the work of learning, and it’s happening every day at the Secondary School.
🖤💛 Ask your child what they’re working on today, and tell them you’re proud of the effort.
Thank you to our teachers, staff, and families for supporting our students. WHe are RamProud of what they are doing.
#WHeRiseTogether
40+ Stories, Endless Possibilities
@wh_secondary welcomed more than 40 professionals for Career Day, giving students the chance to hear directly from people who have walked the paths they are dreaming about. Hosted in partnership with Career Day Inc.™, the program helps every student, at every academic level, set goals, connect their education to their aspirations, and feel more confident about what comes next. 🖤💛
Thank you to Beth, Jonathan, and Richard of Career Day Inc.™ for another fabulous program, and to every speaker who shared their time and their journey.
Ask your child tonight what inspired them most. Their answer is a great way to start a conversation about the future.
Go Rams! #WHeRiseTogether
@wh_secondary welcomed more than 40 professionals for Career Day, giving students the chance to hear directly from people who have walked the paths they are dreaming about. Hosted in partnership with Career Day Inc.™, the program helps every student, at every academic level, set goals, connect their education to their aspirations, and feel more confident about what comes next. 🖤💛
Thank you to Beth, Jonathan, and Richard of Career Day Inc.™ for another fabulous program, and to every speaker who shared their time and their journey.
Ask your child tonight what inspired them most. Their answer is a great way to start a conversation about the future.
Go Rams! #WHeRiseTogether
🔍 READ BETWEEN THE LINES 🔍
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
There’s Always More to the Story.
West Hempstead, a mystery is afoot... 🐏 Who stole the Ram?
Join us for Literacy Night 2026 and follow the clues, solve the case, and discover the power of literacy together.
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 West Hempstead Secondary School
Explore. Solve. Discover. Create. Belong. 📚
Same school. New story. Bring your family, bring your curiosity, and bring your detective skills!
#RamFam #WHLiteracyNight #ReadBetweenTheLines #WestHempsteadUFSD
