🔎📚 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
When the Lights Went Out, the Learning Lit Up the Building
PSEG may have accidentally turned off the lights on @WHGWRams this morning, but the mental sweat our students produced for that hour lit up the building for all to see. 💡
Instead of pausing, our students and staff leaned into the Habits of Mind: persisting, thinking flexibly, and collaborating when things didn’t go as planned. In classrooms across GW, students talked through problems, read, wrote, and worked together in natural light, and learning and growth still happened. 🖤💛
Moments like this show who WHe are as a community. Our teachers adapt, our students rise, and learning doesn’t depend on a light switch.
WHe are #RamProud of our students and staff.
Take a moment today: Ask your Ram what they worked on this morning, and tell them how proud WHe are.
#WHeRiseTogether
PSEG may have accidentally turned off the lights on @WHGWRams this morning, but the mental sweat our students produced for that hour lit up the building for all to see. 💡
Instead of pausing, our students and staff leaned into the Habits of Mind: persisting, thinking flexibly, and collaborating when things didn’t go as planned. In classrooms across GW, students talked through problems, read, wrote, and worked together in natural light, and learning and growth still happened. 🖤💛
Moments like this show who WHe are as a community. Our teachers adapt, our students rise, and learning doesn’t depend on a light switch.
WHe are #RamProud of our students and staff.
Take a moment today: Ask your Ram what they worked on this morning, and tell them how proud WHe are.
#WHeRiseTogether
Counting Coins, Building Dreams, and Making Music Across WHUFSD
Walk through our buildings and you’ll see learning come to life in every direction. 🖤💛
At @WH_Cornwell, students built their math skills with a money lesson, then used their creativity at indoor recess, snapping Legos together into new designs. Math, imagination, and teamwork were all on display.
At @WHGWRams, students created number plots and practiced their instruments to make those sweet sounds. Every note and every plot point shows the care and effort our students put into their craft.
These moments are what WHe celebrate. Follow along on social media to see more of the great things happening in our schools, and share your own favorites with us!
#WHeRiseTogether
Walk through our buildings and you’ll see learning come to life in every direction. 🖤💛
At @WH_Cornwell, students built their math skills with a money lesson, then used their creativity at indoor recess, snapping Legos together into new designs. Math, imagination, and teamwork were all on display.
At @WHGWRams, students created number plots and practiced their instruments to make those sweet sounds. Every note and every plot point shows the care and effort our students put into their craft.
These moments are what WHe celebrate. Follow along on social media to see more of the great things happening in our schools, and share your own favorites with us!
#WHeRiseTogether
“I joined West Hempstead because there is a real understanding about what our children need. I have a lot of energy in me, and I want to really show them that it’s not just about making sure they have everything they need to run athletics after school, but I want to be in the trenches with them.”
🔍 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
During a recent visit to Cornwell Avenue School, WHe saw students at every level building the habits of strong readers, writers, and problem solvers. Across classrooms, the thinking was visible and the learning was purposeful.
In Mr. Pappas's third grade classroom, students dug into a story and its answer choices. Mr. Pappas read the next question aloud and asked students to "make it dirty" by underlining the key words. He then broke the problem down and had students work through each of the four answer choices to find the correct one. Next, he asked which choice they thought didn't fit, a great way to teach students to reason through a question rather than guess.
In Ms. Cousins's reading group, two students practiced sounding out letters and letter combinations (ab, an, at), then added a letter to build three-letter words like pat and sat. Ms. Cousins used a mirror so students could see how their mouths form each sound, and she asked them to use new words in sentences to connect sounds to meaning. She then moved on to a trickier word, said, where two letters make a different sound. It was explicit, supportive, and responsive instruction.
In Ms. Caines's first grade classroom, the class chorally read a math story problem together: Mrs. E. had 9 marbles and gave 4 to Sam. How many does she have left? Students then solved it, showed their work and answer, and had Ms. Caines check it before returning to their seats. Reading, reasoning, and showing your thinking all came together in one routine.
Thank you to our Cornwell Avenue teachers for meeting students where they are and moving them forward every day.
In Mr. Pappas's third grade classroom, students dug into a story and its answer choices. Mr. Pappas read the next question aloud and asked students to "make it dirty" by underlining the key words. He then broke the problem down and had students work through each of the four answer choices to find the correct one. Next, he asked which choice they thought didn't fit, a great way to teach students to reason through a question rather than guess.
In Ms. Cousins's reading group, two students practiced sounding out letters and letter combinations (ab, an, at), then added a letter to build three-letter words like pat and sat. Ms. Cousins used a mirror so students could see how their mouths form each sound, and she asked them to use new words in sentences to connect sounds to meaning. She then moved on to a trickier word, said, where two letters make a different sound. It was explicit, supportive, and responsive instruction.
In Ms. Caines's first grade classroom, the class chorally read a math story problem together: Mrs. E. had 9 marbles and gave 4 to Sam. How many does she have left? Students then solved it, showed their work and answer, and had Ms. Caines check it before returning to their seats. Reading, reasoning, and showing your thinking all came together in one routine.
Thank you to our Cornwell Avenue teachers for meeting students where they are and moving them forward every day.
WHUFSD Families, Adelphi University will be hosting Saturday Enrichment Program. See attached
Early Literacy in Action at @WHChestnut 🖤💛
Imaginary rubber bands, ST Math stations, and handwriting practice: our youngest Rams are learning, growing, and loving school! During a recent visit, WHe saw teachers, aides, and specialists bring early literacy to life through small groups, centers, and whole-class phonics. Every adult and every student was actively engaged.
#WHeRiseTogether
Imaginary rubber bands, ST Math stations, and handwriting practice: our youngest Rams are learning, growing, and loving school! During a recent visit, WHe saw teachers, aides, and specialists bring early literacy to life through small groups, centers, and whole-class phonics. Every adult and every student was actively engaged.
#WHeRiseTogether
We're hiring Teacher Assistants at West Hempstead UFSD! 🐏
West Hempstead Union Free School District has immediate openings for Teacher Assistants (probationary positions, K–12).
If you love working with students and want to be part of a close-knit PreK–12 community where every adult plays a role in helping kids grow, we'd love to hear from you.
Details:
📍 West Hempstead UFSD, Long Island, NY
🎓 NYS certification required
📅 Apply by October 16, 2026
How to apply: Submit a letter of interest, updated resume, and your certification online at www.olasjobs.org
Know someone who would be a great fit? Tag them or share this post. Teacher assistants make a real difference in our classrooms every day, and we'd be glad to welcome new members to the RamFam.
#WHeRiseTogether
"For the past 10 years, I have been incredibly fortunate to call West Hempstead home professionally. I am deeply honored to now serve in an administrative role and continue giving back to a community that is truly special to me. West Hempstead is more than a school district—it is a community built on connection, care, and a shared commitment to our students."
