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Forest Avenue Crafts With Local Library

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Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District Students at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District had a special visit from members of the West Babylon Public Library on March 18 and 19. Students learned about the many different services and programs offered by the
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Literacy Ball Celebrates Love Of Reading

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Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District Kindergartners at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District celebrated their love of reading during the Literacy Ball on June 22. Dressed as their favorite character from one of the many books they enjoyed this year, students created posters featuring their favorite book cover or […]
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Forest Avenue Library Works To Promote Summer Literacy

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Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District To promote literacy during the summer months and to piggyback off the West Babylon Public Library’s summer program, Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District allows its students to borrow books from the school’s library. Librarian Andrea Francisco calls its “Francisco’s Free Library,” where students
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Ringing In The Chinese New Year

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Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District To celebrate the Chinese New Year, students at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District participated in a variety of activities during their library classes with Mrs. Francisco. Some of their activities included Chinese folklore read alouds, reader’s theater, tangrams and year of the rabbit