Plainedge NJHS collecting and counting donation items for the annual LI Cares Holiday Food Drive. What an amazing group of scholars! Long Island Cares Anthony DeRiso Caitlin Sweeney #NJHS #WeArePlainedge

6th graders in Caitlin Sweeney collaborating on what traits they value in successful book clubs. So excited to get into nonfiction clubs in upcoming days! Anthony DeRiso Jennifer Wiesman #weareplainedge

Happy WRAD! Sporting my Dumbledore garb as his words have never been more true. The MS team is sharing some light and joy this wonderful day with book raffles, read alouds and a Flipgrid with a special guest! #worldreadaloudday2021 Plainedge Federation of Teachers Anthony DeRiso Jennifer Wiesman

Why book clubs? Book clubs are the antidote to loneliness, allows for community, and accelerates achievement. These 6th grade students who read together learn together. #sociallydistantbookclubs #WeArePlainedge

Our students are being celebrated for their stellar summer reading! Anthony DeRiso #books #reading #WeArePlainedge

Advisory team door decorating. These iguanas rocked it! Anthony DeRiso Brian Smith #iguanas #WeArePlainedge

6th and 7th grade reading workshop students share their notebooks to celebrate, get ideas and get feedback Caitlin Sweeney Dan Page Anthony DeRiso #WeArePlainedge

Happy Halloween!!! Dan Page and I are rocking our spooky shirts. We are here for your brains! #WeArePlainedge

7th Grade Ss learn about publication in the literary world from a real literary agent! Thank you Dan Page Denise 📖 for creating authentic writing opportunities for our Ss! #WeArePlainedge Anthony DeRiso

Where do I begin?! It has been a wonderful Tuesday. G6 book club thinking, 6 and 7 Ss presenting knowledge from NF reading. 7 Ss shedding tears and holding up three fingers in protest with Katniss as they take a moment to compare book to film! Anthony DeRiso

Happy World Read Aloud Day! Randomly winning free books throughout the day! #weareplainedg Alexandra Schnupp

Happy World Read Aloud Day! At PMS staff, students and admin are demonstrating how important reading is in all of our lives. Here are some more of today’s book winners! Anthony DeRiso #WeArePlainedge #WRAD2023

Script to Screen Awards Ceremony! 7G Ss get to celebrate the hard work of their peers after a semester of of writing and filming original screenplays. Thank you Isabelle Petagna for all of your hard work! Dan Page Anthony DeRiso #WeArePlainedge

Sixth grade summer reading pizza party in the MS library! Celebrating our summer readers!! #summerreading Alexandra Schnupp Anthony DeRiso

7th grade summer readers celebrating with a pizza party in the library! It was great talking about books with you over lunch! Congrats to all that met the challenege! #summerreading Alexandra Schnupp

7th grade Ss present soap box speeches to culminate their research reading unit. What an amazing and inspiring way to celebrate student work! #WeArePlainedge Plainedge Federation of Teachers Dan Page Anthony DeRiso