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Come share a family experience that involves making, designing, problem solving, creativity and innovation. District families from grades k-5 are welcome to register.

Registration open now through Jan. 31, 2020.

The eighth grade students of Lindenhurst Middle School schools received a special visit from Thanhha Lai, author of the novels “Inside Out and Back Again,” “Butterfly Yellow,” and “Listen, Slowly.”

“Inside Out and Back Again,” which is required reading for all Lindenhurst eighth graders, is historical fiction, based on the author’s experiences as a refugee during the Vietnam War. She describes her journey to America, where she faced bullying and discrimination. “Her story is truly inspirational and helps to foster a sense of empathy in us all,” said English teacher Deborah Weinstein. “ Her visit really brought the book to life for our students who loved learning about which elements of the novel were true and which were fiction.”

Thanhha Lai has won the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

The district recently hosted an ENL family night. There were more than 150 people in attendance at the event, housed in the Lindenhurst High School cafeteria.

Coordinator of World Languages, ENL and Bilingual Education Jill Schilling gave a presentation called "Celebrating Our Diversity" that included an interactive map that demonstrated the diverse population of students that were born in other countries (countries of birth), the various student languages that are spoken for ENL students (born in the US and other countries), a complete overview of the district’s ENL program and the benefits of being bilingual.  Parents and students played games, the library was there to promote their bilingual programs, there were give aways, a parent toolkit to take home and we had a google form survey. Students, their family members, teachers and district administrators took part in various activities designed to involve all family members. There was representation from the Lindenhurst Memorial Library who shared information on the bilingual programs offered there. Additionally, there were give away prizes and a parent tool kit to take home with them.            

“It's wonderful to provide an opportunity that brings parents, teachers and the community together to celebrate our diverse ethnic and cultural groups,” said Ms. Schilling. “Our school community strives to support our students and encourage involvement to build a strong home-school connection. Lindenhurst aims to build partnerships with our families and sustain connections that are aimed at improving student achievement.”