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Minnesauke Elementary School

Address: 21 High Gate Drive, East Setauket, NY 11733
Main Office: (631) 730โ€‘4200
Fax: (631) 730โ€‘4204
Principal: Nancy Pickford
Asst. Principal: Karen Mizell
School Hours: 8:43a.m. - 2:58p.m.

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 School Vision Statement

Students of Minnesauke Elementary School will strive to achieve their highest academic potential while respecting themselves and all others as reflected in our Minnesauke STARS Pledge: Minnesauke STARS are Sharing, Trustworthy, Accepting, Respectful, Serving.

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NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

 

School Updates

Information Center

For information on how to access our free electronic resources from home, please refer to the instructions on the Parent Portal.  Included there are confidential passwords strictly for Minnesauke families to use.

Transportation Information 

We ask that you please be considerate of our neighbors during drop-off and pick-up times. Please use caution when traveling on Highgate Drive. This road is always open to both north bound and south bound traffic. The safety of our school community and our surrounding neighbors is a top priority.

For long-term child care purposes only, permission to take a different bus to and/or from school may be granted by the school principal by advance written request from the student's parent or guardian. The child care provider must be listed on the emergency contact information.

Current News

Speaking with a Geologist Across the Globe

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Third graders in Ms. Babb’s class at Minnesauke Elementary School are making connections between what they’ve learned in the classroom and real-life experiences. Recently, students have been studying about the countries that make up Africa. Parent of a student in the class and geologist, Greg Henkes, visited the third graders to share his firsthand experience about working in Kenya throughout the year.

Mr. Henkes explained to students how he studies rocks and how Africa came to be the continent it is today. He shared photos of his recent travels to Kenya and what his day looks like when he arrives at a site. After speaking with students, Mr. Henkes introduced his colleague who lives in Kenya via Zoom. Students asked questions about his work and the Kenyan culture. They were excited to speak with someone from across the globe.

Date Added: 3/18/2024

Read Across America Week at Minnesauke

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Minnesauke Elementary School celebrated Read Across America Week during the first week of March. To get students excited about reading, the building held a spirit week with themed-days including Crazy Hat Day and Wear a Shirt with Great Words Day. Additionally, Minnesauke held several schoolwide “Drop Everything and Read” events for students to stop what they were doing and pick up a book.

The celebrations continued with a visit by author Gordan Korman. Korman presented to fourth, fifth and sixth graders, who were extremely excited to meet a well-known author whose books they love to read!

Date Added: 3/12/2024

Treats for Troops

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At Minnesauke Elementary School, Mrs. Ullah's first graders worked with their 4th grade buddies in Mrs. Gorski's class on a service project for troops abroad. Students put together and shipped packages filled with toiletries, treats, and messages of gratitude and love!

Date Added: 3/6/2024

National Pancake Day Collaboration

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In honor of National Pancake Day on Feb. 28, Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Henkowicz’s fifth grade class at Minnesauke teamed up with Mrs. Varacchi’s fifth graders at Setauket to embark on a collaborative fiction writing journey about a personified pancake.

Through engaging breakout sessions in Google Meet, students buddied up and displayed their talents and storytelling skills to craft a digital book using Book Creator. The project culminated in time for classroom staff in both rooms to whip up stacks of pancakes for students, as well as a few special guests from each building. Students enjoyed the spirit of collaboration, learning and culinary delight!

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Date Added: 3/1/2024

Students Selected for Art Exhibitions

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Several Three Village Central School District students were selected to have their art displayed in upcoming local exhibitions.

Ward Melville High School students Sara Bally, Maria Gavrilov and Sarina Policastro were chosen for the Atelier art show. Sara created a painting using conte crayons and coffee grinds to achieve value, line and form. Maria had a digital art piece selected for the exhibit whereas Sarina’s painting was chosen to be displayed. The Atelier Show runs from Feb. 29 to March 29 with a closing reception on March 23 from 12 to 2 p.m.

At the elementary level, two Minnesauke Elementary School students were selected to display their work in the 25th annual Colors of Long Island Student Art Exhibition. Congratulation to fifth graders Harper Airola and Avery Peirce. The exhibit is at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook and runs through April 7.

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Date Added: 2/26/2024

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