… what they hate is being confused, intimidated and embarrassed by math.” We’re shining a light on some of our Middle School mathematicians who are working independently and collaboratively to build their understanding of math concepts.

Third and fourth graders created portraits of four Black birders — Corina Newsome, J. Drew Lanham, Tykee James and Christian Cooper — to learn more about the unique experiences and challenges faced by Black birders in today’s outdoor and birding communities.

Thanks to a generous grant from a local nonprofit Rewild Long Island, PCS was able to rewild our front yard with pollinators, bird attractors and soil amending plant species!

Kindergarteners have been collecting so much evidence of the animal community surrounding us on campus. This week it was time for Kindergarten scientists to dive deeper into their findings back in their classroom lab.

Middle School mathematicians are putting their geometry knowledge to work to design our new school Gaga Ball pit.

Harder than it looks: check out the resources 5th graders are discovering they need to create accurate trail maps of our freshly blazed campus hiking trails.

In honor of May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, second graders found way to identify difficult feelings like worry and fear and then let them go.

What making it looks like at a community school! #squadgoals

2nd graders have spent the last 10 weeks working on storybooks — here’s where they are today …

How and why we offer opportunities for discreet literacy skill practice in addition to project-based work.

Middle School historians were eager to get their hands on some primary sources during their Cutchogue research. Fortunately, the library’s archives are right across the street.

What a day! The Maker Fair returns to PCS this spring with the biggest, best, morst creative, innovative and community-filled event yet! Read on for highlights …

Watch to see how utilizing manipulative elevates a math lesson.

What and how one class islearning through this trimester’s student-guided Integrated Studies Unit.

The science of reading is so magical. Kindergarteners are working with CVC words to blend letters and phonemes together to make words.

5th graders are using maps and primary sources as a portal to dive deep into the story of Seneca Village — a story they uncovered as they explore the process of mapping and how maps can be physical representations of the history of human decisions.

Writing is an iterative process, but too often students have a “one and done” approach. We caught up with classes across grade levels about where they are in incorporating revision and rubrics to reflect on and develop their writing work.

Fewer predetermined structures many more opportunities for open-ended exploration and imagination.

On the 100th day of Kindergarten, mathematicians worked to compute and express the number 100 as a numeral and a value.

Maker Monday: a constructive start to the week that gets students deeply engaged first at the start of the week.