Flower Hill School Nature Walk Adventures

Flower Hill Primary School teacher Caroline Coffey and her first graders recently teamed up with ENL teacher, Debra Ravo, for an exciting nature walk adventure.

As part of their study on the five senses and using adjectives to describe nouns, students took their learning outdoors to observe the natural world around them. With clipboards and graphic organizers in hand, the young explorers recorded what they saw, heard, felt, and even smelled during their walk.

Back in the classroom, students shared their discoveries by adding their notes to chart paper and comparing their observations with classmates. Some of the favorite findings included crunchy, colorful leaves, tall, rough trees, hard, smooth acorns, and of course the playful squirrels!

The activity wrapped up with a class discussion where students shared how their senses helped them explore and describe the beauty of nature. It was a wonderful day of learning, language, and laughter.

Flower Hill School opened more than 71 years ago. Since then, more than 10,000 students have studied in its classrooms. It’s a very special place, just ask the youngsters who call it home today.

Flower Hill swung open its doors for the first time in September 1954. It was constructed along with its sister schools, Southdown and Washington in response to the “baby boom” that swelled Huntington UFSD’s enrollment during the postwar years. District officials thought it would be needed for about 20 years and would then be closed, but here we are now with Flower Hill just as vital as ever.

Although Flower Hill cannot be considered a historical structure, at 71 years old, it does possess some degree of traditional charm. While its layout reflects the era in which it was constructed, the district has adapted the building to the times. It contains access to all the latest classroom technology, from SMART Boards and desktop computers to wireless access and laptops just to name some of the available instructional tools.

The district has always kept up with Flower Hill’s capital needs, such as new windows and doors, a new roof, reconstructed curbs, sidewalks and parking fields, etc. All things considered, the building is in fine shape.

Flower Hill’s teaching and support staff has always been outstanding and it still is. The faculty consists of a mix of veterans and more recent hires. The instructional team is all committed to providing every student with exactly what they need to develop and thrive both in and out of classrooms.

The school’s student body looks like America, with a melting pot of family backgrounds represented. While the youngsters might be a very diverse group, they get along so seamlessly with each other that it could easily bring tears to the eyes of an observer. No one sees any differences. They only see a classmate and friend.

Yes, Flower Hill is a very special place. Since its first “graduating” class in June 1955, the school has been sending on an exceptional group annually. They have all eventually earned their high school diplomas, gone on to the top colleges and universities in the United States and excelled in just about every possible career field in addition to being fine upstanding and contributing citizens.