Just ducky: Waterford school holds duckling parade
June 03, 2022 12:00 am
• Last Updated: June 04, 2022 6:27 pm
Students at Great Neck Elementary School laugh and smile as they bid farewell to ducklings, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Waterford — Students bid farewell to ducklings with a parade Friday at Great Neck Elementary School.
Chants of "Ducky! Ducky! Ducky!" echoed through the halls as students cheered on the ducks, who will graduate to a farm.
Great Neck's literacy department helped the students raise the ducks in an effort to promote reading and learning. The staff and student involvement included weekly duck reports and a livestream of the ducklings' pen for constant viewing.
Great Neck Elementary School students from left, Marina Dignazio, 9, Bri Pezzello, 8, Amayra German-Garcia, 8, and Charlotte Condon, 8, wrangle ducks after they walked the halls, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Students at Great Neck Elementary School line the halls to bid farewell to ducklings in a parade, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Great Neck Elementary School kindergarten students Jayce Burgess, right, and Nyeema Dimitriou try to catch a view of ducklings in a parade, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Jack Bassett, 12, left, and his sister, Caroline, 12, right, volunteer at Great Neck Elementary School to help bid farewell to ducklings, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Ducklings roam the halls at Great Neck Elementary School during a parade, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. Chants of “Ducky! Ducky! Ducky!" echoed through the halls as students cheered on the ducks, who will graduate to a farm. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Ducklings relax in their pen prior to their farewell at Great Neck Elementary School, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
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