A Different Beat
In addition to a well-rounded curriculum, Bellmore students participate in an outstanding music curriculum. Not only are Winthrop Avenue School students involved in orchestra and band, many third- and...
View ArticleA ‘Monsters, Inc.’ Study of Core Values
Charles A. Reinhard students enjoyed a fun-filled, on-stage performance by administrators and staff during the school’s annual Pep Rally on Oct. 6 to further enhance the district’s teaching of core...
View ArticleReading Superpowers Abound
Winthrop Avenue students are using their superpowers to meet their collective school goal of reading 9,000 minutes during the month of October as part of Pick a Reading Partner month. PARP is a New...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Spread Hurricane relief
Shore Road School’s Random Acts of Kindness Pack club in the Bellmore School District hosted an “Anything But Food” collection for the victims of 2017 hurricane season. The sixth-grade students...
View ArticleCreating a ‘Kingdom of Kindness’ Through PARP
A kickoff assembly with Jeff Nathan, author of “There’s a Bear in My Shoe” and “Calling All Animals: The First Book of Punoetry,” set the stage for additional reading during Shore Road’s annual Pick a...
View ArticleA trip to the local firehouse
In recognition of national Fire Prevention Week, Reinhard kindergarten students and their parents took a walking trip down Bellmore Avenue to the Engine Company 2670 station. Fire Chief Thomas Stoerger...
View ArticleBellmore Leaders are Readers
Students and their families gathered at Reinhard to participate in the District’s second annual Literacy Night on Oct. 19. This year’s theme, “Leaders are Readers,” stressed that leaders read every day...
View ArticleBellmore Halloween Festivities Delight
Popular book personas, fairytale characters and superheroes paraded across the Reinhard stage to the delight of parents during the school’s annual Book Character Parade, held on Oct. 31. The students...
View ArticleA Slimy Good Time
Fourth-grade students at Winthrop Avenue used their knowledge about matter to make slick, sticky slime during a videoconference science lesson with Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. In addition to reviewing...
View ArticleWinthrop Fall Concert Sets the Season’s Tone
Winthrop Avenue choral students celebrated the season with a Fall/Halloween concert to the delight of parents and peers, held in the school auditorium on Oct. 30. Under the direction of teacher Maria...
View ArticleCelebrating the Nation’s Heroes
In keeping with the district’s character education program, Shore Road students showed their respect to U.S. veterans by writing letters to those who have served and now reside in the Northport...
View ArticleDetermining Density
Winthrop Avenue third-graders used the scientific method to determine the density of a combined concoction of three fluids – water, oil and syrup – during a science, technology, engineering, art and...
View ArticleOne Brick at a Time
An ongoing fundraiser at Reinhard is the mortar needed to rebuild Caribbean schools that have been damaged by devastating storms this past hurricane season. The school’s student advisory council is...
View ArticleCircuit moves
During a video conference with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Texas, Shore Road fifth-graders learned to think like scientists in order to make a robot draw. The activity fell in line...
View ArticleLet’s Be Thankful
Throughout Reinhard, students dressed as Native Americans and pilgrims to demonstrate their thankfulness through art and song to the delight of parents and peers. The prekindergarten students...
View ArticleFood Drives Alleviate Community Hunger
In keeping with the district’s emphasis on leadership principles and core values, members of Shore Road School’s Random Acts of Kindness club and fifth-grade student council collaborated on a...
View ArticleStorytelling Through Cartooning
Bellmore fourth-grade students at Winthrop Avenue School are thinking about storylines through the art form of cartooning. Under the direction of student teacher and former School of Visual Arts...
View ArticleOwl Sculptures Mirror Literature
Literacy and art came together as second-grade students in Eileen Consiglio’s and Marisa Demarzo’s classes at Reinhard painted colorful owl sculptures, under the direction of art teacher Michelle...
View ArticleSharing Writing to Celebrate the Season
Part of the joy of publishing writing is sharing it with others, as seen in a buddy share activity between students in Fran Bauer’s and Christine Wuchte’s kindergarten classes at Reinhard. The...
View ArticleWinning Stars Warm Winter Hearts
There was a strong feeling of gratitude and kindness at Winthrop Avenue as students participated in the Winthrop Winning Stars Warming Hearts This Winter program. Through the month of December,...
View ArticleA Peek into the District’s Strings Program
Violins in hand, Reinhard second graders performed a number of tunes for parents after having completed an introductory strings program. Teacher Kelly Brandstadter explained that parents were invited...
View ArticleMath as Movement
Jumping around in the classroom is now a regular occurrence and a tool for learning math at the Reinhard. The district recently adopted the Math & Movement program, a kinesthetic and multisensory...
View ArticleNatural Materials for Native Homes
Leaves, twigs and moss were scattered on the tables at Winthrop Avenue as fourth-grade students participated in the Longhouse and Wigwam Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics...
View ArticleGaining Perspective on the Vietnam War
After interviewing local Vietnam veterans, Shore Road students in Graceann McClenahan’s fifth-grade class not only gained perspective on the Vietnam War, but made friends in the process. The veteran...
View ArticleMusical Leaders Bring Joy to the Holidays
The joy of the holidays resonated throughout Reinhard as first-grade students impressed parents and faculty with their musical talents during the annual holiday performance on Dec. 22. Each class...
View ArticleKindness Curbs the Winter Cold
In line with the District’s character education program, members of Reinhard’s Student Advisory Council collected and donated gently used coats for New York State Assemblyman David McDonough’s annual...
View ArticleNew Toys for Infirmed Children
Shore Road’s fifth-grade student council, facilitated by Regina Harten and Jennifer Lucchetti, held its annual toy drive for the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, an organization that donates toys...
View ArticleShowtime at Shore Road
It was an evening of excitement and entertainment as talented Shore Road sixth-grade students took to the stage to the delight of parents during the annual talent show on Dec. 11. Under the direction...
View ArticleWarm Hearts Cure Cold Hands
An English language arts lesson quickly turned into a community service project as first-grade students in Amanda Kowalski’s, Dawn McCardell’s and Cathy Schriver’s classes at Reinhard collected new...
View ArticleA-Buzz with Spelling Talent
Winthrop Avenue students Jenna Blacker was the winner of the school’s annual fourth-grade spelling bee, with Liam Marrow placing second in the competition. Fourteen of the school’s talented spellers...
View ArticleSaying Yes, to a Healthy Mind, Body and Heart
By wearing red, Shore Road students and faculty showed support for development of a healthy mind, body and heart during the school’s annual Red Ribbon Week campaign, held from Dec. 11-15. The annual...
View ArticleReading Champions Race to the Finish Line
Reaching the finish line by reading 50,000 additional minutes this month is the goal of Reinhard students, who are celebrating the annual Pick A Reading Partner event. With the impending Olympic winter...
View ArticleArtwork Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.
Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actions and teachings, Winthrop Avenue fourth-graders utilized their individual interpretations of leadership to create a piece of art. After reading David A....
View ArticleLeadership in Music
Shore Road and Reinhard students exhibited leadership, teamwork, persistence and musical skill during separate annual winter concerts held on Jan. 18 and 19. Under the batons of orchestra director...
View ArticleStained Glass a Powerful Message of Hope
Replicas of stained glass windows, representing the church where Martin Luther King Jr. listened to the powerful messages of his father’s sermons in Atlanta, Georgia, were hung on Alexandra Grodin’s...
View ArticleCharacter Defined Through ‘Cerealism’
Using consumer brand packaging, Shore Road sixth-grade students in the Bellmore School District created a collage of words that define leadership through an art process called cerealism. The...
View ArticleStudents Dance to the Beat of Zumba
Salsa, Bollywood, merengue and hip-hop moves were part of a Zumba workout during Shore Road’s physical education classes. Sponsored by the PTA, the exercise class brought to the gym an interesting new...
View ArticleA Carnival to Celebrate Reading
As a culminating Pick a Reading Partner event, Reinhard recently hosted an old-fashioned carnival to celebrate a monthlong of additional voluntary reading. According to Principal Patricia Castine, the...
View ArticleNew Classroom Farmers Raise and Observe Chicks
In addition to the bustle of the kindergarten classroom, the slight sound of peeps came from an incubator in Fran Bauer’s and Christine Wuchte’s classrooms at. Reinhard. For several weeks, the students...
View ArticleIn it for life
The Bellmore Elementary PTA presented 12 individuals with New York State PTA Life Membership awards during the annual Founders Day celebration, held on Feb. 1 at Reinhard. Honorary NYS State PTA Life...
View ArticleTop Notes for Student-Musicians
The District is pleased to announce that 16 student-musicians from Shore Road participated in the Nassau Music Educators’ Association All-County Festival, held at the Tilles Center for the Performing...
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