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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us. more
Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15 As the nation watches the reports about the recent Connecticut elementary school shooting, many people may find themselves feeling anxious, worried, saddened or otherwise concerned. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about such a tragedy. more
Bellmore-Merrick parents and school officials said they are mourning the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, with the mass murder in Newtown, Conn., prompting local administrators to examine security procedures at the 19 schools across the Bellmores and Merricks. more
Winthrop Avenue Elementary School third-graders learned how to be “upstanders” instead of bystanders at an anti-bullying workshop sponsored recently by Child Abuse Prevention Services of Long Island, said Bellmore School District officials. more
Eight Bellmore and Merrick schools were commended for academic excellence recently, receiving Reward School status from the New York State Department of Education, district officials said. more
The 100th day of school has been celebrated in elementary schools for over a decade. Typically, children collect items by the hundreds to mark the occasion. When 7-year-old Finnegan Corcoran-Doolin was told his first-grade class at Reinhard Elementary School in Bellmore would celebrate the 100th day of school, he jumped into action. more
For Martin Avenue Elementary School Principal Dr. Mark Wiener, music and teaching have long been his life’s passions. Many at Martin Avenue have seen Wiener blast a few notes on his baritone saxophone with students at jazz ensemble performances, yet they may not realize how important music, especially jazz, is to the beloved principal. more
“The way you know a radish is ready to pick is that they show themselves,” Park Avenue Elementary School kindergarten teacher Robin Obey told first-graders last Friday morning. Students eagerly dug through the dirt, pulling out radishes by the dozen and tossing them into a nearby basket. A garden bed over, other first-graders pinched at spinach plants, pulling off the tender leaves. The class wasn’t taking place at a farm, but outside the school’s doors at Park Avenue’s community garden. more
Local streets were full of young athletes, coaches and parents as they joined together to kick off the North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League’s 2012 season last Saturday. more
To celebrate Music in Our Schools Month, which showcases the importance of music education, third-graders at Winthrop Avenue Elementary School in Bellmore took to the stage for two musical performances. more
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