In advance of the holiday in his honor, the contributions of great Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were studied in depth by students at Martin Avenue Elementary School.

Students learned that the third Monday of January is not just a day off from school, but a celebration of the man whose fight for equality led to major changes in the law. First graders studied his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, then did a writing and craft project in which they described their own dreams for the world.

Youngsters from Debra Ferretti and Nicole Huttner’s classes came together on Jan. 16 for an MLK craft project. Each student colored in a graphic of two hands with a heart in the middle, then wrote about what love and peace means to them.

In Tiffany Joosten’s fourth grade class, students paired up to read books about Dr. King and complete a timeline of his life. They also reviewed quotes from his various speeches. Each child then selected one and wrote why that quote was meaningful and how to incorporate the message into his or her life.

Throughout the day, Principal Dr. Michael Yannucci visited classrooms to read “Be a King” by Carole Boston Weatherford, and discussed with students how they could live the virtues of Dr. King.

Click here to view the Martin Avenue Students Celebrate Civil Rights Leader slideshow.

Date Added: 1/17/2025

The North Bellmore School District is proud to announce that 28 students have been selected to participate in this month’s All-County Music Festival, hosted by the Nassau Music Educators Association. Fifth and sixth grade musicians from the band, chorus and orchestra were selected based on their NYSSMA solo performance scores and teacher recommendations.

Ensemble rehearsals take place at schools throughout the county during the weeks of Jan. 6 and Jan. 13. Weekend concerts are held at the LIU Post Tilles Center. 

Congratulations to the following musicians on their All-County selections:

John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School – Band: Ethan Andreau and Nicholas Truglio; Chorus: Jake Duverneau, Charlotte Giannetta, Brooke Murphy, Elliot Renz and Brooke Sheehan; Orchestra: Arianna Lettieri and Alayna Mangels.

Martin Avenue Elementary School – Orchestra: Isabelle Dang.

Newbridge Road Elementary School – Band: Elianna Lopez; Chorus: Nina Cannistraci, Henry Cohen, Marion Chelsea De Jesus and Kyra Devlin; Orchestra: Lauren Corace.

Park Avenue Elementary School – Band: Andrew Udilovich; Chorus: Marco Artale, Xcenia Benden, Veronica Calise, Elianna Macaluso and Micah Millington; Orchestra: Temitayo Otuyemi.

Saw Mill Road Elementary School – Band: Frank Figueiredo; Chorus: Rebecca David, Isabella Rodriguez and Eliana Weissman; Orchestra: Mariam Subhan.

The students learn under the direction of music teachers Skylar Berkley, Christopher D’Orio, Maritza Lopez, Ed McCullagh, Carol Ng, Alexander Roff, Patrice Ryan and Lisa Uckardes.

Click here to view the District Boasts 28 All-County Musicians slideshow.

Date Added: 1/8/2025

Second graders learned that the greatest gift is the one they give to others during a community service project at Martin Avenue Elementary School. On Dec. 13, students were joined by their parents to make cards for residents of the nursing home at the Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center.

The tables in the cafeteria were covered in art supplies as children from Antonietta Fischetti and Lori Lennihan’s class and Mary Carrea’s class got to work. Parents were invited to come and help out or make a card beside their children.

All of the materials were provided including construction paper, print outs of various holiday images, bows, glitter and pom poms. Children also had crayons, colored pencils and glue to make the cards colorful and creative. When it was over, students and their parents finished about 60 cards.

Ms. Fischetti said that prior to making the cards, there were classroom discussions and story read alouds about holiday traditions and the importance of giving back. The card decorating was both – this was the fourth year the second grade classes have done the charitable deed.

“We want to involve the children in an act of community service,” Ms. Fischetti said, “to being a smile to people who are away from their families for the holidays.”

Click here to view the Martin Avenue Second Graders Spread Cheer With Cards slideshow.

Date Added: 12/18/2024

Students at John G. Dinkelmeyer and Martin Avenue elementary schools got some insight into the financial planning of their parents. Given a budget, they had a simulated food shopping experience to practice their math skills.

Second graders in Alexa Cappuzzo’s class at Dinkelmeyer were tasked with planning a Thanksgiving meal. Working in pairs, they were given laminated cards for different entrees and sides, each with a price. Their goal was to create a dinner with at least six items on a budget of $25 using simple addition.

Martin Avenue fifth graders, familiar with more advanced mathematical concepts, were adding, subtracting and multiplying numbers with decimals as they had to buy a week’s worth of food. Using digital and print supermarket circulars, students in Ashley Vella’s class needed to spend between $75 and $100 on at least 10 items. They had to include bread, eggs, meat and milk, while the rest of the shopping list was left to their discretion. On worksheets, the fifth graders kept track of the price and quantity of the items they wanted to buy.

Click here to view the Young Mathematicians Make a Meal slideshow.

Date Added: 11/25/2024