A scholarly summer for North Bellmore students

Hundreds of North Bellmore School District students are keeping their minds active this summer thanks to materials provided through the Summer Scholars program. In late June, more than 900 children entering grades 1-6 stopped by Park Avenue Elementary School and received a backpack filled with books, worksheets, flashcards and more.

This is the third year the district has offered the Summer Scholars materials, which were funded through a federal grant. The initiative was spearheaded by the curriculum and instruction department.

North Bellmore’s student ambassadors, who are entering sixth grade, were on hand to help hand out the backpacks. Each backpack included a grade-specific summer activity workbook, fiction and nonfiction books, sight word flashcards for first graders and math flashcards for second through sixth graders, as well as a parent user guide.

“We’re thrilled to once again provide our students with this valuable summer learning opportunity,” Janet Pollitt, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said. “The turnout reflects a strong commitment to continued learning by North Bellmore families. We are also so grateful to our student ambassadors for their leadership and helping to make this program a success.”