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.fiSI/'ii^nniAfBriî ftio i i vfRiï*»HÎA,ï 8C . BEACON SHOPPER, February 4,2010 Lindenhurst's kindergarten orientation L in d e n h u rst School D i s t r i c t ’s Albany Avenue Elem entary School held kindergarten orientation on the day before school officially opened. “It lets the new students becom e familiar with the building before they actually have to be here officially” explained principal Frank Grotschei. “The older students give tours and enlightens answer questions,” he added. Students and p a rents arrived tq a warm welcome from the principal and th e n m e t the k i n d e r g a r t e n teachers. Students and parents then went on separate building tours. The orientation ended with juice, iced tea and cookies, courtesy of the Parent- Teacher Association. Shown in the photo, kindergarteners’ prepare for orientation a t A lbany Avenue Elementary \School N o r t h B a b y lo n ’s R o b e r t M o s e s M .S . stu d e n t ’s ta k e ’’H e a lth y S tep s ” Sixty seventh-grade students from North Babylon’s Robert Moses Middle School recently gathered in the school’s auditorium for a special kick-off program. These select students are part of a pilot program led by Albany’s First Lady, Michelle Paige Patterson, to encourage healthy habits in students. Titled Healthy Steps to Albany, the program is a wellness initiative that encourages sixth, seventh and eighth graders to engage in physical activity and to make nutrition an important aspect of their lives. The statewide six-week fitness competition, which will officially begin in the spring of 2010, allows middle school classroom teams to log their activities online and track their steps collectively on a map of New York State. The top teams from each city will win a luncheon hosted by the Governor and the First Lady, along with a trip to a local organic farm. “We, as parents, educators and community leaders, must promote healthy activity, eating andliving so that our children can lead long, healthy and active lives,” explained First Lady Michelle Paige Patterson. The Healthy Steps kick-off event at Robert Moses Middle School (RMMS) included a video message from the First Lady, along with plenty of giveaways and a raffle. Special guests included John Starks, New York Knick and NBA veteran to speak on physical fitness; Dr. Robert Shire, former New York Knick and nutritional speaker and Jill Zarirt of The Real Housewives of New York These select RMMS students are piloting the Healthy Steps program for five weeks with the Eastern Shore Chapter of the links Challenge. If it proves successful, students from all grade levels at RMMS will participate in the statewide challenge in the spring. Shown in the photo, North Babylon School District administrators and special guests John Starks, Dr. Robert Shire and Jill Zarin introduce seventh-grade students at Robert AJoses Middle School to the Healthy Steps to Albany”pilot program. Students go back to school in West Islip Students headed back to school M a rquardt, as U d a ll Road M iddle on Sept, 8 welcoming the three new School principal; and Andrew O’Farrell, principals to the school district: Dr. as principal for Beach Street Middle A n th o n y D. B ridgem a n , as W est School. Islip High School principal; Daniel center, with students. Shown in the photo, Udall Road Middle Schools new principal Daniel Marquardt introduces himself to students. Beach Street Middle School principal Andrew O’Farrell, shown center, welcomes students back to school along with, left to right, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Magda Parvey, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Bernadette Burns, and Assistant Principal Lisa Martinolich. - READ THE BEACON -