Clap Your
Hands for Handbells
On April 22, Mr.
Carlson came to Kreamer Street Elementary school and
showed all the first
graders
how to play a true handbell used in handbell choirs
all over the world. These particular handbells are
played in a church handbell choir in Rocky Point, a
choir in which Mr. Carlson performs. Mr. Carlson
showed us all different sized bells including very
small ones, similar to the ones we play in Music
class. The children especially liked the biggest
bell he showed, and were
surprised
at how much it cost! He also taught us about the
hand held chimes that are a part of the choir as
well, and they make a wonderful addition to the
already beautiful sound of the bells. We watched
Mr. Carlson and his group, perform on a video and
were amazed that members of the group could play
more than one bell in each hand. The music was
inspiring and invigorating. Mr. Carlson helped to
prepare the first graders for their handbell
performance on May 5th by giving us great
information about the bells and how these bells are
an important part of musical learning and
appreciation.
Amaryllis
Horse Farm Rescue Pancake Breakfast
Kreamer
staff, students, and faculty have been showing the
character trait of caring by working hard to raise
money to donate to Amaryllis Horse Farm in
Sagaponack for the last month or so. This farm
helps rescue horses from numerous situations that
could cause harm to these beautiful animals. They
are in dire need of money for food, board, and
health
services in order to keep them healthy and happy.
We have done bake sales, bracelets sales, coffee cup
cozy sales, chuck a buck and more. The most recent
one however, and probably the most profitable was
the Pancake Breakfast held on Sunday, May 17th
at the South Country Ambulance on Montauk Highway.
At the breakfast
we rose over $600 for the horses and had a boat load
of food and fun. We would like to thank Mr. Greg
Miglino and the South Country Ambulance for letting
us borrow the facilities. Next, we extend our thanks
to all the South Country Ambulance staff who helped
us get what ever we needed throughout the event. We
would also like to thank all the Kreamer Street
Staff for coming and helping to cook, clean, set up,
and what ever else we could throw their way. Last,
but not least, we would like to thank all the
families who came to help support these beautiful
animals, and we hope you enjoyed the food and
festivities at the Pancake Breakfast.
Click
here to see the event photos.
Photos
by Maryanne Brandi
“Character
is a diamond that scratches every other stone” Cyrus A. Bartol
Hip
Pickles Drum Band
In celebration of our students hard work all year
long , the PTA invited the world renown Hip Pickles
Drum Band to perform for the students as a reward.
The Hip Pickles Band is a high energy interactive
percussion duo from Long Island, New York.
During the performance students were invited on
stage to dance and play percussion instruments for
the audience. Mr. Clark and many teachers were
also asked to join in by demonstrating their rhythm
and musical talents.
Bellport
Middle School Reading Buddies Visit
Bellport Middle School students from Ms.
Napolitano's class came to the Kreamer Street
Library to buddy read with students to celebrate
National
Poetry Month in April. In addition to sharing
fun poems from authors like Shel Silverstein and
Jack Prelutsky, Middle School students shared poems
that they wrote. Pictured are 6th grade
student Cristyl Colon and Kindergarten student
Keyonte Rountree. Thank you to our Middle
School buddies for making reading fun!
Local
Author and Poet Visits Our School
Poet Darren Sardelli visited Kreamer Street School
through a
South Country Education Foundation
grant written by the Verne W. Critz teachers and
shared with the Kreamer Street. Thank you Verne
W.
Critz teachers for showing that character counts at
South Country! Mr. Sardelli was able to conduct
writing workshops with our students where his funny
poetry inspired our Kreamer students to write silly
poems of their own.
Check out his fun website at
www.laughalotpoetry.com.
PARP Finale Magic Show The
PTA-sponsored program called "Parents as
Reading Partners" took place throughout the month of
March. The theme for the PARP program was
"Discover the Magic of Books". Students and
their families read for 15 minutes each day.
Weekly reading logs and contracts were signed to
encourage daily participation. As a reward for
reaching their reading goals, Mr. Clark had a
special surprise for the students. He became the
rabbit in the magic hat! Thanks to the PTA,
the students were also treated to an extra special
magical assembly.
Kindergartener's Capture the Signs of Spring
The students in Mrs.
Wittmann's kindergarten class learned how to use the
student digital cameras. These cameras were
purchased for the students through a grant from the
South Country Education Foundation. The
students took a walk around the school looking for
signs of spring. We hope you enjoy the their
photographs.
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Annual
PTA Sponsored Book Trade
The Book Trade is an annual
PTA sponsored event held during the student's lunch
time. The students bring in their gently loved
books to share and trade. This year the PTA
supplemented new Scholastic chapter books in order
to have enough books for the higher level students.
After the event, the extra books were placed in the
classroom libraries. Thank you PTA for hosting
this enriching event!
The 4th Annual Spaghetti Dinner
On
Weds., Feb 4th, the Kreamer Street Shared
Decision Making Team and volunteers hosted an
evening filled with good food and parent workshops
for our Kreamer Street families. Kreamer Street's
extraordinary chefs, Tom & Sue Brienza and Tom
& Fran Dunton, cooked delicious spaghetti with
homemade sauce for everybody. Parents were invited
to attend two workshops while students participated
in fun music, art and character building
activities. Many thanks to all of our faculty and
parent volunteers. Once again, the spaghetti
dinner was an overwhelming success!
Visiting Author coming to Kreamer Street
Children’s author Darren
Sardelli will be visiting Kreamer Street on Monday,
March 23rd and Wednesday, March 25th.
He will have two assemblies for all grades and will
be conducting workshops for 2nd and 3rd
grade students. His visit is made possible by a
grant from the
South Country Education Foundation
that was written by the Verne W. Critz and Kreamer
Street teachers. Check out his fun website at
www.laughalotpoetry.com.
Kreamer Street Homepage
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graders
how to play a true handbell used in handbell choirs
all over the world. These particular handbells are
played in a church handbell choir in Rocky Point, a
choir in which Mr. Carlson performs. Mr. Carlson
showed us all different sized bells including very
small ones, similar to the ones we play in Music
class. The children especially liked the biggest
bell he showed, and were
surprised
at how much it cost! He also taught us about the
hand held chimes that are a part of the choir as
well, and they make a wonderful addition to the
already beautiful sound of the bells. We watched
Mr. Carlson and his group, perform on a video and
were amazed that members of the group could play
more than one bell in each hand. The music was
inspiring and invigorating. Mr. Carlson helped to
prepare the first graders for their handbell
performance on May 5th by giving us great
information about the bells and how these bells are
an important part of musical learning and
appreciation.
health
services in order to keep them healthy and happy.
We have done bake sales, bracelets sales, coffee cup
cozy sales, chuck a buck and more. The most recent
one however, and probably the most profitable was
the Pancake Breakfast held on Sunday, May 17th
at the South Country Ambulance on Montauk Highway.
National
Poetry Month in April. In addition to sharing
fun poems from authors like Shel Silverstein and
Jack Prelutsky, Middle School students shared poems
that they wrote. Pictured are 6th grade
student Cristyl Colon and Kindergarten student
Keyonte Rountree. Thank you to our Middle
School buddies for making reading fun!
W.
Critz teachers for showing that character counts at
South Country! Mr. Sardelli was able to conduct
writing workshops with our students where his funny
poetry inspired our Kreamer students to write silly
poems of their own. 
The
PTA-sponsored program called "Parents as
Reading Partners" took place throughout the month of
March. The theme for the PARP program was
"Discover the Magic of Books". Students and
their families read for 15 minutes each day.
Weekly reading logs and contracts were signed to
encourage daily participation. As a reward for
reaching their reading goals, Mr. Clark had a
special surprise for the students. He became the
rabbit in the magic hat! Thanks to the PTA,
the students were also treated to an extra special
magical assembly. 
On
Weds., Feb 4th, the Kreamer Street Shared
Decision Making Team and volunteers hosted an
evening filled with good food and parent workshops
for our Kreamer Street families. Kreamer Street's
extraordinary chefs, Tom & Sue Brienza and Tom
& Fran Dunton, cooked delicious spaghetti with
homemade sauce for everybody. Parents were invited
to attend two workshops while students participated
in fun music, art and character building
activities. Many thanks to all of our faculty and
parent volunteers. Once again, the spaghetti
dinner was an overwhelming success!