Bellew Students Read To Younger Buddies

West Islip NY

20 May, 2021

1:59 PM

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Press release from West Islip School District: May 20, 2021 In a "virtual reading buddies" exchange at West Islip's Paul J. Bellew Elementary School, teacher Mary Stewart's third graders read to Lisa Chianese's virtual kindergarten class. The older students selected high-interest books that the kindergartners would enjoy. "They did an amazing job reading to their little buddies," Principal Rhonda Pratt said. "The kindergarten students were so happy to meet and spend time with their new third-grade friends and even wrote them thank you cards." This press release was produced by West Islip School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.