Roanoke Students "Ride the Reading Wave" with Keri Stromski
Riverhead resident Keri Stromski initiated a summer reading program for the Roanoke students who wanted to participate. Ms. Stromski, who lives in Jamesport, has been a first grade teacher at Roanoke for 9 years. She wants to keep kids reading over the summer and, as a resident of Riverhead, she devised this program entitled "Ride the Reading Wave" to keep the Roanoke kids reading. More<

Roanoke Celebrates History
The Roanoke Avenue School was built in 1924 and it was recently declared a historical landmark building. On Friday, October 22, Richard Wines, the Chairperson of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, presented an official landmark designation plaque to the school district. Mrs. Berezny, who was instrumental in nominating the Roanoke School for this designation, received the plaque on behalf of the district. More <

Book of the Month Club at Roanoke
Roanoke Principal Debra Rodgers loves a good book, and she wants the students in her school to have that as a common experience. On Friday, September 8, the second day of school, she had the first of her monthly “Book of the Month Club” assemblies. More <

Poetry Jams are "A Happening"
April is National Poetry Month and the nation celebrates its poets and their poetry. Connor, Fabiola, Ronshique, Mieko Anne, Anthony, Tyhasiah are all the names of published poets. Their publishers are their teachers, Mrs. Kent and Ms. LoMagno, and the poets are in second grade, but their poetry is as fun and inspirational as the poets they emulate. . . . (March, 2005) More <

Ready to Learn Grant
We want to thank the Hagedorn family,” states Roanoke Library and Media Specialist Marge Lawrence. “They are generously continuing the Ready to Learn Program started by Horace Hagedorn in conjunction with WLIW/WNET. .. . . . (March, 2005) More <

Kindergarten Tea: A Lesson in Manners
Kindergarten teacher Katherine Kent's annual tea party is always a bright spot in the school year. The lovely manners and kindness that her students displayed were as delightful as any of the delicious delicacies they and their guests enjoyed.. . . . (February 15, 2005) More <

Good Citizenship
Citizenship and the opportunity to vote are important elements of a democracy, and our schools used the election as a spring board. (November, 2004)

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Halloween Happenings
Halloween Happenings around the district included a creative gym class at Aquebogue, costumes, parties and parades, as well as a Spooky Walk sponsored by the RHS students. (October 29, 2004)

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New Principal at Roanoke
Debra Rodgers has been chosen as the new principal at the Roanoke Avenue School. (Dot Trondle retired after serving as principal at the school for 14 years.) Her motto: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars." (Summer, 2004)
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Kindergarteners Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day
Catherine Kent's and Kathleen Horn's kindergarten classes at the Roanoke Avenue School have been reading about Johnny Appleseed's life. Their classes celebrated "Johnny Appleseed Day" together by tasting apples, graphing responses, reading stories, playing games, making homemade applesauce and observing the scientific changes to the apples. (September, 2004)
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Heroes at Roanoke
"September 10th was Garfield Langhorn's birthday. Garfield Langhorn is a hero," read the "fabulous, fantastic" first grade students in Keri Stromski's class at the Roanoke Avenue School. "He was in the Army and he gave his life for his friends," these little students read from the tiny books they had made about Garfield Langhorn's life for Garfield Langhorn Day.
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