Actors from the Sand Creek Middle School Cast & Crew theater group did some song and dance performances for elementary school students in preparation for their Willy Wonka musical. Willy Wonka will be staged at Sand Creek April 11-12 at 7 p.m., and April 13 at 1 and 7 p.m. The elementary performances at Forest …
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Veeder Elementary School Kindergarten students learned about solids, liquids, gas and polymers with a teacher from CMOST. The program was called Kitchen Science. Veeder Kitchen Science Photo Gallery
The Sand Creek Middle School Broadcast Club received a voice acting lesson from Voice Actor, Monica Trabold in March. The Broadcast Club is a group of 14 students who write, produce, and speak the daily morning announcements at Sand Creek. Each broadcaster participated in several activities that helped them to experiment with the range, volume …
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Lisha Kill Middle School held the Winter Series Raffle-Runs from January through March. Fifth and sixth graders who participated earned raffle tickets each lap they completed on the course. Courses were modified for runners vs. walkers, and depending on the weather, the runs were indoors or outdoors. The students enjoyed the series and the prizes raffled …
Kindergarten students at Veeder Elementary School incorporated some STEM engineering and teamwork into their weather unit in science. They were challenged to build a shelter that would offer protection from the wind, snow or rain. View a Photo Gallery of This Veeder Project
First graders in Ms. O’Connor’s class at Veeder Elementary School had fun experimenting with shadows as they learned about the science of light. View Science of Light Photo Gallery
Forest Park Elementary School held a surprise School Spirit Day on Thursday, March 21. Forest Park School Spirit Day Photo Gallery
Sand Creek Middle School teachers Hope Bigwarfe and Stacey Sebert attended and presented at the Polar ICE Summit at Moss Landing Marine Lab in Monterey, California, in March. View a Photo Gallery From the Polar ICE Summit Polar ICE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address the seven Polar Literacy Principles (PLP) …
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Forest Park Elementary School Coach Meacham recognized students for their hard work with the Heart Challenge, formerly know as Jump Rope for Heart. Students learned about eating healthy and exercising while they raised money in support of the American Heart Association. Students raised a school record $12,030 bringing the six year total $57,170. This year’s …
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Students in Mrs. Baker’s fifth and sixth grade reading classes at Sand Creek Middle School visited the William K. Sanford Colonie Town Library to learn how to use the Libby App. Through Libby, people can borrow e-books, audio books, and movies from the library system. Students learned to navigate the Libby App and are now …
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