Eighth grade students at Lisha Kill Middle School participated in a day full of interactions with career professionals. This Career Day consisted of nine experienced individuals, from various fields of work who explained their roles and responsibilities to the students through class presentations. Eighth grade students were asked to “dress to impress, ” said Lisha …
Shaker Road Elementary hosted the championship event for their egg car races. After many car inspections and trial races, the top four cars from each class met up for the final match to race with each other. The students gathered in the cafeteria to cheer each other on. The egg cars were due a week …
Throughout the month of March, the themes of poise and self-control were highlighted by the Sand Creek students and staff. This included the “Fri-yay” activity during lunch periods, which celebrated creativity and featured some Bob Ross inspired fun from some of our amazing staff members. Students recognized by Sand Creek staff members were invited to …
The second draft of the proposed 2023-24 South Colonie Central School District budget was presented during a Community Budget Forum at Veeder Elementary on Tuesday, April 4. South Colonie’s focus during the planning process has been to sustain programming at the current level and add programs that prioritize equitable academic needs and access to services …
We are proud to share that 10 of our students were selected to have their art work shown at the 33rd Annual Legislative Exhibit, presented by the New York State Art Teachers Association. Congratulations to our students Madison Kowalski-Hughes (grade 6), Cydney Demare (grade 6), Ahmed Umair (grade 6), Leila Hall (grade 7), Shaylyn Cook …
Women’s History Month is a national celebration of the achievements of accomplished and courageous women in history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the US during the month of March since 1987. In honor of this year’s theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” chosen by the National Women’s History Alliance, we …
Third graders in Mrs. Lettus’ and Mrs. White’s class at Shaker Road Elementary shared their “expert” books with friends and families at the Expert Book Author Celebration. For this assignment, each student picked a topic that they were an “expert” in and created a nonfiction book about it. The students quickly got to the task …
This month, Lisha Kill Middle School has teamed up with their school community to promote literacy among students while simultaneously supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region (RMHC-CR). Read for RMHC-CR is a reading-based community service program that gives participants the opportunity to use their individual skills and interests to support children and …
Christine Fox and Annie DiBernardo are literacy specialists at Forest Park Elementary who work with students to strengthen their literacy skills. Between the two of them they support around 80 students, honing their reading comprehension skills. Fox and DiBernardo work with students in grades K-4 in a small group setting. Their main objective is to …
The South Colonie Central School District hosted the industry-leading renewable energy design and construction student competition this year. This year’s regional event KidWind took place at Sand Creek Middle School on Saturday, March 18. “We were so excited to be able to offer this opportunity once again,” said South Colonie STEM teacher and On-Site Energy …
