Shaker Road staff members have dedicated the past 15 years to inspiring students to embrace the outdoors, instilling in them the importance of environmental awareness, and creating memories. Their annual event, “Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day,” held on Wednesday, Oct. 4, stands as a testament to the school’s continued dedication to both environmental …
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The South Colonie School District is embarking on a journey of compassion and goodwill as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. In an initiative aimed at spreading kindness throughout the community, the district has unveiled the “75 Acts of Kindness for 75 Years” campaign, set to kick off on the first day of the school year, …
A heartwarming initiative paves the way for a smooth transition to school Shaker Road Elementary School announced a new program this summer to foster a sense of unity and belonging among incoming kindergartners and their families. The “KinderConnection” program has rapidly been gaining traction among Shaker Road students and families offering a space for students …
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The 3rd graders at Shaker Road brought students and faculty together for their performance of “The Rumpus in the Rainforest”. Complete with songs, costumes and a strong message, the play was a great success and showed off what these students have been learning throughout the year. “The students developed their own choreography and helped to …
Students at Shaker Road Elementary School enjoyed taking part in a schoolwide shared reading experience through the New York State Reading Association’s Charlotte Award. Over the past several months students read a variety of recently-published books from the Charlotte Award ballot. They voted for their favorites, along with students from around the state. Thanks to …
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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 …
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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 …
Fourth-grade students at Shaker Road Elementary have been learning about Native American art and culture in their classrooms. This week the students participated in an in-depth exploration of Haudenosaunee history, traditions, and laws by studying Wampum belts. Wampum belts are beaded belts traditionally made by tribes of the indigenous people of North America. These belts …
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For the 12th consecutive year, the brave men at Shaker Road Elementary join efforts with Principal Dollard in a no-shave November to bring awareness to men’s health issues and to support the fight to end prostate cancer. “Annually, the day after Halloween is celebrated with a clean shave and then the razor gets put away …
