With three unused emergency closure days remaining, the district will now be closed on Monday, April 21 as a “give-back” day. Spring Recess will begin on Monday, April 14 and end on Monday, April 21, with the district reopening on Tuesday, April 22. Please review Superintendent Evans’ March 12 message for more information.
There will be a Parent Literacy Workshop Wednesday April 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the George L. Cooke Elementary School. The topic is: Building Strong Readers: Strategies for Early Literacy Success Cooke families are welcome to join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn easy, research-backed ways to help your child become a strong reader. …
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391 George L. Cooke Elementary School students and their families had a fantastically fun evening during the school’s nature-themed STEAM Night on March 18. Staff led science experiments in the gymnasium. Students created a volcano, made a snowstorm in a jar, used milk and food dye to simulate the Northern Lights, and stuck their hands …
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Six of Monticello’s winter athletic teams were named as scholar athlete teams by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). Teams that earn this distinction must have 75% of their members maintain an overall average of 90% or better throughout the season. Congratulations to the following winter scholar athlete teams: Girls Alpine …
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Monticello’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program will host free summer camps focused on literacy and math skills development at the Evergreen and Kinnebrook communities in July and August. MBK sponsored a literacy camp last summer at Evergreen to encourage and support a love of reading as we understand reading is the foundation of all learning. …
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First-grade students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School got a sweet lesson on how maple syrup is made. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of T. Mitchell and Sons Maple Sugaring showed the students how they tap trees, the sugaring process, how the different colors of syrup impact its taste and how real maple syrup is …
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The Monticello Performing Arts Department is proud to present their production of the hit musical “Legally Blonde” this Friday and Saturday evenings, April 4 & 5 at the AP Hughs Auditorium at Monticello High School. Based on the hit 2001 movie, this story follows Elle Woods’ unlikely transformation from sorority girl fashionista to Harvard Law …
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Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School students and their families enjoyed a STREAM/ELA Night at the school on Wednesday, March 26. KLR’s Science Liaison, Kayleigh Bowles, with the help of a group of teachers organized the event, which gave students the opportunity to take ownership in a project that practiced experimentation and problem solving. At the event, …
On Monday March 31, Mrs. Difrenza’s class at the St. John Street preschool had a special visitor. The students of Room 13 are wrapping up a study about clothing, and one of the topics they learned about was the different types of clothing people wear to work. Edward Smith, a supervisor for Fed Ex in …
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Students at the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School explored imagery and sensory language in poetry with a fun activity courtesy of English Language Arts Teacher Collen Corwin and Special Education Teacher Anila Ali. Poets often use imagery to create a strong mental image for their readers that engage their five senses. The two teachers created …
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