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Check out all the awesome ways the Science, Technology, Research, Art and Math (STREAM) is mixing wellness, learning and engagement in the Winter STREAM newsletter.
Check out all the awesome ways the Science, Technology, Research, Art and Math (STREAM) is mixing wellness, learning and engagement in the Winter STREAM newsletter.
First-grade students at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School combined art, math, engineering and some good old-fashioned ingenuity to recreate a classic story. After reading the story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students made character puppets using paper bags and art supplies. Then, their teachers challenged them to reconstruct the bridge in the story using …
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With many staff members scheduled to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccinations in the upcoming weeks, the district is taking proactive action in anticipation of a significant number of staff members experiencing commonly reported side effects. Please note the following schedule adjustments: Thursday, March 4 will be a remote instruction day for Kenneth …
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The Monticello Board of Education adopted the 2021-22 academic calendar at its Feb. 18 Board meeting. For a list of important dates, and and a one-page printable calendar, please click here.
Español A message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans: Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, I hope this finds you and your family well. Today, the district used its final emergency closure (or “snow”) day for the 2020–21 school year. Any emergency closures after today will become remote instruction days. These will be similar to …
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Students in the National Academy of Finance’s (AOF) Event Planning class at Monticello High School are hosting a virtual snowman building contest from Dec. 15 through Feb. 28. Here’s how it works: Build a snowman, showcasing your best Monticello or Academy of Finance pride. Join the virtual snowman contest by purchasing a $5 ticket on …
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español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Over the past two years, the Monticello Central School District has experienced significant changes. While these may seem stressful and disorienting at times, they also present opportunities for growth. A short list of these would include remote and hybrid instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic; a capital improvement project; …
In a time where folks need support more than ever before, Emma C. Chase Elementary School students are sending out double the love thanks to Art/Library teacher Laurie Kilgore and Social Emotional Wellness (SEW) teacher Maryann Swensen. In Art class for the past few weeks, students across all grade levels have worked on their yearly …
español A Message from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Matthew Evans: Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, This is an important update to a posting of earlier today. We have been informed that the two students at Emma C. Chase Elementary School who tested positive for COVID-19 were last in school on February 4, 2021, and that …
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The Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) program is hosting a series of events for MCSD families. All events are free, but registration is required to receive the Zoom information. Please contact Jane Sorensen (Jsorensen@k12mcsd.net) to register. To learn more about the EPIC program, please visit: www.epicforchildren.org Parent Cafès Healthy Hearts Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. …