On Friday, June 10, Robert J. Kaiser Middle School seventh-grade students went on a field trip to Bear Mountain State Park. Once there, they took a challenging hike up the mountain. When they completed their ascent, they participated in “Mindfulness on the Mountain” activities to pause and bask in the beauty of Mother Nature. Click …
Monticello Central School District staff members were recognized at the Healthier Generations Celebration held on June 7 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. According to the organization’s website, “As Sullivan County struggles at the bottom of the county health rankings each year, our children and youth continue to pay the price with poor health …
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Seventh-grade students in Mr. Durkin and Ms. Fox’s classes are learning important lessons about compassion and standing up for what’s right from a girl their own age. Although the girl died more than 80 years ago, her words continue to be known to many people around the world. Over the past two months, teacher …
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Monticello Central School District Security Attendant Tyler Gold-German found a fun way to keep students at the St. John Street Sixth-Grade Academy engaged and involved. All middle school students have a daily “Excelsior” period. During this time, students can catch up on homework or seek out extra help from their teachers. Mr. Gold-German invited students …
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Dear Parents, Guardians and Students: In past years RJK has held an 8th grade farewell dance that was sponsored by the PTO. Unfortunately, RJK does not have a current PTO. This year, in lieu of a dance, RJK will be hosting a BBQ for our 8th graders. The 8th grade BBQ will take place on …
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Attention, sixth-grade families: We are very excited about our sixth-grade students traveling to Medieval Times on Tuesday, 5/24th. The buses will be returning back to RJK Middle School Building (45 Breakey Avenue) around 3 p.m. so that we have enough room for parents to park. The buses will unload at the bus loop so …
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The Cross County Reading Challenge, organized by Sullivan County BOCES, had another successful year of promoting independent reading. Students, and teachers, from each school in the county were encouraged to log the books they read this school year starting October 2021. Monthly Amazon gift cards were awarded to students who logged their books as extra …
The eighth-grade farewell dance originally scheduled for June 10 has been cancelled. Instead, the school will host a BBQ to celebrate our eighth-graders. More information will be posted soon.
español Dear Monticello CSD Community and Staff Members, Sullivan County has been recently designated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s metrics, as a “high” risk area for COVID-19 community transmission. The CDC recommends that individuals in “high” risk areas: Wear a mask indoors in public Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines Get tested if symptomatic The CDC also recommends …
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Check out this video of Robert J. Kaiser Middle School seventh grade students enjoying their field trip to the Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY.
