Fourth graders in Mrs. Elble and Mrs. Martell’s class have pen pals from Jericho Elementary School on Long Island. They have been writing to one another to find out what life is like in a different part of New York State. Each month they write a letter and send something fun, like stickers and bookmarks. …
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When BKW Elementary students take on a challenge to help others, they really shine. A dedicated group of students recently hit the books and raised more than $1,687 by Reading for Ronald McDonald House. Their fundraising will help the Albany-based program provide housing and supportive services to families of children who are sick and receiving …
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Attention parents/guardians of incoming kindergarten students. Be sure to contact Diane Dibble at (518) 872-2030 in the elementary office for a registration packet and to set up a time to register your child. Registration for students entering kindergarten in September 2021, will be on Tuesday, May 18. Registration packets will be mailed on April 1 to …
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BKW Elementary Principal Annette Landry has posted a new message for our families on her Principal’s Page.
Agricultural Literacy Week is March 15-19, and BKW students and staff will be working together to grow understanding and appreciation of the agricultural world, especially among younger learners. “This year, Ag Literacy Week will look a bit different since we are keeping contact to a minimum,” said BKW teachers and FFA advisors Michaela Kehrer and …
Did you miss Pre-K Information Night? A recording of the night can be viewed online by visiting https://youtu.be/bKR8X6qCl6w To receive a Pre-K registration packet by mail, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD27A3N7_1NMgGpHg1JaytaDD6U-t8mofeCoZyR3srxgbeeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Packets will be mailed out on Monday, February 22, 2021. Please contact the Pre-K teachers or the Elementary School main office with any questions.
Education Law requires all New York State public school students to have a health exam when they are a new student in a school district and when they enter Pre-K or Kindergarten, and grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. Beginning on Feb. 1, 2021, schools cannot accept the health exam if it is …
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Effective immediately, the Albany County Department of Health has advised K-12 school districts to exclude siblings of symptomatic students from attending in-person classes pending COVID-19 test results of the symptomatic student. This means that brothers and/or sisters of a student who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should also stay home until that student’s test results are …
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Congratulations to the following 6th grade students for achieving the first trimester Honor Roll list: High Honors Saige Hellwig Madison Pasquini Charlotte Elble Eden Elble Henry Ferguson Benjamin West Honors Madison Mosbey Madelyn Emmerich Justin Stevens Nicholas Miller Joaquin Abraham Myla Evans Honorable Mention Evelyn Hopkins Isabella Yakel Layla Cole William Tobia
On November 20, Nelson Kent and Russ Pokorny from the Helderberg Kiwanis Club worked with students in the elementary Builders Club, and their advisors Carey Raymond and Melissa Lindberg, to put up 20 bird houses along the Uhai Trail, which runs behind the school. Thank you to Mr. Kent for the photos he took that …
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