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A message from your school psychologists
BKW school psychologists Emily Wylong and Katrina Emmerich offer BKW families a helpful newsletter with lots of resources for coping with the current situation.
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Pre-K program has openings for 2020-21 school year
Attention all parents. As of April 13, 2020, BKW has openings in the full-day Pre-K program for the 2020-2021 school year. Your child must be 4 years old by Dec.1, 2020, to be eligible. Please contact Mrs. Dibble by email at diane.dibble@bkwschools.org to receive an enrollment packet, and we will be in touch with you …
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Congratulations to our 6th grade honor roll achievers
Congratulations to the following 6th grade students for achieving honor roll for the 2019-20 second trimester. High Honors Aggelos Lefkaditis Phillip Latham Annie Lendrum Lorelei Kuhn Ella Roether Peyton Delvecchio Honors Dayne Coates Sadie Poole Justin Brink Patrick Lendrum Jayden Buie Honorable Mention Emma Detlefsen Diana Colavito Clara Thomas Blake Quay Chloe Blank Ansley DeLosa
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Emotional support hotlines
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES Albany County Mental Health Support Line: 518-269-6634 8 am-5 pm, 7 days a week New York State Emotional Support Hotline for Mental Health Counseling: 1-844-863-9314 Mobile Crisis: (518) 292-5499 8 am- 10 pm Monday- Friday, and Saturday & Sunday 11 am-7 pm
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Fifth grader provides 3-D help for hospital workers
They’ve taken their home technology from toy making to protecting lives. A BKW fifth-grade student and his family have teamed up to help local hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by using their 3-D printers to create face shields. Joaquin and his dad, Mark, connected with a group at the University of Albany after learning …
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WMHT supports at-home learning with on-air and online educational programming
Our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 while area schools are closed. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, WMHT WORLD will offer programming for students in grades 4-12. Each full day line-up will cover …
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Counseling resources for the BKW school community on COVID-19
If you or your family would like to speak with a counselor about the COVID-19 virus or related stress, please contact the Counseling Department at 518-872-1482, Option 3. Below are a list of resources as well: Talking to kids about COVID-19 (video) https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/ Talking to Elementary Children about COVID-19 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x3eApRJDPdVxpOlq1eEU124oIWpfQDK1/view?mc_cid=567c0051db&mc_eid=04c403aabb https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus Social Story about …
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Student & parent-friendly Counseling Center expands services
BKW has a great team of student support professionals – staff who assist with college and post-graduation planning; personal, interpersonal and social issues; behavioral and mental health concerns; wellness and overall health promotion; and special education services and programs. Thanks to this year’s capital construction project, these professionals and their support staff have a space …
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Kicking off Read for Ronald McDonald House
BKW Elementary students have been big supporters of Albany’s Ronald McDonald House, and this year will be no different. On Friday, Feb. 14, they officially kicked off their Read for Ronald McDonald House 2020 readathon at a special assembly. Until March 16, the students will keep track of time they spend reading for donations to …
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2nd graders explain safe driving around school buses
Why should we drive safely around a school bus? Three BKW second graders gathered in Elementary Principal Annette Landry’s office one February morning to explain why. Our students, William, Addison and William, did a great job! We can all learn from them. Watch the video of the students. And by the way, our school resource …
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