Jefferson Elementary students celebrated the second week of the March Madness Tournament of Books last Thursday with a Sports Team/Spirit Day! Students wore their favorite team’s shirts or school spirit attire as a fun way to build excitement for the challenge where classes vote for their favorite books. Thank you to the Schalmont/Jefferson Elementary PTO …
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Jefferson Elementary students celebrated the first week of the March Madness Tournament of Books with a Cozy Day Thursday! Students wore pajamas, sweats, or their favorite comfortable clothes as a fun way to build excitement for the month long challenge where classes vote for their favorite books. Thank you to the PTO for organizing such …
Jefferson Elementary students learned some important bus safety reminders last week when members of the Transportation Department visited students. Each year, the Transportation Department talks with students about how to be safe on and off the bus. Judging by their responses to a bus safety quiz, students are well aware of the rules. “If the …
Congratulations to Jefferson Elementary 3rd graders David Kane and Cristiano Rossi who had their artwork selected for next year’s student agenda notebooks! Third graders participated in a competition to have their artwork selected for the front and back covers of the agenda notebooks that students use for homework and planning. Congratulations, David and Cristiano!
Schalmont encourages families with children who will attend kindergarten in the fall to please register them as soon as possible. Children must be 5 years old by December 1 to attend kindergarten this fall. To register your child, please make an appointment with Donna Notar in the District Office by calling 518-355-9200 ext. 4005 or …
First and 4th grade students are buddying up this year to help with their writing. Last week, students in Mrs. Melchior and Ms. Butler’s classes met together to work on Fact and Opinion writing. Working together, students chose their favorite holiday and then came up with three reasons. “Fourth Graders also helped the younger …
Second graders in Mrs. O’Rourke’s class studied matter last week with a fun, gooey science experiment. Students made Oobleck, a material made from cornstarch and water. The material gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck” where a gooey green substance falls from the sky and wreaks havoc. “It’s a solid …
Jefferson Elementary kindergartners celebrated the 100th day of school Wednesday with lots of 100-based learning activities and of course lots of smiles! More photos
Mrs. Knapik’s 2nd grade class held their annual Dinosaur Museum last week, an activity that incorporates science, non-fiction writing, creative writing, computer skills, public speaking and art. Each student had their own dinosaur that they researched on computers in order to write a research report. Students then wrote a creative story using their dinosaur as the …
Jefferson Elementary students made today a little more special for local veterans as they decorated Valentine’s Day cards for them. Each year, students decorate cards that are delivered to local veteran organizations, wishing them a Happy Valentine’s Day and thanking them for their service. Great job! More photos
