Schalmont Middle School held their first “Trivia Mania” this week, an afterschool event where students test their knowledge on topics such as science, U.S. history, literature and pop culture. Congratulations to Mason Emmons, Nikhil Folmsbee, Evan McTighe, Wesley Montgomery and Miriam Pierce on their first place finish!
Spirit Week fun at Schalmont Middle School! Last week, students did a great job with “Dress Like a Twin,” “Dress Like a Teacher” and other fun themes. As part of the Spring Into Kindness Spirit Week, School Counselor Mrs. Romano also led a powerful lesson on kindness with 6th graders. “Through engaging activities and thoughtful …
Mrs. Urbano’s 5th grade class enjoyed sharing all they learned about rainforests and the animals that inhabit them last week! Students presented their Rainforest Animal projects, which included presentations filled with details about tapirs, anacondas and other animals, with families who visited the school. Wonderful job, students, and thank you to our families for taking …
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Schalmont’s 7th Grade Band & Chorus enjoyed an opportunity to perform at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on Friday as guests for Music in our School Month! 🎶 The performance was part of a concert series organized by the NYS School Music Association. Wonderful job, students! #sabrepride See more photos on our Flickr page.
A group of Schalmont Middle School students recently enjoyed building their peer leadership skills through a day of team building and peer mediation! Working together through different activities, students expanded their communication and listening skills for conflict resolution, explained School Counselor Mrs. Romano. “I loved that I learned how to problem-solve solutions when conflict arises,” …
Schalmont Middle School and Jefferson Elementary students gathered together last week to help spread kindness to our schools and community! Sabre Nation, a Middle School club that helps students develop leadership qualities through community service, met with Mrs. LeRoy and Miss Pink’s first graders at Princetown Church’s community room where they worked on kindness projects …
Fifth graders joined together to celebrate their 1,000th day of school Tuesday by creating a paper chain from 1,000 pieces of paper! Each link represented a school day, from the 1st day of kindergarten to the 100th day of school this year. Students gathered in the hallway at the end of the school day to …
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Ms. Scotti’s 5th grade class enjoyed a pizza party Wednesday as a reward for winning the Middle School’s Homeroom Reading Competition for the 2nd Quarter! Students each read an average of 117 pages per week throughout the 10 week marking period, noted Library Media Specialist Mr. Bradt. Great job and well deserved! #sabrepride
Schalmont’s Functional Skills class is helping our Middle School families with a service project for lost and found items! To help families find lost items, students inventoried, numbered and photographed items in the Middle School lost and found. Check out the Middle School PTO Facebook page for photos of the items and information about how …
This past weekend, Schalmont Middle and High School students had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Schenectady County Music Association’s All-County Festival! “Middle School Choir and High School Band students gathered at Mohonasen High School for a memorable experience, collaborating with talented musicians from seven local districts,” explained Music Teacher Mr. Christy. “Under the …
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