Schalmont’s Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble took 1st place with superior ratings at last weekend’s Festival of Music Competition in Agawam, Massachusetts! The Concert Choir also took home the Best Overall Choir Award! Congratulations!
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! We would like to sincerely thank our teachers, teaching assistants, and all of our staff for all they do to support and inspire our students each day! To celebrate, we organized group photos in each school to recognize these awesome teams of educators. Thank you! See higher resolution photos on our …
Whenever Charlie the therapy dog visits Schalmont Middle School, even reluctant readers are excited to pick up a book to share with their furry friend! Charlie visits with ELA Academic Intervention Specialist Mrs. Minehardt-Quick once or twice a week. The toy poodle is a certified therapy dog with additional training to help him sit with …
From Hawaiian Day to Twin Day to other fun themes, Schalmont Middle School certainly enjoyed last week’s School Spirit Week! The week also provided the school an opportunity to reinforce the importance of kindness as part of each day’s theme. See more photos on our Flickr page.
Students in Mrs. Casalinuovo’s Introduction to Engineering and Design classes enjoyed a recent field trip to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a STEM Day! “Our engineering ambassadors constructed the day around the theme of chemical and polymer sciences,” explained Mrs. Casalinuovo. “Topics included creating polymers, applications of chemical changes, and stress strain applications on materials. Students …
Using Oreos to learn about the phases of the moon? Yes, please! Miss Scotti’s 5th grade class certainly enjoyed this science curriculum! See more photos on our Flickr page.
Ms. Pink’s 1st grade class treated residents of Kingsway Senior Living Community to an old-fashioned Sock Hop last week, as they sang, danced and shared with seniors. Students filled the room with smiles as they danced to songs like “The Twist” and “The Locomotion”. They also led seniors in a sing-along of “What a Wonderful …
Schalmont High School students enjoyed an opportunity to learn the basics of rugby last week as representatives from a group that introduces the sport to youths visited our PE classes! Rugby NY spent a couple days in Schalmont PE classes last week to teach the rules of non-contact rugby, lead students through fundamental drills, and …
Families and kindergartners in Mrs. Brown’s classroom enjoyed an afternoon painting, creating, and enjoying special snacks together as they celebrated Earth Day Monday! Thank you so much to all our families for visiting Jefferson Elementary! See more photos on our Flickr page.
Mrs. Mankuski’s kindergarten class welcomed family members and special guests Monday as they shared all they learned about the importance of Earth Day! “We planted grass seed in front of our houses, and colored the earth and placed our handprints on them to signify we will be doing our part in helping our Earth,” said …
