REMINDER! Testing begins on Monday, April 15 with grade 3 and 6 ELA. Do you have questions about the NYS assessments for grades 3-8? Check the NYS ED website for more information
https://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/parent-resources
Fourth graders had a visit from Michael Sexton, Correction Sergeant at the Great Meadow Correctional Facility, during our seventh career day. Mr. Sexton explained what training is needed to be a corrections officer and what a typical day is like. The students also got to look at some gear up close. Thank you to Ms. LaVine and Mr. Woodell-Freire for organizing this event!
Elementary Concert! Tuesday, May 7 at 6 pm!
Check out this opportunity!
How cool was that eclipse!?! Did you know that you can recycle your eclipse glasses for a good cause? Ms. Huskie is accepting eclipse glasses as part of the effort to help students in Latin America experience the eclipse in October. See the flier below. (Glasses will be accepted until Friday, 4/19) Please bring your glasses to any of the offices to donate!
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Seventh and eighth graders will be hosting a Lip-Sync Battle as their final fundraiser for the year! Flyers went home with elementary students this week, and you can sign up using the QR code on the flyer! Families and teachers can participate, too! Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to compete for the Golden Microphone!
Ms. Carey’s kindergarten class had a “glow”rious day! The students earned a “glow day” by working hard and having good behavior!
Peter Rabbit hopped right out of Mr. McGregor's garden and into our school and left a trail of clues for our Pre-K students to follow!!
Fort Ann fourth and fifth graders are going to American Young Voices for the first time in five years! See our website for the sign-up form https://5il.co/2h9x7 and visit https://americanyoungvoices.com/ for more information on the concert!
Are you interested in a career in nursing? Check out this opportunity!
Brains and Brawn - tonight at 6 pm!!
A huge shout-out to our first graders for 120 days of being excellent scholars and great friends!
Congratulations to Olivia Hurlburt who was selected to be featured in the 2024 Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists! The festival is a free community event that is presented annually at SPAC to celebrate the collaborative creativity of more than 500 of the Capital Region’s brightest young actors, dancers, musicians, singers, poets, and visual artists. Her drawing, "Flight," will be featured in the online gallery and at SPAC's live festival event in June.
Kayleigh joined senior Scholar Athletes from schools throughout the capital region at the annual Section 2 Girls Basketball Scholar Athlete Awards event in Saratoga. Kayleigh was nominated by her Coach, Jason Humiston, in recognition of her work on and off the court! She proudly represented the Fort Ann Central School and Adirondack League alongside the many amazing young women that were each selected and recognized for their efforts! Congratulations, Kay!
Johanna Hamby and David LaPointe from Fort Ticonderoga brought the program "A Soldier's Life" to our fourth graders this week. The presentation taught students about the daily life and hardships of American soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Students could see the supplies, clothing, and food used by the soldiers.
High school spirit week starts Monday, March 18 to get ready for Brains and Brawn on Friday night! 🎉
Attention future teachers! Beginning in fall 2024, SUNY Adirondack's Early College Career Academy will offer a new two-year program called Pathways to Teaching!
Learn more at the launch event on Tuesday, April 16, from 9 am to 11 am at Northwest Bay Conference Center, SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury. Interested students should sign up in the Guidance Office by April 9!
Which grade will be the champion this year? Find out at Brains and Brawn on Friday, March 22. 🧠💪
Mrs. Irish’s third-grade class had a special visitor! Shawn Linendoll, a local musher, brought his sled and many other tools and materials he has used for dog sled racing. The students have been following the 2024 Iditarod race in Alaska, and each student has been tracking an individual musher in the race. Thank you to Mr. Linendoll for visiting Fort Ann.
