NYS Grades 3-8 ELA and math assessments suspended The State Education Department announced Friday, March 20, that all statewide exams for students in elementary and middle school have been suspended for the 2019-20 school year. The state has suspended the following exams: Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests Grade 4 Elementary-Level …
Starting Monday, March 23, our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 while 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 …
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A new directive from Governor Cuomo on March 20, mandates that 100% of the workforce stay home in an effort to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Only employees deemed critical to operations will be allowed in the workplace. For our schools, critical staff includes food service workers, maintenance/cleaning staff, and designated administrators. Please note …
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A reminder to parents and students in grades 3-12: Please stop by Watervliet Elementary School (grades 3-6) or Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School (grades 7-12) to pick up a Chromebook and stay connected to learning during the current school closure. Chromebooks are available to be signed out from 8 a.m. to 12 noon through this Friday, …
This message was sent via One Call Now email on Monday, March 16, 2020 A reminder that students should not report to school this week — Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 — but should check their school email for instructional resources and materials meant to keep them connected to learning while school is …
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Congratulations to our varsity and junior varsity Masterminds teams for walking away with victories against Rensselaer during a recent meet! Both teams outscored Rensselaer with the varsity scoring 145-50 points and the JV team scoring 115-50 points. These wins couldn’t have been possible without the amazing teamwork of Masterminds team members Michael Karner, Rubab Raza, …
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In light of the ongoing media coverage, we are aware of concerns in and around our community about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the spread of this relatively new virus, which can cause flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Based on recent reports, COVID-19 is not actively circulating in New York state, and there …
Three Watervliet High School students from Christa Farruggio’s English class were selected the top three finalists in the 2019 Americanism essay contest sponsored locally by the Watervliet Elks Lodge #1500. Congratulations to tenth-graders Chance Fosmire, Shyann Hughes and Roya Rezaie who penned essays of 300 words or less based on this year’s theme: “What Does …
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Thank you district voters! On Tuesday, February 4, voters in the Watervliet City School District approved the capital project bond referendum 138 yes to 60 no votes, a margin of 69.7 percent. The passage of the referendum will allow $9.9 million in health & safety and infrastructure work to move forward at the elementary and …
Students in grades 4-6 had an opportunity to explore, create and tinker during the school’s first Makerspace Fair during Cabin Fever Day at Watervliet Elementary School. The hands-on learning event offered students a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities to choose from including: coding with Ozobots, designing with Strawbees, engineering with Snap …
