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Character Education is proud to announce that awards for the first quarter were distributed on Monday, November 22. The individuals who received these awards were nominated by their team of teachers or specialists throughout the building. Students were chosen based on their outstanding display of kindness and empathy this quarter as well as our Braves … Continue reading “FFMS announces Q1 Character Education Awards “
Reminder to all families: On Friday, November 19, the FFCS will have a half day of school. Please note that the ES will dismiss at 11:35 a.m. and the MS/HS will dismiss at 11:45 a.m. In addition, on Tuesday, November 23, FFCS will have a mandatory Emergency Early Release drill. As a result of this … Continue reading “District Update: Emergency Early Release Dismissal and Half Day Procedures”
FFCSD Families, The district’s fall newsletter is available for viewing. You can access the newsletter by clicking here. We hope you enjoy reading about some of the great news and initiatives coming out of the FFCSD!
During a school year, there are a number of resources to ensure students are receiving proper care and outreach to be successful inside and out of today’s classroom. Whether it’s the opportunity to talk one-on-one with a teacher or counselor, expressing their feelings or achievements and finding the security to be themselves during a moment … Continue reading “Providing social-emotional care for today’s students”
Despite the many challenges schools and students navigated during the past school year, Fonda-Fultonville continued to rank high– 15th out of 84 area schools–in the Albany Business Review’s annual schools report. Because Common Core and Regents tests were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the publication’s rankings for 2019-20 are a compilation of … Continue reading “Fonda-Fultonville continues to rank high in area schools report”
After reading Four Perfect Pebbles as part of their social studies unit on the topic of human rights, fifth graders in Mrs. Mahon and Mrs. Osterhoudt’s classes and those in our other middle school classes had the unique opportunity to learn along with Marion Blumenthal, one of the book’s author and Holocaust survivor. “Through our … Continue reading “Author, Holocaust survivor encourages students to work toward peace”
The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District has launched a new ParentSquare app to communicate with families. ParentSquare will be the district’s main method of communication starting in the 2021-22 school year, allowing for effective dialogue between parents and their children’s teachers, school and the district. The ParentSquare app is free and available now for download on … Continue reading “District launches NEW ParentSquare mobile app”
Dear FFCSD community, You may be aware that New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker on Friday issued a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that referred to a possible change to mask-wearing requirement for students, staff, and visitors on school property. We received notification today, Sunday, June 6, … Continue reading “Indoor mask requirements remain unchanged; masks no longer required outdoors at FFCSD”
They made good on a promise to do an outrageous act if their students could raise money for Ronald McDonald House.
The plan continues all existing student programs and support services with a 3.34% year-to-year spending increase and a tax levy at the district’s limit.
