Update on FFCS reopening for the ’21-’22 school year

Dear Fonda-Fultonville Families: For the 2021-22 school year, the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District is planning for a full return to school in September. At this time, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has stated that we will not be receiving guidance on the reopening of schools from their department and they recommend that … Continue reading “Update on FFCS reopening for the ’21-’22 school year”

Fonda-Fultonville continues to rank high in area schools report

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”

Author, Holocaust survivor encourages students to work toward peace

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”

High School Key Club wins digital poster award

The Fonda-Fultonville High School Key Club was awarded 2nd Place in the Digital Poster Contest held at the virtual New York District Key Club Leadership Training Conference in May. Key Clubs from across New York state participated at the conference. The Digital Poster was designed and created by the Fonda-Fultonville Key Club’s Webmaster Kaylee Freeman … Continue reading “High School Key Club wins digital poster award”

District launches NEW ParentSquare mobile app

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”

Indoor mask requirements remain unchanged; masks no longer required outdoors at FFCSD

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”