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Grades 3-8 State Testing

Education officials have announced that students in grades 3-8 will once again take the New York state assessments this spring. This year, the tests will be one-day exams. The state has determined students will only take one-part of the two-part exams. The English Language Arts and Math exams will be multiple choice. The Science exam … Continue reading “Grades 3-8 State Testing”

Hybrid learning plan shifts to fully in-person for grades PK-8

Starting Monday, April 12, hybrid learning for students in grades PK-8 will shift to fully in-person. This means students in grades PK-8 will no longer have a scheduled week of remote learning. They will learn in-person at FFCS each day.  Students in grades PK-8 who are full-remote will continue to learn remotely. The hybrid learning … Continue reading “Hybrid learning plan shifts to fully in-person for grades PK-8”

Students show off STEM skills in hydraulics project

Embedded Adobe Spark video Laura Hayes Bowles’ sixth graders rose to the challenge and showed off their STEM knowledge in creating hydraulic projects. They built elevators, bridges and a few other designs by using hydraulics to demonstrate Pascal’s Principle. Pascal’s Principle is the concept that when a force is applied to a confined fluid, an … Continue reading “Students show off STEM skills in hydraulics project”

Key Club sends handmade valentines to nursing home residents

The Fonda-Fultonville High School Key Club made handmade valentines for each of the residents of the Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility in Amsterdam. Each of the 90 cards were uniquely decorated and shared heartfelt wishes to the recipient to have a happy day. The project is part of the club’s yearlong initiative that has connected … Continue reading “Key Club sends handmade valentines to nursing home residents”