WHAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

The student enrollment as of January 2, 2007 totaled 517 students for grades K – 5 which does not include seventeen (17) 3 & 4-year old students in the Head Start Program. Grades 1, 4 and 5 are the three largest classes with 90, 90 and 106 students respectively. We continue to successfully integrate students with handicapping conditions thereby providing all of our students with the opportunity to work and play with a diverse population.
 
Our faculty and staff continue to strive for excellence in academic achievement from each and every student. Grades 3, 4 & 5 performed well on the 2006 NYS English/Language Arts Assessments. The fourth grade performed well on the May NYS Science Test as did the fifth grade when they took the two day NYS Social Studies Test in November. These are results of which the entire school district and community can be proud of!
 
Teachers and staff participated on various building and district committees as well as many others receiving training in scoring in-house the eight (8) grades 3 – 5 NYS assessments. Some of the most active committees were the Shared Decision Making Team (EBT), Child Study Team, Arts-In-Education, Sunshine, and the Faculty & Staff Liaisons.
 
One of the two main resources for our students to participate in various school-sponsored activities is the PTSA. There were numerous holiday activities along with other traditions/celebrations that these devoted and energetic parents supported. The other resource is the Student Council who continued to be very generous financially in funding certain requests along with helping out for the Holiday Food Basket Project, the Science Fair and an end-of-the-year Spirit Week.
 
Camp Chingachgook continued to be a popular outdoor educational experience for the fifth grade class, parent chaperones and staff alike. Last May was our 21^st year for offering this program to our students. Office John Coltrain and the DARE Program completed its 12^th year here culminating with a graduation ceremony in February. Grade 4 & 5 bands, chorus, School Store, the Joseph Henry Post Office, BOCES Mini Courses, Junior Great Books, Computer Lab, Intramurals and the PTSA gymnastic and dance classes were only some of the well attended student activities this past year.