MHS was concerned that their annual toy drive would suffer again due to Covid restrictions. However, thanks to the ingenuity of advisor Mrs. Collura, the Toy Drive committee and support from the high school’s principal, Mr. Wilder and assistant principals’ Mrs. Boardman and Mrs. Estep, they were able to execute the classic event. The drive …
As of 6:15 p.m., we expect all schools to be able to open for in-person instruction, tomorrow, Jan. 4. Please remember that this is a fluid situation, with unpredictable variables — if circumstances change, and any school must pivot to remote instruction tomorrow, we will announce it on our website, and via our SchoolMessenger notification …
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The last senior picture date will be held on Wednesday, January 12th in the high school’s small gym from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Please book your appointment online on the Lors website or call Lors customer service at (908)-964-0847 to book your appointment. This is the last date for Senior Pictures! Any questions please see Mrs. Ross in room 612.
It’s Monday in Monticello — time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. This week, Superintendent Evans discusses the uptick in COVID-19 cases following winter break, the mitigation strategies in place to protect students and staff, and how you can help us keep our schools open for learning.
Dear Monticello CSD Community and Staff Members, Happy new year! I hope all of you enjoyed your holidays and that you are well. The last several weeks have been very dynamic in developments around COVID-19. We plan to keep our schools open for in-person instruction for as long as we have enough staff to safely …
Ms. Ruston’s 2nd grade class made “traps” to catch Santa Claus based on the holiday story Santa Claus is coming to town, maybe? Students of Ms. Ruston’s second grade class read “How to Catch Santa” by Jean Reagan and were given the task of building their own “traps” to catch Santa Claus. With a partner, …
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Like many school districts across the nation, the Monticello Central School District is facing a critical shortage of substitute teachers. These shortages, combined with quarantines, staff illnesses and existing vacancies, have caused disruptions to the district’s schedule, with schools needing to pivot to remote instruction when there are insufficient staff available to teach and supervise …
A monthly update to the Monticello community from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans. School Safety All Monticello CSD schools were closed for remote instruction on December 15 due to social media threats of school violence directed at our schools. Two posts were made in the early morning hours; an additional post was made on …
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in kindergarten at George Cooke Elementary with festive stories and brightly decorated gingerbread people in Kathie Mabee’s classroom. Each year, Mrs. Mabee’s class partners with a kindergarten class in Florida where each listen to different versions of the story “The Gingerbread Man”. The teachers then have …
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Imagery often brings a lesson to life, and this was the case for Ms. Braselmann’s eighth grade class when it came to learning about the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Her class used poetry to create comic panels about the effects of the Industrial Revolution. This idea came about as part of Ms. Braselmann’s plan …
