The English as a New Language (ENL) department held its annual Family Night, where students and their families shared a yummy meal, met with local resources, had fun with crafts and reflected on the work and progress students have made throughout the year. Watch the video below for more:
Every year, members of the American Legion post in Wurtsboro challenge the fifth-grade students at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School to research and report on the meaning and significance of the American flag. Members of the Legion then choose three essays to be read aloud by their authors during the school’s annual Flag Day …
There’s a new sheriff – well, principal – in town! Emma C. Chase Elementary School student Kyle Edwards won the privilege of being Principal for the Day at the school through a tricky tray fundraiser, and last week, he was able to claim his prize. Kyle spent the day shadowing Chase Principal Bill Frandino, and …
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Each week, students at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School receive tickets from teachers and staff when they are “being a bucket filler” (aka being kind). At the end of the week, Ms. Swensen randomly draws from the pile of bucket filler tickets and awards the students with a small prize to celebrate their behavior. …
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The Monticello ENL program will hold its annual BBQ in partnership with EPIC on Monday, June 12 from 4:30 to 6:30 in the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School. For more information, or for the RSVP form, click here.
The Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) announced Emma C. Chase Elementary School Instructional Coach and Literacy Specialist Ann Marie Kurthy, and Chase Principal William Frandino, as two recipients of this year’s MHSSC annual awards. Ms. Kurthy is a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award and Mr. Frandino is a recipient of the Friend to the …
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Monticello CSD is aware of an unfounded school threat that has been circulating on social media. Law enforcement has advised the district the post is neither local nor credible. All Monticello CSD schools are operating on their regular schedules today, Friday, May 5.
Congratulations to the nine educators who received tenure during the April 25 Board of Education meeting: Brianne Liebmann, Tiffany Kelly, Andrew Scecina, Lindsay Walsh, Jennifer Ruston, Beverly Correa, Danielle D’Agata, Angela Braselmann and Amanda Ormsby. Your hard work and dedication to the students of Monticello CSD has paid off, and we are so proud to have …
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In the upcoming weeks, students in grades 3-8 will complete the English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments. These tests are required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and play an important role in measuring how our students are progressing and ensuring that each one has the tools her or she needs to …
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March 20-24 is Agricultural Literacy Week, where volunteers throughout New York State visit classrooms to read a book with an agricultural theme to celebrate New York agriculture. Barbara Moran, 4-H Youth Development Program Manager at Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, visited Mrs. Furman’s second-grade class and read the story, Tomatoes for Neela. The students then …
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