Imagine that!
#MonticelloRocks because of our English Language Learners! Ms. Aftel’s third grade ELLs at KLR are working on narratives about their own imaginary planets. And they are doing an out-of-this-world job!
KLR students dazzle at mid-winter concert
Third, fourth and fifth grade students at KLR were able to show an appreciative audience just what they are learning in music class by singing, playing instruments and performing at the mid-winter concert. Each grade performed five songs. Third graders performed “Hello Song” in two languages along with other traditional tunes. The fourth-grade students ended …
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KLR recognizes exemplary students and staff during Fun Friday
Exemplary students and staff received some well-deserved recognition during February’s Fun Friday at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School (KLR). February Employee of the Month The KLR Leadership Team announced second-grade teacher Cindy Shope as the February Employee of the Month and read this statement: Our KLR Employee of the Month for February is a person …
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Read The Keeper’s Secret: the official newsletter of the Monticello MBK program
Catch up with what’s been happening in the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper program by reading the latest edition of The Keeper’s Secret.
Elementary students celebrate 100th day of school
Students at the George L. Cooke, Kenneth L. Rutherford and Emma C. Chase Elementary Schools celebrated the 100th day of school during the week of Feb. 28. Watch a video of the festivities.
Urvashi Gupta named New York Coach of the Year
For the past 27 years, the tennis athletes coached by Urvashi Gupta have earned the scholar athlete distinction. While some might credit the academic success of this team, at least in part, to Coach Gupta’s emphasis on sportsmanship, respect and integrity; she prefers to attribute it to the nature of the sport. “Tennis is a …
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Safe Homes of Orange County helps MCSD students learn about healthy relationships
Students in the Monticello Central School District are learning what healthy relationships look like, thanks to a partnership between the District’s Special Programs Department and Safe Homes of Orange County. Safe Homes’ Community and Youth Educator Kodi Haney has been making weekly visits to Monticello’s secondary schools to set up an interactive display during lunch …
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131 MCSD students selected to perform at All-County Music Festival
131 students from the Monticello Central School District were chosen to perform among the county’s most accomplished musicians in the annual Sullivan County Music Educators All-County Music Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, March 2 at the Liberty High School David Panebaker Auditorium. 2:30 p.m.: MS String Orchestra, Elementary Chorus, Middle School Band 5 …
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Reading brings joy – and rewards – to Monticello students
Students at Monticello High School, RJK Middle School and Rutherford Elementary each won Amazon gift cards thanks to their participation in the Sullivan County BOCES-sponsored Cross-County Reading Challenge. Senior Claudia Seward, sixth-grade student Griffon Tamweber and KLR fourth-grader Jasheilitz Gonzalez Toro are avid readers and have been part of this Cross-County Reading Challenge since it …
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KLR students receive recognition at Fun Friday
On Fun Friday at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School, the following students were recognized for their excellence. Attendance Award Ms. Moore’s kindergarten class Lunch Award Mrs. Shope’s second-grade class Students of the Month Mrs. Mabee Jordyn Roebuck Mrs. Reed Jacob Rodriguez Mrs. Ferentinos Rahmel Mack Jackson Mrs. Moore Gregory VanLowe Miss Scales Jordyn Cohen Mrs. …
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