una traducción en español es abajo Dear Parent/Guardian: I hope this letter finds you and your family safe and well. The current challenges we are facing with coronavirus/COVID-19 have given us an opportunity to reflect and refocus. I have full faith that we will come together to help one another in this time of need. …
para una traducción en español haga clic aquí Dear Monticello families: County Manager Josh Potosek issued an emergency declaration last night ordering all schools in Sullivan County to close from Monday, March 16 through April 3 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. As such, beginning Monday, March 16 the Monticello Central School District will be …
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Dear Monticello community: The Sullivan County Manager, Joshua Potosek, has ordered all school districts to close, effective Monday, March 16 through April 3, in an effort to mitigate the COVID-19 virus. We still intend to have a staff conference day on Monday, March 16 to allow our staff to plan for remote learning, food distribution and other logistics …
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Dear Families, A very short note to let you know that we are monitoring the Covid-19 situation closely, keeping the health and welfare of you, our students, and staff foremost in our thinking. The guidance we are receiving from NYS Education Department and Department of Health is fluid and incomplete. I believe that it is …
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During the past few months, six students at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School spent many lunches and after-school sessions creating five powerful images for “The Power of Women Voting/19th Amendment” project through IFC (International Fiber Collaborative) Projects. The students created an overall theme using the 19th Amendment Flag as their unifying connector, and keeping to …
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Please be advised that the St. John Street School Community HUB will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12. Any activities scheduled past 5 p.m. will be cancelled. If March 13 is used as a give-back day, the HUB will also be closed. Finally, the HUB will be closed from Monday, March 16 through …
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para una traducción en español haga clic aquí Dear Colleagues and Monticello Families: I wanted to bring you up to date on the actions we are taking to reduce the risks of infection in the schools and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. We are all getting swamped with information from many sources – alerts on …
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Seventh-grade Robert J. Kaiser Middle School students Skye Jenkins, Joseph Lasher and Owen Messenger completed their STEM project after weeks of hard work and diligence. What did the project entail? They had to fully assemble a wired-control robotic arm kit using long-noose pliers, diagonal cutters and a screwdriver. Once assembled, they had to then use …
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para una traducción en español haga clic aquí While the Monticello Central School District does not have a confirmed case of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in our schools, we are aware of concerns in the community about the spread of this relatively new virus. Please know that the district is closely monitoring this …
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Any parent can tell you that there are no instruction manuals when it comes to children. Each child is born with a unique set of personalities, skills, strengths and challenges. The average parent will raise 2-3 children. The average teacher in New York state has 26.2 students in a classroom. The most effective teachers are …
