Welcome to Wynantskill Union Free School District!
2012-13 School Budget Approved; Thank You to Voters
The 2012-13 school budget was approved by a vote of 242 to 88. The following are the other results of the vote:
Bus Proposition- Yes 242, No 82
Majority Vote Proposition- Yes 235, No 76
Board of Education:Ann Marsh- Incumbent Unopposed- 224- Winner
Christina Curran- Incumbent- 192-Winner
Phyllis Razzano- 116
The district would like to thank everyone who came out to vote.
Accelerated Art Class Creates Window Art
Students in accelerated art worked on a community service art project at Hannaford in Wynantskill. The students painted a spring themed mural on the window on the store front. The kids really enjoyed this project. Special thanks to Rose Cooper, Manager at Hannaford for supplying the paint and supplies for this project.
Second Grade Learning about Butterflies and Planting
Second graders in Ms. Cronin’s class have been working very hard observing different stages of a butterfly's life cycle. The class received caterpillars about two weeks ago. They were then observed by the Second graders on a daily basis to see their progress. They grew and changed quickly from a caterpillar into a pupa! Over this past weekend many of the butterflies emerged! We will continue to observe the butterflies in their amazing life cycle stages.
The class was also very fortunate to have 2 special volunteers come into the classroom, Jacob's and Isadora's mothers. We planted sunflower seeds, which the children are able to observe at home. We also planted several vegetables for our school garden. The students are very eager to see the fruits of our labor!
Science is Fun in First Grade!
First graders in Miss. Adams class were thrilled to have Mrs. Hug come into their class recently. Mrs. Hug is a scientist (and mother) who volunteered in the class to do a fun science experiment with the students. The experiment they performed was growing crystals.
Students, with the help of Mrs. Hug, dissolved Borax into hot water and then added food coloring to the mixture. Students then placed a pipe cleaner shaped as snowflakes into their mixtures. The pipe cleaners were left in the mixture overnight and some students discovered their snowflakes had sprouted crystals!
Learning about Plants
Third Grade is having fun in Ms. Glaz class learning about the life cycle of a plant. As part of the Science unit, the students planted Wisconsin Fast Growing Plants and have been observing their growth. The students love hands-on learning!
Wynantskill Goes Green
Gardner Dickinson will begin a program of recycling Capri Sun pouches the week of April 22nd. April 22nd just so happens to be Earth Day so what better way to show that we are stewards of the environment than to try to recycle more waste into useful products. Terracycle is a company that takes many different materials and recycles them into useable products like tote bags, and pencil cases. Students will be asked to deposit used Capri Sun pouches into special recycling containers in the cafeteria. Once we have collected 1000 pouches we will mail them, free of charge, to Terracycle so they can recycle them. Please join us in recycling drink pouches by sending them into school with your child. Builder’s Club will be assisting in the collection and mailing of the pouches along with Mrs. Ryan. Help us be a contributor to the Great Juice Pouch Recycling Brigade. If you would like to check out Terracycle their website is http://www.terracycle.com
Royal Recognition
Recently, the Board of Education held a Royal Recognition before the start of the Board of Education Meeting. Students recognized were: The Odyssey of the Mind Teams, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and NYSSMA participants. Congratulations!
Earth Day Celebration at Gardner-Dickinson
On Friday April 20, Gardner-Dickinson students and staff gathered to celebrate Earth Day. For the first time, a garden was planted at the school by students in grades K-5 and parent volunteers. Students and parents planted seeds (mostly salad vegetables) in the garden. There was a a ribbon cutting ceremony to talk with the kids about the garden and what they would be seeing in the next few weeks (building the raised beds, bringing in soil, putting up a deer fence, and then planting in mid to late May). The group also sang “The Garden Song” led by some of our 5th grade students. Great job to everyone involved!
Click here for a photo slideshow of the event!
Cheer on the Home Team!
Come and support your favorite Royals Baseball and Softball players at an upcoming home game!
Baseball Home Games:
Tues May 1st GD vs. Schenectady (4:30)
Thur May 3rd GD vs. CBA2 (4:30)
Tues May 8th GD vs. CBA1 (4:30)
Fri May 11th GD vs. Lasalle (4pm)
Wed May 23 vs. CBA (4:30)
Softball Home Games:
Wed May 2nd GD vs. Amsterdam (4pm)
Wed May 9th GD vs. Bishop Gibbons (4pm)
Fri May 11th GD vs. Schenectady (4:15pm)
Fri May 18th GD vs. Albany (4pm)
Wed May 23rd GD vs. Schenectady (4:15)
Thur May 24 GD vs. Amsterdam (4pm)
For a complete list of games, click here
Gardner-Dickinson Students Display Art Skills at Hannaford for Earth Day
To celebrate Earth day, students from Gardner-Dickinson decorated paper bags that are being distributed to customers at the Wynantskill Hannaford in celebration of Earth Day. Each bag has the students unique Earth day message and art work on it. Great job!
Gardner-Dickinson Welcomes New Assistant Principal
Gardner-Dickinson School is pleased to welcome Mrs. Mary Yodis as our new Assistant Principal!
Mrs. Yodis brings with her experience as an Assistant Principal and teacher. She served the North Colonie Central School District for ten years as a Special Education Teacher, and currently works as the Assistant Principal in Cairo Elementary School. In addition, Mrs. Yodis is an Adjunct Professor for Sage Graduate School in Troy.
Mrs. Yodis will begin work May 7 and we are sure that she will quickly discover how special our school is!