Wynantskill UFSD held a lockdown drill on Dec. 20 to help keep students and staff safe.
The drill allows the district to practice safety procedures and ensures police are familiar with our building in the event of an emergency.
Thank you to the Town of North Greenbush Police Department for assisting us with this drill and their commitment to keeping our students safe.
To help students learn the importance of primary sources for research, North Greenbush Historian Jim Greenfield visited Gardner-Dickinson to meet with 6th graders.
“Mr. Greenfield discussed how he uses primary and secondary sources all the time in his work as he shared some historical stories with students,” explained Library Media Specialist Linda Fecura.
Thank you for taking the time to meet with our students!
Five fifth graders attended NERIC’s Technology Awareness Day on Dec. 14 to show off their coding skills using a program called Scratch.
“The students learned how to code with Scratch with Bill Strang and their teachers last year,” explained Teacher Kristin Gilooly. “The students presented their original games and were able to explore other technology in education.”
Grade 7: Ryan Bates, Braden Ceresia, Jason Cupp, Christina Decker, Madeline Defreest, Gabriela Geise, Molly Graiff, Jireh Henriquez, Anya Kulzer, Angela Lanesey, Rita Lin, Mia Lucey, Alivia Reo, Taylor Schoonmaker, Athena Seebald, Tim Thomas, Laura VerWys and Abram Weatherwax.
Grade 8: Matthew Blaisdell, Leonardo Clemenzi, Maryssa Crosier, Lauren Czubek, Kassidy Duda, Kaya George, Christian Kim, Isabella Marte, Cooper Murray and Ryan Strang.
Grade 7: Madelyn Comenole, Sydney Davey, Samantha Flagg, Anna Galvagni, Malena Grande, Mwamba Green, Ethan Hallenbeck, Owen Hirokawa, Aaron Martin, Liam McCrudden, Isabela Niver, Alison O’Brien, Keely Panichi, Jayden Rene and Carter Zimmerman.
Grade 8: Nicole Benson, Theresa Crawford, William Eccles, Ethin Fries, Sara Geisser, Tyler Quinn, Phillip Ryan, Anthony Sano, Ryan Therrien and Michael Zakarka.
Dear Wynantskill UFSD families,
With winter weather upon us, Wynantskill UFSD would like to share with our community how we decide to delay or cancel school due to weather conditions.
First and foremost, please know our children’s safety is our first priority. While we always want our students here in school where they can learn and grow, we will not hesitate to cancel or delay school if we are concerned about the safety of our students.
When poor weather conditions are predicted, we communicate with county and town highway departments as well as our surrounding school districts before 5:00 a.m. to assess road conditions. Each district is different given their roads and terrain but talking with other districts early provides us with additional perspectives. Given the unpredictable nature of weather, particularly in the northeast, assessing road conditions can be difficult because it can change so quickly but we do our best knowing that we want to announce any delays or cancelations early to give parents time to make childcare arrangements. Fortunately, we have such a fantastic team of bus drivers who take every precaution to get children safe to school each day no matter the weather.
If you ever have a question or concern, please call me anytime.
Sincerely,
Dr. Thomas Reardon
Wynantskill UFSD
518-283-4600 ext. 14
Congratulations to Gardner-Dickinson alumna Julie Zakarka, who now attends Troy High School, who collected donations for the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society and raised $100 for the Out of the Pits dog rescue at the district’s Health & Wellness Fair.
Great job!
To help raise money for the Gr. 8 class trip to Washington, D.C., 6 Center Redemption in Wynantskill has created an account for the class.
Bottles and cans can be dropped off anytime; simply mention they are for the Gardner-Dickinson Gr. 8 class.
