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Residents to vote
on proposed budget May 20
On Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. residents of the North Colonie and Maplewood school
districts will go to the polls to decide on an $88,439,000
proposed budget. If approved, it would result in an estimated
residential tax rate increase of 3.76 percent—the smallest
proposed increase in a decade. Voters will also elect three
candidates to the Board of Education. For more information,
visit the
budget section.
Student
art work
on display at Boght Hills

To enable more student work to be displayed, art teachers have
decided to host monthly "shows" at Boght Hills featuring
art from each grade level. Every student in grades 1-6 grade
will have a piece of artwork represented. Each month will focus
on a different grade level. Please come by during the month of
May to view the artwork created by the district's talented
fifth-grade students!
If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact either
Miss Breen, (Lbreen@ncolonie.org) or or Mrs. Youmans (Jyoumans@ncolonie.org).
Book Nook helps students gain
self-confidence, a love of reading

Boght Hills students have been
developing their self-confidence and love for reading through
participation in the Colonie Youth Center's new Book Nook Club,
based at the school.
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Boght Hills students get moving on Learning Enrichment Day
From hip-hop dancing to tae-kwon-do and yoga, Boght
Hills Elementary School students exercised their bodies and minds
during the school’s annual Learning Enrichment Day in late March.
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First-graders celebrate author study with a
pasta lunch

After engaging in an author study of writer
and illustrator Tomie dePaola, including reading several of his
books, Boght Hills first-graders invited their parents and
grandparents to school for a pasta lunch—an
idea inspired by dePaolo’s award-winning book Strega Nona, about
an elderly witch and her magic pasta pot.
Message from the principal
March has certainly been another busy month with many exciting
activities. Should we dare think that spring is really on the way?
Boght Hills welcomed approximately 50 new kindergarten students as
they participated in the pre-school screening process. We would also
like to extend special thanks to the PTA and our dedicated parent
volunteers.
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Voters approve $7 million capital project
referendum
Voters in the North Colonie and Maplewood-Colonie
Common School Districts overwhelmingly approved a $7 million capital
project referendum on Monday, March 3.
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Sixth grader
wins
districtwide Spelling Bee

After six grueling rounds, Loudonville Elementary School sixth
grader Katrina Simonsen won the districtwide spelling bee
earlier this week by correctly spelling the word "imperceptible."
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Book buddies share Thanksgiving feast

Sixth grade students offer their reading skills and mentorship to
kindergartners. These book buddies shared in a Thanksgiving feast to
celebrate their friendship—just
like our ancestors.
Teachers participate in professional
development activities

While students enjoyed a day off on Tuesday,
Nov. 6, Boght Hills teachers were hard at work participating in
professional development activities. Teachers are pictured,
above, locating resources for the new math curriculum on the
Houghton-Mifflin web site at
www.eduplace.com, which is filled with teacher, parent and
student resources.
School
Success Team
teaches and rewards students

"Attitude is Everything" at Boght Hills Elementary School.
That's why the School Success Team, made up of 15 Boght Hills staff
members, focuses on finding positive solutions and opportunities for
teaching and rewarding student success.
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Voters overwhelmingly approve annexation
referendum
On Oct. 11, voters in North Colonie and
Maplewood overwhelmingly approved an official, binding
referendum that will cause the annexation of the
Maplewood-Colonie Common School District by the North Colonie
Central School District. The vote count in North Colonie was 1232
yes votes to 248 no votes, and 214 yes votes to 29 no votes in
Maplewood.
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Boght Hills adopts
Army National Guard Troop

While they're deployed overseas, soldiers in the Bravo Company, 2nd
Battalion, 108th Infantry unit will be on the minds of the entire Boght Hills school community.
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