Month: February 2023
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Feb. 28 is Rare Disease Day
There are approximately 7,000 rare diseases and conditions. Each affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. People who are our students, families, neighbors and fellow members of the North Colonie CSD. Feb. 28, 2023 is Rare Disease Day and NCCSD parent, Nicole Casale is working to raise awareness about the day, and about galactosemia. Her son Joseph,…
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February NC Kids Care Honorees: “Positive Energy and Passionate”
The North Colonie Kids Care Program is our District’s chance to highlight accomplishments of our students that are a “step above” many of the great things many of our students already do each and every day. The two young ladies nominated to receive the February 2023 recognition were Shaker Middle School eighth-graders Shreya Sharath and…
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Tuesday, Feb. 28: Two-Hour Delay; No AM BOCES
The North Colonie CSD is operating under a two-hour delayed start. There is no AM BOCES.
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February 27, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Members Present: Also Present: List of others on file Members Absent: President Harrison opened the meeting at 7:15 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. North Colonie Kids Care: The February recipients are Zohal Maryam and Shreya Sharath, who are both in Grade 8 at Shaker Middle School. Southgate Elementary School Lighting Issues & Proposal…
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Important Message from Superintendent Kathleen Skeals
Dear North Colonie Families, As you are likely aware, the Capital Region is under a Winter Storm Warning, with snow and poor driving conditions forecasted to begin Monday evening and continue into Tuesday. As we shared in a message to families earlier this winter, we have already used two snow days and are at the…
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2022-2023 SHS SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL
High Honor Roll – Grade 9 Amar Abisse, Charles Adelstein, Vedhant Agni, Rubina Ahmad, Oliver Aiossa, Yunus Ali, Akshaya Annam, Nathaniel Antifaiff, Prem Bagul, Gavin Bailie, Marissa Belle Banson, Surya Bommasani, Austin Cao, Varun Chaganti, Yunhan Chen, Talyn Chernosky, Teagan Cody, Amy Devendorf, Sam Dunsker, Matthew Eblacker, Mya Endres, Aidan Erickson, Ella Faucher, Madeline Fazziola,…
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NYS Mesonet Welcomes FF Students for ETEC Tour
The University at Albany welcomed around 60 third graders from Forts Ferry Elementary in the North Colonie School District last Thursday to tour the ETEC research and development complex and learn about how weather data is collected and measured. The two-hour tour, hosted by New York State Mesonet program manager June Wang, started at the Science on a Sphere…
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“Chain Reaction of Kindness” Topples Over at Latham Ridge
Did you know the 100th Day of School on Feb. 16 was also the 1,000th Day of School for Latham Ridge 5th graders? In celebration of both the 1,000th Day in elementary school and the 100th day of the 2022-2023 school year, the school created a “Chain Reaction of Kindness.” A school wide cereal donation…
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A Community Conversation: One Pill Can Kill – Event Recording and Resources
We held our first of what will ongoing conversations regarding the new landscape of illicit drugs Feb. 15. If you want to review what was discussed or were unable to attend, here are the: Recording of the Feb. 15 Community Conversation: One Pill Can Kill Slides shown at the Feb. 15 event Additional resources: What…
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Immersive Play: Equity and Cultural Sustainability
Approximately 150 ninth grade students, along with members of the Project Lit Club, attended a field trip to UAlbany for a screening of “A Love Letter to Brian, Lesley, and Michelle.” This immersive film used dance, theater, and text to explore race and identity in the United States. Following the Feb. 9 screening, the film’s…