In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion in local and national news about the circadian rhythms of adolescents and the amount of sleep they need to be healthy, safe and fully engaged in their learning. These discussions have suggested that the early arrival times at many high schools may contribute to students …
Dear Families and Friends, If you looked at the school calendar recently, you may have noticed that November is the only month this year where students will be in school for just one full week of school. When considering the reasons for these days away from school, you notice that parent conferences are scheduled to …
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As of October 1, the GCSD now uses an interactive website and smartphone app called Nutrislice to share monthly breakfast and lunch menus. We’re excited to share this tool to our families because Nutrislice goes the extra step of showing nutritional and allergy information for the items that are served. You can access the menus …
The Guilderland Central School District prides itself on being a leader in providing opportunities for students to display their talent and hard work in a variety of contests and competitions. Co-curricular activities, including athletic events, are an important part of our secondary educational program because they continue to promote social, emotional and/or physical growth outside …
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SchoolMessenger replaces School News Notifier As of July 1, 2019, SchoolMessenger fully replaced School News Notifier (SNN) as a way to receive email news from the district and its schools. If you are a parent or guardian of a student and had been receiving email news through SNN you are not required to do anything …
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Keeping Parents and Students Connected Research shows that when parents and teachers work well together, everyone benefits. This is one of the reasons the Guilderland Central School District utilizes our parent and student portals– to keep the parent-school connection open and thriving. Credentials for the eSchoolData Portal will be sent out via email beginning the …
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The 2019-20 Guilderland Schools Food Service Newsletter can be found below or you can download and print a copy here. Dear Parents/Guardians: Welcome back to a new school year! The Guilderland school district food service staff is looking forward to serving your children nutritious, great-tasting meals that support their achievements in school and promote healthy …
School supply lists, by grade, for the 2019-20 school year at Pine Bush Elementary School can be found below. Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Kindergarten 1 – Backpack 4 – Two-pocket folders (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue and 1 of your choice) ***Please label folders with child’s …
Butterfly Station now open for the season The Butterfly Station, a student-run butterfly house is now open for the 2019 season. Tours will be held daily, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 8. The last tour is at 12:30 p.m. every day. Located on the grounds of FMS, this is …
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Summer reading titles for all levels are now available. Please click on the links below to access the suggested titles: Elementary school Middle school High school
