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Feb. 14: BKW to operate on a two-hour delay
Due to inclement weather, the district will be operating on a two-hour delay this morning. There will be no A.M. BOCES. No breakfast.
Due to inclement weather, the district will be operating on a two-hour delay this morning. There will be no A.M. BOCES. No breakfast.
As a reminder, the district will be closed from Monday, February 17 to Friday, February 21 for winter recess. We look forward to welcoming our staff, faculty, and students back to campus on Monday, February 24.
Last month, 20 high school students in Mr. James Lemire’s Sociology course visited elementary school classes from Kindergarten through sixth grade, sharing stories they wrote, illustrated, and turned into books themselves as part of a unit on Socialization and Culture in Community. The elementary students and teachers universally raved about the stories and creativity of …
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Families and Friends, The winter newsletter is here! Catch up on all the good things happening around our school campus. The newsletter can be found here. We hope you enjoy! Please note that hardcopy versions will be arriving in mailboxes in the next week or so.
The BKW Alumni Association is currently taking orders for official BKW apparel. You can find the link to ordering here. Place an order for your Bulldog gear today!
On Monday, January 27, BKW Elementary School fourth grade teacher Alyssa Smith was recognized by Curriculum Associates as an Extraordinary Educator. Mrs. Smith joins 29 educators nationwide in receiving this recognition. This annual listing focuses on best-in-class educators based on criteria ranging from classroom innovation to student engagement to establishing standards and success for students …
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There’s no need to travel to New Orleans for this year’s Super Bowl. We have our own Super Bowl right here at BKW! Over the next month, a friendly reading competition will take place between third and fourth-grade classrooms. Appropriately called the ‘READBowl,’ it has third and fourth-grade classrooms logging their time reading to gain …
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The district recently secured a portion of a $150,000 grant from the Albany County Department of Mental Health, Albany County Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the Albany County Executive’s Office to increase its effort to support anti-bullying and youth violence prevention programming. The district will receive a little over $8,000 to support districtwide …
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Congratulations to our sixth grade students for being named to the honor roll for the first trimester. Keep up the good work! Honor Roll
BKW families, As we approach the winter months, we’d like to share important information on school delays, cancellations, and additional items related to inclement weather. As always, student health and safety remain top priorities for our district. The superintendent may choose to close school for inclement weather, hazardous road conditions, or other emergency. Provided below …
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