Attention families of fall 2022 pre-K students: BKW’s Pre-K Parent/Guardian Information Session will be held online the evening of Feb. 1, 2022. For more information and a link to join the meeting, contact Diane Dibble in the BKW Elementary School main office at diane.dibble@bkwschools.org or (518) 872-2030.
BKW Elementary Principal Annette Landry has posted a letter on her Principal’s Page about elementary picture retakes, December 23’s schedule, the online concert and Holiday Spirit Week. Read more on her page.
BKW’s third grade is looking for community members who are currently serving in the military and would like to receive greeting cards from students. Please provide name, rank and address to caitlin.cranker@bkwschools.org by Friday, Dec. 17. We appreciate the community’s help with this project.
Fourth graders completed their eight-week study of the Iroquois by constructing models of longhouses. They were challenged to make their models with as many natural resources as possible. Take a look at some of their finished projects:
Hey BKW Community: We have exciting news to share with you all. One of our kindergarten teachers is marching in the 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which airs Thursday from 9 am-noon on NBC-TV. Dylan Moss will be marching as a Silly Sailor Clown. Look for him after the Disney Cruise Ship Float cruises across …
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How do people in other countries greet each other? What do they eat and what are their family meals like? What about people right here at home? BKW’s second grade classes took a virtual field trip last week to the World Awareness Children’s Museum in Glens Falls to participate in their program, “Me in My …
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The BKW Explorers 4H group joined in a tree decorating party in Knox on Sunday, Nov. 21, as part of the Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO)’s Hope and Peace Community Festival of Trees. “Our 4H group decorated with head (emojis), hands (their hands), heart and health (red cross), and four leaf clovers (4H symbol),” …
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BKW Elementary Principal Annette Landry talks about the upcoming Early Dismissal Drill, the book fair and state tests in her Nov. 12 letter to parents/guardians, posted on her Principal’s Page.
Why do we get November 11 off from school? BKW’s seventh grade students recently dedicated a day to examining this question. “In social studies, they learned about the history of Veterans Day and discussed stories about their family, friends and loved ones who served in the military,” said social studies teacher Emily DeNovio. “In English …
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Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District is using a new app called ParentSquare for parent/guardian notification emails, texts and app notifications. ParentSquare is a parent engagement tool that will help our schools easily communicate and collaborate with parents. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number as listed in the …
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