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Nov 15, 2023 · At Iroquois Middle School, a new 20-classroom addition and campus improvements are well underway as we take the first steps in completing our middle school facilities and program transformation. Our plan focuses on improving middle school student experiences and academic opportunities.
- Standards Based Report Card
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- Music – General & Instrumental
- Special Education Services
- Speech/Language Services
Elementary teachers and administrators worked together over three years to develop an updated report card for K-5 that better communicates what students are expected to know and be able to do based on current New York State standards. Niskayuna’s new Standards Based Report Card will be introduced in fall 2022. The report card is designed to help fa...
Reading instruction at Niskayuna incorporates research-based practices that include both direct, explicit instruction and opportunities for students to practice skills and strategies in authentic reading experiences. Teachers plan lessons and units to include whole group, small group, and, in some cases, one-to-one instruction. In addition, reading...
All of the elementary schools in the district are in the process of transitioning to the use of Writer’s Workshop model for writing instruction. The Writer’s Workshop model focuses on writing instruction within different units of study. The Writer’s Workshop embraces student choice. Students find the writing instruction extremely motivating. Althou...
In the 2023-24 school year, the district has piloted the Ready Mathcurriculum with full adoption of the program in the 2024-25 school year. This curriculum is aligned to the NYS Next Generation Math Standards, which promotes students’ critical thinking, deeper problem solving skills, hands-on activities, identifying patterns and relationships in ma...
A brief outline of the topics explored at each level is below. Kindergarten: Five senses, Promoting Good Health, Weather/Seasons, Animals, Sunshine and Shadows, Plants, Water play First: Seasons/Earth, Sky and Moon, Properties of Matter, Force and Motion, Embryology Second: Chemical and Physical Interactions, Measurement, Plant Adaptations & Life C...
A brief outline of the topics explored at each level is listed below. Kindergarten: All about me, All About My Family, My classroom Community, Holidays and Traditions First: Families, Traditions and Communities, Economics, Geography Skills Second: Communities, Geography Skills, Citizenship Third: Geography Skills, Countries Fourth: NYS History and ...
All Niskayuna elementary schools follow the same health curriculum. All lessons are done at a developmentally appropriate level. This includes the content and vocabulary introduced and taught. Health education is taught by the classroom teacher in grades K-5. Additionally, a certified health teacher instructs the fifth grade classes in the areas of...
General Music
All students in Kindergarten through grade 3 attend two 30-minute periods of music instruction each week. Students in grades 4 and 5 attend two weekly instructional periods; one for 30 minutes and the other 45 minutes. The 45-minute instructional period is a large choral experience. Our goal is to provide the skills for each student to become both an active participant and an educated consumer of music. Students engage in a variety of musical activities, including singing, dancing, musical ga...
Fourth Grade Instrumental Music – Orchestra
All students are offered the opportunity to play violin, viola, cello or bass. Students choosing to study a string instrument are provided one 30-minute group lesson per week during the school day. To provide performance opportunities, grade four string students are combined with the fifth-grade string players for Winter and Spring concerts.
Fifth Grade Instrumental Music – Orchestra
The fifth-grade string program is a logical extension of fourth grade study of violin, viola, cello or bass. It is anticipated that students who played a string instrument in fourth grade will continue in the fifth grade. Students are provided one 30-minute group lesson per week during the school day. Winter and Spring concerts provide performance opportunities for the orchestras at the elementary level in each school.
Under federal regulation, a student who meets criteria for special education classification is entitled to have an IEP written to meet specific learning needs. If you suspect your child may qualify, please contact your elementary school psychologist or your child’s classroom teacher.
The speech/language pathologist provides services to eligible students for help with articulation delays, stuttering, voice disorders, or language impairments. Mandated services are provided through the Committee on Special Education for students with speech or language disorders. Additionally, speech improvement services are provided at the buildi...
Feb 6, 2024 · If approved, the 2024 capital project would provide funding to make substantial expansions and renovations to Van Antwerp Middle School, including a cafeteria and classroom addition ($25.3 million); modernization and upgrades at all five elementary schools with a focus on community areas like cafeterias, gyms, library media centers and the most ...
Feb 13, 2023 · NISKAYUNA — Construction is underway at Iroquois Middle School as the school district enters another phase of a $79 million capital project. The project includes a 20-classroom addition at...
Planning in Kindergarten At the same time, the teacher organizes the classroom and materials to integrate play and learning by designing an environment that sparks curiosity, investigation and discovery. Both the indoor and outdoor environments are considered in planning for learning. Included in the indoor environments will be a
Once I plan straight down for each of the nine weeks, I can plan adaptations based on the needs of my groups. I plan for my kinders who are on-track. The middle ground plan then helps me to differentiate planning for my kinders who are accelerated or advanced.
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Feb 15, 2021 · Teaching addition to kindergarten students is one of those building blocks of math that begins after students have developed number sense. In this post, I am going to share 5 steps to teach students addition to make sure they retain their learning.
