Residents Approve 2019-20 School Budget On Tuesday, May 21 residents approved the 2019-20 school budget proposal of $69,548,408 with 1,173 yes votes and 420 no votes, and a passing margin of nearly 74 percent. The Board of Education election results are Patrick Ziegler with 969 votes, Jennifer Longtin with 955 votes, and Lee-Ann Mertzlufft with …
Congratulations to Simon Trbovich, a fourth grader at Charlton Heights, who was recently chosen as the Junior Ambassador for the Lake George Expedition Park, the rejuvenation of Magic Forest theme park in Lake George. Simon will help with grand opening of its Dino Roar Valley this spring. He will also be featured in a video …
Keeping Our Children Successful Strengthening the home-school connection for parents of elementary-aged English Language Learners. On Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. in the O’Rourke Middle School Library, please join Mrs. Salasoo and Mrs. Velasco for a Parent University aimed at parents of children who are English Language Learners (ELL) This Parent University event is …
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Summer Reading Requirements for Incoming 6th graders All sixth-grade students will be required to independently choose and then read books at home, during a study hall, and/or during class as part of their sixth-grade Readers Workshop (RW) goal. Below is part of the grading rubric that students will learn more about when they meet their …
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Summer Forum 2019 What is Summer Forum? Summer Forum is a program that provides children of all ability levels with enriching, hands-on experiences they will enjoy as they learn and explore. This is not a program of acceleration; rather it is one that broadens children’s experiences and expands their knowledge and capabilities. This summer will …
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Charlton Heights first graders try their hand at a “sweet” science experiment during an enrichment lesson with PACE teacher Carrie Sunkes. PACE Enrichment lessons were expanded this school year to include grades 1 through 5 at all three elementary schools. Sunkes travels between the schools working with groups of kids in six-week long lessons that …
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Charlton Heights fourth-grade Odyssey of the Mind team wins states, advances to World Finals Congratulations to the Charlton Heights Elementary School’s Odyssey of the Mind team for winning a state championship at the NYS Odyssey of Mind tournament in Binghamton, NY on Saturday, March 23. This win advances the team to the World Finals at …
Summer Rec 2019 Information & Registration This year the Summer Rec program will be held at Charlton Heights Elementary School from July 1 to 26, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p. m.(Early drop off is available.) Fee: $385.00 ($50 discount for each additional child) REGISTER TODAY at bit.ly/BHBLsummerrec Questions? Contact Summer Recreation Director Andrew …
CHES wins award at OM tournament On Saturday, March 2, six BH-BL teams competed at the regional competition, and four teams them are advancing to the State Finals in Binghamton, NY on March 23. Good luck to the Charlton Heights (Problem 3, division 1), Stevens (also Problem 3, division 1), O’Rourke (Problem 1, division 2), …
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BH-BL Celebrates another successful year of FIRST Robotics In early February, BH-BL students and parents came together to celebrate another successful year of FIRST robotics programming at the first-ever, end-of-the-year FIRST Robotics banquet. Students from the district’s Junior Lego League (Grades K-4), FIRST Lego League (Grades 4-8) and FIRST Tech Challenge teams (Grades 8-12) celebrated …
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