Fifth grade families visit WHBI for the 35th annual Grandparents Breakfast

About 450 grandparents attended the 35th annual Grandparents Breakfast for fifth graders at the William H. Barton Intermediate School on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Grandparents were entertained by band, orchestra and choral students.  This is the last-ever Grandparents Breakfast for these fifth grade students. WHBI Principal Gwynne Cosh called the event bittersweet for grandparents.  “This is …

Nov. 28 Parent Workshop will help parents navigate difficult conversations with preteens and young teens

Starting a difficult conversation with your teen or preteen can be daunting. The fourth Parent Workshop of the 2023-24 school year will focus on navigating these important current and age-old topics. Renee Beaulieu, a school improvement specialist and parent, will host a live Parents as Partners webinar titled “Navigating Difficult Conversations with Your Pre/Young Teen,” …

Queensbury UFSD proposes $39 million capital project to be voted on Dec. 12

Queensbury Union Free School District is proposing a $39 million capital project called “Success for our Future,” which will renovate the 55-year-old Queensbury Elementary School. Queensbury residents will have a chance to vote on the project from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Queensbury Elementary School gymnasium, 431 Aviation Road.  “We …

Queensbury UFSD students and staff celebrate World Kindness Day

Queensbury Union Free School District celebrated World Kindness Day on Monday, Nov. 13. Established in 1998, World Kindness Day highlights positive actions and encourages unity and empathy. QMS staff and students wore blue, QHS wore yellow, and QES wore orange to show their commitment to spreading kindness throughout the school community.

Virtual Parent Workshop will explain the basics of anxiety

The third Parent Workshop this year will focus on the basics of avoidance, obsessions, perfectionism, and other expressions of anxiety. Dr. Jennifer Bashant, an educational consultant, motivational speaker and therapist, will host a virtual Parents as Partners webinar to discuss “Avoidance, Obsessions, Perfectionism and Other Expressions of Anxiety,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, …

Queensbury bus drivers visit elementary classrooms to read books about manners on the bus

Allen Kawa has only two rules on his bus.  “Be safe and be happy,” Kawa told kindergartners before he opened a book and read to the class. Queensbury Union Free School District bus drivers took time this week to visit classrooms at Queensbury Elementary School to read students a book titled, “Manners on the School …

Virtual Parent Workshop will explain the basics of special education

The second Parent Workshop of the year is intended for parents and caregivers of special education students. Colleen Lester, an educational consultant and former elementary principal, will conduct a virtual Parents as Partners webinar to discuss “Special Education: The Basics,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24.  The workshop will cover the identification …

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