SAGE-Shenendehowa Advocates for
Gifted Education Website
SAGE sponsors Saturday Scholars, a program of mini-courses designed to
provide challenging enrichment opportunities for academically, creatively
and artistically talented children.
Shen
Dollars for Scholars program offers a wide-range of scholarships
including memorial scholarships, additional
scholarships with specific emphases, as well as the general DFS
scholarship. Interested applicants should visit the
website and click on Scholarship Application for specific requirements.
Located in the central part of the district, ArongenElementary School is
one of four
off-campus schools.
. It opened in 1992.
News
Posted on
2/3/10 Mary Potter, gr. 5
teacher at Arongen, was named Teacher of the Week by radio
station WKBE. This is awarded to teachers who do an
extraordinary job and go above and beyond for students. Mary
Potter has been an advisor to the school council which have
been in charge of organizing assemblies, school spirit
activities and fundraisers. She is now helping to organize
the school faculty basketball fundraiser. Her classroom is
described as innovative, energetic and nurturing and she is
always happy to provide extra help for her students before
and after school.
Posted on
2/1/10 Arongen's fourth
grade students celebrated "Henry Hudson Day" in January.
Students
finished learning about the great explorations of Henry
Hudson from their classroom teachers. Mr. Carl Bensi, a
living history enactor from the Albany Aquaducts, dressed in
period clothing, came to support what students have learned
in their social studies curriculum. He contributed to
student learning by sharing information about the age of
exploration, life as an explorer, Henry Hudson's life and
voyages. Teachers did an excellent job of preparing their
students. Students were enthusiastic about learning and many
interesting questions were generated. Some students were
prompted by this experience to learn more about other
explorers by checking books out at the library.
Posted on
12/14/09
Congratulations to the Arongen Choir and their
choral director, Mrs. Laurie Valenti! These students
were recently invited to WMHT Recording Studios as part of
the Music For The Holidays 2009. WMHT is proud to showcase
the vocal talent of our region's young people with this
annual production. Please visit
www.shenmusic.org for
additional information, including a list of show times!
Posted on
12/1/09 In October, Arongen
teacher Megan Hallenback was selected for A Day Made
Better surprise visit by Office Max. Across the nation
1,000 teachers were surprised with a donation of classroom
supplies for their extraordinary work. To provide economic
relief for teachers and encourage national support, hundreds
of OfficeMax associates -- working secretly with school
principals -- honored teachers with classroom donations of
much-needed school supplies Teacher recipients received a
classroom donation of more than $1,000 worth of supplies.
Principals at identified schools were invited to nominate
one teacher who exemplified passion, dedication, and
innovation in the classroom.
Posted on
9/25/09 In
September, the district held a Math Connects Parent
Information Night to provide parents with an overview of the
new Elementary Math Textbook Series. Below is a video of
the nights presentation.
Click here for more information about the series.
Posted on 9/14/09 Beauty
is the 2009-2010 PTA Reflections Program! Reflections is
an arts-in-education program in which students enter
original creations. Students are encouraged to use their
imaginations to interpret this years Beauty is theme in
their own way.
General Entry Rules
Student Entry Form (print legibly, complete entire form,
add your Teacher name, attach 2 copies to back of entry)
Students are welcome to enter one or more of these
categories (only 1 entry per student per category, please).
Click here for the
rules
Entries will be accepted outside the main office from
September 21st through October 14th (by 3 p.m.). The
Reflections Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, November
6th at 6:30 p.m. in the Arongen gym.
Posted on 4/29/09 2009-10 School Supplies
Beginning September 2009, Shenendehowa has prepared
district-wide supply list guidelines for elementary schools.
Click here to view. This
is an effort to regulate the amount of supplies that parents have to
purchase at the beginning of the year.
Please
be aware that NO students are to be dropped off before 7:50 a.m.
Students
should be dropped off ONLY at the designated drop off area.
We
strongly recommend that all students take the bus to and from school in
order to avoid traffic and safety issues at arrival and dismissal.
Under
no circumstance, should students be dropped off in the main parking
lot.
Research
shows that the safest way for children to arrive and depart from school
is on a school bus. It is dangerous when children walk in the
parking lot and are not dropped off at the designated area.
Thank
you for being considerate of our childrens safety.
In an
effort to ensure consistent practices and protocols across
our elementary schools, the district has developed
district-wide publications.
Gr. 1-5 schoolstarts at 8:05 a.m.
and dismisses
at 2:15 p.m AM kindergartenstartsat 8:05 a.m.
and dismisses at 10:40 a.m. PM kindergartenstarts at 11:45 a.m. and
dismisses at 2:15 p.m.
Take the Northway I87 to Exit 9. Head west on Route
146. At the first light, take a left onto Clifton Country Road. At second
light take a right onto Clifton
Park Center Road. Arongen is
approximately 1/4 mile on the right.
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