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, Shatekon Elementary School is
attached to Arongen Elementary and is one of four off-campus
schools. It opened in 2007.
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1/27/10 Shatekon's
fourth graders presented a moving choral poem to honor Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Students impressively memorized lines, created posters, and
recited these powerful words for an assembly presentation.
We were honored to
have Dr. Robinson attend this
performance.
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1/26/10 Upcoming
Shatekon Events -
January at a Glance
January 28
-- Shatekon Band Showcase Concert 7:00
January
29 -- HALF DAY
February
3 -- PTA Night at Red Robin
February
11 -- GR1 Palace Theater Trip
February
12 -- GR5 Maturation Program
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1/26/10
Sandwich Bowl 2009! Students in Mr. Morcone's
fifth grade class at Shatekon wrote a "how to" paper by
creating their own sandwich. Pupils worked through the
writing process in their writing workshop journals to
produce the final product.
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1/25/10 Shatekon
second graders find the perfect words to express themselves,
when they work with poet/author Jacqueline Sweeney during
her recent Poetry and Our World residency. This program
was made possible in part through a grant from the Saratoga
Arts Council. During her residency, Ms. Sweeney nurtures our
young writers as well as motivates many reluctant students
to become successful writers. The program encourages
students to select words more carefully, and explore and
improve specific writing skills and techniques. All student
poetry will be featured at Shatekon's Celebrate Reading
Night on May 18th.
This program is funded in part by the Arts in
Education/local Capacity Building program, a regrant program
of the New York State council on the Arts, administered by
Saratoga Arts.
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1/19/10 Shatekon
Students Learn about Disabilities
with Lolly Abramson. First graders participated in an
interactive program to gain a better understanding of
various disabilities including how to interact with peers
who may be disabled or just plain different. The show
includes puppets, role-playing, and time for students to get
answers to many of their questions about disabilities.
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1/5/10 Second
Annual Almost March Madness Basketball Tournament. Mark
your calendar now and join us on Sunday, February 28th for
the second annual Almost March Madness basketball tournament
at the High School East gymnasium. Staff and teachers from
all eight elementary schools will take to the hardwood to
see which school will capture the tournament trophy and,
equally important, bragging rights this year!
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1/6/10 Shatekon
Celebrates Winter Holidays
Our Shatekon counselor, Mary Quinn, spearheaded an effort to
collect contributions to assist 52 children for the
holidays. Together, the Shatekon staff donated over $1,350
and wrapped over 300 gifts! Generous donations were also
received from other schools and our Shenendehowa District
Office. Thanks to all who helped make the holidays a little
more special for several families in our community.
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1/6/10 Shatekon
students and parents had a great time decorating gingerbread
houses.
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1/6/10 In
December, Shatekon fourth graders were treated to a
performance by historical
reenactor Josh Rudy, who played Henry Hudson. Students
learned all about Hudson's famous 1609 voyage and his search
for a Northwest Passage to Asia. Josh was invited to
Shatekon by Emily Davenport, a student teacher from the
College of St. Rose working in Mr. Ricci's class.
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12/3/09 Shatekon
Student Council held
its 3rd annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for CAPTAIN Youth and
Family Services. Once again, the school community pulled
together to collect enough food to fill two utility vans!
The food that was collected is being
used to assist local Saratoga County residents in this time
of economic need. The Student Council would like to thank
all that donated to this wonderful cause! For more
information about how you can help CAPTAIN this holiday
season, log on to
www.captainyfs.com.
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11/23/09 This week,
the Scotia- Glenville Children's Museum
visited our Shatekon kindergarten classrooms to present the
program entitled, They Lived Along the Mohawk.
Authentic, handmade objects were used to illustrate how the
Mohawk people made use of the earth's resources and the
natural cycles of life in order to survive in a harsh
environment. The children made a traditional Mohawk
headdress or arm band to share with their families.
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11/18/09
Congratulations to the Shatekon 4th
grade students who won the fire prevention poster contest
and arrived at school via fire truck! Pictured from left
are Sheridan Messier, Jessica Barth, Eliza Branch, and Halie
Maple.
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11/18/09 The
Shatekon fourth graders visited the Brookside Museum
in Ballston Spa to enrich their social studies knowledge.
Students learned about Northeastern Native Americans. The
French named some the Iroquois, but these Native People
called themselves Haudenosaunee, or People of the
Longhouse.
Students also went inside an Algonquian wigwam. Groups
rotated around 3 stations: Food, Fire, and Shelter. The trip
began with a captivating storyteller, who told the children,
in the oral tradition of Native People, a story about why
the leaves change colors.
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11/6/09 Photos from
Shatekon's Monster Mash 2009
Students enjoyed trick-or-treating, games including pumpkin bowling, and some
were even brave enough to enter the Haunted House. Leftover candy has been
shipped to service men and women overseas.
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10/16/09 Shatekon
fourth graders celebrated Buffalo Days! Al and Minga Hoerauf
presented an interactive simulation of life inside a teepee.
To provide comfort inside this dwelling, Al Hoerauf tended
to a fire, as Native Americans would have. Fourth grade
students were given the opportunity to observe artifacts,
ask questions, and compare this lifestyle with that of the
Northeastern Native Americans (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois and
Algonquian.) The children quickly realized that Native
people's homes reflect the environment in which they lived
and their culture. This program helps to promote an
awareness of how environmentally conscious the Native
American people were.
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10/16/09 To mark
National Fire Prevention Week, member of the Vischer Ferry
and Jonesville Fire Departments visited each class at
Shatekon. Students in Mrs. Magendanz's kindergarten
class are introduced to a firefighter and are taught not to
play with matches, stop drop and roll if clothing is on
fire, and how to call 911 in an emergency.
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10/2/09 Julie
Curren from Saratoga County Cornell Cooperative Extension
visited second grade classes at Shatekon. Students
learned about the Monarch butterfly and its life cycle. In
this photo, the children are getting ready to play the
"Migrate to Mexico" game!
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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.
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.
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historical
reenactor Josh Rudy, who played Henry Hudson. Students
learned all about Hudson's famous 1609 voyage and his search
for a Northwest Passage to Asia. Josh was invited to
Shatekon by Emily Davenport, a student teacher from the
College of St. Rose working in Mr. Ricci's class.
its 3rd annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for CAPTAIN Youth and
Family Services. Once again, the school community pulled
together to collect enough food to fill two utility vans!
The food that was collected is being
used to assist local Saratoga County residents in this time
of economic need. The Student Council would like to thank
all that donated to this wonderful cause! For more
information about how you can help CAPTAIN this holiday
season, log on to 
natural cycles of life in order to survive in a harsh
environment. The children made a traditional Mohawk
headdress or arm band to share with their families.
