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     Principal: Mary Fitzgerald
970 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065 518-881-0560
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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.
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Skano is one of four elementary schools located on the main campus. It is connected to Tesago Elementary School sharing a cafeteria/auditorium. It opened in 1966-67.
 
 
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arrow bullet Chubby Checker visited Skano Elementary School and danced with students to the "Respect Twist" Skano Elementary students celebrate each day with Morning Program. All the students in grades 1-3 gather together to start the day in a fun informative way. They sing songs, acknowledge birthdays and sometimes dance and sing the "Respect Twist" When Skano heard that the radio station, B 95.5, was bringing Chubby to their Office Party at Vapor, they contacted Ric Mitchell and told him he might want to mention to Chubby that Skano children do the Respect Twist. Ric Mitchell did more than mention it to Chubby, he arranged to have Chubby actually visit the morning program and lead the students and faculty in the Respect Twist.

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NEW DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Effective immediately, all students being picked up at dismissal will be dismissed at the regular dismissal time - 2:15.  Students will meet their parent in the back of the lobby, where parents will sign them out.

Students who need to be picked up before 2:15 should be signed out in the main office.

For the safety of all children, please be ready to show an ID.  Thank you for your cooperation.


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Attention: SKANO AND TESAGO ELEMENTARY - NEW STUDENT DROP-OFF PROCEDURES - Starting September 5th.

To make the parking lot safer for all Skano/Tesago children, please follow these guidelines:

  • Students can not be dropped off before 7:55 a.m.  Prior to that time there is no supervision for students.

  • All cars should turn down the back access road (behind Tesago).

  • The drop zone for Skano and Tesago children is located at the Tesago back door.

  • Children should not get out of the car until they are told to do so.

  • All children should exit the car on the right side.

  • Parents should stay in their car and immediately leave the parking lot.

  • Children arriving after 8:15 a.m. must be signed in by an adult in the main office.

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.  We encourage you to take advantage of district transportation – and not drive your children to or home from school.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.


arrow bullet In an effort to ensure consistent practices and protocols across our elementary schools, the district has developed an elementary handbook for students and parents and a volunteer handbook.
 
 
WHO'S WHO
Principal: Mary Fitzgerald
Counselor: Jaclyn Raila
Psychologist: Nicole Smith
School Nurse: Gale Elfner
START/DISMISSAL
Gr. 1-5 school starts at 8:05 a.m. and dismisses at 2:15 p.m
AM kindergarten starts at 8:05 a.m. and dismisses at 10:40 a.m.
PM kindergarten starts at 11:40 a.m. and dismisses at 2:15 p.m.
DIRECTIONS
Take the Northway I87 to Exit 9. Head west on Route 146. At the fourth light take a left onto the main campus. Take your first right, Skano is the second building on the right. It is the school on the right side of the building.
TEACHER AND STAFF WEBPAGES
arrow bulletSkano Morning Program

Kindergarten
arrow bulletMiss Lutt- EdK

Grade 1 - Home Page
arrow bulletMrs. Dunham
arrow bulletMrs. Garrison
arrow bulletMiss Gifford 
arrow bulletMrs. Kuftiak

Grade 3
arrow bullet Mrs. Kinnaw
arrow bulletMrs. Zacher
arrow bullet Mrs. Meyer Grade 5
arrow bulletMrs. Johnson
arrow bulletMrs. Avenarius

Special Areas
arrow bulletMr. Fenton, physical education
arrow bulletSkano Music
arrow bulletSchool Nurse
arrow bulletSkano computer lab
arrow bulletSkano's Instructional Support Team
arrow bulletSkano Counseling

Districtwide programs
arrow bulletGr. K-12 Art Department Home Page
arrow bulletLiteracy Specialists
arrow bulletElementary Science Program
arrow bulletShen band, M. Cremisio
arrow bulletShen Orchestra
arrow bulletGifted and talented program
arrow bulletAccelerated Math Instruction, Mrs. Leach
arrow bullet Physical Education gr. K-12

 
   
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