Third Annual Fitness Challenge Family Field Day draws a crowd

Students and their families enjoyed singing, dancing and plenty of activities during the third annual Fitness Challenge Family Field Day.

September 25, 2006 - Despite the rain, which brought the third annual Fitness Challenge Field Day indoors on Saturday, September 23, the event was a huge success with a number of elementary students and their families in attendance.  

There were plenty of activities to stay busy including rockclimbing, walking, a soccer skills challenge, a bouncy bounce, sponsored by the Student Council and activity stations for climbing ropes, jumping ropes, hula hoops and chin-ups. There were also several classes including kid aerobics, tae kwon do and Irish step dancing.

The popular Familes Sing program and a family square/round dance with John Kirk and Trish Miller leading the activities had everyone singing, dancing and laughing. For a photo gallery of the event, click here. 

The event was made possible with the partnership between Duanesburg Elementary School, Duanesburg Area Community Center (DACC), Cornell Cooperative Extension and Families Sing [a collaborative project of the Mohawk Valley Library System and the Quaker Street Branch Library.

Friends of Sri Lanka Fund recognizes Duanesburg Elementary School's contribution

Duanesburg Elementary School is inscribed on the boat pictured above.

Duanesburg Elementary School students, staff and families received a plaque in mid-October from the Friends of Sri Lanka Fund for raising more than $5,000 to purchase 100 new fishing boats for villagers living in Hambantota in the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami.

Elementary teacher Linda Armour coordinated the efforts of the elementary school, which adopted the village of Hambantota in southeastern Sri Lanka because it was the hometown of Cobleskill resident Tuan Razik. Razik lost many close family members and friends to the tsunami. Last year, DES spearheaded several local fundraising campaigns with all profits donated to the Friends of Sri Lanka Fund. Read more...

Students raise monarch butterflies
Students in Ms. Mezzio's second grade class raised more than 30 butterflies from tiny caterpillars by feeding them milkweed and watching the mystery of metamorphosis. 

Students tracked the length of the chrysalis (pupa) stage and the number of male and female butterflies that emerged. Once the butterflies hatched the students set them free to start their migration to Mexico.

A special thanks to Rosemary Jarves who collected caterpillars and shared them with many classrooms. View more pictures in the photo gallery by clicking here.

DCS Families invited to attend a Family Music Night
On Tuesday, November 28, from 7-8:30 p.m. join DES during a fun-filled program showing how music can enhance academic curriculum. The event is sponsored by Families Sing, a collaborative project of the Mohawk Valley Library System and member libraries, is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

Community Visitation Day set for Friday, November 3: RSVP by Tuesday, October 31
In recognition of American Education Week, parents, guardians and community members are invited to attend the Elementary School's Community Visitation Day on Friday, November 3. Community support and parent turnout has exceeded our expectations over the past few years. However, due to the large turnout the schedule has been revised. We will no longer be able to accommodate adults in the cafeteria during breakfast or lunch. Two open classroom visitation times will provide an opportunity for visitors to observe and participate in classroom activities:

SESSION I: 8:30-10:30 a.m.
SESSION II: 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

In order for the classroom teacher to plan for the day and the main office to prepare for bus departure procedures at the end of the day, please return the visitation slip available by clicking here by Tuesday, October 31. Visitor sign-in/sign-out procedures will be observed as usual. Bus slips procedures will be observed as usual unless you are visiting in the afternoon and plan on taking your child home with you. In that case, you will not prepare a bus slip.

Please do not plan to bring younger siblings during the Community Visitation Day, as we’ve had disrupting experiences in the past. If you cannot find a sitter for your younger child(ren) (ages 2-6), the Duanesburg Area Community Center, (DACC), located at 185 Mott Road, , has agreed to baby sit child(ren) for a $2 fee per child, per time block. In order for the DACC to have enough staff on hand to accommodate the extra children, you must call the DACC at 356-6400 to register your child by Tuesday, October 31. 

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