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Jason Pominville Comes to Smallwood
Smallwood Drive Elementary
2/2/2012-6/22/2012
On February 2nd, Smallwood had a special visitor. Sam Marko, of Mrs. Atti's 4th grade class, won a contest through Dave & Adam's Card World. The contest involved creating ideas for if you were able to bring Jason Pominville to school for a day. Sam's ideas were chosen and he and his classmates received a visit from Jason Pominville. The visit included breakfast for Mrs....
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Change in location of 2/07 Board Meeting
News of Districtwide Interest
2/1/2012-2/8/2012
February 7th Board of Education meeting to be held in the Middle School Cafeteria at 7:00 pm.
5 Hour Pre-Licensing Course Feb. 14th
Amherst High School
2/1/2012-2/14/2012
The Class of 2012 is sponsoring a 5 hour Pre-Licensing Course offered here at the High School on February 14th from 3:30-8:30 in room 113. Please see flyer for details.
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High School Year Book Purchases
Amherst High School
1/31/2012-2/20/2012
Attention all students and parents: - We WILL NOT be selling any extra yearbooks in the spring. Thus ALL yearbooks MUST be PRE-ORDERED. Yearbooks may be pre-ordered by:1) Returning the order form you received by mail from Jostens 2) Order online at www....
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National History Bowl
Amherst High School
1/31/2012-2/20/2012
Caroline Multerer, Betsy Hughes, Luke White and Aaron Dietrich
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AMHERST STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS!Social Studies teachers Paul Spielberger and Anne Ward took our History Bowl kids to Nichols on Saturday January 21st for the Western NY tournament for the National History Bowl and Bee. You may remember that we qualified for Nationals from last year, and we did equally well this year!Our team of Aaron Dietrich, Betsy Hughes, Caroline Multerer, and Luke White...
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Black History Month Newsletter
Windermere Boulevard Elementary
1/30/2012-2/29/2012
Attached is the Black History Month Newsletter. The theme for this year's Black History Month is: Black Women in American Culture.
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Self-Control Newsletter for February
Windermere Boulevard Elementary
1/30/2012-2/19/2012
February's Character Trait is Self-Control. Attached is the Newsletter and a copy of the poster in the Front Hall.
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NEW! Amherst Athletics Newsletter
News of Districtwide Interest
1/25/2012-2/14/2012
The Amherst Athletics department invites you to view our January 30th newsletter. Amherst Tiger Newsletter - January 30. Sign up to receive email notifications of new editions.
Students Recognized for Excellence at Harkness
Amherst High School
1/24/2012-2/13/2012
The following students have achieved excellent for the month of December in their Harkness program.
Chad Smith, Culinary Skills 2 Mid. Mr. Steiner states "Chad is very helpful and professional. Great Job!"
Dinoshan Romeltar, Digital Media. Mr. Mattimore says "Dino is constantly working to improve himself as a video editor. He brings a professional attitude to the classroom."
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High School - January Students of the Month
Amherst High School
1/24/2012-2/13/2012
Aaron Dietrick and Manjit KaurAaron Dietrich was nominated as Student of the Month by Ms. Sherry Ciurczak.Ms. Ciurczak states that since entering the Amherst Central School District, Aaron has demonstrated superb work ethic and thirst for knowledge. Last year Aaron was nominated for the Bausch and Lomb Award, which is given to the top science student in their junior class. He was...
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High School January Teachers of the Month
Amherst High School
1/24/2012-2/13/2012
Ms. King and Mr. MansellMs. King was nominated as a Teacher of the Month by Kellie Orlowski and Mr. Ken Butka.
Kellie stated that Ms. King is a very nice teacher. She is always willing to answer questions. Ms. King has a good sense of humor and is flexible with her students when they have a problem.
Mr. Butka stated that approximately 10 years ago, Ms. King was hired as a mathematics teacher at...
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Amherst Students Win Modern Corporation Photo Competiton.
Amherst High School
1/21/2012-2/10/2012
Sixteen Amherst Photo Students were entrants in the MODERN CORPORATION Annual Calendar Photo Competition. Several WNY high schools participated but it was FOUR of our students who were selected as THE WINNERS !!!!!!!! Their photos appear in the Modern Corp. 2012 Calendar. Modern Administrators Steve Toponak and Jolie Washuta made a presentation to the students on the "Green"...
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Peter Blanford returned 'Home'
News of Districtwide Interest
1/17/2012-2/6/2012
This weekend past, 2009 Amherst graduate Peter Blanford returned "Home" with Ithacappella, Ithaca College's all-male a capella ensemble. The group has been featured on American Idol, CNN, and recently was acknowledged for several of their current tracks as "Best Of" in the entire collegiate a capella circuit. Peter is serving as assistant director, and conducted a number of...
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Amherst Student Attends State of the State Address
Amherst High School
1/17/2012-2/6/2012
High school seniors enrolled in the Erie 1 BOCES Legal Academy attended the State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the invitation of Sam Hoyt, senior vice president for Regional Economic Development at the Empire State Development Corporation. Arisha Roberts, a senior from Amherst High School, was among the attendees. The students, who attend Erie 1 BOCES in a cooperative...
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Harkness Students of the Month
Amherst High School
1/17/2012-2/6/2012
The following students achieved excellent for the month of November in their Harkness program. Jerry Falsone-OE 2 Food Services , Danielle Connally-Spa Specialty 2 , and Nathan Atherton-Electrical Systems 2.
Congratulations to all!
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Smallwood - Family Traditions Luncheon
Smallwood Drive Elementary
1/12/2012-6/22/2012
As a culminating project for a Holidays Around the World Unit, the students in Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Niederhauser's classes studied their own holiday traditions. After discussing and participating in many traditions from all around the world and activities that different families enjoy at the holiday time, each student brought in a traditional plate that they enjoy...
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Smallwood - Brain Train in Mr. Milliman & Mrs. Ramsey's Class
Smallwood Drive Elementary
1/9/2012-6/22/2012
On December 22, fifth graders in Mrs.Ramsey's and Mr.Milliman's classes took visitors for a ride on the Brain Train! Each student prepared a detailed and creative presentation of their research into a topic related to the Nervous System. Parents, peers, teachers and friends visited the Brain Train and came away knowing more about over forty topics related to the brain, nerves, and disorders of the...
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Smallwood - Nickels for Nets
Smallwood Drive Elementary
1/9/2012-2/29/2012
The character trait for December
at Smallwood was EMPATHY. When Theo, a pro (first grade) student in Ms.
Chittenden’s Multiage class heard about the deaths of many African children
from the disease of Malaria that is spread by mosquito bites, he was determined
to do something to help. He initiated a
school wide project to raise empathy and collect money to buy nets to protect
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Smallwood - Middle School Musical Ensembles Concert
Smallwood Drive Elementary
12/22/2011-6/22/2012
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Smallwood 2nd Grade Play - 'Why the Evergreen Trees Don't Lose Their Needles'
Smallwood Drive Elementary
12/20/2011-6/22/2012
As part of the Smallwood 2nd grade music curriculum, we have been learning about harmony, and different ways to create harmony using our voices and instruments. As a conclusion to this unit, under Mrs. Furlong's direction, the 2nd grade classes performed a brief "play" called "Why the Evergreen Trees Don't Lose Their Needles".
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Smallwood - 5th Grade Food Drive
Smallwood Drive Elementary
12/20/2011-6/22/2012
The students in fifth grade at Smallwood exercised their empathy (the value of the month) in December by collecting food and other items for donation to the Presbyterian Food Pantry. To add a competitive element and a mathematical tie-in, each class totaled up the weight of their donations. The class with the top collective weight wins the coveted Golden Can trophy, awarded each year...
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Mr. Milliman's class wins the trophy!
Smallwood - Holiday Gift Giving through Catholic Charities
Smallwood Drive Elementary
12/19/2011-6/22/2012
Smallwood adopted 13 needy families through Catholic Charities to help for the holidays. We had several large donations from families and businesses. One family donated two bikes, one for a girl, one for a boy, with matching helmets! Stereo Advantage donated a large screen TV and several other electronic items to help out these families in need. Thank you to our teachers,...
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Smallwood - DARE Graduation
Smallwood Drive Elementary
12/16/2011-6/22/2012
On December 14th, the fifth grade students graduated from the 8 week DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, program taught by Officer Cathy Onions of the Amherst Police Department. Throughout the 8 weeks, the students learned effective ways to respond to peer pressure and about the negative effects of drugs and alcohol on their bodies. One student from each fifth grade class...
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Smallwood Grade 2 Thanksgiving Feast
Smallwood Drive Elementary
11/28/2011-6/22/2012
Enjoy the pictures from the 2nd grade Thanksgiving Feast on November 18th!
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Smallwood Halloween 2011 Pictures
Smallwood Drive Elementary
11/28/2011-6/22/2012
Smallwood Halloween Festivities!
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Smallwood - Newton's Laws - Basics of Forces, Motion and Energy!
Smallwood Drive Elementary
10/27/2011-6/22/2012
On October 5, the fifth grade scientists from Smallwood Elementary traveled to Adventure Landing Mini-Golf on Sheridan Drive to demonstrate their understanding of Newton's Laws and the basics of Forces, Motion and Energy. In teams of 2, these physicists-in-training made careful observations and precise labeled diagrams in order to describe how and where they could find examples of their learning...
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