 Technology enhancing learning in the
classroom
Visit
any classroom in the Middletown City School District and
you’ll see students using interactive technology. From Flip
Video and SMART Boards to Skype and blogs, technology is
getting students excited to learn. Take, for instance, fourth-graders in David
Craig’s class at Mechanicstown Elementary School. Students
are creating a school newscast using Flip Video. Everything
from announcements and sports to special interest stories
are being filmed and reported.
"Using the Flip to capture things happening at our school
is making learning more exciting," said Kaitlyn Sorto, one
of three student-anchors taking part in the school’s
newscast. "It’s also made me love technology even more."
According to Craig, the school's newscast will be
streamed online in the near feature. Stay
tuned!
Elementary schools establish honor society chapters
Maple Hill and
Mechanicstown Elementary Schools have joined 30 other
elementary schools from across the state as founding
members of
the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS).
The schools are also the first in Orange County to
establish NEHS chapters.
Click here
to read more.
 Don't
be caught out in the cold! Tune in for closings
and delays
With winter weather underway, it's important to know
where to tune in for school closings and delays.
Parents are encouraged to
log on to the district Web
site and
tune in to
Channel 20, and local
radio and television stations
listed here.
Students
graduate from
DARE
Equipped with the skills needed to resist drugs and alcohol,
more than 200 fifth-graders graduated from the
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program recently.
The graduation ceremony—which was attended by school
administration, Middletown Police Department personnel,
parents, and community members—is held annually to
congratulate students on their accomplishment and to
motivate them to continue to make good choices and
live drug-and-alcohol-free lives.
Click
here to view the list of graduates!
District launches SchoolMessenger
Keeping
students, parents, and the community informed isn't just
important—it’s a priority in Middletown. As a result,
the district has launched
SchoolMessenger—a
notification system that delivers voice, e-mail, and SMS
messages to users on matters such as attendance, events,
and district emergencies. To read more about the service
and learn how to create a
SchoolMessenger account,
click here.
School celebrates Middie Pride Day
Mechanicstown
Elementary School students celebrated Middie Pride Day on
Friday, October 23.
As part of the
celebration, students and staff members dressed in district
colors and were visited by members of the
Middletown Athletes Care (MAC) group who spoke to students
about the importance of having pride in their school,
themselves, and their community.
Schools remember 9/11
Middletown
City Schools commemorated the eighth anniversary of 9/11 on
Friday
with
district-wide moments of silence, in memory
of those lost in the attacks, and a
variety of activities centered around Patriot Day.
Click
here to read more.
Kids
inspired by Obama’s message
On
Tuesday, September 8, President Obama addressed the
nation’s students and fifth-graders in Matt Kelly’s
class at Mechanicstown were all ears.
The speech, urging kids to take responsibility
for their own success in school and
set goals for themselves,
was streamed live for students to watch. However before Obama
even said a word, fifth-graders knew exactly what they
wanted to accomplish this school year.
Click
here to read more.
What's new with the flu?
With
health officials expecting
the seasonal
flu and
H1N1 virus to impact schools and communities,
the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued
recommendations
and precautions parents can
take to help their child from contacting the seasonal flu
and H1N1 virus.
Click here
to
read more. Mechanicstown named school in
good standing by the state
Mechanicstown
Elementary School is no longer on the
New York State School in Need of Improvement (SINI)
List—it’s now a school in good standing, according to the
State Education Department (SED).
To be removed from the SINI list, a school must meet specific requirements called Annual Measurable
Objectives (AMOs) in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and
science (in grades 3-8). If all objectives are
achieved, then a school has met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
If a school meets AYP for two consecutive years in the categories
for which it was identified, it is removed from the
identified list and classified as a school in good
standing by the state.
Congratulations to Mechanicstown students, staff,
administration, and parents in achieving this
impressive accomplishment!
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Principal
Susan Short |
Assistant
Principals
Lisa Collopy
Clifford Moore |
Mechanicstown Elementary
435
East Main Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Phone: (845) 326-1711
Fax: (845)
326-1723
Emergency
Hotline:
(845) 326-1825 |
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