Mrs. Allin and Miss Casey’s class are studying countries around the world, and this week we focused on Mexico in honor of Cinco de Mayo! Today we made guacamole and went on a virtual field trip to Puebla, Mexico. Students also listened to some mariachi music!
We want to let our families know that Tamarac Secondary held a scheduled lockdown drill with the assistance of law enforcement today, Thursday, May 4th. The drill was completely precautionary and provided us with an opportunity to practice keeping our students and staff safe in the event of an emergency.
May Cafeteria menus are out: https://www.brunswickcsd.org/documents/food-service/breakfast-%26-lunch-menus/may-2023-menus/442089
You drive us safely every day, you always wear a smile; So here's the THANKS you so deserve, for each and every mile! We appreciate our bus drivers and aides each and every day! #BusDriverAppreciationDay
Mark your calendars: Date change for the K-2 Concert!
Update: The police are in charge of the investigation and working with the parents of the student involved. The student in question will not be present at school and extra law enforcement will have a presence on campus as an additional safety measure.
We have received information regarding a picture circulating social media. We take these situations very seriously and will follow the lead from law enforcement. Our SRO is currently working with administration and Rensselaer County to investigate. Thank you to all who have shared this information so we can investigate as quickly as possible.
A message from the Life Skills Class: Lost and Found will be boxing up the clothing that has been posted from January 2-April 6 and sending it to Unity House. New lost and found clothing will be posted starting this Friday.
Mrs. Farley's class has been working hard to fill their compliment jar! Every time they receive a compliment from another teacher or staff member, or the entire class is showing they are engaged and participating, they get a cotton ball. The class filled their jar for the first time and earned a special celebration! They got to have a pajama day, watch a movie and have a special treat!!!
We welcome back our students, faculty and staff tomorrow and hope you all had a wonderful and restful Spring Break! Plug those Chromebooks in so they will be ready to go! Tomorrow is a C day.
Tamarac Elementary Grades 3-5 Select Choir rehearsal is canceled for tomorrow morning, April 5. Apologies for the short notice!
Save the date - Important upcoming dates!
A reminder that tomorrow, March 31, is a half day for all students. Secondary students will follow a period 1-9 schedule with dismissal at 10:32 a.m. The elementary school dismissal will begin at 11:25 a.m., with buses being released at 11:40 a.m.
We hope our elementary school students enjoyed their viewing of Mary Poppins this morning. By the looks of things, Baxter enjoyed himself!
Tomorrow is opening day for Major League Baseball! EVAN’s favorite day!! To celebrate his favorite day, wear your favorite baseball jersey or wear RED for his favorite team, the Red Sox!
The Life skills students continue to be busy gathering clothing from the elementary and middle/high school to post on the Lost and Found website. Please look over the website that has been revised to just an elementary slideshow and middle/high school slideshow. Both slideshows include sweatshirts, sweatpants, winter coats, winter hats and gloves, and snow pants.
https://www.brunswickcsd.org/page/lost-and-found
Let's go fly a kite! The cast of Mary Poppins Jr. invite you to their performances this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm in the district auditorium. General admission tickets will be sold at the door for $7 each. See you then - Spit Spot!
Mark your calendars: Wear PINK on April 6th for Mrs. Tully! #TamaracStrong
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
The NYS Digital Equity Survey is a short questionnaire that will help districts identify students who may need access to reliable internet and/or a digital device for completing schoolwork at home. NYS requires that school districts collect this information to better serve our families needs.
Parents and guardians are asked to take the survey, which should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Simply log in to the parent portal prior to the end of the third quarter this Friday. You should be automatically prompted to complete the survey. Thank you!
A reminder that tomorrow is a half day for elementary school students for parent/teacher conferences. Pickups will begin around 11:20 am and the buses will pull out around 11:40 am. Thank you.