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Wednesday, March 22, 2023Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Nisky Voices: Q&A with social-emotional learning coach Amy Isenhart

What is social and emotional learning? Social-emotional learning is a set of skills essential for academic success, healthy relationships and career readiness. Being able to collaborate, consider other people’s perspectives, build self-awareness and make responsible, caring decisions are competencies we want to nurture in every Niskayuna student. A focus on social-emotional learning contributes positively to …

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Monday, March 20, 2023Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Superintendent’s Update

Dear Niskayuna families, When we welcomed our faculty, staff, and students back to school in September, we boldly predicted that this year we’d all be getting “back to Nisky.” After more than two years of pandemic-induced irregularities, we all looked forward to resuming the norms and traditions that make Niskayuna so special. As I reflect …

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023Thursday, March 16, 2023

Students build bonds in the chemistry lab

Glowing pennies, screaming gummy bears and rainbow-tinted test strips: three chemistry lab rooms in the high school transformed into an immersive tour of the wonders of chemistry during Regents Exam week this winter. The Chem Demos Club is made up of students in grades 9-12 who explain concepts in chemistry through hands-on experiments. The students …

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Elementary report cards available on PowerSchool

Report Cards Available through PowerSchool Elementary School report cards will be viewable on PowerSchool beginning on March 14 at 4 p.m. This is the first school year that elementary school report cards are being delivered digitally. To view your student’s report card, follow these steps: Go to PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal at https://powerschool.niskyschools.org/. Report cards are not available …

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Saturday, February 4, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

Video game artist brings animation to life for fifth graders

Fifth grade art classes at each elementary school worked with visiting artist Josh Huber to create a stop-motion animation with the theme “Art is EPIC.” Huber is a technical artist for video game company Blizzard Entertainment and spoke with students about his career and roles in the video game industry. “It was a great experience. …

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Join us for the winter concert series

The Music Department’s winter concert series begins in November at Niskayuna High School. All concerts take place in the Niskayuna High School Auditorium. All are welcome to attend! See a complete listing of the concerts below and on the district calendar. High School Concerts November 3, 7:30 p.m. Studio Singers, HS Stage Band, A-Choired Taste, …

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Friday, September 16, 2022Friday, September 16, 2022

Payment options for school meals

Dear Families, The federal COVID waiver that had allowed us to provide a free meal program for all students expired at the end of last school year. This is a reminder that our school cafeterias have returned to paid meals for the 2022-23 school year. Below is information about payment options, as well as how …

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Thursday, August 25, 2022Monday, February 27, 2023

Important bus transportation updates

Bus route information for the 2022-23 school year is now posted in PowerSchool. Follow the steps below to view your child’s bus route in the PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal. Like many other districts in the region and across the country, we continue to experience a shortage of bus drivers. We held a successful driver recruitment drive …

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Supply lists for 2022-23 school year available

School supply lists for the 2022-23 school year are available at each of the links below for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Birchwood Elementary Craig Elementary Glencliff Elementary Hillside Elementary Rosendale Elementary Iroquois Middle School Van Antwerp Middle School

Friday, July 1, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Video: Hello from Superintendent Mummenthey

Dear Niskayuna community, After months of anticipation and preparation, I’m so excited to join the Niskayuna Central School District today as your new superintendent of schools! I want to thank Dr. Pennyman for her leadership over the last year and for her support throughout this transition process. She and the board of education have invited …

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