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Fairley students engage in distance learning initiative

Looking to duplicate the success of last year’s Monster Match initiative, Fairley Elementary School teacher Barb Mosny hopped on board again this year with new students and equally positive results. The program, a collaboration with Oswego County BOCES’ Distance Learning Network, pairs local classes with one outside of the county, and each class creates a monster using materials from a list provided.

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Common Core Learning Standards in the PACS District

The CCLS seeks to establish a set of academic standards that are consistent from school to school, district to district and state to state. The Pulaski Academy and Central School District is “adopting and adjusting” the NYS modules and domains at the elementary level and “adapting” them to the curriculum at the middle and high school levels.

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Anti-bullying assemblies promote respect in APW schools

As part of Altmar-Parish-Williamstown school district’s initiative to eliminate bullying and promote respect for one another, guest speaker Kirk Smalley was on hand for two separate assemblies Oct. 16 to share his son’s story. Smalley’s son, Ty, took his own life May 13, 2010, after being suspended from school for retaliating against a fellow student who had been bullying him for more than two years.

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Ruch keeps Volney students entertained with educational performance

Combining history and music, performer Dave Ruch kept Volney Elementary students entertained during several educational activities Wednesday in the school library. Ruch — who has been billed as equal parts historian, musician, educator, folklorist, comedian and entertainer — engaged the students with music, stories about the Iroquois and Westward expansion, and through sing-alongs.

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