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Posted 5/18/12

5^th grade award winners of the NYSAHPERD (NY State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance)Student Leadership Award. The ceremony was held Monday , May7th at Hudson Valley Community College.

Posted 5/11/12

Arongen students won the Animal Protective Foundation 2012 Poster and Essay contest and were honored at Proctors Theater on May 7^th.

Posted 4/25/12

Students in Mrs. Potter’s 5^th grade class celebrate their success of making books about Latin America by sharing and eating recipes from each country they learned about.

Posted 4/25/12

Fourth graders in Mr. Grignon's afterschool science club make and race solar-powered cars.

Posted 4/16/12

Fifth graders in Mr. Grignon's afterschool science club dissects owl pellets.

Posted 3/16/12

Jarrett Krosoczka, author of the Lunch Lady and Punk Farm children’s books, visited Arongen on February 28th. He talked to the students about being a writer and illustrator. There was also an autograph session for the students after the presentation.

Posted 3/16/12

Arongen students put on a circus for the school on Friday, March 9th. The participating students worked hard during intramurals and Fitness Club to practice their routines which included clowns, plate spinning, juggling and hula hoops. Click here to view the video.

Posted 3/6/12

Arongen students from Mr. McCarthy and Mrs. Costello’s 4th grade math class collaborated with music teacher Mrs. Valenti, and computer lab aide Mrs. Reed, to sing, record and publish their multiplication facts in a series of songs. The Multiplication Facts Songs are available on the Arongen website under Fun Links in the Library/Computer Lab web page, or via this link: http://www.shenet.org/arongen/FourthGrade/wmccarthy/math_songs.htm.  Now students from their class, as well as other math students, can access the songs from school or home to reinforce their knowledge of the most challenging math facts!

Posted 2/22/12

Arongen Student Council, comprised of 4th and 5th graders, went to Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home to play games with the residents.

Posted 2/14/12

Arongen 3rd grade students in Mrs. LaGoy's and Mrs. Kinley's class enjoy a Japanese Tea Ceremony as a culminating activity to their study of Japan.

Posted 1/6/12

As part of a Social Studies unit, third graders build landscapes out of a homemade clay.

Posted 12/23/11

Mr. Roberts had the privilege of being the “Secret Reader” before the holiday break to a group of excited first grade students in Mrs. Symonds’s class. All of the students were wonderful listeners and were most excited to share about their upcoming holiday plans and traditions.

 

Posted on 12/23/11

Arongen fourth graders participated in Haudenosaunee Day as a culmination of their study of Native Americans in NYS. Students are pictured posing as members from the various NYS tribes that they learned about.

Posted 11/22/11

Arongen’s PTA sponsored a fundraiser at McDonalds in Halfmoon on November 8th. Arongen staff members had fun working behind the counter serving the students and families. Thanks to all of our parents, staff members and families that came out to support our PTA.

Posted 11/17/11

Traditionally, November and December are months when people turn their thoughts to giving. Many Arongen students and staff are fortunate to have all that they need to be happy and healthy, but we recognize that there are others who have needs. For the 23rd consecutive year, we will promote a school-wide project. The theme of this endeavor is Arongen-Giving and Growing. All grade levels will participate in this project.

This activity will take the place of classroom grab bags and gift exchange between students and teachers. Although we appreciate the students’ thoughtful gifts at this time of year, we are requesting that families focus on our school-wide project rather than purchasing gifts for individual teachers. Our PTA honors us each spring with a wonderful luncheon, which always makes us feel special.

For November, all students will have the opportunity to help stuff a turkey by contributing change that will be “fed” to a friendly Thanksgiving bird. All donations will go to the Jonesville Food Pantry. We are told that each dollar donated will provide 5 meals to a hungry family. This will run from November 8th through November 23rd. Turkeys hung outside the cafeteria will grow feathers as contributions are collected. November 23rd is Turkey Day, everyone dress in brown and bring in spare change to “stuff” the turkey.

We will be collecting items for our “Giving Trees” to donate to CAPTAIN for the Youth Outreach Center and the Emergency Shelter. New items are needed for infants through 18-year-olds. They may be placed under the artificial trees located in the main entrances. This program will run from November 30 – December 16th . Each grade level has been assigned a specific category to collect as follows:

Kindergarten-–socks/slippers 3rd grade—hats
1st grade—underwear 4th grade—scarves
2nd grade—gloves 5th grade—toiletries

Your continued support is very much appreciated. It is our wish that through giving, Arongen students will grow in their understanding of the needs of children less fortunate than themselves. We hope that this year’s Giving and Growing project will be as successful as those in the past and wish all of our Arongen families a joyous and safe holiday season!

Posted 11/17/11

Arongen teachers and students participated in the annual Apple Pumpkin Run on November 9th. They had a perfect day for their ¾ mile run. Afterwards, the students enjoyed some delicious apples and earned a ribbon for participating.

Posted 11/17/11

Third graders from Mrs. Drozinski's class receive free dictionaries from the Shenendehowa Rotary Club. Rotary Club member, Greg Rodriguez, visited the class to distribute the dictionaries.

Posted 11/14/11

Arongen students came out in force during the second annual Family Fright Night. Students dressed in a wide array of colorful and creative costumes showing their true Halloween spirit! Special thanks to our wonderful Arongen PTA members for volunteering their time to organize and host this a great event. Our students had a blast!

Posted 10/20/11

5th grade students, many of their parents, and the teachers at Arongen spent two days in an outdoor classroom in the wilderness of the Adirondacks at Camp Chingachgook in Lake George. The students participated in three classes: teambuilding, stream study, and an interpretive hike. The evening ended with each class writing and performing their own class song with singer/storyteller Roy Hurd.

Posted 10/13/11

A large group of Arongen students pose for a picture at Arongen’s annual Back To School Picnic. The Back to School Picnic was held at Player’s Park on route 146 A in Clifton Park. This PTA event was widely attended and was a huge success in welcoming back all of our Arongen families! Special thanks to our dedicated PTA for all of their efforts and to Player’s Park for hosting this wonderful event.

Posted 9/22/11

Arongen Kindergarteners in Mrs. Frazier’s and Mrs. Schwarz’s class enjoy their first day of Kindergarten!

Posted 9/22/11

The new 1000-foot ADA-compliant trail that links the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library to the Arongen Elementary School and Wall Street near the Southern Saratoga Y was officially opened in September. With this new trail, residents can now walk to or bike from anywhere along the Moe Road trail system to the Exit 9 commercial area.
The new trail is a partnership between the town, library and school district. The school district built the part of the trail from Arongen to Wall Street using grant money from NYS DOT, the town built the section from the library to Arongen and the library donated the property for public right-of-way use.
The ribbon cutting took place Arongen elementary school students and faculty.