

Located in the southern part of the district, Okte Elementary School is one of four off-campus schools. It opened in 1973.
Okte 5th graders
celebrate their writing with a Sub Sandwich party... a fun
way to learn the necessary parts needed for a complete
writing sample. [MORE
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Okte 5th graders
donate money, toiletries and other small items to women
and children in need. [MORE
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Okte held its annual "Sing-a-Long" right
before vacation. Each grade prepared a song selection that
they had practiced during music class, then performed it as
a group.[MORE
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Okte's Chorus & Chamber Choir had the
honor of singing at Colonie Center. They performed a variety
of songs, including many holiday favorites.[MORE
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The Winter Concert was the first public
performance of the year for Okte's 5th grade orchestra and
chorus. All of their hard work paid off. [MORE
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Okte’s Community
Action Club held a food drive to benefit CAPTAIN. [MORE
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Okte’s Community
Action Club took some time during this holiday season to
send some support to wounded soldiers. [MORE
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Peace, Love, Read" was Okte's PARP theme this year, and the Okte community showed it's love in a BIG way! We asked for gently used books to be donated to Schoharie's library after they lost so much due to flooding.
Coach Gifford has the kids climbing the walls in PE! Thanks to the proceeds from Okte's Annual Ice Cream Social, Coach Gifford was able to purchase a rock wall, for the gym, to be used by all grades!
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Second graders at
Okte are using the W.I.S.E. curriculum (Wonder,
Investigate, Synthesize, and Express) to frame their
research about turkeys. [MORE
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Okte 5th-graders
became "Pumpkin-ologists" in science. [MORE
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Okte held its
annual "Monster Mash". Many students and their families
came out for the fun hay maze , face painting and the
variety of games that were held in the cafeteria. [MORE
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All four of the 4th grade
classes at Okte entered a Fire Prevention poster contest. The
Fire Department collected the posters and voted one poster from
each class room
the winner. [MORE]
3rd graders at Okte
are enjoying their swim time at the pool. They are
learning all about water safety
and basic swimming strokes. [MORE
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Okte's new
orchestra students performed for the first time in public,
accompanied by their instructor, Mrs. Brothers. [MORE
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First graders at
Okte got an up close look at spiders when The
Scotia-Glenville Museum's program, "Silent Spinners",
stopped by for a visit. [MORE
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3rd graders at Okte made plaster masks. Each child took turns with a buddy, following the steps it takes, to have a completed mask.
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October is Fire
Prevention Month and Okte students have been learning from
the best! Our wonderful local firefighters have been
spending time visiting classrooms, explaining the dangers
of fire and what to do if they are caught in one. [MORE
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Teachers and
students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade at Okte,
participated in Jumpstart's "Read for the Record". [MORE
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Okte held it's
annual "Welcome Back BBQ" at Krauses. [MORE
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Okte families
participated in "School Banking Night" where they set up
school banking accounts to help children develop financial
literacy skills. [MORE
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Posted 9/16/11
On September 9th,
2011, students took time out of their day to commemorate
September 11th. Students talked about peace and did an
activity called Pinwheels for Peace. [MORE
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1/21/12 - Kindergarten Registration, 8am-12n, District Office
1/23/12 - Kindergarten Registration, 6-8:30pm, District Office
1/25/12 - Kindergarten Registration, 6-8:30pm, District Office
1/27/12 - Half Day Gr. K-8 (AM kind. in session)
1/28/12 - Saturday Scholars Registration [MORE]
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Language Concepts - Mrs. McKay
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math
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