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It’s a Golden Hill tradition that goes back more than 20 years, and for many of us the spring basket is a very special heirloom. It’s still a favorite activity for Florida’s kindergarteners, and we know their baskets will be treasured, too. A special thank you to all the volunteers who helped with this beloved …
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Dear Spartan Parents: The New York State Education Department experienced technical difficulties with the grades 3-8 ELA computer-based testing today, April 2. As a result, we have been asked to shift our assessment schedule to resume on Thursday. This is true of all schools in New York. Our Spartans were patient, kind and frankly, showed …
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Congratulations to S.S. Seward juniors Ari Campos and Alice Mazur for completing the first year of Touro College’s challenging Med Achieve program. Med-Achieve is an after-school medical science enrichment program for high school students offered by Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown. Ari and Alice will continue the program next year as seniors. Med …
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Mr. Rheaume’s April Message This spring, our students in grades 3-8 will again take New York State Assessments aligned to the state’s new learning standards. We are truly looking for our students to show us their best on these assessments. Doing their best helps to create a “can do” culture in our two great schools, …
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The Florida Union Free School District has a new Facebook page and we’re sharing all kinds of great news about our students and school community! FUFSD on Facebook joins a FUFSD communications line-up that includes the district’s website, a mobile app, School Messenger, and Twitter accounts for Golden Hill, S.S. Seward, FUFSD Athletics and the …
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Dana Castine, the Florida Union Free School District’s Director for Math, Science, and Technology, has been recognized by the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) for her contributions to her profession and to the association. Ms. Castine has been inducted NYSCATE’s Volunteer Hall of Fame during the association’s winter conference, …
February 22, 2019 Village of Florida Has Levels of Disinfection By-Products Above Drinking Water Standard Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation. We …
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Information about the 2019 Capital Project will be presented 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at a public forum hosted by the Golden Hill PTSA and the S.S. Seward Institute PTA. This special joint meeting will be held at Golden Hill Elementary School. All are welcome to attend. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 residents of the Florida …
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Hello everyone! February is a happening month at Golden Hill Elementary! We actually reach our 100th day of school around Feb. 19. (depending on the weather!) Some more of our exciting accomplishments: We were so fortunate to have authors do Google ‘hangouts’ with our students for World Read Aloud Day. They were: Beth Ferry, author …
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Remember your first apricot? For a good number of Golden Hill Elementary students, their first apricot was Oct. 9, 2018, also known at Golden Hill as Harvest Day. Held once each month at lunchtime, Harvest Day is a chance for the students to taste a new fruit or vegetable. Registered dietician Gina McAteer – “Miss …
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