It's been another full week of learning, engagement and of course, red and white competition!

I have been impressed by our students and athletes' positive energy and exemplary skills displayed. Some of the highlights include the Districts' Lower Elementary and FMS Spelling Bees and while taking home League Championship wins.

This month, although short, is going to be a very productive one. February is an important time of year in North Rockland filled with opportunities to grow and achieve. Over course of the next few weeks, Districtwide our students will be taking field trips to places like Dominican University in honor of Career and Technical Education Month—a time when school communities nationwide celebrate the programs that prepare their students for the workforce and help further their education, diving into lessons on Black History as we honor BHM and celebrating some major milestones.

We’ve got a lot planned for the 100th Day of School, Valentines Day, Presidents Day and National School Counselors week as well. As a District, this month also provides us with an opportunity to shine a spotlight on our amazing community. It takes a village. Our schools are fortunate to have active PTA's and supportive families working alongside us as partners, providing constant support and resources to our students.

None of what we do would be possible without the hard work and dedication of the NR Security Team. There are many layers from SRO’s to security vehicles and additional personnel monitoring our buildings perimeter to reinforce situational prevention and response to protect our schools and ensure our students and parents feel secure. In an effort to increase security NRHS is expanding security coverage to include evening hours. As always the safety and security of our students and staff remains our top priority.

We know that student experiences in school are some of the best times of their lives as they learn new things and work towards their goals. So please encourage them to take part in the many educational, social, athletic and academic opportunities ahead. These are the moments that will become invaluable memories in the future.

Thank you for staying connected and engaged in our district.

Your word is champion

The definition is a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition. The place of origin is NR.

The North Rockland School Spelling Bees wrapped up last week, with a record number seven schools participating. The lower elementaries, upper elementaries and Fieldstone had a total of 381 students compete. There were seven students crowned school champion, but 58 students are moving on to compete in the North Rockland Districtwide Spelling Bee.

Districtwide Bee

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Time: 6:30 PM

Fieldstone Middle School

(Snow Date: March 14, 2023)

School Winners

Stony Point Elementary - Angelica Soto

West Haverstraw - Noslen Ruiz

Thiells - Katie Rodriguez

Haverstraw - Madisyn Belmore

Farley - Christian Carillo

Willow Grove - Dustin Morny

Fieldstone - David Fyffe

Finalists & District Bee Participants

Stony Point Elementary - Elizabeth Arroyo, Catalyan Rosario, Katherine Keahon, Christopher Corbett,Andrew Mejia, Naail Alam, Lloyd Rajcoomar

West Haverstraw - Aaron Bray, Avi Patel, Jessica O'Connor, Remaiya Thorne

Thiells - Zion Martinez, Luke Collins, Dylan Quezada, Michael Daniel, Jacob Hull, Olivia Bueno, Jake Robinson

Haverstraw - TBD

Farley - Aline Wolitzer, Alexis Daniel, Gabriella Daniel, Oumar Morgan, Ariel Kent, Kasen Riello Gomez Goty, Juliana Martinez, Gerald Nugent, Olivia Figueroa

Willow Grove - Benjamin Imperato

Fieldstone - David Douge, Aaliyah Ellis, Emmett Jaslow, Madison Kiley, Mahibah Waheedullah, Mason Bedrosian

See you on March 8th!

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The NR Dual Language Program provides students the opportunity to learn academic content (math, science, social, and social studies) while also learning to speak, read, and write at a high academic level in Spanish & English. Students enter the dual language program in Kindergarten and commit to remain in the program through sixth grade. Students follow the same curriculum as their peers in English instruction classrooms with the expectation that they meet the same state standards. The program follows a 50/50 model in which students learn their subjects 50% of the time in English and 50% of the time in Spanish. The NR K-6 Dual Language Program is an enrichment program available by lottery to all families of incoming kindergarten students. For more information about the program, please see the attached flier. The 2023-2024 Application Window is February 1-17, 2023. If there are more applicants than slots, we will hold a lottery February 28, 2023, 11AM at the Central Administration Building.

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The North Rockland Central School District is happy to report that it was awarded a 2022-2023 Universal Prekindergarten Expansion grant for new full-day and half-day to full-day placements for four-year-old students. This allows the district to convert 60 current half-day UPK students to full-day at no cost to parents starting on February 1, 2023! The grant also allows us to add an additional ten full-day students who can start on February 1st, 2023.

We know that this will make a substantial difference for our families. We contacted UPK service providers to see how many had the space and required staffing to convert half-day to full-day students. The Jan & Niles Davies Learning Center, Benim Academy of Haverstraw, and St. Gregory Barbarigo can accommodate additional students. The district is reaching out to parents of half-day students in these centers to see if they are interested in being added to a lottery that will be pulled on the morning of January 27, 2023.

The district is currently applying for additional grants that increase the number of UPK students served by our UPK service providers. We look forward to the day when ALL of our students have the opportunity to attend UPK!