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NYS MASTER TEACHERS: The New York State Master Teacher Program, established in 2013, recognizes outstanding K-12 public school STEM teachers and counselors and sustains a statewide professional network of educators dedicated to professional growth and development. Master Teachers and Master Counselors are educational leaders committed to sharing best practices to create engaging and inspiring learning environments for all K-12 students. CF is proud to announce that we have three teachers who have been accepted into this prestigious program. They are:
Marcy Slocum: Marcy Slocum has been a teacher at CFE since 2007. She has taught numerous grade levels at CFE with the most recent being Kindergarten. Congratulations, Marcy, for applying and being accepted into the NYS Master Teacher program.
Karli Lewis who began her teaching career at CF in the 2016/17 school year. Karli is a middle school math teacher who primarily teaches 6" grade math. Congratulations, Karli, for applying and being accepted into the NYS Master Teacher program.
Our third teacher is Jill Kellogg, who began teaching Kindergarten at CFE in the 2018-19 school year and Jill still teaches Kindergarten. Congratulations to, Jill, for applying and being accepted into the NYS Master Teacher program.
Congratulations to all three on this huge accomplishment. We will continue to encourage as well as support our STEM. teachers and school counselors to apply to the NY master teacher program,
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HAPPY NEW YEAR: Wishing all of our #ForksNation families and friends a happy and prosperous 2024! We can't wait to see all of our students back in school on January 3rd!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on the graduation of our Class of 2023! We look forward to seeing all of our current students back in the new year!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on one of our many Ag in the Classroom sessions with Cornell Coopertive Extension! We are so grateful to have this program!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on one of the last times we used the pool for a school event, we miss it dearly, but look forward to our new Natatorium!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on our MS Health Club's 'Health Day 2023'. A great opportunity to promote healthy habits for all of our MS students!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on a moment captured at Grandparents Day at CFE!
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COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR: As we look forward to an exciting 2024, we want to re-cap some highlights from our 2023 school year! Today we look back on a few Forks Alum that presented to Mr. Rosko's class on the transition from HS to College!
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GRECIAN SING: Congratulations to all of our students who participated in this year's Grecian Sing!
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HOT CHOCOLATE: Hot Hot, Hey We Got it! Students enjoyed hot chocolate and candy canes during their lunch blocks. Thank you to our MS Student Council!
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MS SINGALONG: This morning our middle school students enjoyed a holiday singalong with performances from Chorus, Band, Spanish, and French classes!
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YEARBOOK MESSAGES: Parents of seniors and local businesses can support our yearbook by placing an ad in the back of the book! These ads should be completed by January 26th! Parents and businesses can order ads at Jostensadservice.com/student
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Mrs. Johnson's, Mrs. Schmidt's and Mrs. Maus' class teamed up today to make no-sew blankets to donate to The Mothers and Children's Perinatal Network, A Room to Heal, & Project Concern, etc. Thank you to those who donated and helping our CFE children spread kindness to others in our community. Donations received by the following:
Williams Auto Group of Binghamton
The Jump Family
The Cosgriff Family
The Aukema Family
Catherine Kacyvenski
The Denton Family
Katie Holden
The Weir Family
The Su Family
The Besen O'Day Family
Amy- Pup in the Tub
The Mugglin Family
Sherry Fendick Kavulich
Sunset View Creamery
The Ostrander/Lupka Family
The Baer Family
The Crawford Family
The Tang Family
The Fassett Family
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ART CLUB: The middle school Art Club students created beautiful presents for their family this year. They re-purposed old pieces of slate as their painting surface to create a decorative painting to gift someone at home. Attached are a few of the finished pieces for the holidays!
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FROGS: 7th-grade science students explored human organ systems by dissecting frogs in Mr. Helfrich's class. They compared frog and human anatomy, gaining skills relevant to future careers like nursing, surgery, veterinary medicine, CNAs, technicians, research zoologists, and field ecologists!
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REMINDER: There is no school from December 22 - January 2. Please have a safe and happy Winter Break!
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PREK SINGALONG: Our PreK classes graced our friends and families today with their holiday singalong!
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INCLUSIVE PE: The CF STTA took a tour and completed several observations at Maine-Endwell MS. From adaptive PE to wellness classes, the seniors were able to explore the topics of diversity and equity at all MS levels and disciplines.
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ECO-FRIENDLY: Can our students go on an educational field trip, but doing so in an eco-friendly manner? Yes! Earlier this year, the CF French Club supported eco-tourism by being part of a carbon offset. Recently, they were recognized by 'Choose Earth' for their efforts! Félicitations!
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AROUND THE WORLD PRESENTATIONS: Our First-Grade classes have been studying Christmas traditions from around the world. Today, they presented to family and friends on all of the information they have learned!