North Rockland Families:
This was an exciting week in North Rockland, beginning with a visit from Regent Wills of the New York State Education Department Board of Regents for an in-depth look on how our SEL program has expanded, becoming such an important part of our District and an example for the state.
Our Holiday Concert series, food, toy and coat drives for our community, Winter Boutique and other festive events kicked off across our school buildings with incredible success! In addition to taking part in frosty curriculum, events, concerts and donation collections I'm proud to share that our students have been taking charge and getting themselves out there by volunteering.
Caroling at the Stony Point Town Parade and tree lighting ceremonies, assisting in Toys for Tots collections and honoring our local veterans are just some of the actions learners have taken to help spread joy. Seeing so many of our students taking up causes that will better this season for so many in our community really adds to the magic of the holidays.
It's part of North Rockland's family culture and dynamic to care about one another, especially this time of year. In the video below you will see how although Haverstraw Elementary is made up of four houses, they are truly one family.
The Ron Clark Academy House System and Amazing Shake competitions have brought fun, electricity and excitement to the school day. This year upper elementary students are taking on more responsibility by taking on the role of house leaders.
Whether it be SEL, The House System or Amazing Shake, it is our mission to ensure that when we implement programs where children thrive, that we keep building upon them. The Board of Education, school leaders and administrators have been rigorously training and working on rolling out these wonderful initiatives on a larger scale across our schools.
As always in NRCSD, there’s so much more to come!
