Pre-K to Grade 6 - 2024-2025
From Mrs. Patnode: The kids made leprechaun hats and enjoyed a game of toss the ball into your partner's hat in preparation for St. Patrick's Day.
From Miss Swinton: Kindergarten prepared for the arrival of the St. Patrick's Day leprechaun! I wonder if this will be the year we catch him!
From Ms. Kline: Students in elementary music have been celebrating Music in our Schools Month by creating beautiful musical notes to hang around our campus. The students were asked what music meant to them or how it makes them feel. Their answers were heartwarming and inspiring!
From Mrs. Blair-Wilcox: The kiddos in 4th grade worked hard researching someone for their biography project. The culmination of this research was a written packet and a likeness of their person. They did an outstanding job on their bottle people and presentations to the 5th grade classes.
From Dr. I: The elementary band has been busy this week! We developed new listening skills during "circle day," when the band rehearses in a circle instead of rows. Our elementary percussionists also got to try the high school marching drums. All three bands also learned about the physics of sound while experimenting with a drumbone, a PVC pipe instrument.
After reading the novel Paddington in Peru, Mrs. Patnode's class took a trip to Plattsburgh to see the movie.🍿 The kids enjoyed lunch in the food court and took a walk through the mall.
From Mrs. Lamica’s class: These little leprechauns are ready for St. Patrick’s Day! ☺️💚
From Mrs. Burgoyne: Fifth grade recess fun!
From Miss Swinton: Valentine's Day in K! 💕
From Mrs. Stockwell: We had so much fun celebrating Valentine’s Day today! We played human tic-tac-toe and did math with candy hearts. Our party this afternoon was so full of love and passing out Valentines that I didn’t get a chance to take photos! I hope everyone has a wonderful and restful break!
From Mrs. Sweatt: The 4th grade Valentine's Day challenge was to create a boat that can hold the most candy hearts without sinking!
Valentine's Day in Mrs. Parmeter's room!
From Miss Jones: On Friday we wore purple for PACS1 Awareness Day! 💜
From Mrs. Gardiner: Amy Shipman provided a lesson on the benefits of dairy to Mr. Calnon's 6th grade classes. The students were able to make their own yogurt and fruit parfaits.
From Mrs. Harrigan: Our food drive haul has hit nearly 300 items! Thank you for the continued donations! These second graders keep crushing their goals.
From Mrs. Warriner: A big thank-you to Kim Raville for sharing "The Mitten" story walk with us. Both Kindergarten classes enjoyed every minute of it.
From Miss Nichols: Two buddies walking down the hallway! 🐾
From Mrs. Harrigan: The kiddos counted and sorted donations. Their new numbers zoomed right past 200! Today brought the food drive's total to 260. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
From Mrs. Harrigan: Day 2 of our drive was another good one! The kiddos in charge of today's haul did a great job counting, problem solving, sorting and packing donations!
Making fortune cookies with Mrs. Gardiner! 🥠
From Mrs. Sandvig: My buddy, Mrs Warriner–her little smiling muffin is as happy as she is on this Friday!
From Miss Monette: These fourth graders couldn’t wait to show off their snow shark!
From Miss Nichols: Some of Mrs. Thomas' students were caught being creative during indoor recess!
It's that time of year again! Daily update #1, 1/30/25. Mrs. Harrigan's second graders kicked off their food drive with their first 39 donations! They'll be collecting items from their list until 2/12.
Mrs. Thomas' class celebrated Lunar New Year by making and designing their own lanterns, discovering what their fortune was from their scratch off card, and, finally, receiving the traditional red envelope with money (fake) and also real chocolate coins they could enjoy. It was fun learning about a different culture's holiday!
From Mrs. Harrigan: The second year of our annual food drive is about to begin! Our success last year far exceeded our expectations! Please see the attached flyer which explains my second graders’ “100 Donations for the 100th Day” drive for our local food pantry. This flyer will be sent home with elementary students.
The drive will run 1/30-2/12. This year, we’re asking for specific items to better meet the needs of our local pantry. Donation boxes will be placed in the Elementary and High School Offices, but items can be directly brought to my classroom as well. My kiddos will be down to empty them regularly.
Thank you for all of your support! I truly appreciate it, and my students are so excited to manage this project! Look for updates on our school website when the drive begins. 😀
Kindergarten finished their gingerbread unit by decorating cookies that Mrs. Gardiner’s Culinary students prepared for them. A fun way to finish the week.
Here are some of the pictures from the Sing-Along. Thank you to everyone who came in-person or joined the livestream today to support our kids. It's such a beautiful tradition that we have here at CCS, and we are so grateful for our community. ❤️
The sixth graders enjoyed a beautiful day of ice skating this week at SUNY Plattsburgh. It was amazing to see the progress they made in just the two hours on the ice. I think some kids have found a new winter hobby.
4th grade gingerbread house challenge: Design a house for a gingerbread boy that can withstand a winter storm. They did a great job working through problems to make some amazing houses.
Kindergarten had some fun decorating a few gingerbread houses and had a surprise visit from Santa! Lots of joy and smiles were had by all. 🤗
From Miss Nichols: Pre-K 3 had a fabulous day. They started their day with a gingerbread craft with our awesome 6th graders. Then they enjoyed a Christmas movie and some special gifts. 🎄 A big thank you to Mr. Owen for renting the Grinch movie for the kids. 💚
Kindergarten celebrated Grinch Day and fun was had by all! We love coming together to celebrate these special days. 🎄♥️
From Miss Jones: We started off our busy holiday week with baking our own sugar cookies and decorating them! Thank you Mrs. Gardiner for helping us. We had so much fun!
Mrs. Dumas’ sixth graders had a fun time visiting the Pre-K 3 friends in Mr. Owen’s class. We listened to the story of The Gingerbread Man and then decorated a paper gingerbread person. We ended with a delicious gingerbread treat. It was a great way to celebrate the spirit of the holiday.
Our Pre-K students had the opportunity to make holiday cookies with Mrs. Gardiner yesterday. Thank you to our 9th graders for helping out! 🍪
Chateaugay Teachers were “Freezin’ for a Reason” at the holiday parade. 🥶
Many thanks go out to the decorating team and to Jim Harrigan and Max for their guest appearances as The Grinch and Max. Thanks also to Jim for allowing us to use his trailer and to Chase Thomas for expertly driving us. We had a blast handing out books and enjoying the beautiful fireworks! 📚
It was Gingerbread Week in Mrs. Thomas' 2nd grade class. The students created their own paper gingerbread houses. They also were able to decorate a gingerbread cookie that Mrs. Thomas made each of them. Plus, the students got to do their Christmas ornament activity with Mrs. Calnon and then hung them on the trees in the foyer. It was another great week! The students are now very excited for next week, which is Grinch Week!
First Grade celebrated Grinch Day with so much Grinch fun! Playing Would You Rather Grinch edition, decorating Whoville, writing letters to Santa, doing Grinch math, creating Grinch crafts, eating Grinch snacks and juice, and watching the Grinch movie is how we celebrated this very exciting day! We had the cutest little Grinches and Cindy Lou Whos! 💚
What a beautiful concert our elementary and junior high music students put on. Congratulations to our musicians, Dr. Ianaconi, Ms. Kline, and Mrs. Hodges! 🎶
Miss Swinton's class loved their time spent with Mrs. Calnon. They enjoyed her reading them stories and had fun decorating a Christmas ornament to hang on the trees in the foyer.
From Miss Nichols: Our littlest friends enjoyed making Christmas ornaments with Mrs. Calnon! 🎄💕
When big Bulldogs come to support a little Bulldog, even outside of school. ♥️ This meant so much to us.
Mrs. Harrigan's second graders rounded off a week of holiday fun with a great activity with Mrs. Calnon. Students also made their own holiday tree snacks that were enjoyed by all. The children had fun doing tree-themed activities and crafts all week. We are excited about the new holiday theme next week!
From Mrs. Patnode: These two had a blast with their lemonade stand. They served free lemonade in the 6th grade hallway to students and teachers. Thank you to everyone who visited them on Wednesday. We will definitely be doing this again! 🍋
It was Christmas tree week in Mrs. Thomas' 2nd grade class! The students painted 3D trees, made addition Christmas trees, and wrote about how to decorate a Christmas tree. The best part was they decorated edible Christmas trees before doing the writing and were able to enjoy eating them. The elf even got in on the fun!
From Mrs. Brunette: Mrs. Dumas' 6th grade class enjoyed the first real snowfall at recess!
From Mrs. Sweatt: We celebrated finishing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by having a Harry Potter movie day. 🦉🍿🎥
From Mrs. Sandvig: Our first graders really enjoyed recess yesterday. Not a lot of snow, but just enough. 😊
"Take my picture and post it on the school's page. My mom will love it!"
Thanks for the pictures, Miss Nichols! 💞
From Miss Nichols: Mr. Owen introduced a new small group activity today. The Pre-K 3 kids enjoyed playing with our shape tree. 🎄
Mrs. McDonald's 3rd Grade class teamed up with Mrs. Beach's Kindergarten class today to make holiday chains. The kiddos worked so well together and it was a fun way to start off the holiday season!
Miss Swinton: Kindergarten is using their last day before break to make their Christmas countdown! They enjoyed their snowman snack and creating Kindergarten memories. ❤️🌲
From Mrs. Sweatt: After learning all about the Macy's Parade, my 4th graders made their own character balloons for the parade.
Mrs. Thomas' 2nd graders had a lot of fun designing cages to keep their turkeys in this morning. It was their job to save their families Thanksgiving feasts and they could only use toothpicks and marshmallows. What a great way to start Thanksgiving break!
November highlights in Mrs. O'Neill and Miss Sample's First Grade included voting on Election Day, honoring Veterans for Veteran's Day, celebrating the 50th Day of school, and sharing our Thanksgiving traditions and the things we are thankful for. We are thankful for our families and their amazing kiddos they send to us each day and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Video.movThe faculty and staff at CCS celebrated the week before Thanksgiving with their own underground spirit week. The week kicked off Monday with pajamas, Tuesday we wore all black, Wednesday was mixed patterned clothing, Thursday we were cozy in our flannels, and we finished off Friday with anything but a cup/water bottle. It was a fun team building activity and to see our students reactions each day.
Students who completed the Summer Reading Challenge were treated to a pizza lunch with Assemblyman Billy Jones. Well done!
Mrs. Patnode's class finished assembling their racecars. The kids loved sanding, painting, and building. The best part was trying them out on the ramp in the hallway! Thank you to Mr. Kasyjanski for supplying all of the materials.
From Dr. I: Congrats to Stella for being one of the band musicians of the month! We are so proud of you!
Mrs. McDonald's 3rd graders celebrated National Butter Day by making our own butter. We used lots of muscle and energy and then enjoyed our creation on saltine crackers!
2024 Pumpkin Decorating Contest 🎃
Mrs. Harrigan's 2nd grade class has been working on Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O’Connell while getting in the Halloween spirit!
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From Mrs Stockwell: We had so much fun this week doing fun Halloween activities! We made hand x-rays and skeletons, graphed bones, carved pumpkins, and had a delicious worms and dirt snack! I can’t wait to see all the costumes tomorrow!
From Mrs. Parmeter: Halloween fun before the big day!🎃
From Mrs. Thomas' Class: Last week, we learned all about pumpkins and other types of gourds and did a non-fiction piece of writing on the pumpkin life cycle. Today, we wrapped up our learning by using mini gourds to create volcanoes. The pictures show the excitement of a fun science activity! We would also like to thank John and Oliver Patnode for growing the gourds we used for the activity!
Pumpkin fun in the Little Bulldog room!
From Miss Swinton: Kindergarten celebrated Pumpkin Day! On Pumpkin Day, we do lots of fun pumpkin activities like experiments to see if the pumpkin sinks or floats! We also did an investigation and observed the outside and inside of the pumpkin, measured how tall it was, and counted the seeds that we found inside. It was such a fun experience!
Happenings in Home and Careers! Thank you for sharing, Mrs. Gardiner.
Mrs. Raville’s class was able to get their hands dirty in the school garden recently. They picked many potatoes and learned how some of our food supply grows.
From Dr. I: Congratulations to McKenna, Khloe, and Lennon (not pictured) for being the band musicians of the month! Way to go!
Mrs. Harrigan's and Mrs. Thomas' 2nd graders enjoyed their field trip to Country Dreams Farm today. They went on a hayride, walked through a sunflower garden, visited the petting zoo, and even made their own brooms. Everyone then ate outdoors and played on the playground. The students and teachers had an amazing time! Thank you to Mrs. LaCombe and Ms. Roach for being chaperones.
From Mrs. Beach: Kindergarten celebrated Apple Day today! It was a fun day filled with lots of apple activities and smiles!😊
From Mrs. McComb: We have had a fun and busy September in Pre-K 4! They have learned and grown so much these first few weeks. We couldn’t be more proud!
Congratulations to the McMaple Farms Youth 4th and 5th grade and Earl Development 11/12 division teams for winning the championships in their divisions! Way to go Chateaugay kids! Thank you, Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. LaBare, for the pictures.
Mrs. Thomas’ 2nd graders had a great time decorating their pumpkins this morning. The best part was that it was mess free!
A look inside Miss Kline's class. These are from the first few weeks of music. Students have been learning new songs, sharing their favorite things about music, and having fun together!
From Mrs. Sweatt: 4th graders enjoyed working on their project today. They created some great looking pumpkins!
Mrs. Thomas’ 2nd graders had another great week! We read the story Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt and then discussed what we were scared of. Then everyone did a short writing activity and craft. They turned out great. We were also able to go and pick our own pumpkins, which we will decorate on Monday. Finally the whole class got a 100 on their first spelling test on the first try, which is very impressive, so they were rewarded with an ice cream sandwich.
Last Friday Mrs. Harrigan's second graders had a wonderful time picking pumpkins in the school's very own pumpkin patch! What a beautiful day to take a walk! Special thank you to Mrs. Ashline, Jacob, and Logan for all their help!
Mrs. Thomas’ 2nd grade class spent the week learning about apples and Johnny Appleseed. They wrote a non-fiction piece about Johnny Appleseed and then completed a craft to go with it. On Thursday (Johnny’s birthday) the class had an apple tasting party where they tried a variety of apple products and then rated them. Apple Cheerios were the clear winner!
From Mrs. Blair-Wilcox: The students in Mrs. Blair-Wilcox’s 4th grade class were treated to a pumpkin-picking experience from Mrs. Ashline and her high schoolers. Then the kiddos had fun painting their pumpkins on Monday. While painting they enjoyed some delicious apple cider and donuts from Prairies!
5th grade students have had a great start to the school year. The first few days of school we played some fun games that required communication and team building skills! Last week we took a field trip to Stone Valley Trails. We hiked through the trails and embraced the beautiful views! After our hike we went to Bokies for a yummy lunch and some ice cream. Thank you Bokies for hosting us! We are looking forward to an amazing school year ahead! ❤️ ~ Mrs. Raville & Mrs. Beaudin
Mrs. O'Neill and Miss Sample are so proud of these hard working 1st graders! We dove into small group reading and math groups, learned how to use our Chromebooks and got to watch Mystery Science, "Can you play football on the moon?". After all that hard work we need our GoNoodle Brain Breaks! We loved our time with Mrs. Calnon and hearing the story "I Wish You Happiness" by Michael Wong. After reading the book, we decorated puzzle pieces until together we made a complete puzzle and then had popsicles. Thank you Mrs. Calnon! Happy Birthday this week to Izzy!
We had a beautiful first two days of school in Mrs. Parmeter’s first grade classroom!
Mrs. Patnode: It was a great first day and a great start to the new school year!
Mrs. O'Neill and Miss Sample were so excited to meet and celebrate the first few days of school with our new first graders. It was a lovely couple of days. Here you can see the morning smiles, the magical "Jitter Juice" to take away any first day jitters (based on the book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg) and math groups. We can't wait for next week!
From McComb: We had an amazing first few days in Pre-K 4! We couldn’t be more proud of here kiddos! We are so excited for this new school year!
Little Bulldog Summer School closed out with a bang today. The kids had a blast bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes. Mrs. Blair-Wilcox has her eyes on a few future bowlers.... The smiles and cheers were contagious. We closed out the day by having a picnic lunch, followed by ice cream from Uncle Sankie's. It's been a wonderful summer with some pretty impressive children and teachers. We are ready to enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer, and we look forward to starting a fresh new school year.
Last week of summer school for these kiddos!.
This week we read Little Red Hen and Help Yourself Little Red Hen.Miss Brin taught us how to make a chicken out of red cups that make a clicking sound! Mr. Zenger brought in Huey, Dewey, and Louie (baby ducks) to our classroom! They are adorable. Wednesday, Mrs. Jones King read Scribble Stones and then we got to make our own scribble stone. Some kiddos chose to hide them outside for someone else to find and others decided to take it home and share theirs with their family. It was a great summer! We had lots of laughs and smiles this summer.
From Mrs. Gardiner: Apples to Applesauce! 5th grade students learned how to peel and chop apples this week and enjoyed eating their yummy applesauce.
Thank you, Mr. Calnon, for these pictures from movie night at CCS. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible and thank you to everyone who attended.
6th graders learned about osmosis, selective permeability, and gummy bears this week! We used science tools to measure and record our data. We analyzed our results, and we even got to eat some of the leftovers. (You can see some of our results if you look closely in the pictures).
Mrs. Harrigan's second graders completed a fun fish craft, then used it to do a descriptive writing piece. Their fish designs were unique and creative!
From Mrs. Stockwell: First grade celebrated the first full week of school with ice cream! Each kiddo colored a coloring page to earn a free scoop of ice cream! We are so proud of these kiddos so far and are so excited for an amazing school year! Thank you to Stewart’s for the ice cream and patience serving all of these kiddos!
From Mrs. Thomas: It has been an exciting first full week for Mrs. Thomas’ 2nd graders. They were able to use their creativity during morning work with different building materials. They also drew and painted their own fish and then did a descriptive writing about it. Finally they had a stem challenge on Friday where they worked with a partner to complete the challenge. Fun was had by all!
CCS summer school traveled to The VIC in Paul Smith’s. It was a gorgeous day to find butterflies at all stages of the life cycle. We also enjoyed a beautiful hike on the Barnum Brook Trail. It was another successful summer adventure.
Summer in third grade has been so much fun. We learned about animals, the ocean, camping, carnivals, and the beach. This summer was filled with laughter, smiles, reading, and working hard. I am so proud of my sweet kiddos and how hard they worked.
IPK Summer Fun! We sure have had an amazing summer! We couldn’t be more proud of these 12 kiddos!
This week we read The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the True Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff told from the perspective of Tobias T Troll. We did a craft where each kiddo made their own troll (apparently I didn’t take many photos!). Then our stem challenge was to build a bridge across the river. Our field trip to the VIC Center had some bridges so we looked for the troll but only saw remnants of his bath! It’s been a fun week!
From Miss Summers: We are having so much fun this summer! Each week we read different versions of well-known tales and then do crafts and stem challenges with them. Last week we did The Gingerbread Man and The Gingerbread Man Lost in School! We had to create a bridge for him to cross the River! This week we read Goldilocks and the 3 Dinosaurs, Goldy Luck and the 3 Panda Bears. Our stem project was to build the perfect bed with different materials! These kiddos have the best creativity!
Wow! The CCS Summer School group took an amazing trip to Bilow Farms today. We were awed by the state of the art dairy farm. Mr. Vincent Bilow gave an informative tour of the facility, and his daughter, Jessica Kelly, treated the group to a fun activity where the students acted as feed mixers, creating a delicious mixed snack for themselves that represented the many parts to the feed that their cattle is fed twice daily. Bilow Farms is holding an Open House on August 31st for the public. We all agree that everyone should check this place out. It is a sight to see.
FFA members attend Camp Oswegatchie
Last week, members from the Chateaugay Chapter of FFA joined their friends from across the state at Camp Oswegatchie in Croghan, NY. They had a great time making new friends and reuniting with old friends. They developed their leadership skills while enjoying all kinds of outdoor activities. Some of the activities included ziplining, a high and low ropes course, archery, paddle boarding, horseback riding, mountain biking and the beloved gaga ball pit. They didn't let rainy weather get them down. They also enjoyed karaoke.
From Mrs. Dumas: Our Little Bulldog Summer School program has gotten off to a wonderful start. To end our first week, we traveled to High Falls Park and enjoyed a beautiful hike, a picnic lunch, playground time, and an ice cream cone to end the visit. The rain held off long enough for us to enjoy the day.
From Mrs. Blair-Wilcox: The Little Bulldog summer program is in full swing! The kiddos in Mrs. Blair-Wilcox’s classroom have been busy transforming into superheroes! They designed capes and masks. We had a superhero battle with Pom Poms and enjoyed yummy superhero shakes. It has been an incredible first week! For some reason, the link is not working properly. CLICK HERE for all the pictures.
From Miss Summers: The first week of summer school was so much fun! We enjoyed the sunshine earlier in the week on the playground. We read Jack and the Beanstalk and Giants Have Feelings, too! Today, we built our own beanstalks for Jack to climb! Our challenge was to find a way to balance Jack on the beanstalk.
We’ve had an amazing first three weeks of IPK Summer Camp! We are so proud of these amazing kiddos! They’ve played and learned! :)
CCS Summer School program enjoyed a trip to Chazy Lake Beach. This is a favorite for all the kids. The breeze was a little cool, but that didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the lake. Look at all those beautiful smiles. It’s hard to believe we are halfway through the program. We are having a great time!
From Mrs. Dumas: CCS Little Bulldog Summer School had a great trip to the Eisenhower Locks in Massena. We learned how the locks operate, and why we need the system. Students enjoyed a very informative guided tour followed by time to explore the interactive museum. It was a beautiful adventure.
Mrs. Harrigan's second graders have been off to a wonderful start in our little bulldog summer program! We've been learning a lot, playing, and we even did a few crafts yesterday and today. Enjoy these pictures of adorable kiddos with their watermelons and tiny sea turtles!