Noah Wallace Math Night
After a 2 year hiatus, approximately 200 people attended the Noah Wallace Family Math and Game Night on Thursday, March 23rd. Math Specialist Tara Lucidon and Pre-K teacher Sydney Magaldi organized the evening event. The highly attended event ran smoothly with the generous support from 10 Noah Wallace teachers and 8 students from student council […]
Literacy and Math Night at West District
West District hosted a Literacy and Math night. One station included an opportunity for children to explore the assistive technology tools some children use. Mrs. Magold and Ms. Karanaian modeled many different devices while children explored different ways to communicate without using their voices. The experience helped them appreciate their friends with emerging verbal skills in a whole new way.
FHS Social Justice Council- Honored with the George A. Coleman Award
Our Farmington High School Social Justice Council was recently honored with the George A. Coleman Award by the Connecticut State Educational Resource Center (SERC), and they will be recognized at the Dismantling Systemic Racism: 2023 Conference on Race, Education, and Success.
Kindergarten Literacy Workshop
Five sessions of the Kindergarten Parent/Child Literacy Workshop were held on Tuesday, March 21st in the Farmington Public Library Children’s program room. This was the final session of a series of workshops for Kindergarten parents offered by the district’s new Family Engagement Facilitator. Parents learned about the different parts of literacy instruction, end-of-year expectations, the […]
Farmington High School Drama Club- The Wizard of Oz
In March 2023, the Farmington High School Drama Club, Directed by Michael Gagnon and Produced by Kurt Daigle, put on three performances of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is a classic, imaginative musical which lives in the hearts and minds of millions who have found something resonant within its magical story. […]
Farmington High School Unified Sports is headed to Mohegan Sun!
Good luck to our Unified Basketball Team and Coach James as they prepare to play at halftime of the CIAC State Championship that tips off at 12:30 on Sunday (March 19) at Mohegan Sun Arena. Go River Hawks!
IAR Musical Theatre & Farmington Cont. Ed. Presents Disney’s Moana Jr.
Irving A. Robbins Middle School Musical Theatre, in collaboration with Farmington Continuing Education presents Disney’s Moana Jr.! Performances are Friday, March 24th @ 7:00 PM and Saturday, March 25th @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Please see the attached flyer for ticketing information. Click here for more information!
Noah Wallace Celebrated Black History Month
Noah Wallace celebrated Black History Month in February. The Noah Wallace IDEA+ Club and PTO invited Iddi Saaka to share his music, dance, and culture with our community. One highlight was when Iddi invited students to play traditional Ghanaian instruments with him. All students also studied an influential African American individual who helped to make […]
Kindergarten Math Workshop
Kindergarten families were invited to a Parent/Child Math Workshop hosted by Dr. Kristen Wilder, Family Engagement Facilitator, on Monday, March 6th. Five sessions were offered throughout the afternoon and evening at the Farmington Public Library Children’s program room. Families learned about the kindergarten math standards and activities to support their child’s learning. After the presentation […]
Lunar New Year at Union School
Students at Union School celebrated the Lunar Year by making dumplings and learning about the holiday. Students learned how the traditional making of the dumplings is done with hope for wealth, good fortune in the year ahead, and family unity.
