Tag: GIS
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#FacultyFriday: Nicole Hernandez
This week the Goshen Central School District is recognizing Goshen Intermediate School Special Education Teacher Nicole Hernandez, an educator who has worked in the district for 23 years. Hernandez is dual certified in general and special education and has 27 years of experience with both. She earned her bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University and […]
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Summer 2024 Young Writers Programs through HV Writing Project @ SUNY New Paltz
The Hudson Valley Writing Project brings young people together to find their voices, share their ideas, and experience the joy of writing. Website: newpaltz.edu/hvwp Email: hvwp@newpaltz.edu Phone: 845-257-2836 *Tuition assistance is available Ages 7-9 Making Books SUNY New Paltz July 8-12 | 9a.m. – 1 p.m. | $295 Exploring Nature Through Art & Writing SUNY […]
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Culture Fest wraps up GIS 5th grade social studies unit
The fifth-grade students at Goshen Intermediate School delved into the rich tapestry of cultures in the Western Hemisphere as an integral part of their social studies curriculum this year. Throughout the unit, students tackled diverse projects aimed at celebrating their heritages — including interviews with family members, the creation of heritage dolls, and the development […]
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GIS students in Coding Club finish semester with dancing cats
Kendra Parchinski leads the Coding Club at GIS, and 3rd graders were excited to make a sprite (two-dimensional character, like the cats pictured on these screens) dance *forever* to music played on a loop for their last session of the year. “I like coding because we get to do whatever we want with this cat!” […]
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#FacultyFriday: Barbara Fixsen
This week’s spotlight is on Goshen Intermediate School Classroom Aide Barbara Fixsen, who has been with the district for seven years. Before her journey into education, Fixsen was a surgeon’s assistant in a medical office. Once she earned her Teaching Assistant Certificate, she joined the Goshen Central School District in 2016. The classroom aide has […]
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#FacultyFriday: Shalanda Harrison-Marquez
This Friday we are celebrating Special Education Teacher Shalanda Harrison-Marquez, who is spending her eighth year with the district. Harrison-Marquez started her career teaching at a District 75/NYC Department of Education high school for five years before she became a Founding Learning Specialist at KIPP Charter School. It was when she decided to move to […]
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How to schedule parent-teacher conferences with pickAtime
Dear Families, Parent-teacher conference scheduling will be done using the pickAtime software. If you have used this previously, you will notice a new interface. There is a YouTube video explaining the new interface: PTC – How It Works for Parents Parent Conference Signup Portals will open at 12 p.m. on March 3, 2024. To sign […]
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#FacultyFriday: Char O’Connor
Today’s #FacultyFriday spotlights Goshen Intermediate School Nurse Char O’Connor, who has been with the district since 2004! In addition to school nursing, O’Connor has worked as a critical care nurse and taught CPR and IV therapy. She has also taught yoga and is a life coach. This year, O’Connor is working on a worthwhile goal […]
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GIS Choose Love Ambassador Club inspires young leaders
Twenty of this year’s fifth graders at Goshen Intermediate School are becoming ambassadors through a new student leadership program. The core formula of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement is that courage, gratitude, forgiveness and compassion-in-action combine to “Choose Love”– and Goshen schools have adopted this formula for the past three years. At GIS in […]
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#FacultyFriday: Teresa Batista
This week’s #FacultyFriday is dedicated to one of Goshen Intermediate School’s newest team members, Teresa Batista — an AIS Reading and Math teacher who started with us in September of this year. After working in education for the past 17 years and graduating from WGU with her master’s degree in Childhood Education, Batista is excited […]