The kinders have so much to be grateful for. We’re grateful for our fifth grade friends that helped us with a tricky Olaf craft. Layla did a wonderful job being the “teacher” and reading a sight word book to her peers. Lastly, our friend Grayson is five! Happy Birthday Grayson!
Middle schoolers have been working with Mrs. Bureau this fall to learn about preserving food from the school garden. The Blue Team learned about pickling, making bread and butter pickles, and the Red Team learned about processing apples to make applesauce and fermenting vinegar. The Purple Team learned about fermenting to make sauerkraut. Here, The Purple Team, shredded cabbage, massaged the cabbage to break it up and release liquid and then packed in jars to ferment. We hope the bacteria works to produce lactic acid to sour the cabbage in the next couple of weeks.
The festive spirit is spreading like magic at ILCS as high school students joyfully deck the halls with their dazzling door decorations competition. The middle school students eagerly await their turn, set to kick off this Friday! Let the holiday cheer begin!
Do you have what it takes?
Get ready Orange Nation! It's game time!
Gratitude changes everything! ❤️
First Home Girl's Varsity Basketball Game of the 2023-2024 Season!
The kindergarten kids have been so busy with a trip to Up Yonda and a visit to Ms. Susan and Ms. Jen. We are happy to see snow and can’t wait to build a snowman together!
Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to our ILCS family near and far 🦃🍁🧡🖤
Thank you!
First grade read the story Balloons Over Broadway about the inventor of the famous Macy’s Parade balloons.
They practiced their doubles addition facts to create a cityscape to represent New York City and designed their own parade balloons.
Here's a photo from our Intro to STEM class, where we're constructing a butterfly enclosure for the garden. We repurposed extra screens donated from our window project, creating an interactive space for students to closely study the life cycle of butterflies.
We were so busy enjoying the NHS Gratitude Spirit Week that we forgot to take pictures! We were lucky enough to receive a few today for twin day! Thank you Mrs. Hoag and NHS for organizing such a fun week!
In honor of this month's Character Education focus on Gratitude, ILCS Middle School color teams organized a Can Drive Competition to support the Hamilton & Warren Counties Community Action. The students generously contributed a total of 181 items to our local food pantry. Kudos to the Red Team for emerging as the competition winners! This event not only showcased the spirit of giving but also instilled lessons of compassion and gratitude among all middle schoolers!
Basketball players 7-12, this is a reminder for the basketball clinic Sunday at ILCS. Please let Mr. McCauliffe or Coach Hosley know if you plan to attend.
51° in November? Purple Team is happy to take advantage of the nice weather and a little game of Knock Out outside!
Important Announcement:
Hello ILCS Families,
We now have Linq, which is a portal where you can prepay on your students meal account. This account can be used for extra lunch (ala carte), or ice cream. Meals are still covered under the CEP program but this allows students to purchase anything extra they would like.
Information about Linq-https:
https://linqhelp.mcoutput.com/linqconnect/Content/LINQConnect.htm
Registration to create account:
https://www.linq.com/login/
Feel Free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns, I will do my best to help or find someone who can help.
Thank you,
Cynthia Burgess
Burgessc@ilcsd.org
The fourth grade has been learning about the Haudenosaunee. The Haudenosaunee are thankful every day. 4th Graders have made their own personal wampum belts that portray symbols of things for which they are grateful. They've also made Haudenosaunee instruments.
Quiz Bowl Team Update:
The Quiz Bowl team lost to Granville in a well played match. The best part of the evening was a surprise visit from Mrs. Flemington!
On November 14th, Indian Lake Middle and High School Students involved in the ILCS Music Department had the amazing opportunity to visit SUNY Potsdam and The Crane School of Music. Students learned about the importance of excelling in High School in order to obtain scholarships, as well as an in-depth look at the SUNY application process. Mr. Gratto arranged for the ILCS students to have the unique experience of viewing the Concert Choir and the Symphonic Band dress rehearsals for their concert later this week.
