Category: Harry Hoag News

In support of Kindness Month, the Harry Hoag Student Council visited their community’s Senior Center for a morning of breakfast and bingo. A great time was had by all!

Fort Plain Central School recognized those who served our country in honor of Veterans Day during the week of the holiday, with an assembly and special classroom activities.

In Sonja Purinton’s class at Harry Hoag Elementary, students honored veterans by making handprint flags with a poem and a handwritten “Thank You.”

They presented Fort Plain Detective Mereness with one of the projects they made, to honor him and thank him for his service.

On Thursday, Harry Hoag students and staff gathered for an assembly to honor those who’ve served in observance of Veterans Day.

Harry Hoag Elementary School has scheduled some great Halloween celebrations for our students and their families:

Pre-K – 3rd Grade Students: Halloween Parade

When: The Annual Halloween Parade will be held on Monday, October 31st, at 1:30 p.m.
Where: The FPCSD Track
In the event of inclement weather, students will parade through the hallways of the building.
Arrival: Guests may arrive starting at 1:15 p.m., not before.
Parking: Guests must park in marked parking spots or in Wiles Park.
Expectations for participation: All students in Grades Pre-K-3 may wear a costume of their choosing for the parade. Costumes should be school appropriate, please no gore. The end of October can be chilly; please make sure that layers of clothing can be worn under the costumes.

4th – 6th Grade Students: Halloween Dance

When: The Annual Halloween Dance will be held on Monday, October 31st.
Where: The dance will be held in the gym so that all students in grades 4-6 may attend for an hour.
In the event of inclement weather, the dance will be held in the cafeteria. Grades 4 & 5 will be held from 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. and Grade 6 will attend from 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Expectations for participation: All students in Grades 4-6 may wear a costume of their choosing for the dance. Costumes should be school appropriate, please no gore.

Please note

Students will NOT be dismissed early on this day. Students must return to their classroom after the parade and/or dance for a typical school day dismissal.

We look forward to celebrating the spirit of Halloween with our students!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at (518) 993-4000. If you do not want your child to participate in the parade, please notify your child’s teacher. We will gladly make special accommodations for any students who do not participate.

Proud to be your Principal,
Mrs. Coppolo

Posted 10/18 & 10/24

More local heroes visited Harry Hoag School on Oct. 21, when Sergeant Smith and K9 Officer Bud presented to students and staff during morning program. Sergeant Smith talked about his job and what Bud does as a K9 officer. Teacher Ashley Bargstedt introduced our visitors.

Members of Harry Hoag Elementary School’s Student Council experienced local government operations in real time, outside their school, on Oct. 18, when they participated in a meeting of the Fort Plain Village Board.

“FPCSD thanks Mr. Hanifin and the Village Board for extending an invitation for the elementary student government leaders to attend their most recent meeting,” said Fort Plain Superintendent Lauren Crisman. “This authentic learning opportunity provided them with a chance to see how a local governance team functions, and I know that they each felt very special to be personally invited to attend the meeting. We appreciate the village support to help us grow future leaders!”

“Our Student Council members met their local officials, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and observed the Village Board meeting. They received an excellent introduction to government and school and community partnership,” said Student Council Advisor Michelle Hext. “We thank the Village Board for welcoming our group.”

After the Oct. 18 meeting, Fort Plain Mayor and Harry Hoag Elementary Teacher Patrick Hanifin said, “At tonight’s Village Board meeting, we were visited by the newly elected Fort Plain Elementary School Student Council members. They had the opportunity to meet many of the Village officials and take part in the meeting. Thank you to Student Council Advisor Michelle Looman Hext for helping to coordinate their participation tonight.”

In the photo above: Student Council members with Mrs. Hext. 
In the photo at the top of the page: Student Council members with Village Board members and Mayor Hanifin.

Harry Hoag students learned valuable lessons about fire safety when the Fort Plain Fire Department visited their school on Oct. 12, during Fire Prevention Week.

They learned that firefighters are helpers who keep them safe, what to do if a smoke detector sounds, and what to do in the event of a fire. The students also got to turn on and hold a working fire hose and ride in a fire truck, and at the end of the presentations, each received their own fire hat.

Thank you to our local heroes – and school community members – who visited with our students and staff and shared their knowledge, including Fort Plain Fire Chief Bill Ehrenreich, Captain and Fort Plain Central School Transportation Supervisor Gary Ruszkowski, President Joe Hanifan, Vice President and Fort Plain Board of Education Member Jeff Jones, and Firefighters and Fort Plain High School Class of 2022 Alumni Jayden Sackett and Jonathan Williams.

Fire Prevention Week comes once a year, but the lessons learned last a lifetime.

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