Be alert about RSV, common cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms during this winter’s cold/flu season

Remember:  Your student’s healthcare provider is your very best source for trustworthy information and will have your child’s and family’s best interests in mind. Your child’s healthcare provider will address all the questions you may have regarding  RSV, the common cold, the flu and COVID-19. Thank you. RSV New York State Department of Health information …

‘Grandma Phyllis’ continues tradition of making scarves for all district kindergarteners for the 16th year

Thank you to Phyllis Scherf, also known as “Grandma Phyllis” to our kindergarten students! For the 16th year, she has made scarves for Elementary School and Otisville Elementary kindergarteners. Mrs. Scherf began her kindergarten scarf making when her granddaughter was a kindergartener.  We appreciate all that you do! See more photos on the district’s Facebook …

A reminder about inclement weather days and the need to be prepared for the 2023-24 school year

  Minisink Valley school community: As a reminder, the district has emergency days built into its calendar for the 2023-24 school year, which are usually used for inclement weather/snow days. As per past practice, we closely monitor several reputable weather forecasting outlets in advance of the anticipated weather. We also consult with and rely on …

Otisville K-Kids Club introduces its new Free Little Library to the community

The Otisville K-Kids Club has introduced its first community project of the school year: The Free Little Library, located outside the front entrance to the school. The library, a re-purposed refrigerator, was the result of the work of Kiwanis advisors Andrea Yager and Logan Reggio, who began work on creating the shell of the little …

Reminder: This cold/flu season, please be alert about RSV, common cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms

Reminder: If your child is not feeling well, please do not send him/her to school. Remember:  Your student’s healthcare provider is your very best source for trustworthy information and will have your child’s and family’s best interests in mind. Your child’s healthcare provider will address all the questions you may have regarding  RSV, the common …

District to ‘go purple’ to support men’s health/’No-Shave November’ awareness efforts on Friday, Nov. 17

The district’s Buildings & Grounds team is again spearheading an important effort to support and bring further awareness to activities and events tied to November’s National Men’s Health Awareness/“No-Shave November” Month. Join us and wear purple for the district’s  “Going Purple Day”  on Friday Nov. 17! Supporters of National Men’s Health Awareness Month take part …

Mid-Hudson School Study Council honors three staff members with 2023 Awards for Excellence

Three Minisink Valley staff members have been named recipients of the Mid-Hudson School Study Council’s 2023 Awards for Excellence. Each year, the Newburgh-based organization honors those in the education field who display excellence in their work. Awards were presented to them and other honorees at a Nov. 1 gathering at The Barn at Villa Venezia …

Otisville Elementary and MV Elementary celebrate 2023 Halloween with costumes, parades and high school marching band!

Otisville Elementary and Minisink Valley Elementary schools held Halloween parades for their K-2 students today, Oct. 31  with each parade led by the Minisink Valley High School Warrior Marching Band! Thank you to everyone who made today’s parades a huge success, including our faculty, staff, parents/guardians and law enforcement partners! Thank you to members of …

Otisville’s ‘Omegaman and Friends’ assemblies reinforce the importance of kindness, anti-bullying and ‘bucket filling’

Omegaman and Friends” Zyna and Dynamo visited Otisville Elementary on Oct, 24, speaking about and reinforcing important character development and bully prevention messages to K-5 students during two assemblies. Stressing themes like “You’re not a winner or a loser, you‘re a chooser”; the power of your words; respect for authority; be a HERO (Helping Everyone, …

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