Thank you to all of our guest readers who visited classrooms at Marie Curie Institute to help us celebrate Read Across America Week. They included Amsterdam Mayor Cinquanti, Rep. Paul Tonko, school board members President Dr. Bush and Rev. McHeard, Principal Miller from Tecler Elementary School, Amsterdam Police Department Officer Western and Officer DiCaprio. Former …

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Fourth graders at Marie Curie Institute had a visit from the Utica ZooMobile last week and an experience that tied into the science curriculum. Students were able to see a Sumatran Chicken named Poe, a Rainbow Boa named Prism, a Leopard Tortoise named Leo, and a Flemish Giant Rabbit named Willow. Students were provided with an educational explanation …

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Marie Curie Institute’s Student Council hosted a “To Go” style dinner with Santa on Tuesday, December 14th. Families enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and a visit with Santa as food was brought to their cars. Thank you to the many families that participated! A big thank you also to Mr. Kruger and Mrs. DeGiulio, Student Council …

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October is National Fire Prevention Month. The goal of Fire Prevention Month is to raise fire safety awareness and help ensure your home and family are protected. The Amsterdam Fire Department, in collaboration with the school district, arranged to run demonstrations for the elementary students and visited Marie Curie Institute. Here, first graders in Amy …

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Congratulations to all the Marie Curie Institute fifth graders on their moving up accomplishments to sixth grade and Lynch Literacy Academy in the fall.