Letter to parents of incoming sixth-graders

To view a letter for the parents of incoming sixth-grade students about summer reading, click here.

Announcements from the Office of Special Programs for all parents

A public hearing will be held by the State of New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities on the draft of the Five Year Comprehensive Plan: 2008 – 2012 on Sept. 8. For more information, click here.

A workshop that focuses on parenting, teaching and treating children with social, emotional and behavior challenges will be offered on Sept. 27. For more information, click here. 

Save the date for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University at Albany's conference on Nov. 7, 2008! For more information, click here.

Saratoga Bridges is sponsoring the following activities for families who are fostering or who have adopted children with developmental disabilities:
Sept. 26 from 6 – 8 p.m.: Family night out at Explore (www.exploringlensfalls.com). Kids enjoy a fun filled evening of activities while parents relax and enjoy an evening of discussion and spa treatments!
Oct. 15 from 6 – 8 p.m.: "Dinner & Discussion" at Saratoga Bridges, Ballston Spa, topic "fetal alcohol syndrome" presented by Diane O'Connor, foster and adoptive parent and advocate.
Nov. 12 from 6 – 8 p.m.: "Dinner & Discussion" at Saratoga Bridges, Ballston Spa, topic "reactive attachment disorder" presented by Suzanne Daversa, Parsons Child Family Center.
For more information, contact Patty Paduano at (518) 587-0723.

Recreational Activities Available in Capital District

Recreational programs in North Colonie for children with special needs ages 5-21. (Players do not need to live in North Colonie to participate.)

Soccer starts on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. We play off of RT. 9 in Latham. We give the players a ball and a shirt. This is a Topps Soccer program.

In November we have family bowling. More details soon.

Basketball is called the Shooting Stars Program. We play at the Ciccotti Center in Colonie off of Wolf Road. We play 5-9 year olds from 4:30-5:30 p.m., 10-21 year olds from 5:30-6:30 p.m.. We play from Jan. 10 to March 14. Sign-up information will be sent out soon.

Baseball will sign-up in March, we start in April, and end in June with a picnic and awards.

For information, details on the above mentioned activities, please contact Gail Wrieden at 785-7496 or gailwrieden@hotmail.com.

Boy Scout Troop For Differently Abled Boys

One of our members sent this information and we would like to share it:

Albany and Warren County Boy Scouts of America is looking to organize a troop for differently-abled boys in Grades 1 through 6. Contact Scott Hayden 593-6117 / 792-5433 or Karen Atkinson (atkinson@nycap.rr.com) for more information.

2008-09 Physical Schedule

Computer Lab Night for Parents

The computer lab in Cohoes Middle School room 208 will be open to parents on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Kathy Santoro will be available to help parents with their computer needs. Please call 237-4131, Ext. 2220 with questions. Children are not allowed unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Bullying information on the CMS Web

The Counseling Department section of the Cohoes Middle School Web site has important information about bullying for parents and students. To visit the site, click here. Any instances of bullying in the school building should be reported to an adult.