Townsend Elementary School

REMINDER: The Walton Central School District Board of Education is seeking community input for the 2024-25 school budget. A link to a survey is available below, or on the school website BOE page. The survey will also be emailed to student families through SchoolMessenger. Please take a moment to complete the survey, which will be available through December 1. Survey link: https://forms.gle/akjqszX2kmoCo3cD6. If you need a hard copy of the survey, or more information, please contact the district office at 607-865-4116, ext. 6130, or email cphraner@waltoncsd.org. Thank you.

Recently, the second grade held its annual Thanksgiving feast! A wonderful event! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Happy Thanksgiving from the Walton Central School District! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Townsend Elementary to host community open house The Walton Central School District will host an open house at Townsend Elementary from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, November 27. Feel free to stop by at any point during that time frame. Visitors will have a chance to tour the area of the school that was recently renovated for the first phase of the floor project. That includes rooms and the corridor on the second floor. Parents as well as community members are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to the Townsend Elementary students of the month for October! The theme this month was Respect! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Through a UPK grant, Townsend Elementary was able to purchase a program called “All Kids Bike.” The program comes with 24 student bikes, 24 helmets, an instructor bike, and pedal kits. It also includes eight classes of instructor training. The first five primarily focus on balancing the bike, and the final three focus on pedaling while balancing. The plan is to implement this program with UPK, kindergarten, and first-grade students. With being able to integrate this program into the curriculum, it gives students the opportunity to learn how to ride a two-wheeled pedal bike, and also know what measure of safety to follow while they are riding their bikes at home. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: There is no school and district offices are closed at the Walton Central School District on Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Thanks to continued grant funding from the Catskill Watershed Corporation, Hanford Mills once again came to Townsend Elementary to offer students hands-on activities to support the school’s curriculum, provide education about watersheds and how students are connected to them, and the effect they have on water systems. Recently, second graders learned about hydro-science. Students were able to see how many drops of water fit on the surface of a penny and if water can move by itself. Through a series of fun and simple experiments. Students explored the interesting properties of water. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER! Remember to turn your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 5!

One of the finest traditions -- Townsend Elementary's Halloween parade! Look at some of these great costumes! Look for more photos on our Facebook page! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Thank you bus drivers! As part of bus safety week, the Walton Central School District recognized its drivers for Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Wednesday. Drivers were honored with safety certificates, as well as elementary students coming to sing two songs. This annual event is a way to recognize our drivers for all the hard work they do to make sure our students are always safe! Thank you for all that you do! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the Townsend Elementary students of the month for September! The theme this month was kindness! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER! Here are the upcoming dates for school picture days! October 4: Townsend Elementary (UPK-2) October 5: Townsend Elementary (3-5) #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPRIDE

Warriors Crush Hunger once again took place at Walton CSD, running a food drive to give back to the community. Last week, football players Colby Phraner and Seth Hunter visited Townsend Elementary to explain the program to younger students. The program collects food each year to deliver to the Walton food bank. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD

Our last post celebrating service-award recipients is for 30 years! Thank you for your dedication to Walton CSD and our students! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Thank you to those who have been with the Walton CSD for 25 years! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Twenty years with the Walton Central School District! Congratulations! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER! Here are the upcoming dates for school picture days! September 21: Middle School September 22: High School October 4: Townsend Elementary (UPK-2) October 5: Townsend Elementary (3-5) #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPRIDE

Congratulations to our 15-year service award recipients! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: Townsend Elementary will host a book fair starting tomorrow! The times are 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on September 20, 21, and 22. There will also be night hours on September 21, from 5:30-7 p.m. during open house! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPRIDE