Townsend Elementary School

REMINDER: Monday and Tuesday (November 25-26) are half-days for students as parent-teacher conferences are scheduled in the afternoon. Dismissal times are as follows: 11 a.m. Townsend Elementary 11:15 a.m.: MS/HS Please note: Bag lunches are available for all students on those two days. Any other questions can be directed to your child(ren)’s building principal. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

During a Career Day event at Townsend Elementary in May 2023, local elected officials were showing students about local government and the ability to vote for an elected official to represent their community. Walton Town Supervisor Joseph Cetta and then Walton Town Clerk Ronda Williams held a mock election where students were able to vote on a piece of playground equipment they would like to have and use at Townsend Elementary. The choices presented were a rock wall, bike track, or a zip line. In a landslide victory with 223 votes, the zip line won. Recently, the zip line was installed at Townsend by Walton CSD’s O&M Department, and students have been enjoying it. Funding for the project came from the Mattern Fund through the Community Foundation for South Central New York, the O’Connor Foundation, the Upland Center, and the Townsend PTA using funds raised through the box tops program. Cetta and Williams also recently visited the school during a recess period to see the kids enjoying the project, and Williams even had a turn to test it out! Thank you to everybody who made this possible! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Townsend Elementary honored area veterans Friday morning in celebration of Veterans Day. Thank you to all veterans for your service! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the Townsend Elementary students of the month for October! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Haunted house! Students at Townsend Elementary had the chance to go through the annual haunted house during physical education classes! Lots of fun! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Could you have asked for a more perfect fall day to hold the annual Townsend Elementary Halloween parade? What a great afternoon of fun as students and staff showed off some awesome costumes! Have fun tonight and be safe! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

The next New York Thursday is this week!

It's National Principals Month! Thank you to our group of excellent principals and what they do each day for our students and staff! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Townsend Elementary held an evacuation drill earlier this week. During the drill, staff and students evacuated the building, following established procedures. After exiting the school, they went to pre-determined safe areas before returning to Townsend. The drill helps teach students what happens should situations arise where an evacuation is necessary. Thank you to the Village of Walton Police Department for helping with this drill! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

What a great way to learn for Fire Prevention. Week! The Walton Fire Department once again came to Townsend Elementary and worked with students. The department used interactive stations to show students fire safety, and what different equipment does. Thank you Walton FD! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: Friday, October 11 is a Superintendent's Conference Day. There is no school for students. Also, Monday, October 14 is Columbus Day/Discovers'/Indigenous Peoples Day. There is no school and district offices are closed. Enjoy the extended weekend! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to our Townsend Elementary Students of the Month for September 2024! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Sweethearts and Heroes returned to the Walton Central School District this week, starting at Townsend Elementary and then heading to the middle/high school. During this trip they did their "circles" program. This is the first of six scheduled trips to WCS for Sweethearts and Heroes over the 2024-25 school year. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Orange and Black day was a huge success, as was Warriors Crush Hunger. great job, and thank you for all the donations.

REMINDER: Townsend Elementary Picture Days are this week! October 2: Townsend Elementary (UPK-2) October 3: Townsend Elementary (3-5) #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Crush Tackles Hunger is going on all this week. We are accepting donations of nonperisable food items. Some members of the Varsity Football team and Varsity Soccer team spoke to the Elementary students on Monday to get them excited about the event.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming Sep 18–Sep 20. Our students are excited to shop for their own books and every purchase at the Fair benefits our school! For more info, visit https://scholastic.com/bf/townsendelementaryschool1.

Picture days are scheduled! September 19: Middle School September 20: High School October 2: Townsend Elementary (UPK-2) October 3: Townsend Elementary (3-5) #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

As per a new mandate from the New York State Education Department, the Walton Central School District is required to provide advance notification to families of any safety drills scheduled . These drills may include the following: evacuation (fire) drills, lockdown drills, shelter-in-place drills, and early dismissal drills. Please visit: https://bit.ly/3XhtkVf for more information. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

And the first day is in the books! What a tremendous opening day! We are excited for the 2024-25 school year! See a full gallery of photos on our Facebook page! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride