
April 8, 2025
The little cows’ eyes widen as Mrs. Wishy-Washy wheels her scrubbing machine in their direction. An apprehensive riff on the piano accompanies their squeals when she touches the t...

March 31, 2025
The elementary students were so familiar with what the hungry caterpillar ate on Saturday they could practically say it along with the actors: A piece of chocolate cake, an ice-cr...

March 10, 2025
“Look!” one of the second graders called, without putting down his binoculars. A flock of Canadian geese flying in "V" formation passed overhead. The chorus of honks quickly disap...

February 28, 2025
Meadow Pond’s gym hummed with happiness as students decorated colorful classroom banners with pipe cleaners, stickers, markers, streamers, mini pompoms and personalized paper hear...

February 20, 2025
Having only one book, and rereading it a half-dozen times? A seven-year-old using an ax, alone? A family building their house, by hand? A whole school in one room, and some of the...

February 4, 2025
When this all-star video premiered at a recent Community Meeting, the energy was contagious. Soon the whole school was singing about positive bus behavior—staying seated, followin...

January 22, 2025
Three students modeling the latest in letter A walked down the center of Meadow Pond’s cafeteria—a runway lined with family members. All smiles, they posed for a moment, then circ...

December 20, 2024
Orchestra students are holding cutlery, not bows, in Faith Willett’s orchestra classroom. What’s going on? The fifth graders are celebrating their completion of the 12 Days of Pra...

December 12, 2024
Maddie knows what dogs like - treats and tennis balls (to play fetch with!) - because her family includes Wilbur von Smooch, a Boston terrier, and Sugar Ray Frank, a German shephe...

November 25, 2024
Nature to walk in. Uncles to visit. Kisses goodnight. Teachers who help me. Love from my parents. Firefighters who keep me safe. These are just some of the sweet reflections on g...

November 4, 2024
Rattle, rattle, roll! The first graders were all smiles as they shook little cups and spilled out ten little beans. They eagerly counted how many were painted in pumpkin orange and...

October 28, 2024
Giulia has a dog named Bentley. Jacob loves to read with his grandma. Ariel likes the Beatles and vanilla ice cream. Regan loves Oreos and carrots. Meadow Pond’ s cafeteria wa...

October 23, 2024
Ruddy cheeks and good cheer streamed through the neighborhoods surrounding Katonah Elementary School and Meadow Pond Elementary on Friday, October 18! It was Walk and Roll to Scho...

October 23, 2024
Do you have a wolf? Are dogs descended from wolves? Are people able to own wolves? Does the Wolf Conservation Center have any red wolves? Author Leokadia George visited Meadow ...

October 15, 2024
Seeing the bright red fire trucks parked in front of the school, meeting firefighters and watching them don their gear makes Fire Prevention Week an exciting experience for studen...

September 30, 2024
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” author Laura Numeroff visited Meadow Pond Elementary on September 27! In three separate grade-appropriate presentations, she read one of her books t...

September 26, 2024
We are excited to announce the launch of the KLSD 3-Year Sustainability Vision and Plan . We have been hard at work designing the plan since the announcement of the initiative du...

September 25, 2024
At the far end of the wing, where the sunlight streams in, students nestle into soft chairs and read. Nearby, students roll chairs around a table and work with their teacher on ne...

September 3, 2024
Congratulations to our 25-year employees!!! Celebrating Jean Capuano, Dawn Dall, Mary Dillon, Jennifer Fraczek, William Friedman, Lynn Garofolo, Susan Hirsch, Erik Hoaglund, Jea...

September 3, 2024
It was a kick-off that felt like a pep rally. Staff and educators gathered in John Jay High School’s theater today for Superintendent’s Conference Day. It was the first day back f...