Attendance Office

The district uses ParentSquare to make daily contact with the parent/caregiver of any child who is absent.

Please call the school nurse at (315) 866-8562 ext. 1022, stating why your child will not be in school. You will still receive a call from the automated system regardless if you call ahead or not.

When a child returns to school, he/she must have an excuse signed by a parent/caregiver. This excuse is given to the homeroom teacher and is kept on file for two years.

More information about the Attendance Policy is available in the Elementary School Handbook.

Into Reading Program

Into Reading is a comprehensive English language arts program that complements our instruction across all aspects of literacy — reading, vocabulary, English language development, foundational skills, and writing — all based on International Literacy Association (ILA) and International Reading Association (IRA) recommendations as well as other significant research. With this program, our teachers are able to focus on each student’s individual growth in phonics, phonological Awareness, high-frequency words, decoding, spelling and word study so they can become to become fluent, confident, and thoughtful readers.

Access the Into Reading Program.

School Newspaper

Fourth graders in the Newspaper Club produce the Herkimer Elementary School Newspaper with the help of club advisor Amberlyn Gosier. The first issue was published in early December 2022 and new issues are posted bi-monthly .

View the latest edition of the Herkimer Elementary School Newspaper.