
June 10, 2025
New York State is offering Summer EBT benefits to help families purchase food while school is out. If your child receives SNAP or Medicaid, you should automatically qualify. If no...

June 10, 2025
Librarians and educational leaders from across the region gathered at Broome-Tioga BOCES to spread "library love," celebrating strong library programs that foster students' readin...

June 9, 2025
At its regular meeting, the board recognized staff for several milestones. A special thank you to those who will retire at the end of this year for their dedication and service t...

June 5, 2025
All of the kindergarten students at CFJ celebrated a special milestone today—their journey as young authors! Each student proudly shared a portfolio of their writing from the scho...

June 3, 2025
Recently, CFJ second graders participated in Target Day, a day of shopping and practicing math. Each student began the day by signing an employee contract, officially becoming Tar...

June 3, 2025
The district recently held its annual Fifth-Grade Field Day—a day that celebrates the end of elementary school and the exciting transition to middle school at JFS. The event was t...

May 27, 2025
When most people think of pen pals, they picture handwritten letters sent across schools or cities. But at CFJ and GFJ Elementary Schools, our students are reimagining the pen pal...

May 19, 2025
Each spring, UEHS Tiger Leads (TL) visit elementary schools to teach fourth graders about staying drug-, alcohol-, and bully-free. Their first stops were AGM and CFJ. Through int...

May 12, 2025
Kindergartners in Therese Yacobelli’s class at CFJ have been diving into the magical world of fairy tales—and learning key literacy skills along the way. As part of their curren...

May 7, 2025
Even though school meals are now free for all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), taking just a few minutes to complete the income eligibility form still m...

May 2, 2025
The CFJ Library is offering students a new way to enjoy reading with the launch of its Reading Zone, a quiet, cozy space designed especially for 4th and 5th graders. Open during d...

April 17, 2025
CFJ recently brought its school community together for the inaugural Around the World Festival of Learning—a multicultural fair that celebrated the diverse cultures represented at...

April 15, 2025
At the April Board of Education meeting, elementary educators were honored in a special recognition ceremony for their outstanding commitment to the RISE (Reading Interventions fo...

April 15, 2025
Our Union-Endicott UPK teachers recently gathered in March for a special professional learning session focused on the new NYS Science Everywhere Unit on Birds. This initiative, sp...

March 27, 2025
Two meteorologists from the National Weather Service, Ms. Danielle Knittle and Mr. Mike Murphy, visited four CFJ kindergarten classes to teach students about weather, seasons, and...

March 24, 2025
Last week, the Marge Bryden Art Display case in the UEHS Tree Room transformed into a vibrant gallery, showcasing the creativity of young artists from our four elementary schools:...

March 17, 2025
The U-E Transportation Department is hiring. You can make a positive impact on our Tigers by being the smile that greets them in the morning and the smile that sends them home! ...

March 17, 2025
In Therese Yacobelli's kindergarten class at CFJ, little engineers put their creativity to the test, building clever leprechaun traps! Using wooden blocks, magnets, popsicle sticks...

March 10, 2025
Dale and Mary Pitcher of Sled Dogs of Smokey Hill brought three special visitors to Therese Yacobelli’s kindergarten class—their three beautiful Huskies: Drifter, Kai, and Coda! St...

March 5, 2025
CFJ third graders had an exciting trip to Binghamton University's Anderson Center, where they attended the Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra’s concert, Introduction to the Orche...