Cassadaga Valley Central School District

Mrs. Wise's class celebrated receiving 100 class compliments by making a "dirt and worms" treat and eating lunch in the classroom recently.

Our Annual School Budget Vote will take place on Tuesday, May 17th from 1-8 PM in the Middle/High School Cafeteria. Please follow this link to a video that outlines the process and talks about some of the specifics that district residents will be considering when they vote: https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/Watch/x5XJj8f3

IT IS TIME TO SHOW OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT!!! Use the link below to order your Cougar apparel! https://jamestowncycleshop.chipply.com/cvcs2022/

Menus for May can be found here: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/may-menus

The SPECIAL BUDGET EDITION of the Valley Insider Newsletter is now available. A copy of the Newsletter is being mailed to each District resident this week. Please click the link below to view the entire Budget Newsletter. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1geyLRjdZazFNtoOwKGffsSrML0ENDJaH/view?usp=sharing

The Board of Education will be holding a special meeting at 6:45 AM tomorrow morning via zoom. This meeting is an annually required meeting to vote on the BOCES Administrative Budget and to elect BOCES Board members. No other business will be conducted. The zoom link for this meeting is https://zoom.us/j/4535261817

This is an important reminder for the families of all our students in grades 3 through 8. The NY State Mathematics Assessment will be administered Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27. Our ELA tests went very well and now it's time for Math! If you have any questions about this assessment just call the main office of your school or check out this link with more information: http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/state-assessment/3-8-faq-parents-2022.pdf

Attention Modified Sports Athletes - If you want to play a modified sport this spring please plan to attend practice from 2:30-4:00 PM on Tuesday, April 19. Also, please go to the home page of our website - select Departments, then Athletics and register for Family ID.

Mr. Cole's Studio / Visual Technology students have been busy making a parody of the intro to Full House. Check out one of their projects below. Another coming soon! https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/Watch/e5HRc24D

We see that there have been a few questions about tonight's 8th grade parent night - specifically wondering if students can attend. The answer is - YES - 8th grade students are welcome to attend with their parents. See you tonight in the Auditorium at 6:00 PM

Chef Rick Heald visited Mrs. Askin's Adulting 102 classroom on Tuesday. He demonstrated how to deep fry and grill alligator. He also shared his culinary career path with the students. The students enjoyed eating the alligator dipped in Chef Heald's special sauces. What a tasty adventure! Thank you, Chef Heald for providing us with an awesome new experience!

Attention Football Player Parents - There is an important informational meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 7th for all students interested in playing football who will be in grades 7-12 next year. The meeting will be held in the Falconer Central School Auditorium at 6 PM. If you are interested in playing Modified, JV or Varsity Football next year you should plan to attend.

Attention 8th grade parents! Please plan to join us for an important informational meeting for parents that will take place tomorrow night (Wednesday, 4-6-22) from 6-7 PM in our Middle/High School Auditorium. We will share details about the variety of courses our high school has to offer, everything you need to know about your child's graduation requirements, and much more! We hope to see you there!

Reminder for PreK-5 families: Friday, April 29 is a ½ day for students in grades Pre-K through 5 due to Parent Teacher Conferences. Walkers will be dismissed at 11:15 AM. Buses will be dismissed at 11:30 AM. Full Day UPK will attend half day only. Morning UPK will attend as usual. PM UPK will NOT attend.

Pictured below are high school Key Clubbers assembling Easter gifts they bought and made for the residents at Heritage Village which they will personally deliver next week.

Important Notice for District Residents Interested in Serving on the Board of Education An extremely important part of school district operation is to have community members serve as volunteers on the Board of Education. School Board members at Cassadaga Valley serve five year terms and are selected annually during the school board election in the yearly school budget vote and board election in May. This year’s School Budget vote and school board election will take place May 17, 2022. If you are considering service to your school district and would like to run for the Board of Education you must file an official petition signed by at least 25 qualified district voters with the district office by April 18, 2022. Interested candidates can pick up a petition in the District Office. If you would like to consider running please call the office at 962-5155 to coordinate a time to pick up the petition. For more information on the budget vote and board election, including how to run for the board please follow this link: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/budget-vote-and-board-election

Information for Parents of Children in Grades 6-8

April breakfast and lunch menus can be found here: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/april-menus

Congratulations to December Corcoran, Paiden Wittmeyer, and Lauren Jasinski. Their artwork was accepted into the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts 2021-2022 High School Juried Art Exhibition at St. Bonaventure University.

The Western New York College Consortium visited Cassadaga Valley. Students in grades 11 and 12 visited with fifteen college representatives from across the region. College representatives provided important insight into the admission process, majors available and other aspects of their campus such as housing and athletics.