Cassadaga Valley Central School District

Just a couple pictures of SES participating in "Read Across America Day."

Ms. Ringler's 2nd grade class is really excited to share their March Madness: Tournament of Books. With the help of Mrs. Joslyn, the student have selected 16 picture books that they have enjoyed! Throughout the month, the class will read each book and complete different activities to help them decide which book should move on to the next round. By the end of the month they will be able to name "The Best Book of Second Grade!"

Blood Drive for Community Blood Bank. Questions: Contact Lindsey Bennink at lbennink@cvcougars.org. Enter through M/HS main entrance.

The Jamestown Jackals are back at CVCS this weekend! The Jamestown Jackals tip off will be this Friday at 7 pm. Mr. Leichner will be performing the Honorary Tip Off. CVCS students will be receiving a ticket for free admission for Friday only. Adult tickets are $10 and outside district children are $5. Under 4 is free. Saturday's Honorary Tip Off will be performed by CVCS Board Member, Diane Ellsworth, with a start time of 6 pm. CVCS Little Hoopers will be performing at halftime. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Under 4 is free.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at Sinclairville Elementary are currently organizing a pet supply drive from February 28- March 11 to benefit The Chautauqua County Humane Society in Jamestown. You can find a list of acceptable items to be donated in the attached flyer. All items can be dropped off in the main office at Sinclairville Elementary. Thank you so much for your support.

Thank you to the 37 members of the CVCS Ski Club for making our ski season so much fun! Cockaigne is offering each member free skiing any day they are open until skiing is finished for the season! Just go to the window and let them know you skied with Cassadaga Valley! Enjoy and hope to see you next year!

Cathryn Russell placed first overall in the Junior People in Agriculture FFA District competition held at the Sherman Central School. Jr. People In Ag is one of many CTE/LDE events students prepare for then compete against students from other schools. Jr. People In Ag requires students in grades 6-8 to select a career field related to agriculture, then prepare and meet 15 criteria as outlined in the rules. Students must also be able to present their career choice and answer questions from a panel of judges. Catie is a 7th grader and was able to top six other competitors for first place, presenting a career in Environmental Engineering. She will now move to the FFA sub-state competition to be held in March. If Catie is successful at sub-states, she will advance to States. Congratulations and good luck, Catie!

Important Mask Update! Earlier this afternoon NYS Governor Hocul held a press conference and announced that effective Wednesday, March 2 the state mask mandate in schools will be lifted. Based on this guidance, we will be wearing face coverings on Monday & Tuesday of this week - but they will become optional on Wednesday. Below is an update on the protocols we will be following at CVCS: Face Coverings - as of Wednesday, March 2, the mask mandate in schools will be lifted. This means that the wearing of a face covering for students, faculty and staff will be optional in all classroom and school settings in our District. We will continue to supply face coverings for anyone who chooses to wear one. Please note that since face coverings are optional as of Wednesday the choice to wear a face covering is at the discretion of the individual student's family. Face Coverings on Buses - While we have not received official word from NYSED or Chautauqua County regarding mask mandates on school buses, the New York State Association for Pupil Transportation (NYSAPT) has indicated that based on CDC guidance that universal mask wearing will no longer be required in K-12 settings that the same will apply to school buses transporting public school children. We assume that will be clarified in the next day or two but we are quite sure that will be the case. At this point, masks are still required on buses until Wednesday, March 2.

There will be a Board of Education Budget Work Session and Special Meeting on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the M/HS MPR.

Menus for the month of March can be found here: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/march-menus Daily menu items can be found from our homepage - click on "Explore" then "Dining."

Reminder of this special event taking place tonight!

Now Hiring - Full-time Substitute School Nurse for Middle/High School (temporary position). Completed Non-Certified Support Staff application to be returned to the District Office by Friday, March 4, 2022. Application information and a job description can be found on our website: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/employment-opportunities

Ms. Ziobro is holding a "Meet the Principal Night" at SES on Wednesday, March 2 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, which will be followed by a PTO meeting at 7:00 PM. We hope all parents of SES students will come and introduce themselves to Ms. Ziobro.

More Winter Day Fun at SES

Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) for Parents of Children 0-8 Years Old

Some of the activities taking place at SES today for "Winter Fun Day."

M/HS Spirit Week - Color Day - Freshmen (purple)

M/HS Spirit Week - Twins Day

Students and teachers at the M/HS for "Hawaiian/Tourist Day."

More 100-Day fun at SES! "In 100 years I will look like this" pictures and 100 piece trail mixes.