Cassadaga Valley Central School District

On October 29th, Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School will celebrate Halloween by having students dress up for the occasion if they wish. All costumes must meet the following criteria: *All costumes must be school appropriate and meet the dress code as defined in the District Code of Conduct *Students should not wear a costume that interferes with our health protocols or hides the student's identity - no full-face covering *Costumes should not be offensive or inappropriate in any way *No costume weapons or props replicating weapons are allowed If you have any questions about the day, please reach out to the middle/high school office at your earliest convenience.

Members of the Key Club recently went to the store, purchased on their own what items they wanted, and assembled various Halloween gifts using their purchases. They then personally delivered the gifts to school cleaners and custodians.

Here is the link to Friday's Southwestern vs Falconer/Cassadaga Valley football game: http://wnyathletics.com/watch-live-high-school-football-southwestern-vs-falconer-cassadaga-valley/

COUGAR APPAREL IS NOW AVAILABLE! https://ccougar21.itemorder.com/sale Each person ordering will need to come to the school to pick up their orders, when they arrive. Items will not be shipped from the school. GO COUGARS!!!!!!

Congratulations to Ms. Shields' 8th grade homeroom (119) for winning the Pumpkin Decorating Contest last week during Fall Fest!

The October newsletter from our School Social Workers can be found here: https://5il.co/10mky This month's topic is self-care.

Transportation Update We want to apologize to all the families that were inconvenienced by our driver shortage today. We appreciate your flexibility and want you all to know that we have been able to make the necessary arrangements for buses 181 and 182 to carry out their regular runs tomorrow. Bus 182 will run as originally planned for the rest of the week and bus 181 will be running regular routes tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. At this point we do anticipate bus 181 being unable to run on Friday, October 22 but we are working to find coverage for that run and will provide an update as soon as we are able to do so. Once again, we apologize and thank you for your patience and understanding.

3rd graders in Mrs. Zahm's class use sweet treats to practice solving multiplication problems.

Due to an unexpected bus driver shortage we are unable to transport students who ride buses 181, 182 and 187 tomorrow. If you can bring your children to school and pick them up that would be greatly appreciated - if you cannot, your children can access Google Classroom from home and they will be counted as in attendance for the day. We apologize for this short notice and will provide you with updated information tomorrow.

Winter Sports Signups are now underway! Students can sign up outside the gym. Families must register on FamilyID at this link: https://www.familyid.com/organizations/cassadaga-central-school-district-athletics

Damian was so proud to show off his new BOCES Culinary Arts wardrobe. He even brought in an amazing sample of his peanut butter cookies he had made! Mrs. Richir loves his passion. #CougarPride

As the weather forecast continues to trend negatively, we are going to move our Homecoming Dance inside to the gym. It will still be held Sunday, October 17 from 7-9 PM. Masks will be required inside the building. Thank you for understanding while we make changes in order to hold the dance for our students.

The first grade girls are enjoying coloring on the playground on this beautiful day!

The Board of Education approved the Class of 2022 to move forward with plans for their senior trip to Virginia Beach June 2-5, 2022. There will be a parent meeting Monday, 10/18, in the Multi-Purpose Room at 6 PM for parents of seniors planning to participate in the trip.

Ms. Brautigam’s first grade class is learning about how shadows change throughout the day depending on where the sun is. Today they traced their shadows in the morning and noticed that by the afternoon, their shadows had moved!

The regular monthly meeting of the CVCS Board of Education will be held Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 7:00 PM in the M/HS Multi-purpose Room.

REMINDER - All schools will be closed Monday, October 11 for Columbus Day.

Cassadaga Valley High School Fall Fest 2021, sponsored by CVHS Student Council, information!

Mrs. Nelson’s first grade class has been learning about the movement of the earth around the sun, how the sun creates shadows and how those shadows change throughout the course of a day. They used flashlights as the “sun” and moved them throughout their “sky” to see how the shadows of their gnomes change.

This young Barred Owl came to Ms. Burns after being hit by a vehicle on Slide Rd. near Ellery Center. The owl had some serious head trauma but after it's last veterinary check on Monday, was cleared for release. Mrs. Burns teaches Wildlife Management and is a NYSDEC and Federally Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitator.