Cassadaga Valley Central School District

September's newsletter from our School Social Workers is about how to prepare to come back to school! You can check it out here https://5il.co/1hxlf

Yearbook ordering info! If you have any questions, please contact the yearbook advisor, Ms. Shields.

Chautauqua Safety Village is hosting First Aid and CPR trainings this fall. For more information, please contact the Safety Village!

SENIORS! Parent Ads: All Seniors were given these postcards in their class meeting on the first day of school. If you would like to create and purchase a parent ad for the yearbook this year visit www.jostens.com. All parent ads will need to be completed by 2/1/2023. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Shields at nshields@cvcougars.org.

Updated protocols and a clearance form for "return to play" post covid can be found on our website here https://5il.co/15k1e and here https://5il.co/14fqf. If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse.

Students participated in a Survivor STEM challenge as part of the CVCS Opening Day fun yesterday! Pictured are 9th graders with their cup stacking, using only a rubber band and 6 pieces of yarn (and lots of teamwork!).

Here is a picture of our canine counselor Nova watching over our middle/high school students this morning! Nova is ready for a new school year!

Welcome back, students and staff! Here's a brief message from Mr. Leichner from this morning. We hope everyone has a great first day in the valley! https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/q5W7BwLm/view

COVID Update for September 2022 We are excited to see the return of our students and we are also excited to be moving past the countless COVID-19 restrictions we have managed the past few years! The New York State Department of Health and the New York State Education Department recently released updated guidance designed to create a safe environment while ensuring students remain where they belong - in school. To summarize, masks will remain optional, and social distancing is no longer required. We will not be testing employees who are unvaccinated and we will no longer quarantine those who have been in close contact with someone who tests positive. If a student does exhibit COVID-like symptoms in school, we will send the student home with a COVID test if the parents would like one. Parents are then asked (but not required) to report the results back to the school nurse. If the test comes back positive, students will remain out of school for 5 days, and students will be asked to wear a mask for days 6-10 upon their return. Also, we will continue to make COVID tests available upon request as they come to us from New York State. We will still monitor our COVID numbers, and if there is reason for concern, or there is spread in a certain location in one of our buildings, we will communicate that with our families immediately. I want to thank everyone in the school community for all the support over the past few years - it’s been a tough journey - but we are ready for a new year!!! If anything changes we will share it with you as soon as we receive it. We wish you and your families all the best as we start the new year.

Outdoor Sports Schedule - Week of 9/5 *Please note: Times could change* If you have any questions, please contact your coaches. Monday 9/5 - JV/Varsity Football Bus 7:30 AM - Practice @ FCS 8-11 AM Tuesday 9/6 - Girls Soccer & XC Bus 3:05 PM - Soccer game at FCS 5:00 PM XC Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - Boys Soccer Practice @ CV 4-6 PM - Modified Football Bus 3:05 PM - Practice @ MG 3:45-5:45 PM - JV/V Football Bus 3:05 PM - Practice @ FCS 4-6 PM Wednesday 9/7 - Boys Soccer & XC - Bus 3:05 PM - Soccer game at FCS 5:00 PM XC Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - Girls Soccer Practice @ CV 4-6 PM - Modified Football Bus 3:05 PM - Practice @ MG 3:45-5:45 PM - JV/V Football Bus 3:05 PM - Practice @ FCS 4-6 PM Thursday 9/8 - Girls Soccer and XC - Bus 3:05 PM - Soccer game at FCS 4:30 PM XC Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - Boys Soccer Practice @ CV 4-6 PM - Modified Football Bus 3:05 (Falconer bus) - Game @ Sherman 5 PM - JV/V Football Bus 3:05 PM - Practice 4-6 PM Friday 9/9 - Girls Soccer and XC Bus 3:05 PM - Practice @ FCS 3:30-5:30 PM - Boys Soccer Game @ CV 4:30 PM Start - Mod/JV Football Bus 3:05 PM - Modified Practice @ MG 3:45-5:45 PM JV Practice @ FCS 4-6 PM - Varsity Football Game @ FCS 7 PM Start - Bus TBD Saturday 9/10 - Girls VARSITY Soccer Bus 8:30 AM (from Falconer) Game @ MG 10 AM - Boys Soccer Bus 3:15 Game @ SW Modified Start 5 PM Varsity Start 7 PM - JV Football Bus 8:50 (from Falconer) - Game @ Panama 11 AM - Modified and Varsity Football TBA

Starting September 6th, the Fitness Center hours will be as follows: Monday - Friday 5:00-7:30 AM 2:20-7:30 PM Saturday 8:00-11:00 AM https://www.cvcougars.org/documents/fitness-center/application-form/117948

Attention Modified Football: Friday 9/2 - Scrimmage at Frewsburg 3:00-5:00 PM. Bus will leave at 1:45 PM Saturday 9/3 - Practice at MG 8:30-10:30 AM

Just a reminder for families who have pre-registered for food pick up that we will have those resources available for you in the High School Gym parking lot between 1 PM and 3PM today. Thanks!

REMINDER! 6th Grade Orientation will take place this Thursday, September 1st at 6:00 PM. We will meet in the M/HS Auditorium to begin the program. We hope to see you there!

We are happy to announce that Cassadaga Valley Central School District will continue to provide all students with a FREE breakfast and lunch, each school day, for the 2022-2023 school year! If you have a child with a food allergy or special dietary requests, please contact Heidi Ottaway, Food Service Director, to discuss those needs. We are excited to welcome everyone back to school!

VOLLEYBALL!! JV and Varsity Volleyball have home games Tuesday 8/30 and Wednesday 8/31. JV starts at 5 PM and Varsity at 6:30 PM.

Outdoor Sports schedule Week of 8/29 Soccer, Cross Country, Football Schedule Week of 8/29 *Please note that times COULD change, coaches will relay any changes* Monday 8/29 Boys Modified/Varsity Soccer & XC - Bus 7:30 AM Practice 8-10 AM Modified Girls Soccer - Bus 9:30 AM Practice 10-12 AM All Football Teams Bus 3:00 PM Modified Practice 3:45 - 5:45 PM JV/V Practice 4-7 PM JV/Varsity Girls Soccer Scrimmage @Hornell - Bus 1:45 PM Scrimmage 7 PM Tuesday 8/30 Boys Mod/Varsity Soccer & XC - Bus 7:30 AM Practice 8-10 AM Girls Mod/JV/Varsity Soccer - Bus 9:30 AM Practice 10-12 PM All Football Teams - Bus 3:00 PM Modified Practice 3:45-5:45 PM, JV/V Practice 4-7 PM Wednesday 8/31 All football, All Soccer and XC - Bus 3:00 PM - Modified Football Practice 3:45-5:45 PM - Soccer and XC Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Football - Practice 4-7 PM Thursday 9/1 All Football, All Soccer and XC - Bus 3:00 PM - Modified Football Practice 3:45-5:45 PM - Soccer and XC Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Football - Practice 4-6 PM Friday 9/2 JV Football Practice AT CVCS 10 AM-12 PM Girls Soccer - Bus 3:00 PM Practice 3:30-5:30 PM Varsity Boys Soccer - Bus 3:00 PM Game start 4:30 PM at FCS Modified Boys Soccer AT CVCS Game start 4:30 PM Varsity Football Game @ Albion 7 PM start Bus leave time 3:00 PM No Cross Country Practice Saturday 9/3 JV Football Game AT CVCS start time 10 AM No other outdoor sport practices If you have any questions, please contact your coaches.

Just a reminder for families who have pre-registered for food pick up that we will have those resources available for you in the High School Gym parking lot between 1 PM and 3PM today. Thanks!

Football practice update!!! ALL levels of football leave Saturday, 8/20, at 7:30 AM. And, next week (8/22-8/26), ALL levels leave at 3:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the coaches or Athletic Director.

Soccer, Cross Country and Football Schedule - Week 1 Saturday 8/20 - Modified Football Bus 8:00 AM - Practice 8:30-10:30 AM - JV/Varsity Football Bus 7:30 AM - Practice 8:00-12:00 PM Monday 8/22 & Tuesday 8/23 - Girls Modified/Varsity Soccer & Cross Country Bus 7:30 AM - Practice 8:00-10:00 AM - Boys Modified/Varsity Soccer Bus 1:00 PM - Practice 1:30-3:30 PM - Modified Football Bus 3:00 PM - Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Football Bus 3:30 PM - Practice 4:00-7:00 PM Wednesday 8/24, Thursday 8/25 and Friday 8/26 - Girls Modified/Varsity Soccer and Cross Country Bus 7:30 AM - Practice 8:00-10:00 AM - Boys Modified/Varsity Soccer Bus 9:30 AM - Practice 10:00-12:00 PM - Modified Football Bus 3:00 PM - Practice 3:30-5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Football Bus 3:30 PM - Practice 4:00-7:00 PM Saturday 8/27 - JV/Varsity Football Bus 7:30 AM - Practice 8:00-12:00 PM - Modified Football Bus 8:00 AM - Practice 8:30-10:30 AM - Girls Modified/Varsity Soccer Bus 12:30 PM - Practice 1:00- 3:00 PM - Boys Modified/Varsity Soccer Bus 2:30 PM - Practice 3:00-5:00 PM - No Cross Country