Did you know that New York produces about 30 million bushels of apples annually? In fact, if the state of New York were a country, its yearly harvest would rank just outside the top 20 globally. To celebrate this bounty, every year FarmOn.org partners with local growers in New York’s apple belt for the Big Apple Crunch.
All set up for FDA Food Science and Ag science Professional development this week! A virtual lab done this week included the science of cooking a hamburger, mystery juice , bacteria growth and "Don't cross me" (about cross-contamination). Each lab will be tailored for use in Family and Consumer Science 6, 8, and Foods classes for the upcoming school year. Thank you, Mrs. Reynolds!
SES Students of the month:
K - Haley Skinner (Mrs. Hallberg's class)
1st - Lillyanna Davis (Mrs. Zappie's class)
2nd - Katelyn Moeller - (Mrs. Thompson's class)
3rd - Maya Richner - (Mrs. Abbey's class)
4th - Noah Paxton (Mrs. Kelly's class)
5th - Sophie Conti (Mr. Quattrone's Class)
CVCS Drama Club students recently attended a performance of the “Sing-Along SOUND OF MUSIC” film at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. Before the show, audience members rehearsed cheering when Julie Andrews entered the scene, “booing” the bad guys, and practiced with their interactive prop bags which included cards, Edelweiss, and confetti for when The Captain and Maria fell in love. There was also a costume contest, cue cards and gestures for "Do Re Mi" and, of course, singing along with all the songs, with subtitles. The students had a wonderful time and are grateful to the BOCES Arts in Education fund for making it possible for them to attend.
Important transportation information for Thursday, October 28, 2021
As you know we are faced with a shortage of bus drivers and bus monitors. This shortage has resulted in a number of runs being late or otherwise off schedule.
First, bus 188 will be on a delay this morning. 188 will pick up Sinclairville elementary students an hour later than usual and middle high school students who ride bus 188 will be on a two hour delay this morning. Again, bus 188 and only bus 188 will be on a delayed schedule this morning - it will run one hour late for elementary students and two hours late for middle high school students.
Additionally, buses 188 and 184 will be delayed this afternoon as well. Students riding 188 and 184 home this afternoon will leave school at approximately 4:00 PM.
We apologize for these changes and the inconvenience this causes our families. As a result of this shortage of transportation staff we will be consolidating some of or runs to decrease the number of buses we need to run to get our students to school and home again on time each afternoon. These changes may result in slight changes to pick up and drop off times and it is our goal to make those changes operational on Monday, November 1st. We will make this information available to all of our families as soon as these runs can be consolidated and the subsequent time adjustments can be made.
We apologize for this inconvenience and we are working to make the necessary adjustments that will eliminate these unexpected changes as we move forward.
Link to watch tonight's volleyball pre-quarter finals game at 6 PM vs. Clymer/Sherman:
https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/Watch/cvspirit
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Cassadaga Valley Central School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the M/HS Multipurpose Room.
A letter to parents of SES students from Mr. Gilevski can be found here:
https://5il.co/11138
This school year, as part of the elementary counseling program, we are promoting career exploration by playing the "Find Your Road to Success" game. Our students will be learning about a variety of different jobs, work sites, tools and school subjects. A special thank you to Mr. Larry Schauman for sharing about the important job of the firefighter! (Pictured with Mr. Schauman are students from Mrs. Sherlock and Mrs. Merrill's classes.)
This week's sports playoffs:
Monday 10/25 - Boys Soccer semi-final at Amherst Central 5 PM vs. Royalton Hartland
Wednesday 10/27 Volleyball pre-quarter final at home 6 PM vs. Clymer/Sherman
Friday 10/29 C Bowl football game 7 PM at Falconer
Pink Day 2021 - Staff and students wore pink to honor Breast Cancer survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and to support the progress being made to defeat breast cancer.
CVCS staff member and volunteer fireman, Larry Schauman, has been taking time to visit classrooms at SES with his firefighter's gear, talking with the students regarding the career of a firefighter. Thank you, Larry! (Photo Credit - Melissa Kelly)
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.
