February 14, 2014

Wheatland-Chili Central Schools Electronic Newsletter

 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Winter Break is February 17—21

T. J. C. Library’s New Form of Communication Karen Arendt, School Library Media Specialist, at T. J. Connor Elementary has gone social! She has started a blog to share what students are doing in the library as well as relevant information about books and reading that relate to our students and families. Parents, community members, faculty, and staff can visit the blog at: http://tjcmediacenter.wordpress.com to see new posts about the library media center.

First- and Fourth-Grade Beach Party After reading the story, Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise by Diane Stanley, the first graders turned their rooms into a tropical paradise. They invited their fourth-grade buddies to join them. While listening

to tropical music and dressed in tropical clothing, the students read beach stories together and designed and wrote postcards. They also enjoyed some warm weather treats. The students had a warm and wonderful time right here in the middle of this cold winter.

T. J. C. Students Learn to Skate

Third, fourth and fifth grades have spent the last two weeks learning to ice skate. Continuing a long-standing tradition, students were bused to Scottsville Ice Arena for the last two weeks for their Physical Education class. For some of the students, this was the first time they had ever put on ice skates. Even some of the classroom teachers joined in the fun. Many thanks to Scottsville Ice Arena for donating the ice time to help our students learn to skate.

 

Valentines for Vets T. J. Connor students designed over 100 beautiful Valentine’s Day cards for veterans. Mrs. Liz Streb of the American Legion Auxiliary/Smith Warren Post

delivered these valentines to the Veterans Medical Center in Batavia. The cards will either be handed out to the veterans during a Valentine’s Party, or distributed to those veterans who are unable to attend the party. What a great way to show our support to the brave men and women who have served our country.

Wheatland-Chili Middle School “Students of Character” Every five weeks, we like to take time to recognize students in the Middle School who have consistently demonstrated outstanding character over the course of the school year. Students selected as “Students of Character” have been nominated by their teachers for having regularly displayed Wheatland-Chili’s Six Pillars of Character: Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.

This past five weeks, we have focused on the character pillar of Trustworthiness. Some of the ways in which these students have demonstrated trustworthiness may have been by:

Being honest Not being deceitful, cheating, or stealing Being reliable and keeping their word Doing the right thing (even when it’s difficult) Building a positive reputation Being loyal The students recognized as “Students of Character” this past five weeks were:

6th Grade- Taylor Allen Zoe Schmieder

7th Grade- Madeline Ozminkowski Jerrit Pierce

8th Grade- Traveon Roberts Dejanae Robinson

MS Ski Trip Forms and Payments Due Please remember that our annual MS ski trip is happening on February 28 starting at 9:00 a.m. with students returning to the school at 6:00 p.m. We encourage all students to participate and hope that

parents will encourage their son or daughter to attend. There are several benefits which include: 1. Several hours of ski instruction from the Swain staff 2. A chance to try something new and develop life-long physical activity skills 3. An opportunity to bond with students and staff 4. A reduced rate of $40.00, which is less than half the price the trip would typically cost without a group rate

Forms and payment of $40.00 were due this Friday, February 14, but are still being accepted. If finances are a concern, please call the Main Office for assistance. No student who wishes to attend will be denied an opportunity based on payment. Forms and permission slips can be found and printed on the MS webpage under the Parent Resources located to the left. Please look for MS Ski Trip information at the bottom of the page.

 

Students Recite Pledge at Board Meeting Three students from the High School led the community in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of the Board of Education meeting held on February 10, 2014.

Save the Date! T. J. Connor’s Storytelling Coffeeshop Performance is scheduled to be held on Friday, March 7, 2014, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the T. J. Connor cafeteria.

Bakery Student Tests Cookie Cutter Prototype In the photograph, Wheatland-Chili Bakery student, Sergio Rosado, tests the cookie cutter prototype made on a 3D printer in the Precision Machining class at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES at the career and technical center. Sergio and Bakery teacher, Tom Noto, will let Precision Machining students know if the prototype works. Once the final cookie cutter is made, Bakery students create 300 puzzle piece cookies for a staff event at Monroe 2-Oreleans BOCES.

Basketball Teams Honor Seniors Both our basketball teams recently honored our senior class members as they played their last regular season home game. We appreciate all that this group of students has brought to the program and the legacy they leave behind. We wanted to take a moment to thank them for their hard work and dedication to our athletic teams, while not forgetting to have some fun along the way. Each senior was recognized with a few kind words from their coach and one last photo opportunity with parents as W-C basketball players. Good luck to all as they move on to future plans. Our seniors include:

Samantha Berl Brett Thompson

Sarah Gaiser Kyle Smith

Brittany Griffin Howard McLendon

Destiney Williams Alex Lund

Justin Clark Andre Gulley

Mike Fazio

FBLA Students Show Business Suave at Competition Ten students from Wheatland-Chili High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) participated in the FBLA District Competition on Friday, February 7, 2014. Students from ten area high schools competed in business-related categories. All of our students did very well, and the following four students received second-place awards in their respective categories: Zackary Casagrande - Introduction to Business Ashlee Ford - Economics Stephanie Hunter - Public Speaking II (qualified for NYS competition) Blake Juntunen - Client Services (qualified for NYS competition) Shown in picture—Front Row: Tim Williams, Justin Trombley, Blake Juntunen Back Row: Destiney Williams, Danny Montalvo, Ashlee Ford, Zackary Casagrande, Stephanie Hunter, Jonah Ben-Dov, Ian Maihofer

 

Where Are Our Graduates? If you are a Wheatland-Chili graduate and would like to share the story of your accomplishments and how WCCSD helped you achieve your success, please email Deborah_leh@wheatland.k12.ny.us with

details. You may consider sharing the story of your military service, the college you attended and how it led to a successful career, how WEMOCO provided the foundation for your career choice, etc. Help us inspire our current Wheatland-Chili students by sharing your stories.

WHEATLAND-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 13 Beckwith Avenue, Scottsville, NY 14546

Phone: (585) 889.4500 Fax: (585) 889.6284

Board of Education Kim Snyder, President

Elizabeth VenVertloh, Vice President

Carol Davis Tiffany Passmore

James Musshafen Michelle Rocha

Carole Smith

Deborah Leh, Ed.D., Superintendent

Registration for Kindergarten Students Kindergarten Registration for the 2014-2015 school year is on March 19. If you have a child who will be coming or know someone with an incoming Kindergarten child, please call the T. J. Connor main office to make sure we have their name on our list (889-6298). We will be mailing out information in early March.

Help Keep our Children Safe As a reminder, the District provides all of our parents, staff, and community members with a confidential way to share information about activities that you may see that may hurt our students or our school – Safe School Helpline. You can reach the Safe School Helpline at 1.800.418.6423 (Ext. 359). Issues reported to the Helpline are shared with the District, addressed, and the outcomes are reported back to the Helpline. We also include a link on the District website to the NYS Sex Offender Registry law established through Megan’s law at http://www.wheatland.k12.ny.us/community.cfm?subpage=1128233. This link is included on the District homepage under the Community tab at the top of the top. Awareness is an important part of safety, and these tools are provided to you to assist you in having information to keep your children and families safe.

 

    

ROLLERSKATING PARTY OPEN SWIM PIZZA PARTY

Tuesday February 18 Wednesday February 19

Ages: K-8th grade Open to all ages (ages 8 and under

Time: 1:00-2:30 must be accompanied by an adult)

Place: WCHS gym Time: Open swim 11:30-12:30

Fee: $5 Pizza party 12:45-1:30

Place: WCHS pool

Fee: $5.00 (Pre-register by 2/14)

CANDY BAR BINGO

Hey kids, join the fun-loving senior citizens for lunch and a game of Bingo-you can win candy bars!

Thursday February 20 Place: Wheatland Municipal Building Senior Center

Time: 12:15-1:30 Fee: $4.00 (Please pre-register by Feb. 18)

Formoreinformationpleasecalltherecreationof iceattheTownofWheatland585‐889‐1553ext.103