Unity Day at Onondaga Road

Unity Day

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

WEAR ORANGE, Onondaga Road!

Together against bullying — united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to bullying? If you care about safe and supportive schools and communities make your color ORANGE on Unity Day. That’s the day everyone can come together - in schools, communities, and online - and send one large ORANGE message of support, hope, and unity to show that we are united against bullying and united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

Other news and notes:

Thank you for your participation in the annual Cherrydale Fundraising event.  Please return all order forms to school by Wednesday, October 21, 2015.  This is a PTA sponsored fund raiser, and proceeds benefit our school and your children.

Monday, October 26, 2015 through Wednesday, October 28, 2015 we will hold our annual Scholastic Book Fair in school.  Children will bring flyers home highlighting some of the available books.  Also, mark your calendar for an evening of fun with reading on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.  All are invited to attend this PTA sponsored event full of stories, fun, and the book fair!

Halloween is near, and the thrills are in the air!  Please be aware when you are selecting Halloween costumes for your child that horror costumes and weapons of any kind are prohibited from our school parade and parties.  Keep those types of costumes and props for your at-home festivities if you so choose, and help us to keep Halloween at school kooky, not spooky, for our children! Our Halloween parade will be held outdoors at 2:00 on Friday, October 30, 2015.  Classroom parties will take place immediately after the parade.  Watch for details to come home on a note with your child

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This month’s character trait is RESPECT.  We continue to learn what it means and what it looks like to be respectful. 

At our monthly R2D2 Assembly we were able to focus specifically on school bus behavior and being respectful of one another.   Thank you to our third graders who hosted our R2D2 Assembly this month.  We were able to invite our bus drivers to our assembly and thank them for the difficult job they do getting us to and from school safely every day.  Our drivers were appreciative of our students’ efforts, and it is apparent that respectful behavior is always noticed and goes a long way!

Parents, it’s time for you to get involved!  Our first PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 in the Onondaga Road library.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend!  We can’t do it without you, so please consider coming to this meeting and finding other ways you can be involved at school.

PTA is currently sponsoring a Spirit Wear sale.  Watch for a flyer to come home or click on the link below to go directly to the online store:

West Genesee Spirit Wear Online Store

Dates to remember:

• Monday, 10/12 – Columbus Day (no school)
• Wednesday, 10/14 – PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.  in the library
• Monday, 10/26 through Wednesday, 10/28 – Scholastic Book Fair in school
• Wednesday, 10/28 – Reading Night, 5:30-7:00 p.m.  All are welcome!
• Friday, 10/30 – Halloween parade at 2:00, and classroom parties immediately following