A Time for Giving Thanks
The spirit of holiday giving is upon us, and I am ever so
grateful for the generosity of our school community. At this time, our students are working on
charitable projects to support local families and children. Our primary students, grades K, 1, 2, are
currently collecting new books and fun band-aids to be donated to the Golisano
Children’s Hospital in the name of Griffin’s Guardians. Our intermediate students, grades 3, 4, 5,
are collecting items to fulfill the holiday dreams of local families, and fifth
graders will help wrap all of the gifts that we gather. Our Onondaga Road staff has provided
Thanksgiving feasts for local families.
Thank you all, truly, for supporting our children, families, and
community. The act of giving helps our
students and staff feel more connected to the greater community in an
important, caring way.
We
have been learning a lot about the character strength of “gratitude” through
our Positivity Project: “Gratitude is the quality of feeling and expressing
thankfulness and appreciation. It is an affirmation that there is goodness in
other people and the world, and that we have received that goodness.”
On Monday, November 20th, students from grades 3,
4, 5 were treated to an adventure to the Carrier Dome to see the SU Women’s Basketball
game. The collaboration between Syracuse
University and the schools was much appreciated, and a good time was had by
all! We look forward to keeping this
tradition going in future years.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students recently competed in Onondaga Road's qualifying round of the annual Elks Free Throw Shooting competition. Congratulations to the following students pictured below who will be moving on to the next round:
Front Row: Niko Trajkovski, Jeremy Clifton, Austin Glowacki and Ariana Harvey.
Back Row: EJ Ehman, Amyah Macknail, Tasneem Mahmoud, Alaina Dudzinski, Faustin O'Neill and Austin Glowacki.
Calendar Dates
- Schools are closed November 22-24. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Tuesday, November 28 – Grade 5 Jump Rope Assembly
- Friday, December 1 – End of Marking First Marking Period
- Friday, December 8 – Report Cards are Distributed
- Friday, December 8 – Kindergarten Gingerbread Houses, 2:00
- Thursday, December 14 and Friday, December 15 – Half-days for Students (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
- Thursday, December 21 – Grades 4 & 5 Concert, 7:00 at WGHS
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. May your time with family and friends be
memorable and safe.
