Onondaga Road Update

February 27, 2018

Welcome back after a week of winter recess!  I hope you all made time to have some fun and to relax a bit!

Positivity Project

For the next two weeks, we will be studying the character strength of “Social Intelligence.”  This can be defined as “being aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings and having an understanding of why they do things.”  As we teach different strengths, I try to send home the character card with the definition each week, so I hope you find this to be a helpful resource at home.  Hopefully you are able to engage in a conversation with your child about what he/she is learning.

School Safety and Communications with the Superintendent

As you know, Dr. Brown has been communicating about school security and safety. You can feel free to call him with questions at 1-315-487-4562, email cbrown@westgenesee.org or ask him in person at a special board meeting scheduled for this Wednesday, February 28th, in the High School Library at 7:00 PM.

Also, please remember that if you are changing your child’s dismissal routine on any given day, you need to send a note to school with your child.  Our school door will open at 3:10 for anyone picking up children, and you can report directly to the cafeteria at that time to sign your child out.

 

During the day, each visitor must push the call button at the main entrance. You will be asked to state the nature of your visit to school prior to gaining entry.

If you have any questions directly related to Onondaga Road, please feel free to call me any time.

Have a great week –

Jeannette Clark

Onondaga Road February update

Hearts from OR…
Thanks to all who helped share the love for Valentine’s Day yesterday!  Our kids were so cute all dressed in their reds, pinks and purples, and they were so excited to share Valentines and heart-felt messages with one another and with their teachers.  

In case you haven’t heard yet, Onondaga Road School is having our first ever experience this year with Girls on the Run!  Girls on the Run is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization whose mission is:  

“We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.”

We are offering this opportunity to our 4^th and 5^th grade girls beginning this spring.  Please take a moment to peruse the Girls on the Run website for specific information at:

https://www.girlsontherun.org/

If you like what you learn from the website, you might even like to consider making a scholarly donation to our fundraising to support our girls!  You can do this by visiting https://www.gotrupstateny.org/fundraiser/OnondagaRdLovesGOTR . Thank you for your support!

Noteworthy safety reminders…

As news unfolds across our nation about schools and school safety, it is a sensitive time to remind us that we need to look out for the safety of our children.  It truly does take all of us to keep one another safe.
Please:
 - Note that the main doors will remain locked until 3:10 p.m. for dismissal.  We will not have people congregating in the main hallways or the cafeteria at the end of the day.  If you are picking your child up, the doors will open at 3:10 for you to come in and sign him/her out from the cafeteria.  Students will be dismissed to you at 3:15.
- If you are changing your child’s dismissal procedure, you must send a note or call the school prior to day’s end.
- You must use only the main door to enter and exit the building.  Please do not walk down the hallways during dismissal.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding from home.

Important date change notice…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the grade 3 chorus concert which was scheduled for March 20^th must be changed.  The new date for our grade 3 chorus concert is Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. right here in the Onondaga Road School gym.

Dates to remember…

• Today, February 15 – 4:30-6:30 – Open library night for grades 3-5 students who wish to participate in the Science Fair.  Come to pick up your project board and generate ideas for your project!
• Today, February 15 – 6:30 – PTA meeting in the library
• Today, February 15 – 7:15 – Meeting for grade 5 parents who would like to assist with end-of-year activities, in the library
• Next week, February 19-23 – Winter Recess – School is closed!
• Monday, February 26 – Back to school

Enjoy the winter break week with your family and friends, and we’ll see you back at OR on the 26^th!

February Update

Looks like that groundhog saw his shadow on Friday, so we’re in for another six weeks of winter!  With our without Mr. Groundhog, we know how February and March can be here in Central New York, so we’re pretty good at being prepared for anything that comes our way.  Try to stay warm!

Our PTA sponsored Enrichment Day last Saturday was well attended and a big success.  Thank you to the many parents and community members who helped to make the event possible.  Our kids had fun hip-hop dancing, coding, building bird feeders, decorating cupcakes, collecting coins, trading sports cards, Irish dancing, woodworking, and exploring zoo animals, just to name a few of the activities! 

If you are a parent of a fifth grade student and you would like to help plan the end-of-year fifth grade festivities, please join us for a brief informational meeting on Thursday, February 15 at 7:15 in the library.  This will be immediately following our PTA meeting, so feel free to come at 6:30 and stay for both!

Last week we celebrated students who demonstrate the character traits of perseverance, hope/optimism, and prudence:

Coming soon:

• Wed, 2/7 – Grades 4 and 5 students go to WGHS for preview of the musical Anything Goes!
• Wed, 2/7 – Board of Education meeting at WGHS, 7:00.
• Wed, 2/14 – Classroom Valentine’s Day parties
• Thurs, 2/15 – 4:30-6:30 – Library research night for the science fair (grades 3, 4, 5)
• Thurs, 2/15 – 6:30 – PTA meeting at OR library
• Thurs, 2/15 – 7:15 – Grade 5 parent planning meeting
• Week of 2/19-2/23 – Winter Recess – No school