Update about School Photos
School picture make-up day is Tuesday, November 17. Please be sure your child brings the first package back if they are getting a retake.
Remote students who would like to have their pictures taken should plan on coming at the times listed below. Be sure to park in the parking lot and have students enter through the back door closest to the gym and playground. Parents are being asked to kindly wait outside. Times are as follows:
Between 10:30-11:30 - Last names beginning with A through J
Between 11:30-12:30 - Last names beginning with K through R
Between 12:30-1:30 - Last names beginning with S through Z
Health and Safety
Here is a link to a note that was distributed by our district nurses. It includes links to an update about “What to Know When Your Child is Ill” and to local and out-of-state travel advisories.
In other health and safety news, I am reminding you to please send your child to school each day with a purple home health screening sheet, after having monitored your child’s health at home. Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding as we take care of one another.
Connecting School to Home
Here are several opportunities in the next few days to keep the communication between home and school alive!
Tuesday, 11/17, 6:30-7:00 - Onondaga Road PTA Meeting - Click here for the Zoom link, and here are passcodes if you need them:
Meeting ID: 862 743 5076 and Passcode: ordpta
Also Tuesday, 11/17, 7:00-8:00 - Talk with Superintendent David Bills - Here is a link to the information about how to attend and participate.
Wednesday, 11/18, 7:00 - Board of Education Meeting at WGHS, or stream live from this BOE link on the district website.
Parent-Teacher Conferences - Ongoing between now and Thanksgiving break. Be sure to contact your child’s teacher if you have yet to respond to a conference request.
Positivity Project
Next week we will learn about the power of gratitude. Having or showing gratitude means you are aware of and thankful for good things that happen; it's the quality of feeling and expressing thankfulness and appreciation.
Instructional Setting Changes
You should have received a letter from the elementary principals regarding requests for changes to your childrens' instructional setting. The deadline for such requests is November 17, and your request must be in writing.
Remote Students Materials Pick-up
As a reminder, pick-up of supplies for grades 2, 3, and 4 is on Monday, November 23 from 12:00-3:00 at Onondaga Road. Please come to the main door and someone will bring your supplies to you.
For Your Planning
When making your child care arrangements, remember that Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 are half-days for elementary students grades K-4 due to parent-teacher conferences. Dismissal is at 11:15 both days. There is no school November 25-27 for Thanksgiving break.
Sincerely, Jeannette Clark
