October 8th to October 14th is National Fire Safety Week! The McConnellsville Fire Department came to McConnellsville Elementary for their annual assembly today. One of our favorite things about this experience is the number of CCSD alumni in the fire service that you'll see giving back to our schools.
Every person in this picture attended Camden schools at some point in their life, including many who attended McConnellsville Elementary!
Thank you for your dedication in keeping our community safe!
We are still accepting registration forms for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! We've been thrilled to see the response so far from our families!
Need an introduction to the Imagination Library? https://www.camdenschools.org/article/1264512
Families residing in the Camden Central School District can sign up in one of two ways. 1. Use our online form located at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu4Lm-qCGfXefP-3v7h0Xua1FHCKdX5IRi-edg3zrmhmSu-Q/viewform
2. Use our paper form located at https://5il.co/2681j. You can mail the form to the address included on the form, or bring it to the Camden CSD Administrative Offices during regular business hours.
Registered children will receive one free book per month through the mail from birth until age 5. If you have questions, please contact Patti Ferretti, our Family School Navigator, at pferretti@camdencsd.org or at 315-224-2616.
Our teachers are true life long learners! Camden Middle School's Mrs. Johnson and Dr. Baker were among our attendees at the Reading League Conference in Syracuse last week to build their knowledge and learn more about how to best support our students with their reading skills!
Parents/Guardians: Did you know that if you have a child currently enrolled in the District, you are eligible to receive a discount on your monthly internet bill and more?
Join us at Camden Elementary School on the evening of Thursday, October 19th for an informational meeting and registration event for the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program!
As a Community Eligibility Provision School District for food service, our parents/guardians are automatically eligible to receive a discount through a participating provider. Many popular providers are participating. The program arranges for participants to receive up to $30 off your monthly bill.
Lauren Platt is our coordinator for this event. If you have questions or are unable to make next week's event, reach out to her at lplatt@camdencsd.org and she can point you in the right direction to get started.
While next week's sign-up event is for parents/guardians, you may still be able to qualify for this program through a variety of other criteria, even if you don't have a student with us right now. The FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program website can tell you more about eligibility criteria besides the Community Eligibility Provision, and give you an idea on how you can get started. The website for the program is located at: https://www.fcc.gov/acp
This afternoon, the Camden High School theater classes wrapped up their fall Monologues and Dialogues! This two-day event features Theater I and Honors Theater students performing a short memorized work of their choice. For some students, it's their first taste of on-stage performance, while for others, it's a great chance to fine tune their presentation skills ahead of the upcoming Fall play!
Folks! Turf is beginning to go down at the new baseball field behind CMS! How exciting!
One of the highlights of Homecoming Saturday is the soccer alumni game! Past players from our soccer programs (and a few coaches too!) gathered at the new multipurpose turf field to play a friendly game, and the rain didn't hold back any of the intense competition that took place!
Pictures from Saturday night's game! Thanks to Emily Petrie of Valley View Studios for taking these, and our own Michael Petrie for passing them along. These are great!
A full gallery is available at https://valleyviewstudios.pixieset.com/camdenhomecoming2023/
On Wednesday, October 18th, we will have our next meeting of "Look at Me, I'm Three!" The fun begins at 5:30 pm, and runs until approximately 6:15 pm at Camden Elementary School.
"Look at Me, I'm Three!" is a free pre-K preparation program for students residing in the district who are three years old, or will reach their third birthday on or before December 1st, 2023. At each monthly meeting, you and your child will have the opportunity to work on basic skills for entering Pre-K, and meet their future classmates and teachers in a fun and informal environment. Sessions often include a reading activity, crafts, and a story.
As an added bonus, we will have sign-ups available for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at this month's meeting! The Imagination Library is one of the largest book-gifting programs on the planet, and registering your child for this free and optional program allows them to receive a book through the mail each month until their fifth birthday!
We hope you're as excited about our second meeting of the year as we are to host it!
If you will be joining us for the first time, please contact Patti Ferretti at pferretti@camdencsd.org and let her know you're coming. This will help with planning activities.
McConnellsville families: Picture day for your school is Wednesday, October 11th! (That's TOMORROW!)
To order electronically, scan the QR code with your mobile device or go to https://bjkphotos.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/Organization/Camden.
If you need a paper form, reply to the parentsquare message you may have just received, or call the MES Main Office.
The pre-order window expires one week after picture day.
CMS Families: Friday 10/13 is picture day!
Pre-Orders close a week from picture day, which is Friday, October 20th!
Need more information? Mrs. DerCola just sent two picture day flyers from BJK Photo via ParentSquare! Contact the CMS Main Office if you have any questions about picture day.
Getting ready to go for tonights homecoming game! 6:30 kick, so plenty of time to get here.
Or, HUDL is available for live streaming. You will need a free account to view.
https://fan.hudl.com/United-States/NY/Camden/organization/17261/Camden-High-School?fbclid=IwAR0_z0NzTorO5TWI870FBjh1TQNELp-fvtZy9XhIfNEkUo80GU-YaWbzrzI
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Introducing our 2023 Homecoming Court!
Representing the Class of 2027: Brianna Stevens and Lilly Ritenour
From the Class of 2026: Jaiden Catania and Lily Clark
The Class of 2025 is represented by: Josh Stevens and Madison Hildenbrandt
And your Class of 2024 King and Queen: Trevor Young and Layla Killino!
Congratulations!
The craft and vendor fair is off to a great start as we prepare for the parade!!!
Copper Wire Run results are coming in! Connor Dean was your top male and top overall finisher with a time of 18:18, while Donna Langerfeld was the top female finisher with a net time of 20:25!
Congratulations to all of our runners for fighting through this morning's conditions.
https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/50152#resultSetId-411784;perpage:100
We've got a 6:30 PM kickoff tonight between Camden and New Hartford!
Admission is free. If you can't make it, a live stream is available at the following link. For your security, please do not use any live streaming link posted in the comments below.
https://fan.hudl.com/United-States/NY/Camden/organization/17261/Camden-High-School
For the first time, we will have commentary on a home event on the Hudl platform. Longtime Utica University Athletics and Utica City FC voice Ray Biggs, who also works with the District, has agreed to help us out for this evening. He will have the call alongside CHS Student Bart Seidl.
A quick guide to getting started with HUDL is available at https://www.camdenschools.org/o/ccsda/article/1222781.
CAMDEN! The day has arrived! Share this schedule to spread the word on today's events. Spectator/shopper admission is free.
The Copper Wire Run does carry a registration fee to participate. Race officials have indicated on the event's website that they are taking race day registrations. We would suggest you arrive early to get that squared away if you are interested in running this morning.
We are operating today's events rain or shine as it stands right now. Bring rain gear, an umbrella, or anything else you may need to feel comfortable.
We appreciate your support! Go Blue Devils!
Tomorrow!
For today's Superintendent's Conference Day, we welcomed #MOBOCES Staff and Curriculum Development specialist Jon Cornue to Camden High School!
Jon spent the morning presenting to our CHS science faculty about the Next Generation Science Standards for the high school level. In their afternoon meeting, faculty will have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas about what they learned this morning!
A huge thank you to Madison-Oneida BOCES for sharing their region-leading curriculum development expertise with us today!
Our facilities team is hard at work updating the Friends of Camden Central School Foundation plaques in the high school lobby!
