Today, our new staff spotlight goes to a familiar face! Say hello to Camden High School alumna Katie Bliss! Katie is part of our team as a Reading Teacher at Camden Elementary School. She attended Utica University and SUNY Cortland.
Katie has been teaching for fifteen years, and loves what the job brings on a daily basis.
“There is nothing better than being able to work with kids every day,” Bliss said. “I love being able to watch them grow and being there to cheer on their successes, whether big or small.”
She has worked in other school districts, but her love of the Camden community brought her career path back home.
“I love working in my hometown,” Bliss said. “I have taught in other districts and I have yet to find a place as amazing to work in as Camden. We have an awesome community, educators, administrators, support staff, and kids.”
When Katie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and kids, along with two Scottie dogs. She loves to read and watch sports.
Welcome home!
Mrs. Young's AM and Pm Pre-K classes visited Will's Cackelberry Castle Pumpkin Farm. Our students and their families enjoyed a tractor ride and got to pick a pumpkin to take home.
Camden Elementary welcomed author Michael Patrick O’Neil to share his unique experiences with ocean life. He showed how following your passions can turn into an amazing adventure. His message of setting goals and following through, truly aligned with our character trait of Self-Direction for the month of October.
Continuing with our new staff introductions, today we’d like to introduce Amelia Berezein! She is a school social worker who is based at Camden Elementary School.
Mrs. Berezein is a graduate of Cazenovia College and received her Masters of Social Work through SUNY Stony Brook.
She has plenty of experience in the field in a variety of environments, but says she has found her place in education.
“I have been working in different aspects of Social Work for 20 years, but working in a school has been my favorite,” Berezein said. “The best thing about my job is helping students and families get what they need to be successful. I love seeing the progress students make throughout the years and I love making connections that are meaningful.”
Outside of school, she is a mother of two and loves spending time with her family and dog. She also enjoys kickboxing, yoga, and her Cricut machine.
Welcome!
Our class enjoyed a beautiful day picking apples and learning about how cider is made at Behling Orchard in Mexico last week.
First Grade toured the Camden Police Station. Thank you to all of our Camden Police Officers for all that they do for our community! A special thank you to Chief Mahar for our amazing tour!
Camden Elementary Student Council members have been busy running the school Cougar Store!
Students in Mrs. Platt and Mrs. Meisenhelder's second grade class had fun separating and using seeds to count on their place value charts to discover how many seeds they had.
Camden Fire Department members visited our school on October 14th. They talked about home fire safety and what to do in the event of an emergency 🚨. Thank you for your time and dedication to our community.
Want to re-live the fun of the Camden Homecoming Parade?
Give this slideshow a try!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgyo2EVwuo
We want to give everyone who has supported this event a digital round of applause. Join us in thanking Kim and Sydney Dean as well for taking a HUGE leadership role in making this all happen. We are excited for what 2023 will bring! Go Blue!
Mrs. Hughes and Mrs.Owens’s 4th grade students collaborating and connecting with those math lesson while exploring the new possibilities created by the introduction of their promethean board. Way to go kiddos 😀
Join our team! The Camden Central School District is eagerly recruiting new applicants for Substitute positions! See the attached image for more information on how to get started!
2nd graders in Mrs.Platt’s class rocking out our new promethean boards with some math centers.
Yeehaw 🤠!! Camden Elementary represented at the homecoming parade . A special thanks to our homecoming committee for putting together such an awesome float !!!!!
Here at the Camden Central School District, we believe in the power of peer leadership as part of our professional development program. That leadership was on display this morning, as teacher leader and second grade teacher Sue Holmes facilitated a professional development session about phonics methodology for our teachers from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade.
Attending teachers learned more about the Secret Stories phonics method, along with some tips and tricks for teaching students how to pronounce "Red Words" in the Orton-Gillingham method. They are called "Red Words" because a developing student has to generally stop and think before pronouncing them, as they may break phonemic conventions and cannot easily be sounded out phonetically.
Our CCSD team is hard at work on professional development activities as part of today's Superintendent's Conference Day, including at Camden High School!
We'll share more photos with you throughout the day!
So many cowboys and cowgirls during our spirit day Thursday, even Mr. Ferretti got in on the action! We can’t wait to see everyone at the Homecoming Parade tomorrow at 1pm.
Saturday (10/8) is parade day! The parade starts promptly at 1 pm. We hope to see as many people as possible out along our village streets as we celebrate our students, alumni, staff, and community!
Student centered conversations happening at Camden Elementary today as teacher were working to build Intervention for All (IFA) groups to make sure all student needs are met.
On Monday, students at Camden Elementary School made sure to keep their hats on at school for "Hat Day".
It's all part of spirit week here in the Camden Central School District!
For the latest on our events this week, head to https://www.camdenschools.org/page/homecoming
