One week from today, our Connected Community Schools team will host Open Hub Hours at CHS! They will be available to assist you with any essentials you may need for the Summer months. Contact information is included in the attached flyer.
Supply lists for Camden Middle School and portions of Camden Elementary School are now available! We will update with more lists as they are received throughout the Summer months!
https://www.camdenschools.org/page/school-supply-lists
Camden Agriculture Recap Year 1:
- Obtained 8 Tower Gardens.
- Obtained 4 classroom pets.
- In the process of building a new greenhouse.
- Chartered Camden FFA.
- Obtained 2 aquaponic systems.
- $12,000 in grants earned.
- 1 field trip attended with kids.
- Therapy dog in progress.
- Large assembly for fall with NYS FFA officers and public officials in progress.
- Agriculture club monthly meetings with over 10 students at each meeting!
- Elected Middle School FFA officers.
- Held an end of year agriculture club picnic.
- Made over 100 arrangements with the help of local funeral homes.
- 9 student special projects completed.
- Held the first ever teacher appreciation agriculture pancake breakfast.
- CCE partnered with the agriculture program to deliver engaging lessons once a week.
- Agriculture is a new part of the summer program with the help of Mrs. Lapier.
- 4 raised garden beds added to the school courtyard to grow produce for students.
- Partnering with the science department to create a compost program in the fall.
- Multiple students plan to show poultry at the fair with the help of the agriculture programs chicken donations.
- Camden will have a display for the agriculture program at the county fair.
- Planning to help the local food pantry garden next year with the new greenhouse.
- Presented to the Board of Education at the District retreat.
- Expanding agriculture courses to the high school in the fall.
- Taught an engaging agricultural elective with an amazing co-teacher Brianne Willson!
Many opportunities await for the future of Camdens Agriculture Program!
The Camden Central School District will once again offer its Summer Food Service Program for 2023. The program offers free breakfast and lunch for children 18 years and younger throughout the summer months.
The program will run Monday through Friday from July 3rd until August 18th. There will be no service for the July 4th holiday.
Meals can be secured during each day of operation at the following sites. If your child is participating in District-Operated Summer programming, meals will be provided as part of their program schedule.
Camden Elementary School
8:00 AM until 12:30 PM
Camden High School
8:00 AM until 12:30 PM
Menus for July will be posted very shortly at CamdenSchools.org.
Please note there may be changes to locations and/or times as the summer progresses. We will communicate those changes to you if and when they occur. In addition, if your child has a food allergy or other dietary restriction, we ask that you let the food service staff on-site know so that they may make arrangements for an appropriate meal that meets your child’s needs.
Please contact the CCSD Business Office if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
An upcoming schedule of Summer Programming for Connected Community Schools is now available! More details will be coming through ParentSquare as they become available, and we'll also share that info on many of the events here as it comes in.
This month, students in Mrs. Potter's French and Spanish classes at CMS created books to share with next year's students. They had a book celebration day and publishing party where they shared their books with each other to wrap up the school year!
The Students in Mrs. Johnson's class made some "grill-y" great presents for the heroes in their families. They will present them to the special people in their lives this weekend. Happy Father's Day to the extraordinary men in our lives!
This month, students in Mrs. Potter's French and Spanish classes created books to share with next year's students. They had a book celebration day and publishing party where they shared their books with each other to wrap up the school year!
CMS Student Council members enjoyed their annual year end trip to Verona Beach State Park. Students participated in fun team-building and leadership activities. They also had an opportunity to enjoy the beach.
Mrs. Willson's 6th grade class had an awesome trip to the NY Energy Zone and the Utica Zoo. Students learned how their homes and community are powered and what's involved in energy production. Students enjoyed seeing the animals at the zoo. This trip was funded by the prize money students earned in the NY Agriculture in the Classroom Mac & Cheese Challenge contest earlier this year.
At last week's CMS eighth grade dance, student Isabella Vollmer had a pretty special surprise visitor. Connor Vollmer '21 came home on leave from the United States Army, and decided to surprise his sister by attending Friday's dance.
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Save these dates for end-of-year events at CMS!
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Due to the services for Mr. Jerome this week, the following portions of the concert schedule have changed:
The Camden Middle School 6th grade concert originally scheduled for 7pm on Wednesday, June 7th, will now occur at 7pm on Wednesday, June 14th.
The McConnellsville concert originally scheduled for 7pm at CHS on Thursday, June 8th, will now occur at 6pm on Friday, June 9th at CHS.
Thank you for your understanding and support of our music department.
CMS Marching Band at the Oz Parade in Chittenango today. Great job!
After a fun and educational filled day Camden agriculture students are home! DiNitto Farms hosted Farm Fest and Camden students had the opportunity to educate students in the calf barn and learn about everything Agriculture related in Oneida County. Students learned everything from maple production all the way to milking a cow! Students were in awe of all the opportunities that their agriculture program and Camden can offer them. They already are asking "what is next?"
Today Commissioner Richard Ball took time to meet with Camden Agriculture students to discuss program success and discuss amazing opportunities Agriculture Education is giving students at Camden. More content from Farm Fest 2023 coming tonight!
Why is water essential in agriculture? There are many answers to that question but this week Agriculture students dove deep into the discussion on how to sustain the worlds water supply. Students took the week to build filtration systems in teams to compete for the cleanest water after the filtration process. The wrap up discussion consisted of students determining ways to sustain the water supply within agriculture and how their small filter systems could be used in agricultural settings!
Next week is the Tuthill Book Fair. Each student will receive $25 worth of books to take home to read over the summer. We have an amazing selection to choose from.
"Shake it until you make it!" Today Agriculture elective students shook their little hearts out to make delicious butter! Thanks to CCE Oneida this experience was made possible just in time for "June Is Dairy Month!"
Today student Marah Johnson presented to the agriculture elective about her pet parakeet! Students learned how to identify male and female parakeets as well as what those beautiful creatures eat. Marah was able to show her peers her passion of parakeets within the agricultural elective!
