October's "Look at Me, I'm Three" program meeting is just around the corner! Contact Patti Ferretti (pferretti@camdencsd.org) to RSVP!
Attendance matters. #CCSDAttendanceAwarenessMonth
October's character trait is SELF-DIRECTED. Our Student Council makes daily announcements to help students learn what that means, and makes posters to hang throughout the school!
RISE AND SHINE, BLUE DEVILS! It's going to be a great day today! Here is your schedule for Homecoming 2024!
Whether it was Princess/Hero day, or Blue and White Day, or some combination of both, our students brought the ENERGY on Friday!
This week in art class with Miss Lis, 3rd graders brainstormed different images and symbols that mean something to them. Then, they created those sylmbols/images on large paper and added dots using bingo dabbers. These dots were inspired by artwork created by Yayoi Kusama. Great job!
This week in art class with Miss Lis, kindergarten finished up their spiders full of lines! Students learned the "Line Song," that teaches students what a horizontal, vertical and diagonal line look like. Great job kindergarten! You can find these spiders crawling in the hallways of McConnellsville!
Students in Mrs. Malenowski's 2nd grade IFA reading group at McVille completed their first STEM challenge last week! They created rafts out of makerspace materials, and after seeing if it would float, they tested the waters - literally - to see how many pennies it could hold!
We're looking forward to a great day of homecoming events on Saturday!
Today, October 2nd, is National Custodian Day. Let's take a moment to recognize the hard work our dedicated facilities team does every day to ensure our students and staff have a clean and safe place to do their daily activities. Across the entire facilities team, they do nearly 70,000 combined hours of work annually to keep our buildings clean, our grass cut, and a variety of physical plant items in working order.
October is Attendance Awareness Month in the Camden Central School District!
We encourage all of our families to recognize that attendance matters, and take action to help their students be present, and be brilliant throughout this school year and beyond. Good habits today, lead to good results tomorrow!
McVille 2nd Graders Celebrate Tall Tales/Fairy Tales Unit: https://www.camdenschools.org/o/mes/article/1789133
The Syracuse Museum of Science and Technology (MoST) is sponsoring a series of STEM challenges throughout this school year, and Camden CSD students from grades 4-12 have been invited to participate. Registration is free, and materials are provided by the MoST for each challenge.
The museum is hosting a bridge building challenge on Saturday, November 9th from 9 AM to Noon on its campus in downtown Syracuse. Students will compete to build bridges that are as strong as possible, while also being as lightweight as possible.
There are two divisions: A junior division for Grades 4-8, and a senior division for Grades 9-12. Teams can be from 1 to 4 students.
Students would need to register online, and then make arrangements to get their materials from the museum. Opportunities to set up a support session with the MoST staff are available by appointment, and there is a walk-in session scheduled for tomorrow, 9/28, from 9:30 to 12:30 at the MoST.
More information about the contest is available here:
https://www.most.org/learn/stem-challenges/
Students in Mrs. Malenowski's 2nd grade IFA reading group completed their first STEM challenge today. They created rafts out of makerspace materials, and after seeing if it would float, saw how many pennies it could hold!
BLUE DEVIL NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT
In the coming weeks, we’ll introduce you to members of our Blue Devil family who are new, or are changing roles between buildings for the school year.
Today, we’ll tell you about new McConnellsville kindergarten teacher Patricia Pennise! Patricia joins us from the St. Patrick’s School in Oneida, where she taught multiple grade levels over a 10 year period. She is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam, and SUNY Cortland.
Her favorite thing about a career in education is the long-term growth she sees in her students, and she looks to accomplish that by creating a fun, safe, and welcoming environment for her kindergartners every day.
“I love seeing the growth in children between September and June,” she said. “Even though the days can be long and hard, seeing the children grow over the course of the school year is an amazing gift.”
She credits the Camden staff, along with a scenic commute, for making her transition to a new role a lot easier.
“Every single person I have met so far has been friendly and helpful. I have many years of teaching under my belt, but learning how Camden "works" is definitely a learning experience. I am very appreciative of the super helpful staff. I am also enjoying my commute so far; the leaves are so pretty!”
When she’s not at the front of the classroom, she enjoys spending time with family, reading, photography, and scrapbooking. She has also become quite fond of indoor gardening. Welcome!
BLUE DEVIL NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT
In the coming weeks, we’ll introduce you to members of our Blue Devil family who are new, or are changing roles between buildings for the school year.
Today, we say hello to new pre-k teacher Brittany Powers, who has the unique distinction of teaching our full day pre-k students this year! Brittany comes to us from the Norwich City School District in Chenango County, and her work assignment is housed at McConnellsville Elementary. She is a graduate of Utica University.
Although she is in the early stages of her time with us, she has found a supportive atmosphere among her colleagues and principal Heidi Allen, and is always looking to support her students in a similar way. She loves to see her students get excited about learning, and also sharing with their classmates.
“I am so excited to start my career in Camden with our littlest learners!,” she said.
She loves to camp and travel with her family, and if they’re on vacation, Disney World is probably the place.
Welcome!
Flu Season is coming. Stay ahead with these tips from the New York State Department of Health.
We are just over a week away from the registration deadline for the 2024 Camden Homecoming Festival Parade! The parade takes place on Saturday, October 5th at 1 PM here in the Village of Camden.
Parade Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4AGhmis4IhQPgduijPq6EtBiAItovcg7NiYBxrujuKxcL_w/viewform
Parade Instructions: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2998/CCSD/3441722/ParadeInstructions2024.pdf
Spirit Week schedules for our Elementary Schools have been posted! These are the officially recognized observances ratified by the student council at each of the elementary buildings. MS and HS listings are coming as soon as they are available to us.
Find them any time at: https://www.camdenschools.org/page/homecoming-2024
Last week, the McConnellsville Elementary 3rd and 4th grade student council had its first meeting of the year. The main order of business for the day? Spirit week!
