Camp is back in session! Wednesday marked the third day of our summer enrichment program called “Camp Sum-More-Fun”.
Over 400 students in grades K-9 are taking part in this award-winning educational program for the 2023 season at Camden High School.
Our K-2 students, the “Happy Campers”, explore a wide variety of age-appropriate STEAM activities. Students in grades 3-8 are known as the “Explorers” group, and are enrolled into subject-based “cabins” where they can explore an area of their choice such as drones, culinary arts, agriculture, business, music, and theatre.
We have also added a ninth grade “leadership” group for the first time. A select group of students were chosen to offer peer mentorship and leadership education opportunities to the younger campers. 


In our Wednesday session, we saw an incredible racing drone demonstration, craft activities with our “Tycoon Junior” business group, spirited competition from the “Ninja Warriors” group, and an AWESOME science presentation by “Professor K” at our closing ceremony (We’ll have video shortly!).
Stay tuned for plenty of content as CSMF continues! 

CSMF is presented through a partnership with the Madison-Oneida BOCES LEAP summer enrichment programs!
A new student academic calendar has been posted! There is only one small change to note, and it was a slight adjustment to the 4th quarter elementary report card date. All other information remains the same. Check the link below, or get it on our website any time!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2998/CCSD/2864409/2023-2024_Student_Calendar__Final_.pdf
Update: Times have been updated for this year's summer meals program to reflect different breakfast/lunch time slots at each building.
The Camden Central School District's Summer Food Service program is in full swing! The program offers free breakfast and lunch for children 18 years and younger throughout the summer months. The program runs Monday through Friday until August 18th.
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
Breakfast: 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Lunch: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
USE ENTRANCE G
Camden High School
Breakfast: 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM
USE ENTRANCE M
Menus for July are posted at CamdenSchools.org, and menus for August are coming very soon!
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.
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.
McConnellsville Elementary School families: Save the date for the 2023 "Back to School Bash"! We look forward to another awesome event!
Friendly reminder! On Monday, July 17th, the Oneida County Car Seat program is coming to Camden! See the flyer below for more details!
Beginning this fall, all Camden Central School District pre-kindergarten classes will be moving to McConnellsville Elementary School. The District has chosen this course of action to help expand access to opportunities for our youngest learners.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns, District pre-k coordinator Craig Ferretti is your point of contact. He can be reached at 315-245-2616.
If you need to register your child for Fall 2023, call 315-245-4096.
Thursday, 6/29 at Camden Elementary will be a great morning to get out and play with Connected Community Schools!
On Tuesday, McConnellsville Elementary School held its moving up ceremony for its fourth grade Class of 2023!
Congratulations, Bobcat Alumni! We look forward to seeing the next chapter at CMS!
We hope to be able to pass along a few more pictures from this event soon.
Our elementary-level students had a GREAT time dancing and playing along with Downbeat Percussion yesterday! You can see the full ensemble this Fall at Buffalo Bills games out in Orchard Park, NY.
This morning, we had the honor of hosting Downbeat Percussion for a morning assembly with CES and MES students! Downbeat Percussion is an incredibly talented professional drumline that also happens to be the official game day drumline of the Buffalo Bills.
They played some tunes for the students while demonstrating many of the concepts students are already learning about in music class, such as rhythm and sound dynamics.
They invited students up onto the "stage" to perform with them, and then played several of the students' favorites for an on-field dance party!
We'll have more to share later on.
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.
Step into summer with Connected Community Schools and this craft activity scheduled for Tuesday morning!
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.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Migliori's Pre-K class was in the spotlight as we celebrated some future kindergartners, and members of the (eventual) CHS Class of 2036! We look forward to watching these young learners grow up before our eyes in the years ahead!
On Wednesday, it was time for Mrs. Zoldi's Pre-K students to celebrate their own graduation! Congratulations!
We still have openings for our two-week Elementary Summer Programs, which will be held at Camden Elementary this summer! Contact McVille principal Heidi Allen for more details!
These programs were held at McConnellsville last year, but will be at CES this year. We apologize for any confusion from an earlier post.
To honor Flag Day, students collaborated to create their own American flag. Each student colored a different tile of the grid and then worked as a team to assemble it. 🇺🇸
Students in Mrs. Malenowski's reading group brought Ancient Greek Mythology to life today with "makerspace" projects and Dash robots!
