Chichester Central School News
August 5, 2020
Planning Update for RE-opening Chichester Central School From Superintendent Peter Warburton
Hope, Certainty and Communication
From all of us connected with CCS we do hope that you and your entire family are well.
My update this week is to let you know that at last Wednesday’s Chichester School Board meeting, Ms. Richardson, CCS Principal, presented our Reopening School Plan to the Chichester School Board and a large remote audience.
I want to thank those who joined in our remote meeting. We received a number of thoughtful questions and input. If you were unable to make it, you can find the Plan here.
The Board approved this Hybrid Plan, with the hope and understanding that the model would be a temporary, ‘Soft Opening’ for students and staff to work in a very new learning environment. The Board also asked Ms. Richardson and myself to look into the possibility of other remote on-line learning options for parents and students. We will be discussing those at the next Board meeting on August 12th.
All my best,
Peter
Staff Spotlight: Grades 6-8
Mrs. Guest, 6th, 7th & 8th Grade
Fun Facts: I am the shortest member of my wonderful family.
Family: I am married to Leonard Guest and we have two children, Travis and Mitchell.
Hobbies: I love to read, sew, paint and cook.
Favorite CCS Tradition: I am still learning the CCS traditions.
Mr. Gagnon, 6th Grade Math, Science, & Social Studies
Fun Facts: I dedicated the majority of my 20’s traveling the United States in search of good rock climbing only to find NH granite is tough to beat. My dream vacation is to spend a summer in Annecy, France.
Family: I have been married for 5 years and we have a 3 year old daughter Brielle. My 97 year old grandfather fought on Omaha Beach and he still snowblows his driveway.
Hobbies: I’m trying to learn how to play guitar without much luck. I’m trying to teach my daughter how to swim & ski.
Favorite CCS Tradition: Halloween parade!!!
Other: I once fell out of an 80 foot tall tree and lived to tell about it. I was only 5 feet up the tree when I fell though.
Mr. Cipriano, Middle School Math
Fun Facts: Participated in coaching a number of ProCamp Baseball Clinics with many of the Boston Red Sox including David Ortiz, Mookie Betts, JD Martinez, Daniel Nava, and Jonny Gomes.
Family: Married for 23 years. Two children. Son is attending college in the fall and daughter will be a junior in high school.
Hobbies: Spending time with the family. Coaching. Basketball (most recently 5/6 and 7/8 St. John's Girls and Pittsfield 7/8 Boys), High School softball (Pittsfield)
Mrs. Bidwell, 7th/8th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies
Fun Facts: I was fortunate enough to go to college in England during my sophomore and senior years. I have been in love with castles, trains, and traveling ever since.
Family: My husband's name is Jim and my two daughters are Emma and Rachel. Emma's graduation from Colby-Sawyer was supposed to be next weekend, but it's been cancelled. She is now doing her master's program at Rivier University. Rachel is going into her third year of college and will be getting her degree from UNH Manchester next year.
Hobbies: Photography, traveling, biking, family time, jigsaw puzzles
Favorite CCS Tradition: Grad dance, Boston trip, and graduation
Other: This picture was taken earlier this month when my husband and I were touring Colorado for our 25th wedding anniversary, In the picture we were at Mesa Verde with the Anasazi cliff dwellings in the background.
Mrs. Lakeman, 7th/8th Grade Science
Fun Facts: I had to play on the CHS boys soccer team, there was no girls soccer in the late seventies. I was the first girl to score a goal in a boys interscholastic sport in N.H. My first college degree is B.S. in Animal Science from U.N.H. My two favorite places to go are Rangeley Lakes, Maine and Freeport, Bahamas and I have property in both. I grew up riding and showing horses.
Family: I am a middle child between two brothers. I became a widow at 50. My husband passed away in 2011. I have a daughter Kristina 34 and a son Robbie 33. I have a 13 year old dog Abbey. We lost her sister Maggie this summer. Rick is my significant other of 6 years.
Hobbies: Biking, horseback riding, kayaking, hiking, camping, traveling, working out, yoga, tai chi, sports and all things outdoors!
Favorite CCS Tradition: I really enjoy the back to school BBQ.
Mrs. Clark, Special Education
Fun Facts: I have a degree in biochemistry and I did scientific research in the genetic engineering field in California before becoming a teacher
I am a trained volunteer speaker for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental IllnessFamily: I have two children, Tom and Karen.
Hobbies: I enjoy sewing, baking and volunteering at NH Audubon Society with my son on the weekends
Favorite CCS Tradition: The first day of school and seeing all of my students again! I miss you all!
Other: There are three generations of teachers in my family!
Highlights from Remote Learning
Middle School Science Fair
Welcome to the Science Fair!
Tomato Plants
Crystals
Kindergarten Life Cycles Unit ~ Hatching Baby Chicks!
Ready to Go
Hatch Day
Fluffy Chicks
Kindergarten/New Student Registration and Re-enrollment
If you have a child who is new to our school, you will need to set up a new account. If you have a student who is returning for another year, simply login to ALMA and update any contact information, medical information and permissions on file for the current school year. The added bonus is not having to fill out all those paper forms on the first day of school!
We are so excited meet our new friends and welcome back our returning ones for the 2020-2021 school year at CCS!
Chichester Central School
Email: ccsnewsletter@sau53.org
Website: ccs.sau53.org
Location: 219 Main Street, Chichester, NH, USA
Phone: 6037985651
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