February 27, 2019

1. Phone-A-Thon: Gananda high school students will be conducting the annual Phone-A-Thon Campaign on Saturday March 2nd from 9:00-3:00 and Monday March 4th from 6:00-9:00.

2. Middle School Activity Night: Attention All Middle School Students! Are you getting a little tired of being cooped up in the house during this long winter? Well, come out and have some fun with your friends at the Middle School Activity Night on Friday March 8th from 7:00-9:00.

3. Pi day: Show your support and get out of cooking dinner by ordering a Pizza Pi! On

3-14, Mac's Pizza Shack, the Log Cabin and Salvatores will donate $3.14 to Gananda Do0llars for Scholars for every Large pizza sold!

4. Marks March Madness: March is a Mad Month at Marks! Whether you are watching college basketball (and your brackets!), entertaining friends or you just need a break from cooking, order a Large pizza on March 23rd or 24th, and Mark's will donate $1 to Gananda Dollars for Scholars!

5. Did you know that you can help GDFS by shopping online? If you use Amazon, you can help raise money for scholarships! Simply start off by going to AmazonSmile, and select Scholarship America, Gananda Dollars for Scholars as the organization you want to support. From then on, you just go to AmazonSmile to shop and you have access to the same site as Amazon or Amazon Prime. That's it! About 0.5% of your purchase before tax will be donated to GDFS.

Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential

As a reminder, elementary students will no longer be able to be in the bus loop in the front of Richard Mann Elementary at any time when school is in session. Due to the number of busses we have going in and out of the bus loop with the addition of UPK, cars are no longer be able to pick up or drop off students in the main bus loop. As you face the main entrance of Richard Mann Elementary, the small bus loop to the left of the building's main entrance can be used for student pick up and drop off. We have staff assisting students in the small bus loop at arrival and dismissal for those not utilizing bus transportation.

Gananda Central School District is nearing the halfway mark for the 5-year strategic plan which will conclude in June of 2021. As such, we will be sending out survey questions to all of our students, staff, parents, and community members to gather input as to the progress we have made so far. Be on the look out for emails in the coming weeks about participation in the surveys.

Keep your middle school memories forever

and order a yearbook today!

To order your 2018-2019 Gananda Middle School yearbook:

1. Visit https://yearbooks.lifetouch.com/

2. Click the green “Order a Yearbook” button

3. Enter the Yearbook ID code: 12624419

4. Enter your information and select your yearbook package

5. Contact Mrs. Mereness or Mrs. Campbell with questions

Yearbook packages start at $21.60

Please visit www.ganandalax.com to register for the 2019 Spring Season. All boys and girls, K-6 and from all zip codes are welcome! Plus – the first 10 new league players will receive brand-new sticks!

The club offers co-ed teams at all levels as well as a team for 4th-6th grade girls. The season begins in March and runs through June. Practices are typically held twice per week and games are usually played on Saturday mornings.

Please contact the league at gylacrosse@gmail.com with any questions.

Flu season is now upon us. Please look over The Flu: A Guide for Parents for information regarding this illness.

Please consider joining the Gananda Education Foundation in their upcoming meetings. Meetings are held at 6:30pm in the Middle School Library. The dates for upcoming meetings are as follows:

March 12, 2019

April 9, 2019

May 14, 2019

June 18, 2019