Gananda Blue Panther Gazette


Holiday Spirit Days Show your holiday spirit December 14-December 22! We invite all students and staff to join us in showcasing your holiday spirit! Please see each school's Holiday Spirit Days schedule in their sections below. For our remote students, please post your pictures on Facebook or Twitter and be sure to use the hashtag: #GanandaHolidaySpirit. You can also email your pictures to GanandaPR@gananda.org.	Over $1,100 raised for Macedon Community Christmas Program Thank you to all of the students, families, and staff that donated gift cards to the Macedon Community Christmas Program. With your generosity we raised $1,181! The gift cards will help support 136 families and 434 individuals residing in Macedon and Walworth. Thank you again for helping to make the season bright for those in need this year!	Happy Holidays! Holiday Recess is December 23 - January 1. Classes will resume on January 4, 2020. There will be no newsletter next week. The next newsletter will be released on January 11, 2021. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!

Holiday Spirit Days

Show your holiday spirit December 14-December 22! We invite all students and staff to join us in showcasing your holiday spirit! Please see each school's Holiday Spirit Days schedule in their sections below. For our remote students, please post your pictures on Facebook or Twitter and be sure to use the hashtag: #GanandaHolidaySpirit. You can also email your pictures to GanandaPR@gananda.org.

Over $1,100 raised for Macedon Community Christmas Program

Thank you to all of the students, families, and staff that donated gift cards to the Macedon Community Christmas Program. With your generosity we raised $1,181! The gift cards will help support 136 families and 434 individuals residing in Macedon and Walworth. Thank you again for helping to make the season bright for those in need this year!

Happy Holidays!

Holiday Recess is December 23 - January 1. Classes will resume on January 4, 2020. There will be no newsletter next week. The next newsletter will be released on January 11, 2021. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!

Reminder

If a student or staff member is at home when they begin to show symptoms, it is very important that they notify the Covid-19 Lead Nurse, Kim Roach at 315-986-3521 x2519 or kroach@gananda.org.

Gananda Boys Basketball Bottle and Can Dropoff

Our Gananda Boys Basketball team will be holding a social distancing style bottle and can drive on Saturday, December 19 from 9:00-11:00 AM. There will be a truck in the Richard Mann Elementary School parking lot where you can drop off your cans and bottles during that time. Masked volunteers will be on hand to help load the truck. All proceeds will support our Boys Basketball team - come down and show your support!


#Outstanding Congratulations to second-grader Madelyn Huntley, third-grader Hunter Bernard, fourth-grader Jada Wilson, and fifth-grader Ryan VanDeMarfor being selected as the Richard Mann Elementary School's November PROUD Performers! If you see these students please congratulate them on their PROUD choices in music.	#Unity In the spirit of giving, each year, the fifth-grade class has collected cake mixes and frosting to add to the Macedon Food Pantry holiday gift boxes. While this may not seem like a necessity, everyone deserves a sweet treat at the holidays. The class ended up collecting over 200 items! We are very lucky that this tradition can continue this year, as our help is needed even more than it has before.	#Outstanding Congratulations to our November Proud Panther award recipients, 6th grade Nina Pipech, 7th grade Morghan Love and 8th grade Sydney Richards. These students were chosen by their teachers for demonstrating the 'O" in PROUD (Outstanding).

#Outstanding

Congratulations to second-grader Madelyn Huntley, third-grader Hunter Bernard, fourth-grader Jada Wilson, and fifth-grader Ryan VanDeMarfor being selected as the Richard Mann Elementary School's November PROUD Performers!

If you see these students please congratulate them on their PROUD choices in music.

#Unity

In the spirit of giving, each year, the fifth-grade class has collected cake mixes and frosting to add to the Macedon Food Pantry holiday gift boxes. While this may not seem like a necessity, everyone deserves a sweet treat at the holidays. The class ended up collecting over 200 items! We are very lucky that this tradition can continue this year, as our help is needed even more than it has before.

#Outstanding

Congratulations to our November Proud Panther award recipients, 6th grade Nina Pipech, 7th grade Morghan Love and 8th grade Sydney Richards. These students were chosen by their teachers for demonstrating the 'O" in PROUD (Outstanding).

Missing Watching School Sports? You can watch our varsity swim team's meets virtually!

Tuesday 12/15 vs Geneva at Home starting at 5:30 pm

Youtube Live Link

Gananda Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Thursday 12/17 vs Clyde Savannah at Home starting at 5:00 pm

Youtube Live Link

Gananda Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Tuesday 12/22 @ North Rose Wolcott starting at 5:00 pm

Facebook Live

NRW Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Tuesday 1/5 vs Pal Mac at Home starting at 5:00 pm

Youtube Live Link

Gananda Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Thursday 1/7 @ Midlakes starting at 4:30 pm

Facebook Live

Midlakes Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Tuesday 1/12 @ Naples starting at 5:00 pm

No streaming site yet.

Tuesday 1/19 vs. Marcus Whitman starting at 5:00 pm

Youtube Live Link

Gananda Swimming and Diving Home Meets

Finger Lakes League Invitational - Dates/Sites/Times TBD

Class D Sectionals - Dates/Sites/Times TBD

For all Meets - Dates and times subject to change. Best way to double check is Gananda athletic page with sport schedules at bottom left side of page.

Roster:

7th Grade: Peyton Conner 8th Grade: Cohen Kelley 9th Grade: Mason Briner, Tanner Phillips, Noah Van Scoy 10th Grade: Joey Acroraci

11th Grade: Conner Burns, Nathan Clarcq, CJ Springer 12th Grade: Atari Kunzer-Cruz, Joe Leyva

Holiday Spirit Days

Monday, Dec 14 - Holiday Colors - Wear your seasonal holiday colors

Tuesday, Dec. 15 - Long Winter's Nap - Come to school in your coziest sleepwear.

Wednesday, Dec. 16 - Festive and Fun Footwear - Wear Festive Socks

Thursday, Dec. 17 - Festive Headwear - Wear Fun Headbands or Hats

Friday, Dec. 18 - Not a Creature was Stirring - Wear animal print, clothing with animals, or dress like an animal

Monday, Dec. 21 - Ugly Sweater Day - Wear your most festive sweater

Tuesday, Dec. 22 - It's Cold Outside - Wear your favorite flannel.

Richard Mann Elementary PBIS Staff Member of the Week

Congratulations to Jed Kovalovsky for being our PBIS staff winner! Jed brings such a cheerful presence to our school and is a great support to both students and staff. We thank you for all that you do for us

Holiday Spirit Days

The Middle School is hosting Holiday Spirit Days from December 14th to December 22nd for all students and staff.

For those of you at home we look forward to seeing pictures of you, if you are up for it, dressed in Holiday Spirit gear - you can send photos to Mrs. Nims at MNims@gananda.org. Most of all we hope you feel our cheer from afar and that it brightens your time away. Can't wait to have you back with us!