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Sign Up to Play in the Alumni Basketball GamesCalling all Alumni! The Alumni Association is hosting a basketball tournament for men and women on Saturday, January 12. The women's game is scheduled at 1:30pm and the men's game is set for 3pm at Ruben A. Cirillo High School. All interested Alumni need to register by December 28 to be guaranteed a spot and a free t-shirt. If interested in participating, contact Dawn Nodar at Dmloth@yahoo.com. | Here Comes the Bus! Waiting for the bus in the snow? Wait no more! Get the Here Comes the Bus App and know when the bus will be picking up or dropping off your child(ren). It's easy to download to your phone or tablet, or you can even check it on your desktop. For set up instructions go to the Here Comes The Bus page on our website. | District-Wide Holiday Spirit DaysStudents and staff are invited to participate in the holiday spirit by wearing the designated attire indicated below on each Holiday Spirit Day. Dress codes will remain in effect.
Flannel Day: Wednesday, December 19 Ugly Sweater Day: Thursday, December 20 Fun Holiday Head Wear Day (hats, halos, antlers, red noses, Santa hats, etc.): Friday, December 21 |
Sign Up to Play in the Alumni Basketball Games
Calling all Alumni! The Alumni Association is hosting a basketball tournament for men and women on Saturday, January 12. The women's game is scheduled at 1:30pm and the men's game is set for 3pm at Ruben A. Cirillo High School. All interested Alumni need to register by December 28 to be guaranteed a spot and a free t-shirt. If interested in participating, contact Dawn Nodar at Dmloth@yahoo.com.
Here Comes the Bus!
District-Wide Holiday Spirit Days
Students and staff are invited to participate in the holiday spirit by wearing the designated attire indicated below on each Holiday Spirit Day. Dress codes will remain in effect.
Flannel Day: Wednesday, December 19
Ugly Sweater Day: Thursday, December 20
Fun Holiday Head Wear Day (hats, halos, antlers, red noses, Santa hats, etc.): Friday, December 21
Upcoming Early Release Day
Gananda Pre-K Program Begins on January 7
Registration has now closed for Pre-K classes beginning on January 7 for 3- and 4-year olds* in the Gananda Central School District. Morning classes will begin at 9:05am and end at 11:50am, and afternoon classes will begin at 1pm and end at 3:45pm. Parents have been notified of lottery results for the January 2019 classes. Registration for fall Pre-K classes will begin in the Spring of 2019.
*To qualify for the Pre-K classes in January 2019, students must be 3- or 4-years of age by December 1, 2018.
Please visit the Gananda website for more information.
The Next PTO Meeting is Wednesday, January 9
Discussions will include fundraisers and volunteer/committee opportunities.
All interested parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are welcome.
Grab a Yearbook!
Keep your middle school memories forever
and order a yearbook today!
To order your 2018-2019 Gananda Middle School yearbook:
Click the green “Order a Yearbook” button
Enter the Yearbook ID code: 12624419
Enter your information and select your yearbook package
Contact Mrs. Mereness or Mrs. Campbell with questions
Yearbook packages start at $21.60
Order Your PTO Calendar Now Available
We are excited to announce the creation of a Gananda PTO 2019 Calendar. Student artwork was submitted by the art teachers at
each of our three buildings, and one winning piece was voted on to represent each of the different grade levels.
The calendars are $10.00 each and can be ordered by downloading the order form.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the calendars will be donated to the art department in each of our three buildings to help supplement their materials & supplies budget for the 2018-2019 school year.
Another portion will be donated to the GoFundMe account that has been established for our middle school art teacher, Mr. Flansburg, who is currently battling lung cancer.
Please visit the PTO webpage for more information.
Mac's Pizza Shack Fundraiser
Ease into the start of the new year by ordering pizza from Mac's Pizza Shack for dinner on January 2.
For every large pizza ordered on the LAST DAY OF HOLIDAY BREAK January 2, Mac's Pizza Shack,3290 Canandaigua Rd, will donate $5 to the Gananda Education Foundation.
Successful Substitute Teacher & Tutor Training
Can You See Yourself working with students? We Can! Substitute Teachers and other substitute staff as well as one-on-one Tutors are needed throughout Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates Counties. As a sub or tutor, you choose the districts and grade levels you prefer.
The W-FL BOCES Substitute Registry and Home Tutoring Service offers training to perspective substitutes and/or tutors (it is possible to do both) who wish to work within our four-county region. (Substitutes are hired directly by the school district, therefore the qualifications and application process for that district must be followed. However, Tutors are hired by W-FL BOCES and are assigned by the Tutoring Office.)
Visit the Gananda website for more information on this free training.
Family Fun Night
It's Flu Season
Registration is now open for the Annual K-12 Science Fair!
Community Open Forum Ideas Needed
Support for Mr. Flansburg
Gananda Education Foundation Seeking New Members
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News
It's a new shopping season! 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
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#Outstanding Congratulations to our music department for entertaining us with four beautiful holiday concerts. The students and teachers worked hard to produce concerts that not only entertained, but also taught students the art of performance. | #Unity This week staff and students are celebrating holiday spirit week by dressing up in themed apparel each day. The week serves to get students involved, working cooperatively and united on a common goal of school spirit. | #Driven We are so proud of our staff and students who donated food, desserts, mittens, gifts and gift cards that assisted a total of 420 individuals, including 60 seniors and 174 children/teens. The donations were collected for the Macedon Community Christmas Program. |
#Outstanding
The students and teachers worked hard to produce concerts that not only entertained, but also taught students the art of performance.
#Unity
#Driven
