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Public Hearing: District School Safety Plan A public hearing is scheduled on October 28 from 6:00-6:30 pm in room 810 at the Richard Mann Elementary School. This will be a review of the District-wide School Safety Plan. The full plan is available for review on our website. Any public comments can be submitted to Lori Brown at LBrown@gananda.org. | GCSD Invites the Community to Join in Learning More About Inequity and its AffectsGananda Central School District is joining the United Way of Greater Rochester for the 21-Day Equity Challenge! The 21 Day Equity Challenge is an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. Daily topics include: Understanding Bias, Levels of Racism, Building a Race Equity Culture, and much more.
The Challenge begins on Friday, October 23, and continues through Friday, November 20. Information will be sent directly to your email for you to review at a time that is convenient for you.
We encourage everyone to join us for this free initiative to learn more about the impact of inequity so we can better support our students and community. To join, sign up online at https://uwrochester.org/.../21-Day-Racial-Equity-Challenge. | Reminder: Red Ribbon Week Red Ribbon Week starts this week from October 26 through October 30. You can see each school spirit day listed under the school news in this newsletter or on our website at www.gananda.org. Things may look a little different than in year's past, but we can still show our school spirit and demonstrate that we are #GanandaProud! |
Public Hearing: District School Safety Plan
This will be a review of the District-wide School Safety Plan. The full plan is available for review on our website. Any public comments can be submitted to Lori Brown at LBrown@gananda.org.
GCSD Invites the Community to Join in Learning More About Inequity and its Affects
Gananda Central School District is joining the United Way of Greater Rochester for the 21-Day Equity Challenge! The 21 Day Equity Challenge is an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. Daily topics include: Understanding Bias, Levels of Racism, Building a Race Equity Culture, and much more.
The Challenge begins on Friday, October 23, and continues through Friday, November 20. Information will be sent directly to your email for you to review at a time that is convenient for you.
We encourage everyone to join us for this free initiative to learn more about the impact of inequity so we can better support our students and community. To join, sign up online at https://uwrochester.org/.../21-Day-Racial-Equity-Challenge.
Reminder: Red Ribbon Week
Information for Halloween
We are saddened to announce that we will not allow Halloween costumes in schools this year for students or staff. We will also be unable to hold a Halloween parade as we have in the past at the elementary school. With social distancing measures and limits on gatherings, this decision was made in the best interest of keeping our students and staff healthy.
We do invite all of our students and staff to dress in fall colors on Friday, October 30 to celebrate the season. Colors such as brown, yellow, orange, and black are all welcome. We are also working to coordinate some other activities throughout the last week of October and will share more as we get closer.
Thanks for your continued cooperation and patience as we work toward keeping everyone safe.
Informational Video on Covid-19
If you don't have time to watch the whole video, they start discussing Covid-19 at minute 11.
You can view the video on the Wayne County Public Health Facebook page.
Wayne County Launches Virtual Academic Support Program
Wayne County Maximizing Out of School Time (MOST) is a community outreach resource for students and families to help support academics during this challenging time.
This virtual academic support program operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4-7 pm. There is no charge for using this resource. It is staffed with teacher and high school student volunteers. In additional to academic support, they also can provide assistance with basic technology issues.
This is a great option to use instead of waiting until the next opportunity to connect with classroom teachers. For more information, visit the Wayne County Most website.
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ParentSquare Trouble and Trainings
Gananda Central School District is now using ParentSquare for school communication. ParentSquare allows us to communicate with email, text and app notifications. If you are having any trouble accessing the platform or have general questions about ParentSquare you can email GanandaPR@gananda.org. In addition, we are scheduling the following Parent Training/Q&A session:
- Thursday, October 29 at 7:30pm - Register
Registration is required to attend. To register, click on the link next to the day you would like to attend.
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#Driven Congratulations to our Project Lead The Way White Coat recipients! We had a total of 12 students honored in the event held at Ruben A. Cirillo High School last night, Tuesday, October 20 at 6pm. Students were honored for successfully completing the first three Biomedical courses in the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Biomedical Program. As a reward for their hard work and dedication, each student received a white lab coat embroidered with the Gananda Biomedical Logo. The students who received the awards were: Courtney Camp, Dylan Dohse, Andrew Gabbard, Elliott Hergert, Mia Hill, Torrin Ingram, Jillian Kelley, Kenzie Marshall, Julia Pitolaj, Kerry Prinsen, Megan Schultz, and Hannah Van Scoy. | #Unity Last Friday the senior class joined together for breakfast out on the track while watching the sunrise. Afterward, they went to the parking lot of the school and personalized their parking spots. | #Outstanding Congratulations to Gananda Alumni, Bryanna Roos for receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from Nazareth College! Bryanna is a senior biomedical sciences major with minors in clinical laboratory science and pre-med. She is the first Nazareth student to earn the Gilman-McCain Scholarship, in honor of the late Senator John McCain and given to child dependents of parents in military service. The full news article can be found on the Nazareth College website. |
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Bryanna is a senior biomedical sciences major with minors in clinical laboratory science and pre-med. She is the first Nazareth student to earn the Gilman-McCain Scholarship, in honor of the late Senator John McCain and given to child dependents of parents in military service.
The full news article can be found on the Nazareth College website.
Red Ribbon Week
Richard Mann Elementary School:
Monday, October 26: Show you're "Voting For Your Future to be Drug Free" by wearing Red, White and Blue
Tuesday, October 27: Show "Richard Mann Elementary is Drug Free" by wearing Your Favorite Sports Team Apparel
Wednesday, October 28: Show you are "Drug Free From Head to Toe: by wearing Crazy Hair and Socks
Thursday, October 29: Show that "Your Choices Are The Key To Your Dreams" by wearing Pajamas
Friday, October 30: Wear Fall Harvest/Season Colors (Orange, Yellow, Brown, or Black)
Our remote/hybrid students can share images on Facebook or Twitter and use the following tags or hashtags:
Twitter - Tag @WeAreGananda or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
Facebook - Tag @GanandaSchools or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
Richard Mann PBIS Staff Winner of the Week
Red Ribbon Week
Gananda Middle School:
Monday, October 26: Show you're "Proud to be Healthy and Drug Free" by wearing Red, White and Blue
Tuesday, October 27: Show you "Won't Let Drugs Ruin Your Dreams" by wearing Pajamas
Wednesday, October 28: "Exercise Your Right to Be Healthy and Drug Free" by wearing Red, White and Blue
Thursday, October 29: Show that you "Dream, Plan, and Do It Drug Free" by wearing Pajamas
Our remote/hybrid students can share images on Facebook or Twitter and use the following tags or hashtags:
Twitter - Tag @WeAreGananda or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
Facebook - Tag @GanandaSchools or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
A Note from Mrs. Gross - Red Ribbon Week
Middle School is the age when some young people may start experimenting with alcohol and vaping. Even if they have not started yet they may be receiving pressure to try illegal substances. Act now. Let your child know your views on the subject. It’s not easy but kids will listen. Study after study shows that even when children are teens, parents have a huge influence on their behavior. Most people this age do not drink or smoke and parents disapproval is a key reason they chose not to.
Quick facts:
You have more influence on your child’s values and decisions about drinking before he or she begins to use alcohol.
Parents can have a major impact on their children’s drinking, especially during the preteen and early teen years.
A great resource for parents is GROWING UP DRUG-FREE A PARENT’S GUIDE TO PREVENTION
Red Ribbon Week
Ruben A. Cirillo High School:
Monday, October 26: Show you're "Proud to be Healthy and Drug Free" by wearing Red, White and Blue
Tuesday, October 27: Show you "Won't Let Drugs Ruin Your Dreams" by wearing Pajamas or your Favorite Sports Team Apparel
Wednesday, October 28: "Exercise Your Right to Be Healthy and Drug Free" by wearing Red, White and Blue
Thursday, October 29: Show that you "Dream, Plan, and Do It Drug Free" by wearing Pajamas or your Favorite Sports Team Apparel.
Our remote/hybrid students can share images on Facebook or Twitter and use the following tags or hashtags:
Twitter - Tag @WeAreGananda or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
Facebook - Tag @GanandaSchools or use: #GanandaRedRibbonWk2020
Amazon Smiles
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
