Gananda Blue Panther Gazette
Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District
October 13, 2020
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Virtual Parent Forum Scheduled for October 21 at 7:30pm
Registration is required to participate. You can register by clicking on the link below.
Virtual Parent Forum on October 21 at 7:30pm - Register
Halloween Information
As we continue to navigate through Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines, it is necessary for us to make some difficult decisions. One of those decisions is in regards to Halloween costumes and celebrations.
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.
Homecoming & Red Ribbon Week
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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.
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Attending Gananda Athletic Events
1. All practices and games will be closed to the general public.
2. Each athlete is allowed two spectators on-site during the game; these spectators will be assigned by the parents of the player in advance. Walk-in spectators will not be allowed to enter. This will be strictly enforced.
We will be live-streaming the JV and Varsity soccer games through https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/#.
Learn more about the current guidelines on our website by visiting the COVID-19 Spectator Guidelines for Fall 2020.
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Reminder: COVID-19 Weekly Health Screening Form
Gananda Central School District is required to have a COVID-19 Health Screening Form completed for each student per New York State Department of Health. At this time, we only require this form to be completed once per week. The Covid-19 Health Screening Form will be available to complete beginning at 7pm each Sunday evening on ParentSquare. Please complete this form by 10am each Monday. This only pertains to our students attending classes in person during the week.
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Reminder: Attendance on Remote Days
Students need to log into Schoology every morning they are remote learning for attendance purposes - whether they have classwork or not. This must be done on a school-issued Chromebook.
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Remote Learning Material Pick-Up Thursdays
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Welcome to our New Staff!
Ms. Fox
Ms. Kersten
Mrs. Testa
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Parent Square 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. Be on the look out for Parent Training/Q&A sessions coming soon!
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Updated Chart: Can My Child Go To School Today?
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Practicing Self-Control
Outstanding
Driven
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New York State Education Law requires physical examinations of public school students:
- Entering the school district for the first time, and in grades Pre-K or K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11
- to participate in interscholastic athletics
- to receive employment papers
All physical paperwork should be turned into your child's health office.
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Helpful Documents
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Virtual Parent Information Night Events
Monday, October 19:
Pre-K at 6pm-6:30pm
Kindergarten at 6:30-7pm
1st Grade at 7pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, October 21:
2nd Grade at 6:30pm-7pm
3rd Grade at 7pm-7:30pm
Thursday, October 22:
4th Grade at 6:30pm-7pm
5th Grade at 7pm-7:30pm
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Snack Ordering Form
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Elementary School Remote Student Picture Days
Our Remote Student Picture Day will be Tuesday, November 17 from 4:30pm-6pm. More details will be shared with our remote students soon.
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High School Make-up and Remote Students Picture Day
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News and Events
GDFS is Looking for Volunteers
There are so many good reasons to volunteer. Contact GDFScholars@gananda.org if you are interested to learn more!
United Way Campaign
Upcoming 2020-21 Virtual Meeting Dates
November 3rd
December 1st
All meetings are being held virtually at 7:00pm. Links will be shared closer to the meeting dates.
Did you know that you can start gathering volunteer hours as soon as you leave 8th grade? Just download a volunteer log from the Gananda Dollars for Scholars webpage, and start recording your high school volunteer experience!
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
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About Us
Email: ganandapr@gananda.org
Website: www.gananda.org
Location: 1500 Dayspring Ridge, Walworth, NY, USA
Phone: (315)986-3521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GanandaSchools/
Twitter: @WeAreGananda