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Tips for Practicing Mindfulness This Holiday Season As we enter the holiday season this year, it will be especially important to take some time to nurture yourself. Holidays can be stressful and life with Covid-19 is already a challenge for many. Remember to inhale slowly and exhale slowly at times when you may feel overwhelmed. You can also repeat the following phrases: May I be kind to myself. May I find peace and healing. I am doing the best that I can in this moment. May I accept and find ease with things just as they are. To learn more about practicing mindfulness and increasing your resilience, you can read the following online article. | Virtual Parent Forum: GCSD Monthly Update Scheduled for December 7 Join Superintendent Dr. Van Scoy, BOE Community Relations Committee members, and the district's chief finance and operations officer on Monday, December 7 from 7:30pm to 9pm for a discussion about the second half of the school year, winter athletics, upcoming construction projects, and district finances. Pre-registration is required to attend. To register, click on the link below: Virtual Parent Forum on December 7 at 7:30pm: Register | Community Christmas Program Gift Card Drive Gananda Central School District is teaming up with the Macedon Community Christmas Program to help our local families in need. Our families are still in need of food and gifts for children and senior citizens, however, with Covid-19 this year, gift cards are the safest way to help support families. We will be hosting a Gift Card Drive to collect $25 gift cards from local grocery stores and/or general merchandise stores. Donations will be accepted on the following days:
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Tips for Practicing Mindfulness This Holiday Season
As we enter the holiday season this year, it will be especially important to take some time to nurture yourself. Holidays can be stressful and life with Covid-19 is already a challenge for many. Remember to inhale slowly and exhale slowly at times when you may feel overwhelmed. You can also repeat the following phrases:
May I be kind to myself.
May I find peace and healing.
I am doing the best that I can in this moment.
May I accept and find ease with things just as they are.
To learn more about practicing mindfulness and increasing your resilience, you can read the following online article.
May I be kind to myself.
May I find peace and healing.
I am doing the best that I can in this moment.
May I accept and find ease with things just as they are.
To learn more about practicing mindfulness and increasing your resilience, you can read the following online article.
Virtual Parent Forum: GCSD Monthly Update Scheduled for December 7
Join Superintendent Dr. Van Scoy, BOE Community Relations Committee members, and the district's chief finance and operations officer on Monday, December 7 from 7:30pm to 9pm for a discussion about the second half of the school year, winter athletics, upcoming construction projects, and district finances. Pre-registration is required to attend. To register, click on the link below:
Virtual Parent Forum on December 7 at 7:30pm: Register
Community Christmas Program Gift Card Drive
Gananda Central School District is teaming up with the Macedon Community Christmas Program to help our local families in need. Our families are still in need of food and gifts for children and senior citizens, however, with Covid-19 this year, gift cards are the safest way to help support families. We will be hosting a Gift Card Drive to collect $25 gift cards from local grocery stores and/or general merchandise stores. Donations will be accepted on the following days:
- Thursday, December 3
- Friday, December 4
- Monday, December 7
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#Outstanding Congratulations to Barb Hofstetter for being chosen as the PTO November 2020 Staff Member of the month! Barb was nominated by a fellow staff member who said: "This lady is such a hard worker as a bus monitor, lunch delivery, and preparing lunches. She Is always helping, bringing people treats; she works many different jobs and never quits anything she can do to make people happy. She is amazing with the children. She knows everyone by their name and Is always there to help In anyway. You can ask any faculty member in the elementary, and transportation, WE ALL LOVE BARBI" | #Driven Congratulations to senior, Natalie McLoud, for being named the 2020 Wayne County Player of the Year for soccer. Way to go Natalie! We are #GanandaProud of you! | #OutstandingAt the end of each sports season, the NYSPHSAA honors those teams and individuals that excel in the classroom. Those student-athletes, teams, and schools work very hard throughout the year and deserve to be recognized for their academic success. To receive Scholar-Athlete team recognition with a certificate, the team’s average GPA for 75% of the roster must be greater than or equal to 90.00. Congratulations to our Gananda Varsity Boys Soccer, Varsity Girls Soccer, and our combined Gananda/Wayne Varsity Girls Swim teams on achieving recognition as Scholar-Athlete teams. |
#Outstanding
Congratulations to Barb Hofstetter for being chosen as the PTO November 2020 Staff Member of the month! Barb was nominated by a fellow staff member who said: "This lady is such a hard worker as a bus monitor, lunch delivery, and preparing lunches. She Is always helping, bringing people treats; she works many different jobs and never quits anything she can do to make people happy. She is amazing with the children. She knows everyone by their name and Is always there to help In anyway. You can ask any faculty member in the elementary, and transportation, WE ALL LOVE BARBI"
#Driven
Congratulations to senior, Natalie McLoud, for being named the 2020 Wayne County Player of the Year for soccer. Way to go Natalie! We are #GanandaProud of you!
#Outstanding
At the end of each sports season, the NYSPHSAA honors those teams and individuals that excel in the classroom. Those student-athletes, teams, and schools work very hard throughout the year and deserve to be recognized for their academic success.
To receive Scholar-Athlete team recognition with a certificate, the team’s average GPA for 75% of the roster must be greater than or equal to 90.00.
Congratulations to our Gananda Varsity Boys Soccer, Varsity Girls Soccer, and our combined Gananda/Wayne Varsity Girls Swim teams on achieving recognition as Scholar-Athlete teams.
Richard Mann Elementary PBIS Staff Member of the Week
Congratulations to Deanna Hendricks for being our PBIS staff winner! Deanna has been amazing when it comes to staying cool, calm, and collected during this unprecedented school year. She always has a smile on her face and a positive approach to students and staff.
Save The Date: No School Friday, December 11
Be sure to mark your calendars that there will be no school for our Pre-K through 5th Grade students on Friday, December 11 due to Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers will be reaching out directly to schedule conference times. Stay tuned!
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home with students on Tuesday, December 2.
Coat and Can Drive
From December 7th-10th, the middle school will be collecting items to support Mac's Pizza Shack in their annual coat and canned food drive. Students can donate gently used coats or canned goods and toiletries during their lunch period. Please consider donating items like gravy, cranberry sauce, applesauce, canned fruits and vegetables, rice or pasta sides, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, soup, pasta and sauce, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste. All items collected will be donated to support families in our community. Remember, donations will be accepted beginning on Monday, December 7th!
#DoGoodFromHome
NJHS is promoting a #DoGoodFromHome challenge which was introduced to all MS students during the PBIS presentations last week. The basic premise is students participate in simple kind/positive acts and for each one posted to social media w/the hashtag #DoGoodFromHome, Hasbro will donate a toy or game to organizations providing care to the children of essential workers. Our MS students can either post their #DoGoodFromHome acts directly to their own social media, or send them to Mrs. Mereness through Schoology.
Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential
