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March/April 2015Volume XXXII, Issue #5Helps Toys for TotsThe Scio Business Club would like tothank the community for their continuedgenerous donations and support for the 26thAnnual FBLA TOYS for TOTS collection.Members earned over 250 selling bakedgoods at the Christmas Concerts, collectedthousands of dollars worth of toys and received 1,800 dollars in donations from theScio Teachers, Retirees and CommunityMembers. The FBLA, in addition to giftcards, was able to assist the CommunityAction Angels with a 1,400 donation andsenior members helped during the toy pickup in Allentown. Thanks again for your support in helping each child have a brighterChristmas. If you would like to be on the listfor help at the holidays, watch next year’sNovember/December newsletter or theschool website for a form to fill out or callMr. Childs, FBLA Advisor, directly.SCIO CENTRAL SCHOOL“Experience Life Through Education”Left to right are: front - Kaylee Wallace, Corral Mrozik, and Carolyn Haswell.; back Liz Burdick, Lee Graham, Blade Russi, Andrew Chalker, and Alex Gregory-Kielbasa.Are You Interested in Being a Substitute?We need SUBSTITUTES in all areas: Substitute Teachers (Certified andNon-Certified), Substitute Nurses, Substitute Clerical Workers, Substitute Food Service Helpers, Substitute Cleaners/Custodians, Substitute Bus Drivers/AttendantsApplications for all substitute positionsare available in the Main Office and on ourwebsite, scio.schooltools.us

From the Principal . . .Dear Parents,I am very proud of how hard the majority of our students are working this year. Iam seeing students making great strides in learning the Common Core English LanguageArts/Literacy and Mathematics in grades PreK-12. All of our juniors were able to pass theComprehensive English Regents in January of their junior year. Teachers have workedhard to incorporate the Common Core Learning Standards in all of our classes. Students arereading more non-fiction and challenging material while learning about the world aroundthem. Students are using evidence from their reading in their writing and discussions.English Language Arts/Literacy Read as much non-fiction as fictionLearn about the world by readingRead more challenging materialTalk about reading using “evidence”Write about texts using “evidence”Know more vocabulary wordsStudents are building their mathematical skills with Common Core Math standardspushing them to learn less, but at a much deeper level. Many parents have noticed thatinstead of just teaching algorithms, students are learning the deeper concepts and are ableto explain why an answer is correct or incorrect. Teachers have been incorporating thestandards in grades PreK-6 and have adopted the modules in grades 7-10. Our studentsare becoming more and more confident along withproving their ability on New York State Regentsand local assessments.Mathematics Build skills across grade levelsLearn more about lessUse math facts easilyThink fast AND solve problemsReally know it, really do itUse math in the real worldAll this is to say, I am extremely confident in our students’ performances becausethey have working so hard in all of their classes. Our Honor and High Honor Roll listsare growing while our failure lists have been reduced. Students are focused on doing theirbest with the help of our hard working teachers. Many students stay after for ACCORDAfter-School tutoring, which is available for grades 3-12.As we approach April and we start thinking about NYS tests, please know that yourchild’s academic growth is of high concern to all of us. We work daily to provide the careand support your child needs to be successful. Our students are well prepared for NYStests and they are only one measure of a child’s ability. Students take these assessmentsin stride and our teachers make sure the classroom is as low stress as possible.How can you help? Support our efforts to keep the idea of NYS testing as low key aspossible. Let your child know that they have been preparing all year and that all they needto do is do their best. Parents can go to engageny.org for more ideas on how to supportyour child’s efforts. New York State ELA assessments for Grades 3-8 will be held April14-16. NYS 3-8 Mathematics assessments are scheduled for April 22-24. If you haveany questions, please feel free to contact me. I am excited to see how much our studentshave grown over the last year.Nancy Sampson, PreK-12 PrincipalJanuary/February 2015Pre-Paying onAccountIt is best to prepay onyour cafeteria accountby giving the cashiermoney ahead oftime. Parentsmay send ina check ormoney in anenvelope.On the envelope, please writethe name(s) and grade(s) or ID number, ifknown. These can be mailed or brought tothe cafeteria at any time throughout the year.All monies go on the account and thecashier will access your account at the timeof purchase. All students are encouraged touse this account. The cards are used like adebit account at the bank. You must havemoney on your account to use the card.When you purchase a meal, the computerdeducts the amount from your account. Wewill notify you via Power Announcementwhen the balance is below 3.00. Chargingmeals is only allowed for three meals. Afterthat, you must have money and pay off thebalance due. Students may not charge a lacarte or snack items. You must have moneyon your account or in your hand at the timeof purchase.If you have charged three meals, andyou don’t have money, you will receive apeanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk.This policy is enforced.School ClosingNotificationIn the event we need to close school,delay opening or dismiss early, the following radio/TV stations will be notified:WLSV - 790 AMWJQZ - 103.5 FMWZKZ - 101.9 FMWBEN - 930 AMWPIG - 95.7 FMWHDL - 1450 AMWKPQ - 105.3 FMWKBW - Channel 7WIVB - Channel 4WGRZ - Channel 2Drive Safely!Page 2

School Board Seat OpenThe Scio Central School District hasone 5-year position open on the Board ofEducation. Petitions can be picked up fromCathy Law, DistrictClerk. Completedpetitions containingsignatures and addresses of 25 ormore registereddistrict votersmust be returnedto the district office by Monday,April 20, 2015. The school boardelection and budget vote will be held Tuesday,May 19, 2015.Reminder to Parents ofOut-Of-District StudentsAs per School Board policy, parentsof out-of district students must request permission in writing for their child to attendScio Central School every year. Letters ofrequest to attend Scio Central School for the2015-16 school year must be submitted tothe Superintendent of Schools no later thanApril 30, 2015.Reminder to Parents ofHome Instructed StudentsNew ElementaryTeacherAnn Guilford (shown above) is thenew elementary teacher at SCS. Ann previously taught reading as a teaching assistantat Cuba-Rushford Central School, beforegoing back to college in 2007 at SUNYGeneseo. Ann also worked for CattaraugusAllegany BOCES as a speech therapist. Inaddition, she worked for Pathways Inc. as apreschool special education teacher.She is the married mother of fourchildren. She has a daughter who is a nurseliving in Chicago, a son who is a sergeantin the United States Marine Corps, anotherson going to college in Ohio after servingactive duty in the USMC for four years, andanother son (who is a member of the IBEW)working for the D&D Power Company.Ann is a lifetime resident of AlleganyCounty and now residies in Belfast. Sheenjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, canningand reading.Ann is also the proud grandmotherof two beautiful granddaughters, Ava andOnalee.Imagine RITDFS Beef-On-Weck Dinner &Basket Raffle March 11Just a reminder to submit your Quarterly Reports. Parents of students who intend toeducate their children at home must providea written notice to the superintendent annually by July 1 of each school year.ReminderTransportation Requests for residentstudents to be transported to non-publicschools for the 2015-16 school year are dueApril 1, 2015.About PesticidesSchool law requires the district maintain, on an annual basis, a list of parents whowish to receive advance notice of pesticideuse at the school their child attends. Tohave your name included, a formal requestmust be submitted in writing. Forms can beobtained by contacting the school.Page 3Are you interested in attending Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)?If so, the Future Business Leaders Club(FBLA) would like to invite you to attendthe Imagine RIT festival with them on May2, 2015. Find details on the 385 exhibits byGoogling Imagine RIT.Students and others can also see Mr.Childs or FBLA President Andrew Chalkerfor more information.The Scio Area Dollars for Scholars annual beef-on-weck dinner and basket raffleis scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, withpick up at the school cafeteria from 4-6 p.m.Students will earn DFS credit hours for selling tickets, so they are encouraged to stop bythe Student Services office to pick up ticketstoday (if they haven't already).January/February 2015

Sunday91623308152229- College visits are postedon board outside of StudentServices- Spring Recess- Merry Go Round Performance "Paperbag" for GradesK-2 at 1:00 p.m.- Merry Go Round Performance "Echoes" for Grades6-8 at 1:00 p.m.- Spring Modified Sports Begin- Merry Go Round Performance "Golden Goose" forGrade 1 at 2:00 p.m.2- Varsity Spring Sports Begin1Monday3- Seniors are reminded tobring copies of all collegeacceptance letters andscholarship offers to StudentServices31- Spring RecessSenior Trip to Washington D.C.241710- Happy St. Patrick's Day.don't forget to wear Green!Tuesday4- Sophomore Class Tupperware Fundraiser throughMarch 82518- Board of Education meetingat 6:00 p.m. in the ElementaryLibrary11- Teachers ProfessionalDevelopment Day (no schoolfor students)- TheatreWorks Performance"SkippyJon Jones" for GradesK-1 at Olean HS at 10:00 a.m.Wednesday5261912- Jr. Class Stadium Blanketand Umbrella FundraiserMarch 9 - 22ThursdayMarch 20156- FBLA Beef Stick FundraiserMarch 23 - April 52720- All County Music at GeneseeValley.Students Only13- All County Music at BolivarRichburg.Students OnlyFriday72821- All County Music at GeneseeValley Open Concert at 2:00p.m.14- All County Music at BolivarRichburg Open Concert at2:00 p.m.- Legislative BreakfastSaturday

Sunday13202719266- Book Fair in the ElementaryLibrary-Last Day of Spring Recess125Monday72821- Board of Education meetingat 6:00 p.m. in the ElementaryLibrary14- NYS ELA Tests for Grades3-8- Book Fair in the ElementaryLibraryTuesday29- Sports Physicals starting at8:30 a.m. in our school nurse'soffice22- NYS Math Tests for Grades3-815- NYS ELA Tests for Grades3-881- Book Fair in the ElementaryLibrary- Spring Recess- Senior Trip to WashingtonD.C.WednesdayApril 20152- NHS Wilson Farms Meat BoxFundraiser April 27 - May 103023- NYS Math Tests for Grades3-816- NYS ELA Tests for Grades3-89- Book Fair in the ElementaryLibrary- Spring RecessSenior Trip to Washington D.C.Thursday3- College visits are postedon board outside of StudentServices24- NYS Math Tests for Grades3-817-10- Book Fair in the Elementary LibraryMarking Period Ends- Spring Recess- Building Closed in Observance of Good FridayFriday2518114- Seniors are reminded tobring copies of all collegeacceptance letters andscholarship offers to StudentServicesSaturdayS c ido Cl Sccalenae nrt r aofh o eo lv e n t s