Every Student Succeeds 1 February 2006 D I • S • T • R • I • C • T ialogue Elmira City School District Inside: Page 2 Pre-kindergarten info; Washington student’s anthology; camp for high-schoolers; Broad- way’s Best Page 3 Pine City food drive; CTE News; alumni news Page 4 Southside dance-a- thon, holiday activities; Pine City perfect at- tendance awards Page 5 Broadway Elemen- tary service projects, perfect attendance awards; Davis parents invited to school Page 6 Calendar of events; Christmas House helps students; Riverside Nutcracker Page 7 Beecher student’s act of kindness; Broad- way Middle students donate blankets; Pine City awards Page 8 Praise for Southside quartet; Davis musi- cians at senior facility Elementary summer program The elementary summer school program will be expanded to meet the needs of more students this year. Summer school will be offered to students in kindergarten through grade 3 who need academic help. A program that is open to these grade levels is important with the expansion of state testing to grades 3-8. This year the summer program will have a camp feel, with a focus on nature and exploring the environment. Improving literacy will be the main goal for all students, and instruction will be based on each child’s individual learning style. Research has shown that students taught in a way that matches their abilities outperform those who are not taught to their strengths. Learning styles are modeled after the multiple intelligences theory, which says that everyone is inclined to one or two types of intelligences, such as verbal, math, music or people skills. Learning centers in the summer school program – math or drama, for example – will reflect many of these intelligences. The elementary summer program is tentatively planned for four schools – two on the north side and two on the south side. Locations will be an- nounced when plans become final. The program will run for five weeks, beginning after the Independence Day holiday. Revamped classroom will suit more learning styles Naturalist Camp Map The elementary summer classroom will feature learning centers designed to appeal to children with different learning styles. Examples: Marie Curie Center Recording sheets, magnets, safety goggles, lab coats, beakers, cameras, microscopes, magnifying glasses, Petri dishes Author’s Alley Crossword puzzles, journals, diction- aries, thesauruses, audio tapes, pen- cils, pens, markers, crayons, all kinds and sizes of writing paper, newsprint, diaries, computer with desktop pub- lishing software Numbers Nook Calculators, manipulatives, rulers, scales, puzzles Puppet Center Stage, puppets, materials for making puppets Reading Zone Books, magazines, reference materi- als, poetry, newspapers, literature
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Every Student Succeeds
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Elmira City School D
istrict951 H
offman Street
Elmira, NY 14905
District D
ialogue is published monthly
by the Elmira City School D
istrict for its em
ployees and patrons.
Superintendent: D
r. Raymond Bryant
Board of Education:M
ichael Crimm
ins, President; Robin Long, Vice President; D
avid Clovsky; Barton Graham; D
aniel Hurley;
Betsy Mattoon; Ethel Strom
an; M
ary Beth Turner; Robert Woods.
Student Reps: Aaron Bacome (Alt);
Alise Farr (SHS); Alexis Lian (EFA)
Editor: Kristin Butler, 735-3026
Non-profit org.US postage
PAIDElm
ira, NY Perm
it no. 39
February 2006 DI • S • T • R • I • C • T
ialogueGood News Elmira City
School District
Congratulations to ...★ ... Southside art teacher Debb VanDelinder, who had two works
accepted into the juried 71st Regional Exhibition at the Arnot Art Museum. Her works – Life is Like An Onion and Float Above Like Angels – will be on display through February 19.
★ ... EFA senior Megan Rothstein and Southside senior Megan Lewis, who each received $50, a certificate, a pin and a wallet card for their es-say submissions in the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Program and Scholarship Contest.
Inside:Page 2Pre-kindergarten info; Washington student’s anthology; camp for high-schoolers; Broad-way’s BestPage 3Pine City food drive; CTE News; alumni newsPage 4Southside dance-a-thon, holiday activities; Pine City perfect at-tendance awardsPage 5Broadway Elemen-tary service projects, perfect attendance awards; Davis parents invited to schoolPage 6Calendar of events; Christmas House helps students; Riverside NutcrackerPage 7Beecher student’s act of kindness; Broad-way Middle students donate blankets; Pine City awardsPage 8Praise for Southside quartet; Davis musi-cians at senior facility
Elementary summer program
The elementary summer school program will be expanded to meet the needs of more students this year.
Summer school will be offered to students in kindergarten through grade 3 who need academic help. A program that is open to these grade levels is important with the expansion of state testing to grades 3-8.
This year the summer program will have a camp feel, with a focus on nature and exploring the environment.
Improving literacy will be the main goal for all students, and instruction will be based on each child’s individual learning style. Research has shown that students taught in a way that matches their abilities outperform those who are not taught to their strengths.
Learning styles are modeled after the multiple intelligences theory, which says that everyone is inclined to one or two types of intelligences, such as verbal, math, music or people skills. Learning centers in the summer school program – math or drama, for example – will reflect many of these intelligences.
The elementary summer program is tentatively planned for four schools – two on the north side and two on the south side. Locations will be an-nounced when plans become final.
The program will run for five weeks, beginning after the Independence Day holiday.
Revamped classroom will suit more learning stylesSouthside string quartet earns praise
Members of a Southside quartet have been recognized as musical ambassadors after a performance at the Clemens Center in observance of World AIDS Day on December 1.
Margaret Strumpf, a member of the Chemung County AIDS Task Force, said in a letter to Southside Principal Chris Krantz:
“I am writing to commend Jes-
sica Gregor, LaShonna Mach-mer, Zach Van Galder and Elley Newton for their professionalism, talent and willingness to perform at our event. Clearly their music educa-tion has been excellent!”
Members of the task force will make a donation to the Musician’s Scholarship Fund at Southside as an expression of thanks.
Thirteen Ernie Davis students performed for residents of the St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Facility on December 22. They were directed by music teacher Jeanette Sheliga.
Naturalist Camp Map
The elementary summer classroom will feature learning centers designed to appeal to children with different learning styles. Examples:
Marie Curie CenterRecording sheets, magnets, safety goggles, lab coats, beakers, cameras, microscopes, magnifying glasses, Petri dishes
Author’s AlleyCrossword puzzles, journals, diction-aries, thesauruses, audio tapes, pen-cils, pens, markers, crayons, all kinds and sizes of writing paper, newsprint, diaries, computer with desktop pub-lishing software
Numbers NookCalculators, manipulatives, rulers, scales, puzzles
Puppet CenterStage, puppets, materials for making puppets
Reading ZoneBooks, magazines, reference materi-als, poetry, newspapers, literature
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www.ElmiraCitySchools.com
Pre-kindergarten info available this month
Parents of students who will be 4 years old on or before December 1 can receive information about pre-kinder-garten enrollment by contacting Paige Kinnaird at 735-3593.
Information will be mailed at the end of this month.
Math, science camp open to high-schoolers
A two-week summer institute will offer a unique learning experience for high school students interested in math, science and technology.
The Appalachian Regional Commis-sion/Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2006 Summer Math-Science-Technology Insti-tute will be held July 8-21 in Tennessee.
The program will focus on the applica-tion of math and science principles in the world of work. Participants will spend most days in one of several research labo-ratories, with some field trips to nearby industries, universities and museums.
Examples of research and activities from previous institutes can be viewed at http://www.orau.gov/arc2005/ and http://www.orau.gov/arc2004/index.html
The program will be open to two students and two teachers from New York State. Expenses will be paid for all student participants.
Applications are due by March 1.More information, plus links to the
criteria for selection and an applica-tion, can be found at http://www.emsc.nysed. gov/nysssa/ARC/2006/announce-ment.htm.
Pine City Elementary students honored at awards assemblyPine City students received the following
awards at an assembly December 19.
Outstanding Performance in Music ClassEmily DeSantis, Allison Balmer, Cole Ber-
ry, Courtney Comfort, Landyn Hatch, Skyler Morseman, Megan Munson, Courtney Sproule, Elizabeth Swanson, Kelsea Troutt, Brandon Weiland, Robert Weiskopf, Jenni Williams and Dylan Wood.
Outstanding Beginning in Instrumental Music
Anna Colunio, Evan Bathbun and Alexis Seymour.
Outstanding Performance in Instrumental Music
Kate-Nicole Hoffman and Hannah Thompson.
Principal’s Award (For excellence in academics or community service)
Grade 1: Alexandra Barr, Gabriella Bis-sell, Shayna Miller and Alexis Washenko.
Grade 2: Sara Diehr, Michael Draxler, Troy Dygert, Shayna Hinz, Julianna Layton, Abby McNaney and John Stanley.
Grade 3: Rachel Robinson, Samantha Schrom, Emily Thomas and Logan Wenzel.
Grade 4: Ryan Mason, Mackenzie Morseman and Amanda Romina.
Grade 5: Lindsay Stafford, Daniel Swan-son, Emily Ward and Ian Wheeler.
A+ Award (For academic achievement)Grade 3: Sam Berbary, Tevin Brown,
Micah Coons, Jonathon Fleming, Jes-sica Hoffman, Calvin Kennedy, Samantha Schrom, Sidney Szerszen, Kelsea Troutt, Robert Weiskopf and Melissa Wheeler.
Students make, donate blankets
Eighth-graders in Michelle Jenkins’ human ecology classes made and donat-ed holiday wall hangings and blankets to area senior citizens and to the Petersons, the Horseheads family that lost its home to an explosion in early December.
The students presented the items to Sylvia Mason, a representative of Flan-nery Apartments, and Bernice Johnson, a representative of Bragg Towers. Music teacher Benita Eldridge accepted the gifts for the Peterson family.
Both senior housing representatives said residents would be grateful for the blankets and decorations.
“It brings happiness to know children are reaching out to them,” Ms. Mason said.
Beecher student brightens holiday
Jacob Ferriter, a student in Evelyn Guyette’s second-grade class at Beecher, showed exceptional caring and generosity during the holiday season.
In late December Mrs. Guyette’s class discussed the house explosion in Horseh-eads that left the Peterson family homeless. The students decided to make holiday cards for the family.
Jacob wanted to take that kindness a step further. With money he made doing chores around the house, Jacob bought presents and delivered them to Tyler, the youngest Peterson child.
Mrs. Guyette said Jacob is a wonderful student and role model.
“I’ve always known he was a sweet and caring student,” she said. “However, this time Jacob went above and beyond.”
Grade 4: Brittany Bissell, Anna Colunio, Emily DeSantis, Connor Latterall, Madalyn Moberg, Evan Rathbun, Patrick Soper, Lo-gan Wieziolowski and Dylan Wood.
Grade 5: Anna Berbary, Kennedy Burns, Corissa Comfort, Kate-Nicole Hoffman, Sky-ler Morseman and Hannah Thompson.
Special Recognition Award (Nominated for any reason deserving recognition)
Grade 1: Aiden Cook, Krystofer Mosher and Evan Pendleton.
Grade 2: Logan Brimmer, Carley Bruce, Julia Cook, Natalie Gromes, Rebecca Sig-mon and Allen Singer.
Grade 3: Elizabeth Bush, Michael Bush, Jessica Davis, Justyna Kelly, Sean Kelly and Beth Swanson.
Grade 4: Lisa Aubry, Bryan Boynton and Kaitlyn Goldsmith.
Grade 5: Jason Crocker, Marisa Murphy, Thomas Stanley and Erica Wheadon.
Broadway students honored for hard workBroadway Elementary awarded Broadway’s Best Awards to students who consistently
work to the best of their abilities. Winners receive the highest grade possible for using time wisely, working independently, staying on task and working neatly.
Kindergarten: Alexus Boorse, Justin Collins, Amya Davis, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Mariah Graham, Lauren James, Jordan Kennedy, Jessica Lentz, Alexander Morton, Brooklyn Nich-ols, Colby Paulo, Matthew Reese, Hunter Squires, Aronde Terpolilli, Lindsay Weaver, Sarah Wheeler and Ryan Willsey.
First grade: Alexis Bower, Danielle Dille, Reese Gillmer, Tiffany Green, Cali Holmes, Olivia Keagle, Jared Marshall, Lucianne Olthof, Kerrissa Potter, Emily Sando, William Sealander, Brooke Tobey, Brandon Travis, MacKenzie Tubbs and Emily Winnick.
Second grade: Tyler Barden, Desirae Butler, Elijah Cone, Josh Evans, Thomas Fries, Eric Galpin, Anna Grazioso, Mercedes Hutchings, Dyllan Leather, Matthew Maycumber, Katia Newton, Megan Nichols, Amelia Osburn, Jeremy Paulo, Nicolas Swank, Mackenzie Taft, Isabelle Temple, Jacob Wandell, Nathan Washburn and Morgan Wilson.
Third grade: Hanna Adams, Breonica Austin, Travis Brown, Vanessa Burgess, Zaria Carroll, Matthew Dieg, Tiffany Gilboy, Alexis Green, Kwinne Harris, Martha Hemingway, Jordan Holmes, Kathleen Hubschmitt, Brandon James, Kaitlin Karski, Bailey Maynard, Tyler Moffe, Joshua Robertson, Alexis Storch, Emily Thomas and Jordan Van Alstine.
Fourth grade: Jarrett Altilio, Brianna Aspell, Megan Cooper, Sierra Felix, Winifred Fowler, Adrianna Frey, Abraham Kim, Caleb Johnson, Jacey Kinnaird, Briana Lentkowski, Ellie Leszyk, Cameron Matkosky, Mallory Maycumber, Kayla Pellor, Deja Robinson, Gavin Struble, Kajla Temple, Kaitlyn Weaver, Kelsey Williams and William Winnick.
Fifth grade: Sydney Carl, Kaitlynn Covell, Kennedy Erickson, Elaina Glosenger, The-resa Grazioso, Justin Hine, Schawinia Kitching, Andrew Klock, Brandon Martin, Mallorie Maynard, Cody McCarty, Justina Mott, Hailey Nichols, Anissa Scharborough, Victoria Scott, Josh Wandell and Zachary Wolcott.
Washington third-grader creates anthologyWhile many kids spent their free time in
November playing video games or playing with friends, Washington third-grader Sam Brouwere was busy writing.
Sam, a student in Barb Spaziani’s class, participated in the National Novel Writing Month contest, which challenged authors to write 50,000 words between November 1 and 30.
Although he’s not sure if he made it to 50,000 words, Sam did write for the entire month of November – and into December. His anthology includes short stories about Star Wars, Batman, sports and secret agents.
“I just like to write,” Sam said, adding he wants to be an author and will probably try the contest again next year.
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What’s happening ...
February 1 School Board Work Session, 6 p.m., Coburn*February 2 Riverside Winter Carnival, 5 p.m. Pine City PFO, 6 p.m. Broadway Middle Builders Club, 6 p.m. Groundhog Day Celebration, 6 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth EFA SPTO, 7 p.m., LibraryFebruary 3 Coburn Family Snow Ball, 6:30 p.m.*February 6 Beecher at Booth PFO, 6:30 p.m. Hendy PFO, 7 p.m. Washington Gr. 2 Concert, Patriotic Songs, 7 p.m.* Southside Booster Club, 7 p.m., Room 132 Ernie Davis PFO, 6:30 p.m.; Band and Orchestra Boosters, 7:30 p.m.February 7 Washington PTO, 6:30 p.m. Alternative High SPTO, 7 p.m. Southside PSFO, 7 p.m., LibraryFebruary 8 Middle School Conference Day – Davis and Broadway Middle release at 11 a.m. Bright Red Bookshelf Book Giveaway, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at BoothFebruary 9 Riverside Gr. 3 Concert, 6:30 p.m.
February 10 Family Craft Workshop, 10 a.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth Broadway Middle Dance, 7 p.m.February 13 Diven DSO, 8:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Broadway Elementary PFO, 6:30 p.m. Ernie Davis Art Show and Pops Concert, Davis Creates, 6:30 p.m.*February 14 Pine City Valentine Parties, 1 p.m. Southside Choir Support Group, 7 p.m. Riverside PFCO, 7 p.m.February 15 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m., EFA Community Room*February 16 Middle School Conference Day – Davis and Broadway Middle release at 11 a.m. Pine City Family Dance, 6 p.m. Parent Workshop, New Ways to Praise Our Kids, 6 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth Broadway Middle Builders Club, 6 p.m.February 17-20 Presidents Day Weekend – No SchoolFebruary 23 Coburn PFO, 2:45 p.m. Southside Open House, 7 p.m.February 24 Coburn Parent Coffee, 8:15 a.m.February 28 Broadway Middle PFO, 7 p.m.
* Addition or change to the district calendar.
CTE NewsSpeakers share information about careers
Alumni notesMark and Mary Lou Gardner remem-
bered their elementary school alma maters, Riverside and Coburn, with donations of winter clothing items.
The Gardners now live in Rhode Island.
More crossing guards to thank!
The following crossing guard names were incorrect or omitted from the Janu-ary District Dialogue:Fulton St. at Mt. Zoar MelindaBroadway at Mt. Zoar Kim
The community is coming out in full force to support students’ career devel-opment. Parents, business people and community members continually dedicate their time to share career information with students.
At Hendy and Beecher, parents and com-munity members speak with fifth-graders four times each year about careers such as engineering, cosmetology, law, landscape architecture, mining and law enforcement. Hendy parents will also speak about their careers to grades 1-4 on February 27.
At EFA and Southside, speakers have discussed careers such as information technology, human resources, banking and law enforcement.
“We are so appreciative of the time that all of these speakers take out of their busy days to share their career information with our students,” said Shelley Bailey, in-structional support teacher for Career and Technical Education. “The more we can expose students at the earliest age possible to career information, the better off they will be in the future to become focused and motivated in middle and high schools and to make sound career decisions.”
Career speakers are part of the district’s K-12 career plan. The career plan consists of three phases:
1. K-5 students complete career fold- ers each year that build upon each other.
2. Middle school students begin elec- tronic career portfolios saved in their student accounts.
3. High school students continue to build their career portfolios and burn the contents to a CD for future use.
Patrick Poppleton, owner of Poppleton Gar-dens, speaks to Beecher fifth-graders about his career as a landscape designer.
Pine City food drive nets record amount of foodStudents and staff members donated 1,454 food items during the Pine City holiday food drive.“In the 20 plus years I’ve been here at Pine City School, we’ve never had such a turnout,” school clerk Beverly Markowski said.The school donated these items – along with perishable items purchased with donations from teachers – to needy families in the community.Left, donations from students and staff members surround the Christmas tree in the school lobby.
The Nutcracker, right, talks with Marie and Fritz during the Riverside production of the Nutrcracker.
Riverside watches, presents Nutcracker
Riverside students learned first hand about dance productions in December – by both watching the Nutcracker and presenting it.
In early December, dancers from the Rafael Gregorian Ballet Theater visited Riv-erside. They danced, demonstrated a lift and answered questions from students.
Later that week, 200 Riverside students and families watched those same danc-ers perform The Russian Nutcracker at the Clemens Center. Bath National Bank, Chemung Canal Trust Company and Corning Appliance Corp. sponsored the group’s trip.
On December 19, students presented their own version, Nutcracker: A Youth Musical. The performance was directed by music teacher Samara Gromer.
Business makes generous donation
A local business came through for Riverside fourth- and fifth-graders after the school kiln destroyed the holiday ornaments they had made.
The Christmas House donated 45 glass ornaments for students to paint and take home to their families.
Fire safety inspection notice
Notice is hereby given that annual inspections for fire hazards that might endanger the lives of students, teachers and employees in all buildings owned by the Elmira City School District have been completed. The reports thereof are available for inspection by all interested parties at the District’s Maintenance Building, located at 733 Benjamin Street in the City of Elmira.
Music teacher Samara Gromer leads the Riverside chorus in a performance at the Brand park tree-lighting ceremony De-cember 1. The PFCO hosted a reception in the cafeteria for the students and their families following the event.
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Pine City Elementary students honored for perfect attendanceThe following Pine City students re-
ceived awards for perfect attendance in the first marking period:
Pre-kindergarten: Theresa Arnold, Cole Marks, Theresa Purvis-Chilson, Ken-nedi Roman, Emily Saltsman and Jennifer Tomko.
Kindergarten: Cassidy Bowes, Bren-ton Burrell, Ben Butler, Sydney Coleman, Nathan Cook, Courtney Crater, Benjamin Howe, Cade Mark, Jacob Marshall, Nicho-las Potter, Keiah Punchard, Christopher Rocchi, Casey Roman, William Sparling, Bryanna Weiskopf, Zachery Wood, Joseph Wojtyna and Thomas Wojtyna.
Grade 1: Alexandra Barr, Gabriella Bissel, Eric Brown, Teddy Burrows, Donte Chilson, Taylor Keister, Rachael Kelly, Anna May, Krystofer Mosher and Scott Stanton.
Grade 2: Kayla Bower, Courtney Caccia,
Julia Cook, Estavia Cron, Michael Diehr, Sara Diehr, Troy Dygert, William Haner, Nicholas Latshaw, Julianna Layton, Owen Mason, Megan Munson, Abigail McNaney, Kevin Orme, Khain Punchard, Courtney Sproule and John Stanley.
Grade 3: James Arnold, Sam Berbary, Rachel Blake, Maddison Bristol, Austin Burchard, Elizabeth Bush, Ryan Coats, Jonathon Fleming, Jessica Hoffman, Derek Holly-Pirie, Justyna Kelly, Calvin Kennedy, Cody Marvin, Rachel Robinson, Josh Saltsman, Nickolas Sherwood, Kamrin Stoquert, Emily Thomas, Kelsey Troutt, Robert Weiskopf, Logan Wenzel, Jacki Williams and Michael Wood.
Grade 4: Lisa Aubry, Kagan Austin, Brittany Bissel, Carter Bristol, Kristyn Burdick, Anna Colunio, Kory Donaldson, Phillip Frederick, Kaitlyn Goldsmith,
Darius Ham, Mitchell Ham, Sebrena Hoffman, Christian Lohrke, Ryan Mason, Mikel Mosher, Spencer Mosier, Geoffrey Pack, Sarah Robinson, Tyler Shannon, Paige Sullivan, Daved Tice, Danielle Webb, Brandon Weiland, Forrest Wieziolowski and Jacob Wilcox.
Grade 5: Stephanie Arnold, Allison Balmer, James Banks, Marissa Behan, Anna Berbary, Kennedy Burns, Sabrina Clark, Dylan Davenport, Matthew Dean, Cassidy Diehr, Ale Draxler, Dustin Collins, Liam Ellis, Jaren Fish, Jesse Fish, Luke Lepkoske, Katelyn Mallory, Kevin Morgan, Selena Middaugh, Nathaniel Raupers, Na-than Ripley, Jenna Schornstheimer, Debra Sherman, Thomas Stanley, Kelsey Stanton, Daniel Swanson, Hannah Thompson, Austin Voorhees, Erica Wheadon, Ian Wheeler, Jacob Westrick and Jenni Wil-liams.
Broadway Elementary students honored for perfect attendanceThe following Broadway Elementary
students have received perfect attendance awards for the first marking period:
Kindergarten: Hunter Allington, Alexus Boorse, Brent Crater, Adam Dieg, Dylan Ec-tor, Aiyana Hazlett, Galexy Jackson, Orian Jackson, Sarah Magee, Alexander Morton, Jordan Moyer, Jamesilyn Newton, Makayla Nugent, Brandon Prior, Matthew Raymond, Mathew Reese, Tommy Sheehan, Aronde Terpolilli, Chevelle Walker, Gavin Wise and Dennis Wright.
First grade: Morgan Arnold, Mauriana Coleman, Robert Dickinson, Tiffany Green, Hanna Jerzak, Cali Holmes, Parker Low-man, Kameron Martin, Emily Sando, Dylan Semski, Austin Thompson and Mackenzie Tubbs.
Second grade: Drew Bennett, Carley Congdon, Ben Connor, Luke Connor, Andrew Ellison, Jesse Enlow, Josh Evans,
Zachary Foote, Eric Galpin, Anna Grazioso, Hunter Hopkins, Caleb Hyjek, Anthony Jessmore, Anthony Knight, Tieler Martin, Matthew Maycumber, Megan Nichols, Ame-lia Osburn, Makenzie Schrijver, MacKenzie Taft, Devon Tuning, Derek Walker, Nathan Washburn, Jaida Washington and Morgan Wilson.
Third grade: Cullen Appleby, Kristen Av-ery, Dakota Brewer, Taylor Buono, Dominic Clark, Matthew Dieg, Danny Durfee, Patrick Duryea, Martha Hemingway, Brandon James, Xionia Keith, Brianna Lopez, Michael Mathews, Morgan May, Cody Moody, Kyle Morton, Scott Mundis, Jared Oakes, Armand Pagano, Caitlin Paterson, Joey Rickard, Mackenzy Schuyler, Emily Thomas, Jordan Van Alstine, Dominique Washington and Daniel Williams.
Fourth grade: Jarrett Altilio, McKenna Backer, Justin Blandford, Tyler Chilson,
Christopher Clinton, Taylor Crater, Vivian Ellison, Damiean Evans, Sierra Felix, Tyler Fleming, Caleb Johnson, Sierra Keller, Abraham Kim, Ellie Leszyk, Mallory May-cumber, Josh Mott, Kayla Pellor, Donald Rakes, Michael Reese, Deja Robinson, Tyler Taft, Patrick Thomas, Cassie Schwartz, Christopher Smith, Kelsey Williams and Eric Willsey.
Fifth grade: Connor Allington, Courtney Amentler, Brandon Borger, Josh Borger, Andrew Chilson, Janette Durfee, Kennedy Erickson, Theresa Grazioso, Justin Hine, Cody Hutchings, Schawinia Kitching, Twania Kitching, Melanie Lattine, Brandon Martin, Vanessa Martinez, Cody McCarty, Cory Mc-Carty, Justina Mott, Samantha Nichols, Brent Paterson, Georgeanna Purvis, Brandon Ricks, Cory Robinson, Christopher Stark, Tyler Van Alstine, Josh Wandell, Taylor Wilson and Isaac Woodard.
Southside students were in the holiday spirit in December.
Nearly 50 students visited residents of the Chemung County Nursing Facility, where they sang holiday songs and shared cookies made by students in Food and Nutrition classes.
The visit was coordinated by Parent Part-ners Linda Erickson and human ecology
Above, a student talks with residents of the Chemung County Nursing Facility. Left, an art student paints scenery for the PAL holiday party.
Southside students spread holiday cheerteacher Donna Herrington. It was made pos-sible in part with funds from the federal Learn and Serve grant, which paid for bus transpor-tation and ingredients for the cookies.
Southside students also helped with the Pupil Assistance in Learning mentoring program’s holiday party by painting the backdrop for pictures with Santa.
Davis parents invited to school
Ernie Davis will host Bring Your Par-ent to School Week from February 28 to March 3. Parents are invited to spend a morning or afternoon with their child.
For more information, call Parent Partner Shelly Hill at 735-3428.
Kid’s Kamp open to grades K-6
The Elmira Rotary Club is offering Kid’s Kamp from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 4 at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center.
The event is open to students in kindergarten through grade 6. It will include games, activities, refreshments and more.
Cost is $8 for children and $4 for adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Above, third-graders pose with certificates from CASA. Right, a fourth-grader shows off some of the bookmarks students made for residents of Woodbrook.
Broadway Elementary School students made the holidays brighter for both young and old.
Third-grade students painted and “an-tiqued” small treasure chests for CASA of the Southern Tier. CASA provides volun-teer advocates for children in the court system.
The third-graders each received a
Broadway students share holiday giftscertificate of thanks from CASA and were treated to a pizza party.
Fourth-graders in Naomi Avery’s class made bookmarks for residents of Wood-brook Assisted Living Facility. Other classes created holiday cards, wrote letters and made holiday treats for residents, and the Parent-Faculty Organization organized caroling there.
Southside dance raises $2,500
Southside students raised approxi-mately $2,500 for the American Red Cross at a dance-a-thon in November.
The dance-a-thon was coordinated entirely by students. National Honor Society President Josh Burris, Key Club President Jeff Rosenheck and Student Council President Michael Erickson secured community donations for door prizes, food and a DJ. They also set up the gym for the dance.
Nearly 185 students participated in the dance-a-thon by either raising pledges in the community or purchas-ing a $10 ticket to attend. In addition to dancing, the event included games, bas-ketball and a volleyball tournament.
Staff and parents volunteered to su-pervise in three-hour shifts.
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Pine City Elementary students honored for perfect attendanceThe following Pine City students re-
ceived awards for perfect attendance in the first marking period:
Pre-kindergarten: Theresa Arnold, Cole Marks, Theresa Purvis-Chilson, Ken-nedi Roman, Emily Saltsman and Jennifer Tomko.
Kindergarten: Cassidy Bowes, Bren-ton Burrell, Ben Butler, Sydney Coleman, Nathan Cook, Courtney Crater, Benjamin Howe, Cade Mark, Jacob Marshall, Nicho-las Potter, Keiah Punchard, Christopher Rocchi, Casey Roman, William Sparling, Bryanna Weiskopf, Zachery Wood, Joseph Wojtyna and Thomas Wojtyna.
Grade 1: Alexandra Barr, Gabriella Bissel, Eric Brown, Teddy Burrows, Donte Chilson, Taylor Keister, Rachael Kelly, Anna May, Krystofer Mosher and Scott Stanton.
Grade 2: Kayla Bower, Courtney Caccia,
Julia Cook, Estavia Cron, Michael Diehr, Sara Diehr, Troy Dygert, William Haner, Nicholas Latshaw, Julianna Layton, Owen Mason, Megan Munson, Abigail McNaney, Kevin Orme, Khain Punchard, Courtney Sproule and John Stanley.
Grade 3: James Arnold, Sam Berbary, Rachel Blake, Maddison Bristol, Austin Burchard, Elizabeth Bush, Ryan Coats, Jonathon Fleming, Jessica Hoffman, Derek Holly-Pirie, Justyna Kelly, Calvin Kennedy, Cody Marvin, Rachel Robinson, Josh Saltsman, Nickolas Sherwood, Kamrin Stoquert, Emily Thomas, Kelsey Troutt, Robert Weiskopf, Logan Wenzel, Jacki Williams and Michael Wood.
Grade 4: Lisa Aubry, Kagan Austin, Brittany Bissel, Carter Bristol, Kristyn Burdick, Anna Colunio, Kory Donaldson, Phillip Frederick, Kaitlyn Goldsmith,
Darius Ham, Mitchell Ham, Sebrena Hoffman, Christian Lohrke, Ryan Mason, Mikel Mosher, Spencer Mosier, Geoffrey Pack, Sarah Robinson, Tyler Shannon, Paige Sullivan, Daved Tice, Danielle Webb, Brandon Weiland, Forrest Wieziolowski and Jacob Wilcox.
Grade 5: Stephanie Arnold, Allison Balmer, James Banks, Marissa Behan, Anna Berbary, Kennedy Burns, Sabrina Clark, Dylan Davenport, Matthew Dean, Cassidy Diehr, Ale Draxler, Dustin Collins, Liam Ellis, Jaren Fish, Jesse Fish, Luke Lepkoske, Katelyn Mallory, Kevin Morgan, Selena Middaugh, Nathaniel Raupers, Na-than Ripley, Jenna Schornstheimer, Debra Sherman, Thomas Stanley, Kelsey Stanton, Daniel Swanson, Hannah Thompson, Austin Voorhees, Erica Wheadon, Ian Wheeler, Jacob Westrick and Jenni Wil-liams.
Broadway Elementary students honored for perfect attendanceThe following Broadway Elementary
students have received perfect attendance awards for the first marking period:
Kindergarten: Hunter Allington, Alexus Boorse, Brent Crater, Adam Dieg, Dylan Ec-tor, Aiyana Hazlett, Galexy Jackson, Orian Jackson, Sarah Magee, Alexander Morton, Jordan Moyer, Jamesilyn Newton, Makayla Nugent, Brandon Prior, Matthew Raymond, Mathew Reese, Tommy Sheehan, Aronde Terpolilli, Chevelle Walker, Gavin Wise and Dennis Wright.
First grade: Morgan Arnold, Mauriana Coleman, Robert Dickinson, Tiffany Green, Hanna Jerzak, Cali Holmes, Parker Low-man, Kameron Martin, Emily Sando, Dylan Semski, Austin Thompson and Mackenzie Tubbs.
Second grade: Drew Bennett, Carley Congdon, Ben Connor, Luke Connor, Andrew Ellison, Jesse Enlow, Josh Evans,
Zachary Foote, Eric Galpin, Anna Grazioso, Hunter Hopkins, Caleb Hyjek, Anthony Jessmore, Anthony Knight, Tieler Martin, Matthew Maycumber, Megan Nichols, Ame-lia Osburn, Makenzie Schrijver, MacKenzie Taft, Devon Tuning, Derek Walker, Nathan Washburn, Jaida Washington and Morgan Wilson.
Third grade: Cullen Appleby, Kristen Av-ery, Dakota Brewer, Taylor Buono, Dominic Clark, Matthew Dieg, Danny Durfee, Patrick Duryea, Martha Hemingway, Brandon James, Xionia Keith, Brianna Lopez, Michael Mathews, Morgan May, Cody Moody, Kyle Morton, Scott Mundis, Jared Oakes, Armand Pagano, Caitlin Paterson, Joey Rickard, Mackenzy Schuyler, Emily Thomas, Jordan Van Alstine, Dominique Washington and Daniel Williams.
Fourth grade: Jarrett Altilio, McKenna Backer, Justin Blandford, Tyler Chilson,
Christopher Clinton, Taylor Crater, Vivian Ellison, Damiean Evans, Sierra Felix, Tyler Fleming, Caleb Johnson, Sierra Keller, Abraham Kim, Ellie Leszyk, Mallory May-cumber, Josh Mott, Kayla Pellor, Donald Rakes, Michael Reese, Deja Robinson, Tyler Taft, Patrick Thomas, Cassie Schwartz, Christopher Smith, Kelsey Williams and Eric Willsey.
Fifth grade: Connor Allington, Courtney Amentler, Brandon Borger, Josh Borger, Andrew Chilson, Janette Durfee, Kennedy Erickson, Theresa Grazioso, Justin Hine, Cody Hutchings, Schawinia Kitching, Twania Kitching, Melanie Lattine, Brandon Martin, Vanessa Martinez, Cody McCarty, Cory Mc-Carty, Justina Mott, Samantha Nichols, Brent Paterson, Georgeanna Purvis, Brandon Ricks, Cory Robinson, Christopher Stark, Tyler Van Alstine, Josh Wandell, Taylor Wilson and Isaac Woodard.
Southside students were in the holiday spirit in December.
Nearly 50 students visited residents of the Chemung County Nursing Facility, where they sang holiday songs and shared cookies made by students in Food and Nutrition classes.
The visit was coordinated by Parent Part-ners Linda Erickson and human ecology
Above, a student talks with residents of the Chemung County Nursing Facility. Left, an art student paints scenery for the PAL holiday party.
Southside students spread holiday cheerteacher Donna Herrington. It was made pos-sible in part with funds from the federal Learn and Serve grant, which paid for bus transpor-tation and ingredients for the cookies.
Southside students also helped with the Pupil Assistance in Learning mentoring program’s holiday party by painting the backdrop for pictures with Santa.
Davis parents invited to school
Ernie Davis will host Bring Your Par-ent to School Week from February 28 to March 3. Parents are invited to spend a morning or afternoon with their child.
For more information, call Parent Partner Shelly Hill at 735-3428.
Kid’s Kamp open to grades K-6
The Elmira Rotary Club is offering Kid’s Kamp from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 4 at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center.
The event is open to students in kindergarten through grade 6. It will include games, activities, refreshments and more.
Cost is $8 for children and $4 for adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Above, third-graders pose with certificates from CASA. Right, a fourth-grader shows off some of the bookmarks students made for residents of Woodbrook.
Broadway Elementary School students made the holidays brighter for both young and old.
Third-grade students painted and “an-tiqued” small treasure chests for CASA of the Southern Tier. CASA provides volun-teer advocates for children in the court system.
The third-graders each received a
Broadway students share holiday giftscertificate of thanks from CASA and were treated to a pizza party.
Fourth-graders in Naomi Avery’s class made bookmarks for residents of Wood-brook Assisted Living Facility. Other classes created holiday cards, wrote letters and made holiday treats for residents, and the Parent-Faculty Organization organized caroling there.
Southside dance raises $2,500
Southside students raised approxi-mately $2,500 for the American Red Cross at a dance-a-thon in November.
The dance-a-thon was coordinated entirely by students. National Honor Society President Josh Burris, Key Club President Jeff Rosenheck and Student Council President Michael Erickson secured community donations for door prizes, food and a DJ. They also set up the gym for the dance.
Nearly 185 students participated in the dance-a-thon by either raising pledges in the community or purchas-ing a $10 ticket to attend. In addition to dancing, the event included games, bas-ketball and a volleyball tournament.
Staff and parents volunteered to su-pervise in three-hour shifts.
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What’s happening ...
February 1 School Board Work Session, 6 p.m., Coburn*February 2 Riverside Winter Carnival, 5 p.m. Pine City PFO, 6 p.m. Broadway Middle Builders Club, 6 p.m. Groundhog Day Celebration, 6 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth EFA SPTO, 7 p.m., LibraryFebruary 3 Coburn Family Snow Ball, 6:30 p.m.*February 6 Beecher at Booth PFO, 6:30 p.m. Hendy PFO, 7 p.m. Washington Gr. 2 Concert, Patriotic Songs, 7 p.m.* Southside Booster Club, 7 p.m., Room 132 Ernie Davis PFO, 6:30 p.m.; Band and Orchestra Boosters, 7:30 p.m.February 7 Washington PTO, 6:30 p.m. Alternative High SPTO, 7 p.m. Southside PSFO, 7 p.m., LibraryFebruary 8 Middle School Conference Day – Davis and Broadway Middle release at 11 a.m. Bright Red Bookshelf Book Giveaway, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at BoothFebruary 9 Riverside Gr. 3 Concert, 6:30 p.m.
February 10 Family Craft Workshop, 10 a.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth Broadway Middle Dance, 7 p.m.February 13 Diven DSO, 8:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Broadway Elementary PFO, 6:30 p.m. Ernie Davis Art Show and Pops Concert, Davis Creates, 6:30 p.m.*February 14 Pine City Valentine Parties, 1 p.m. Southside Choir Support Group, 7 p.m. Riverside PFCO, 7 p.m.February 15 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m., EFA Community Room*February 16 Middle School Conference Day – Davis and Broadway Middle release at 11 a.m. Pine City Family Dance, 6 p.m. Parent Workshop, New Ways to Praise Our Kids, 6 p.m., Parent-Child Resource Center at Booth Broadway Middle Builders Club, 6 p.m.February 17-20 Presidents Day Weekend – No SchoolFebruary 23 Coburn PFO, 2:45 p.m. Southside Open House, 7 p.m.February 24 Coburn Parent Coffee, 8:15 a.m.February 28 Broadway Middle PFO, 7 p.m.
* Addition or change to the district calendar.
CTE NewsSpeakers share information about careers
Alumni notesMark and Mary Lou Gardner remem-
bered their elementary school alma maters, Riverside and Coburn, with donations of winter clothing items.
The Gardners now live in Rhode Island.
More crossing guards to thank!
The following crossing guard names were incorrect or omitted from the Janu-ary District Dialogue:Fulton St. at Mt. Zoar MelindaBroadway at Mt. Zoar Kim
The community is coming out in full force to support students’ career devel-opment. Parents, business people and community members continually dedicate their time to share career information with students.
At Hendy and Beecher, parents and com-munity members speak with fifth-graders four times each year about careers such as engineering, cosmetology, law, landscape architecture, mining and law enforcement. Hendy parents will also speak about their careers to grades 1-4 on February 27.
At EFA and Southside, speakers have discussed careers such as information technology, human resources, banking and law enforcement.
“We are so appreciative of the time that all of these speakers take out of their busy days to share their career information with our students,” said Shelley Bailey, in-structional support teacher for Career and Technical Education. “The more we can expose students at the earliest age possible to career information, the better off they will be in the future to become focused and motivated in middle and high schools and to make sound career decisions.”
Career speakers are part of the district’s K-12 career plan. The career plan consists of three phases:
1. K-5 students complete career fold- ers each year that build upon each other.
2. Middle school students begin elec- tronic career portfolios saved in their student accounts.
3. High school students continue to build their career portfolios and burn the contents to a CD for future use.
Patrick Poppleton, owner of Poppleton Gar-dens, speaks to Beecher fifth-graders about his career as a landscape designer.
Pine City food drive nets record amount of foodStudents and staff members donated 1,454 food items during the Pine City holiday food drive.“In the 20 plus years I’ve been here at Pine City School, we’ve never had such a turnout,” school clerk Beverly Markowski said.The school donated these items – along with perishable items purchased with donations from teachers – to needy families in the community.Left, donations from students and staff members surround the Christmas tree in the school lobby.
The Nutcracker, right, talks with Marie and Fritz during the Riverside production of the Nutrcracker.
Riverside watches, presents Nutcracker
Riverside students learned first hand about dance productions in December – by both watching the Nutcracker and presenting it.
In early December, dancers from the Rafael Gregorian Ballet Theater visited Riv-erside. They danced, demonstrated a lift and answered questions from students.
Later that week, 200 Riverside students and families watched those same danc-ers perform The Russian Nutcracker at the Clemens Center. Bath National Bank, Chemung Canal Trust Company and Corning Appliance Corp. sponsored the group’s trip.
On December 19, students presented their own version, Nutcracker: A Youth Musical. The performance was directed by music teacher Samara Gromer.
Business makes generous donation
A local business came through for Riverside fourth- and fifth-graders after the school kiln destroyed the holiday ornaments they had made.
The Christmas House donated 45 glass ornaments for students to paint and take home to their families.
Fire safety inspection notice
Notice is hereby given that annual inspections for fire hazards that might endanger the lives of students, teachers and employees in all buildings owned by the Elmira City School District have been completed. The reports thereof are available for inspection by all interested parties at the District’s Maintenance Building, located at 733 Benjamin Street in the City of Elmira.
Music teacher Samara Gromer leads the Riverside chorus in a performance at the Brand park tree-lighting ceremony De-cember 1. The PFCO hosted a reception in the cafeteria for the students and their families following the event.
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Pre-kindergarten info available this month
Parents of students who will be 4 years old on or before December 1 can receive information about pre-kinder-garten enrollment by contacting Paige Kinnaird at 735-3593.
Information will be mailed at the end of this month.
Math, science camp open to high-schoolers
A two-week summer institute will offer a unique learning experience for high school students interested in math, science and technology.
The Appalachian Regional Commis-sion/Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2006 Summer Math-Science-Technology Insti-tute will be held July 8-21 in Tennessee.
The program will focus on the applica-tion of math and science principles in the world of work. Participants will spend most days in one of several research labo-ratories, with some field trips to nearby industries, universities and museums.
Examples of research and activities from previous institutes can be viewed at http://www.orau.gov/arc2005/ and http://www.orau.gov/arc2004/index.html
The program will be open to two students and two teachers from New York State. Expenses will be paid for all student participants.
Applications are due by March 1.More information, plus links to the
criteria for selection and an applica-tion, can be found at http://www.emsc.nysed. gov/nysssa/ARC/2006/announce-ment.htm.
Pine City Elementary students honored at awards assemblyPine City students received the following
awards at an assembly December 19.
Outstanding Performance in Music ClassEmily DeSantis, Allison Balmer, Cole Ber-
ry, Courtney Comfort, Landyn Hatch, Skyler Morseman, Megan Munson, Courtney Sproule, Elizabeth Swanson, Kelsea Troutt, Brandon Weiland, Robert Weiskopf, Jenni Williams and Dylan Wood.
Outstanding Beginning in Instrumental Music
Anna Colunio, Evan Bathbun and Alexis Seymour.
Outstanding Performance in Instrumental Music
Kate-Nicole Hoffman and Hannah Thompson.
Principal’s Award (For excellence in academics or community service)
Grade 1: Alexandra Barr, Gabriella Bis-sell, Shayna Miller and Alexis Washenko.
Grade 2: Sara Diehr, Michael Draxler, Troy Dygert, Shayna Hinz, Julianna Layton, Abby McNaney and John Stanley.
Grade 3: Rachel Robinson, Samantha Schrom, Emily Thomas and Logan Wenzel.
Grade 4: Ryan Mason, Mackenzie Morseman and Amanda Romina.
Grade 5: Lindsay Stafford, Daniel Swan-son, Emily Ward and Ian Wheeler.
A+ Award (For academic achievement)Grade 3: Sam Berbary, Tevin Brown,
Micah Coons, Jonathon Fleming, Jes-sica Hoffman, Calvin Kennedy, Samantha Schrom, Sidney Szerszen, Kelsea Troutt, Robert Weiskopf and Melissa Wheeler.
Students make, donate blankets
Eighth-graders in Michelle Jenkins’ human ecology classes made and donat-ed holiday wall hangings and blankets to area senior citizens and to the Petersons, the Horseheads family that lost its home to an explosion in early December.
The students presented the items to Sylvia Mason, a representative of Flan-nery Apartments, and Bernice Johnson, a representative of Bragg Towers. Music teacher Benita Eldridge accepted the gifts for the Peterson family.
Both senior housing representatives said residents would be grateful for the blankets and decorations.
“It brings happiness to know children are reaching out to them,” Ms. Mason said.
Beecher student brightens holiday
Jacob Ferriter, a student in Evelyn Guyette’s second-grade class at Beecher, showed exceptional caring and generosity during the holiday season.
In late December Mrs. Guyette’s class discussed the house explosion in Horseh-eads that left the Peterson family homeless. The students decided to make holiday cards for the family.
Jacob wanted to take that kindness a step further. With money he made doing chores around the house, Jacob bought presents and delivered them to Tyler, the youngest Peterson child.
Mrs. Guyette said Jacob is a wonderful student and role model.
“I’ve always known he was a sweet and caring student,” she said. “However, this time Jacob went above and beyond.”
Grade 4: Brittany Bissell, Anna Colunio, Emily DeSantis, Connor Latterall, Madalyn Moberg, Evan Rathbun, Patrick Soper, Lo-gan Wieziolowski and Dylan Wood.
Grade 5: Anna Berbary, Kennedy Burns, Corissa Comfort, Kate-Nicole Hoffman, Sky-ler Morseman and Hannah Thompson.
Special Recognition Award (Nominated for any reason deserving recognition)
Grade 1: Aiden Cook, Krystofer Mosher and Evan Pendleton.
Grade 2: Logan Brimmer, Carley Bruce, Julia Cook, Natalie Gromes, Rebecca Sig-mon and Allen Singer.
Grade 3: Elizabeth Bush, Michael Bush, Jessica Davis, Justyna Kelly, Sean Kelly and Beth Swanson.
Grade 4: Lisa Aubry, Bryan Boynton and Kaitlyn Goldsmith.
Grade 5: Jason Crocker, Marisa Murphy, Thomas Stanley and Erica Wheadon.
Broadway students honored for hard workBroadway Elementary awarded Broadway’s Best Awards to students who consistently
work to the best of their abilities. Winners receive the highest grade possible for using time wisely, working independently, staying on task and working neatly.
Kindergarten: Alexus Boorse, Justin Collins, Amya Davis, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Mariah Graham, Lauren James, Jordan Kennedy, Jessica Lentz, Alexander Morton, Brooklyn Nich-ols, Colby Paulo, Matthew Reese, Hunter Squires, Aronde Terpolilli, Lindsay Weaver, Sarah Wheeler and Ryan Willsey.
First grade: Alexis Bower, Danielle Dille, Reese Gillmer, Tiffany Green, Cali Holmes, Olivia Keagle, Jared Marshall, Lucianne Olthof, Kerrissa Potter, Emily Sando, William Sealander, Brooke Tobey, Brandon Travis, MacKenzie Tubbs and Emily Winnick.
Second grade: Tyler Barden, Desirae Butler, Elijah Cone, Josh Evans, Thomas Fries, Eric Galpin, Anna Grazioso, Mercedes Hutchings, Dyllan Leather, Matthew Maycumber, Katia Newton, Megan Nichols, Amelia Osburn, Jeremy Paulo, Nicolas Swank, Mackenzie Taft, Isabelle Temple, Jacob Wandell, Nathan Washburn and Morgan Wilson.
Third grade: Hanna Adams, Breonica Austin, Travis Brown, Vanessa Burgess, Zaria Carroll, Matthew Dieg, Tiffany Gilboy, Alexis Green, Kwinne Harris, Martha Hemingway, Jordan Holmes, Kathleen Hubschmitt, Brandon James, Kaitlin Karski, Bailey Maynard, Tyler Moffe, Joshua Robertson, Alexis Storch, Emily Thomas and Jordan Van Alstine.
Fourth grade: Jarrett Altilio, Brianna Aspell, Megan Cooper, Sierra Felix, Winifred Fowler, Adrianna Frey, Abraham Kim, Caleb Johnson, Jacey Kinnaird, Briana Lentkowski, Ellie Leszyk, Cameron Matkosky, Mallory Maycumber, Kayla Pellor, Deja Robinson, Gavin Struble, Kajla Temple, Kaitlyn Weaver, Kelsey Williams and William Winnick.
Fifth grade: Sydney Carl, Kaitlynn Covell, Kennedy Erickson, Elaina Glosenger, The-resa Grazioso, Justin Hine, Schawinia Kitching, Andrew Klock, Brandon Martin, Mallorie Maynard, Cody McCarty, Justina Mott, Hailey Nichols, Anissa Scharborough, Victoria Scott, Josh Wandell and Zachary Wolcott.
Washington third-grader creates anthologyWhile many kids spent their free time in
November playing video games or playing with friends, Washington third-grader Sam Brouwere was busy writing.
Sam, a student in Barb Spaziani’s class, participated in the National Novel Writing Month contest, which challenged authors to write 50,000 words between November 1 and 30.
Although he’s not sure if he made it to 50,000 words, Sam did write for the entire month of November – and into December. His anthology includes short stories about Star Wars, Batman, sports and secret agents.
“I just like to write,” Sam said, adding he wants to be an author and will probably try the contest again next year.
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Congratulations to ...★ ... Southside art teacher Debb VanDelinder, who had two works
accepted into the juried 71st Regional Exhibition at the Arnot Art Museum. Her works – Life is Like An Onion and Float Above Like Angels – will be on display through February 19.
★ ... EFA senior Megan Rothstein and Southside senior Megan Lewis, who each received $50, a certificate, a pin and a wallet card for their es-say submissions in the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Program and Scholarship Contest.
Inside:Page 2Pre-kindergarten info; Washington student’s anthology; camp for high-schoolers; Broad-way’s BestPage 3Pine City food drive; CTE News; alumni newsPage 4Southside dance-a-thon, holiday activities; Pine City perfect at-tendance awardsPage 5Broadway Elemen-tary service projects, perfect attendance awards; Davis parents invited to schoolPage 6Calendar of events; Christmas House helps students; Riverside NutcrackerPage 7Beecher student’s act of kindness; Broad-way Middle students donate blankets; Pine City awardsPage 8Praise for Southside quartet; Davis musi-cians at senior facility
Elementary summer program
The elementary summer school program will be expanded to meet the needs of more students this year.
Summer school will be offered to students in kindergarten through grade 3 who need academic help. A program that is open to these grade levels is important with the expansion of state testing to grades 3-8.
This year the summer program will have a camp feel, with a focus on nature and exploring the environment.
Improving literacy will be the main goal for all students, and instruction will be based on each child’s individual learning style. Research has shown that students taught in a way that matches their abilities outperform those who are not taught to their strengths.
Learning styles are modeled after the multiple intelligences theory, which says that everyone is inclined to one or two types of intelligences, such as verbal, math, music or people skills. Learning centers in the summer school program – math or drama, for example – will reflect many of these intelligences.
The elementary summer program is tentatively planned for four schools – two on the north side and two on the south side. Locations will be an-nounced when plans become final.
The program will run for five weeks, beginning after the Independence Day holiday.
Revamped classroom will suit more learning stylesSouthside string quartet earns praise
Members of a Southside quartet have been recognized as musical ambassadors after a performance at the Clemens Center in observance of World AIDS Day on December 1.
Margaret Strumpf, a member of the Chemung County AIDS Task Force, said in a letter to Southside Principal Chris Krantz:
“I am writing to commend Jes-
sica Gregor, LaShonna Mach-mer, Zach Van Galder and Elley Newton for their professionalism, talent and willingness to perform at our event. Clearly their music educa-tion has been excellent!”
Members of the task force will make a donation to the Musician’s Scholarship Fund at Southside as an expression of thanks.
Thirteen Ernie Davis students performed for residents of the St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Facility on December 22. They were directed by music teacher Jeanette Sheliga.
Naturalist Camp Map
The elementary summer classroom will feature learning centers designed to appeal to children with different learning styles. Examples:
Marie Curie CenterRecording sheets, magnets, safety goggles, lab coats, beakers, cameras, microscopes, magnifying glasses, Petri dishes
Author’s AlleyCrossword puzzles, journals, diction-aries, thesauruses, audio tapes, pen-cils, pens, markers, crayons, all kinds and sizes of writing paper, newsprint, diaries, computer with desktop pub-lishing software
Numbers NookCalculators, manipulatives, rulers, scales, puzzles
Puppet CenterStage, puppets, materials for making puppets
Reading ZoneBooks, magazines, reference materi-als, poetry, newspapers, literature
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