“home of the bobcats” vol. 12, issue 2 march/april 2012

Congratulations to our grades 6-8 school winners of Hinsdale’s second annual Spelling Bee contest sponsored by the Buf-falo News for the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest. Pictured in front row in photo ABOVE are: First Place - Breanna Brooks (second from left), Second Place - Bayly Gobien (third from left), and Third Place - Megan Palumbo (fourth from left).

The following students also placed in their classroom for grades 4-8 and are pic-tured ABOVE: Grade 4 -- Aarika Mattys (1), Ryan Kellogg (2), and Jackson Howell (3); Grade 5 -- Brooke Jereb (1), Deziray Deckman (2), and Savana Carapellatti (3); Grade 6 -- Breanna Brooks (1), and Kyleigh Nolder (2) [no third place win-ner]; Grade 7 -- Paige Powley (1), Darieon

Carpenter (2), and Jakob Howard and Kody Rowland (tied for third); Grade 8 -- Bayly Gobien (1), Megan Palumbo (2), and Logan Herrick (3).

Student Council purchased gifts for each student who participated, grade level awards, along with a monetary award for the top three students.

Sixth Grader Wins Spelling Bee!

Congratulations to our grade 6 to 8 school winners of Hinsdale’s second annual Spelling Bee contest sponsored by the Buffalo News for the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest.

First Place: Breanna Brooks Second Place: Bayly Gobien Third Place: Megan Palumbo

The following students placed in their classroom for grades 4 to 8. Student Council purchased gifts for each student who participated, grade level awards along with a monetary award for the top three students. Grade 4 1-Aarika Mattys 2-Ryan Kellogg 3-Jackson Howell Grade 5 1-Brooke Jereb 2-Deziray Deckman 3-Savana Carapellatti Grade 6 1-Breanna Brooks 2-Kyleigh Nolder 3-none Grade 7 1-Paige Powley 2-Darieon Carpenter 3--tied--Jakob Howard and Kody Rowland Grade 8 1-Bayly Gobien 2-Megan Palumbo 3-Logan Herrick

Congratulations to our grade 6 to 8 school winners of Hinsdale’s second annual Spelling Bee contest sponsored by the Buffalo News for the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest.

First Place: Breanna Brooks Second Place: Bayly Gobien Third Place: Megan Palumbo

The following students placed in their classroom for grades 4 to 8. Student Council purchased gifts for each student who participated, grade level awards along with a monetary award for the top three students. Grade 4 1-Aarika Mattys 2-Ryan Kellogg 3-Jackson Howell Grade 5 1-Brooke Jereb 2-Deziray Deckman 3-Savana Carapellatti Grade 6 1-Breanna Brooks 2-Kyleigh Nolder 3-none Grade 7 1-Paige Powley 2-Darieon Carpenter 3--tied--Jakob Howard and Kody Rowland Grade 8 1-Bayly Gobien 2-Megan Palumbo 3-Logan Herrick

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“Home of the Bobcats”Vol. 12, Issue 2 March/April 2012

Hinsdale Highlights March/April 2012 2

Notes from the Superintendent:Educational Reforms in Times of Reduced School Aid

In winning federal dollars through the Race to the Top initiative two years ago, the New York State Education Depart-

ment was required to agree to a number of changes in the way it works. One was a revised teacher and principal evaluation

plan(s), another was targeted improvement to prepare students for college and career readiness, primarily increasing New

York public schools’ graduation rates.

Hinsdale Central has worked with its teacher committee, Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR), to comply

with the revised teacher evaluation system. Through the collective bargaining process, that should be finalized this spring

and parts of it are already being implemented.

Although we only received about $43,000 from New York as part of the Race to the Top plan, to be used over a span

of four years, we are also going forth to improve our educational practices. One of the primary ways of accomplishing

this is to gather, analyze, and use the data that we have regarding our students’ progress, also called (in educational lingo)

“data driven instruction.” Our teachers have been working since the beginning of the school year on this approach, giving

assessments in both October and January that mirror those state tests students will be taking this spring. The English/

Language Arts (grades 3-8) assessments will be the third week of April, while the Math assessments for those same

grade levels will be administered the fourth week of April. The Regents examinations, of course, are given in mid-June.

The next level of these interim assessments will be given in March.

The teachers correct the assessments and then gather by grade or content level to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses

of their students. They plan on how they will re-teach material which has not been mastered by some, while still going

forward with new instruction, and reviewing previously taught concepts. This process allows the teachers to zero in on

exactly what the student is learning and what assistance is required. As a doctor diagnoses his or her patients, our teachers

are doing much the same thing and not waiting until the end of the year to see if “the patient” is on the way to a successful

outcome. In our case, the patients are our students, and the successful outcome includes appropriate reading and math

levels, promotion to the next grade level, and ultimately their graduation from high school and on to college and career.

While all of this is going on, we are still looking at decreased financial aid from New York; in fact, our basic aid

remains below the levels we saw in the 2008-2009 school year. If this sounds like we are being asked to do more with

less, that is exactly what is happening. While taking money from our general fund to supplant the lower aid levels, we

have been able to sustain the programs we have. That is not a monetary policy which can last over and over; at some

point those funds will also disappear.

We have also not been in the position of having to make sweeping cuts to teachers and support staff as other schools

have had to do, although we have been able to decrease in a few areas. It is our fervent hope that the NY Legislature will

consider adding money to the education funds for this year. At this point in our own budgetary deliberations, we hope to

keep any tax levy increase at around the 2% level, perhaps even lower. Community members should plan on receiving the

‘budget brochure’ in the mail before the end of April; that will detail all areas of spending and revenues for the 2012-13

school year. The actual budget presentation will be on the evening of May 8 and, of course, is open to the public.

Transportation Requests Due April 1Request for transportation of non-public school children should be submitted to the

Hinsdale Central School District office prior to April 1, 2012. Regulations require the district to transport children to non-public schools when a student resides within 15 miles of the non-public school. The 15 miles is measured from the home of the stu-dent to the non-public school. The district has the option of setting up pick-up points and the parents would be required to bring their child to the pick-up point. Normally the pick-up point is the school district.

Please address requests to the Hinsdale Board of Education indicating the desired school’s name, age of the student(s), grade of the student(s) and your home address.


February is Dental Health Month

Throughout the month, we had several activities to help promote good dental hy-giene. In cooperation with Olean General Hospital’s Gundlah Dental Center, our sec-ond and sixth grade students had the oppor-tunity of have dental checkups and sealants here at school. IN PHOTO AT RIGHT, Parker Cummins is getting his sealants applied. We also had a special visit to our third graders from an area dental hygienist, who spoke with them about dental care. Bev Bennett from the Cattaraugus County Health Department also visited several of our classes to teach them about taking care of their teeth and mouth.

HCS Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Registration/Screening DatesPre-Kindergarten registration/screening for Hinsdale Central School is set for Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23. Your child

must be four years old on or before December 1, 2012 in order to be eligible to attend Pre-Kindergarten this coming school year. Parents of eligible children are asked to call Judy Shaw at 716-557-2227, ext. 412 in order to request a registration packet and to set up a date and time for the screening. On the day of your appointment, please come with the following:

� Completed forms from the registration packet � A copy of your child’s birth certificate and immunization records � Proof of residency in the district if you do not already have a child attending school at H.C.S.

The deadline for signups for the Pre-Kindergarten screening is March 15, so make your appointment today!

Kindergarten registration/screening will be held on Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday, May 3 for children in the Hinsdale Central School District who will be 5 years old on or before December 1, 2012. If you have a child eligible for kindergarten next year who is not already attending Pre-Kindergarten at H.C.S., please call Judy Shaw at 557-2227, ext. 412 for a registration packet and an appointment. Parents are asked to bring the following with them on the day of the screening:

� Completed forms from the registration packet � A copy of your child’s birth certificate and immunization records � Proof of residency in the district if you do not already have a child attending school at H.C.S.

The deadline for Kindergarten screening signups is April 25.

Students who are currently enrolled in the Hinsdale Central School Pre-K classroom will be screened for kindergarten during the school day. Morning students will be screened from 8:15 – 10:00 a.m. and the afternoon class will be screened from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. If your child is a current Pre-Kindergarten student at H.C.S., you are certainly encouraged to be here for your child’s screening; we will send you notice of his or her screening time prior to the date.


Board of Education Briefs - Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012MINUTES

� Approved minutes of Business Meetings of November 22, 2011 and December 28, 2011; Workshop Meetings of December 14, 2011 and January 11, 2012

FINANCIAL

� Approved Warrants for A-Fund � Approved Warrants for C-Fund � Approved Warrants for F-Fund � Approved Budget Status � Approved Treasurer’s Report for

November & December 2011 � Approved Extra Classroom

Activity Fund � Accepted the internal audit re-

port presented by Nichele James, CPA � Budget reports to the Board

from Operations & Maintenance and Transportation Departments

PERSONNEL

� Approved a $25 one-time indi-vidual payment to the musicians for participation in the school musical: Kim Whitney, Tina Skolnik, John Whitney, Diane Smith, Jim Lapallo, Pat Waldron, Kathy Weller, Bill Fancher, Linda Edstrom, Dan Malloy, Harold Williams.

� Approved Lara Adamitis as student teacher of science and reading with Mrs. Valerie Kane dueing the Spring 2012 placement

� Approved Lori A. Taylor as a certified teacher substitute

� Accepted the resignation of Aprille Girard, Keyboard Specialist, effective 12/22/11

� Approved to grant Ruth Fuller a Family Medical Leave (FMLA) beginning 12/6/11

� Approved a $25 one-time indi-vidual payment to the following HCS graduate musicians for their partici-pation in the school musical: Andy Cledgett, Crysania Linderman, Katie Fitzpatrick, Shaughn Bryant, Brent Liberati.

� Approved Robert Dahar as weight room monitor for the re-mainder of the school year per HUT contract, pro-rated

� Approved John Ames as Boys 5th and 6th grade basketball coach and Nancy Hurlburt as Girls 5th and 6th grade basketball coach for 2012 season

� Approved Sadie Jay-Edwards as an uncertified substitute teacher

� Approved family medical leave for Melissa Shafer in accordance with the HUT contract to begin around 2/27/12

� Approved Jennifer McKillip as a substitute bus driver

SPECIAL EDUCATION

� Approved 504 Committee Meetings on 9/9, 9/12/9/23/9/28 and 11/16/11

� Approved Committee on Pre-School Special Education Meetings on 12/13, 12/14 & 12/16/11

DISTRICT

� Approved discarding the follow-ing items: TV GE1989 serial number 916521158 model 26GT440, Dell Inspiron 8600 serial # 5S5BB41, HP printer 2002 serial# MY27N1PONW model C6487C, GE Cassette player serial# 1311P model 3-5025A, Sony camera floppy disk serial # 171793 model MVC-FD91, and overhead projector Telegraph 1083 model 21000RXB-CC

� Certified the results of the Capital Project Vote held on 12/13/11: yes – 56: no – 53

� Approved allowing the Town of Hinsdale to share fueling services with Hinsdale Central School

� Approved excessing 14 ½ cases of milk and donating it to the Warm-ing House and Genesis House in Olean

� Approved the Bond resolution to undertake the district Capital Im-provements Projects

� Approved discarding the follow-ing items:

� Two copies of “Beyond the Reef” – Houghton Mifflin – 1993 – incomplete set

� 13 copies of “Fast As The Wind” – Houghton Mifflin – 1993 – incom-plete set

SUPERINTENDENT

� Capital Project vote � Cinderella � Dr. Olczak’s invitation to meet

on 1/18/12 � Reviewed the Scope of the Capi-

tal project documents � February 2 – Allegany-Catta-

raugus School Board Associations Dinner meeting

� Discussed Governor Cuomo’s State of the State message

� Representatives from SED were here to monitor the regents process

� Early Dismissal on Friday -- Teacher’s will be working on interim assessments

EXECUTIVE SESSION

� Adjourned to Executive Session

ADJOURNMENT

� Returned to the Meeting and Adjourned

The art room in need of tuna cans for our painting units.


IN PHOTOS - On Tuesday, January 31, students in grades 4 and 5 were visited by physicians from Universal Primary Care in Olean to learn about the hazards of tobacco use. Dr. Gold, Dr. Anderson and several medical interns presented information to our students to help them make wise choices for their health. Everyone participated in activities and discussed their current knowledge about cigarette use. They talked about some of the reasons that people start smoking. Many of the students mistakenly thought the majority of teens and adults were smokers and where surprised to learn the figure was closer to 25%. We looked at current advertisements and talked about how the company was using promises of friendship, glamor, romance and good times to sell cigarettes. In discussion with their teacher later, the students had many positive comments about the program and what they had learned.

Tar Wars . . .

Kindergarten Cornerby Mrs. Callen & Mrs. DeCapua

A couple of weeks ago I sat down with my son Ryan to watch one of his favorite shows, “Dora the Explorer”. Ryan is 2 years old and he loves the colors, music, and characters on the show; however, as I sat down and watched the show, I noted an important skill that is taught in each episode: Sequencing. Sequencing is the order in which things happen.

With Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergar-ten Registration right around the corner, we thought it would be helpful to let you know of some skills you could work on with your child to best prepare them for school, and one skill is sequencing.

The ability to sequence largely depends on language development and language de-velopment is a skill that begins in the home at an early age. The ability to sequence depends on an understanding of the follow-ing vocabulary: “first, second, third”; “first, next, last”; “beginning, middle, end”.

This vocabulary is used across the cur-riculum and in classroom management in Kindergarten (and Pre-K). For example, to better understand text, we work on retelling and “sequencing” events that happen in sto-ries read to the children. We use vocabulary

such as “first, next, last” and “beginning, middle, end” to order events. In math, children learn ordinal numbers through 10 (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd… 10th). We also use this language to help students organize their thoughts as they begin the writing process.

With regards to classroom management, students follow directions by listening to prompts that begin with this vocabulary (i.e. first, put your name on your paper; next, circle the picture that begins with /a/; last, write the letter Aa). Additionally,

when lining up to go to lunch or specials, we use this language for the line leader and “caboose”. These are just a few examples of how sequencing is utilized in the classroom.

As mentioned, language development is a process that begins at an early age in the home. There are many ways you can practice this vocabulary. For example, when your children are getting bundled up to go outside, you can give them directions

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Music Department Corner

Sixteen Hinsdale Central School stu-dents were selected to participate in the 2012 Cattaraugus All-County Festival in February! This is a great honor for these students, so let’s give them a hand!

All-County Elementary Band members from Hinsdale Central School included Austen Darcy, Caleb Lentz, Donald Harris, Jordan Hurlburt, Kristen Chapman, and Jordan Sands.

The All-County Elementary Chorus.

The All-County Junior High Band.

HCS members of the All-County Elementary Chorus were Ethen Boon, Tobias Nelson, Evelyn Ballard, Savana Carapellati, Courtney Veno, Carly Keenan, and Denver Nunn.

HCS All-County Junior High Band members Chris Ogden, Zach Tingley, and Bayly Gobien.


HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL HONOR ROLL 7-12 SECOND MARKING PERIOD

HIGH HONOR ROLL (94.1 AND ABOVE)

Grade 11: Jonathan Cledgett, Courtney Lentz Grade 8: Bayly Gobien, Daniel Macomber Grade 7: Michael Chapman, Alecsy Howell

HONOR ROLL (89.1 – 94.0)

Grade 12: Ryan Crino, Melinda Drabant, Kylee Fye, Kaelyn Tunderman Grade 11: Matthew Davis, Kacy Ferguson, Kristyn Hayman, Thao Huynh Grade 10: Melissa Harris, Kaleb Jozwiak, Christa Mascho Grade 9: Samantha Cordova Grade 8: Daniel Nelligan Grade 7: Olivia Cashimere, Katryna Krzyzanowski, Seth Sklar

MERIT ROLL (84.1 – 89.0)

Grade 12: Aysha Brunner, Justin Gilfert, Nolan Hewitt, Amberlee Krawczyk, Blake Root, Lawrence Selph III, Aleesha Tisdale

Grade 11: Robert Anderson, Ryan Baker, Victoria Geuder, Brooke Johnson Grade 10: Mitchell Baker, Justalene Barnes, Alysa Boon, Blake Geiger, Ashlee Putt, Paige Tingley Grade 9: Savannah Evans, Danielle Johnson, Kaitlyn Karnuth, Rebecca Long, Dalton Slocum, Zachary Tingley, Jacob Wesolowski, Zachary Wilber Grade 8: Morgan Carapellatti, Justin Huber, Christopher Ogden, Megan Palumbo Grade 7: Jacob Carey, Darieon Carpenter, Brianna DeCarlo, Nicole Hughes,

Brianna Kirtz, Kalynne Whitehead

Honor Roll for Second Marking Period

Character Education HighlightsWhat does Trustworthiness mean to you?

By Sheila Callen, Kindergarten Teacher

What does Trustworthiness mean to you? That was the trait for the month of January. Our own “Reporter on the Street” from The Bobcat News, Dan Krawczyk, introduced the trait with a snappy video showing opinions from citizens throughout the school.

Our November/December trait was Caring. As tradition allows, the National Anthem was sung by our own Courtney Lentz and Kristin Hayman. The Bobcat, Ryan Crino, brought smiles and pride to the crowd. We also rewarded some very caring students with Students of the Month Awards at our monthly assembly: Raigen Rix (Miss Marzac – AM Pre-K); Christina Carpenter (Miss Marzac – PM Pre-K); Henry Schwartz (K- Callen); Emily Winters (K- DeCapua); Zachery Milks (1st- Bergstrom); Emma Smith (1st- Rogers); Laura Lycett (2nd – Mattern); Kendall Tucker (2nd – Phillips); Courtney Karroach (3rd – Keller); Tim Tuttle (3rd – Morrow); Charlie Struble (4th- Obenrader); Joshua Tuttle (4th – Raineri).

Additionally, two of the best behaved school buses were honored. Those buses were driven by Mr. Bean and Mr. Kirtz. They get to display “The Best of the Bob-cats” plaque on their buses. This special assembly was rounded off with a beautiful video created by Mr. Griffith. This video showed off our Caring Hands throughout the month of December, depicting students with their generous donations. If you are interested in checking them out, those videos

will be posted on our school website: www.hinsdalebobcats.org.

In the month of January, Bobcat Tickets were awarded to the students who had shown they could be trusted by peers as well as adults. Those who collected the most tickets enjoyed a “picnic” with someone of their choosing on Valentine’s Day. Others were able to exchange tickets for treats and trin-kets. All in all it was a lovely, trusty month.

Kindergarten -- From Page 5

using this language: first, put on your jacket; next, put on your boots; last, put on your hat. Another way to practice is when students are picking up their toys: first, put your cars in toy box; second, put the book in the basket; third, place your doll on the shelf. Also, it is always fun to have some quiet time with each other and read a book together. After reading the book, you can help your child to retell what happened in the story, using “in the beginning”, “in the middle”, and “in the end”.

We hope this article helps to give you some ideas about how you can work with you child to best prepare them for school. The parent-teacher relationship is so impor-tant, especially because education begins in the home. It is our goal to make your child’s education a team effort (parent, teacher, and student); one that will produce the best results for your child.


On Wednesday, November 30th, the Hinsdale Art Classes took a field trip to the Albright Knox Art Gallery. It is a world renowned gallery that has been collecting art pieces for 150 years! Many famous paintings such as “100 Cans” by Andy Warhol, “Vega-Nor” by Victor Varsarely and “Numbers in Color” by Jasper Johns as well as many others are found here. One painting that was personally done for the Albright Knox was called Sol Lewitt. It has four parts which consist of pencil lines going in all different directions in each part. It took over 1,000 hours to finish and thousands of mechanical pencils. It is quite a sight to see. We also saw an exhibit of photos that were taken of the many workers in America during the Great Depression to capture the feelings of the time. The art students took in a lot of information and we all had a blast, including myself. Seeing real famous art face to face for the first time was amazing. It was interesting that some artwork was very easy to understand and others you had to look at it through the artist’s perspective. Thank you Mrs. Wick for the great opportunity, we look forward to going again soon! Dan Krawczyk

100 cans by Andy Warhol Numbers in Color by Jasper Johns

On Wednesday, November 30th, the Hinsdale Art Classes took a field trip to the Albright Knox Art Gallery. It is a world renowned gallery that has been collecting art pieces for 150 years! Many famous paintings such as “100 Cans” by Andy Warhol, “Vega-Nor” by Victor Varsarely and “Numbers in Color” by Jasper Johns as well as many others are found here. One painting that was personally done for the Albright Knox was called Sol Lewitt. It has four parts which consist of pencil lines going in all different directions in each part. It took over 1,000 hours to finish and thousands of mechanical pencils. It is quite a sight to see. We also saw an exhibit of photos that were taken of the many workers in America during the Great Depression to capture the feelings of the time. The art students took in a lot of information and we all had a blast, including myself. Seeing real famous art face to face for the first time was amazing. It was interesting that some artwork was very easy to understand and others you had to look at it through the artist’s perspective. Thank you Mrs. Wick for the great opportunity, we look forward to going again soon! Dan Krawczyk

100 cans by Andy Warhol Numbers in Color by Jasper Johns On Wednesday, November 30, the Hinsdale Art Classes took a field trip to the Albright Knox Art Gallery. It is a world renowned gallery that has been collecting art pieces for 150 years! Many famous paintings such as “100 Cans” by Andy Warhol (shown at TOP LEFT), “Vega-Nor” by Victor Varsarely and “Numbers in Color” by Jasper Johns (shown at TOP RIGHT) as well as many others are found here. One painting that was personally done for the Albright Knox was called Sol Lewitt. It has four parts which consist of pencil lines going in all different directions in each part. It took over 1,000 hours to finish and thousands of mechanical pencils. It is quite a sight to see. We also saw an exhibit of photos that were taken of the many workers in America during the Great Depression to capture the feelings of the time. The art students took in a lot of information and we all had a blast, including myself. Seeing real famous art face to face for the first time was amazing. It was interesting that some artwork was very easy to understand and others you had to look at it through the artist’s perspective. Thank you, Mrs. Wick, for the great opportunity. We look forward to going again soon!

Dan Krawczyk, Senior (Class of 2012)

Our Trip to the Albright Knox Art Gallery . . .

Safe Driving in and Around the SchoolFor the safety of our students and school personnel:

� Please adhere to the “enter” and “exit” signs at the entrances of the bus garage parking lot. � The speed limit posted in front of the school is 20 mph or less. � Please do not may U-turns in front of the school during school hours. � Please stop for pedestrians at the crosswalk in front of the school. � As always: Never pass a school bus with their red flashing lights on. � Do not park in “No Parking” zone in front of the school.


Congratulations to Melinda Drabant on taking first place in this year’s AdCraft Competition. Her advertisement for the Colden Country Inn placed first in the Springville Pennysaver. Along with the recognition, she also won a monetary award. Keep up the good work, Melinda!

Congratulations to Melinda Dyears AdCraft Competition. Hplaced first in the Springvillerecognition she also won a mwork Melinda!

AdCraft Winner . . .

Protein for Food PantryWhen Courtney Lentz and Kacy Fergu-

son heard that the food pantry for Hinsdale and Ischua were in need of protein items they decided to make it their personal mis-sion to help. The girls have started several fund raising projects. One of their projects is to ask teachers and staff to sign up for a Monday, to bring in baked goods that will be sold in the teacher’s lounge. All the proceeds will be used to buy items for the food pantry. They will also be doing some bake sales at other events throughout the year. They will have a donation bucket in

the cafeteria on Fridays for anyone wishing to donate their loose change. If you would like to help them out you can drop donations

off here at school or make checks payable to the Hinsdale-Ischua Food Pantry. Good luck girls on a very caring project.


Announces Outstanding Students

The Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES Career and Technical Education Center at Olean has announced that four Hinsdale Central School students were named as Outstanding Students for the Second Quar-ter of the current school year. Outstanding CTE students are chosen for their positive attitude, attendance and performance.

AT LEFT - Morning CTE students Robert Anderson (Computer Systems Technology) and Kacy Ferguson (Medical Professions).

BELOW - Afternoon CTE student Carolyn Dietz (Medical Assisting) is shown. Kaylin Tunderman (Animal Science) was absent for photo.

Grade 3-8 State Testing - How Parents Can Prepare Their Children Mark Your Calendars! ELA Testing - Grades 3-8 Begins Tuesday, April 17 Through Thursday, April 19

Math Testing - Grades 3-8 Begins Wednesday, April 25 Through Friday, April 27

New York State ELA testing begins for students in grades 3-8 on Tuesday, April 17. To assist the readiness of our students we will be providing breakfast to students in grades 3-8 in their classroom beginning on March 20 and extending through April 27. Notices will be coming home to parents with more breakfast information. Testing continues the following week, Wednesday, April 25 with New York State Math testing for grades 3-8.

Please make sure your children have a good night’s sleep before each testing date. Please do not schedule medical/ dental or other appointments on the testing dates.

Testing statistics note that children score higher when they take their exams on the same day as their classmates.

HCS SENIORS WILL BE SELLING EASTER FLOWERS from Pleasant Valley Greenhouse through March 20. The six-inch pots are $14 each. Tulips are available in red, pink, and yellow. Hyacinths are available in blue, pink, and white. Daffodils are available in yellow. To place an order, please see any senior OR contact Mrs. Marcellin at 557-2227, ext. 268.


Hinsdale Youth Baseball/Softball Sign Ups

Through 12 yrs old


Kegling NewsAT LEFT - Blake Geiger (shown at front of HCS team) was awarded the league sportsmanship award for the third consecutive year. He also made the First Team All-Stars and finished with the second highest average in the league. BELOW - Blake Geiger, Brooke Johnson, and Tyler Lawton advanced to Sectionals at Thruway Lanes in Buffalo.

Budget Vote, Board Election & Absentee Ballots

Hearing-May 8, 2012

The annual budget presentation will be held May 8, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the upper gym.

Vote & Election-May 15, 2012

The budget vote and election will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from noon until 8 p.m. at the school. There is one seat open for election to the Board of Education. The seat is presently held by Bobbi Jo Kent and carries a five-year term. Petitions require 25 signatures, and must be turned in to the district office by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012. Petitions may be obtained from the district office during school hours. To be qualified, board candidates: Must be able to read and write Must be a qualified district voter Must not be judged to be incompetent Must be and have been a resident of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted

period of at least one year immediately before the election May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding

year May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the

family May not be a current employee of the school district May not simultaneously hold another incompatible office

Absentee ballots will be available by request beginning April 16 through May 8, 2012. Please contact the district office at (716) 557-2227 ext. 407, ext. 401 or ext. 190 to request a ballot. Completed absentee ballots must be received in the district office by May 15, 2012 to be included in the budget/election totals.

Budget Vote, Board Election & Absentee Ballots

Sex Offender NotificationHinsdale Central School has been

notified of a sex offender living within the district. The following person has been registered as a level 2 sex offender: John Gagner. The crime was an unspecified Felony Sex Offense against a minor girl. By law we are unable to disseminate the offender’s address.

Anyone using this information to injure, harass, or commit a criminal act against any person may be subject to criminal prosecution. If you would like further in-formation, you may visit the website: www.familywatchdog.us or www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us

School District Tax Code Number – 277

The New York State resident income tax returns (IT-200 and IT-201) require you to enter the name and code number of the pub-lic school district where you were a resident as of December 31 for the tax year 2011.

The school district name and code for entry on state income tax forms: Hinsdale CSD – 277.


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Website Gets Fresh, New Look!The Hinsdale Central School website

has received an upgrade. You will find a fresh new look to the webpage as well as additional features that make the website more mobile and user friendly. Please be aware that while our website address, hins-dalebobcats.org, has remained the same the target path and url add-ons have changed. What this means is that while you may have had the website set as a favorite, or as your

homepage, you will need to update these in order to prevent receiving an error message. Simply type hinsdalebobcats.org in the ad-dress bar and you will be taken to the new site. Once there you can either update your favorites with the new site, or set it as the homepage by utilizing the tolls/options tabs.

You will also notice if you bring a mo-bile device or personal computer into HCS that we have created a guest network for you

to use. This network can easily be found by searching for available networks once you are in the building, and does not require a password to connect. We have placed the same filtering on this network our elemen-tary students receive, preventing harmful content from being viewed and downloaded.

We invite your comments and feedback as we continue to improve the technology and learning environment here at HCS.

Top Ten Test-Taking Tips for Student Success . . .1. Have a Positive Attitude -- Approach the big

test as you’d approach a giant jigsaw puzzle. It might be tough, but you can do it! A positive attitude goes a long way toward success.

2. Make a Plan -- The week before the test, ask your teacher what the test is going to cover. Is it from the textbook only? Class notes? Can you use your calculator? If you’ve been absent, talk to friends about material you may have missed. Make a list of the most important topics to be covered and use that as a guide when you study. Circle items that you know will require extra time. Be sure to plan extra time to study the most challenging topics.

3. The Night Before -- Cramming doesn’t work. If you’ve followed a study plan, the night before the test you should do a quick review and get to bed early. Remember, your brain and body need sleep to function well, so don’t stay up late!

4. The Morning of the Test -- Did you know that you think better when you have a full stomach? So don’t skip breakfast the morning of the test. Get

to school early and do a ten-minute power study right before the test, so your brain is turned on and tuned up.

5. Test Time -- Before the test begins, make sure you have everything you’ll need - scratch paper, extra pencils, your calculator (if you’re allowed to use it). Understand how the test is scored: Do you lose points for incorrect answers? Or is it better to make guesses when you’re not sure of the answer? Read the instructions! You want to make sure you are marking answers correctly.

6. Manage Your Time -- Scan through the test quickly before starting. Answering the easy questions first can be a time saver and a confidence builder. Plus, it saves more time in the end for you to focus on the hard stuff.

7. I’m Stuck! -- Those tricky problems can knock you off balance. Don’t get worried or frustrated. Reread the question to make sure you understand it, and then try to solve it the best way you know how. If you’re still stuck, circle it and move on. You can come back to it later. What if you have no idea about the answer?

Review your options and make the best guess you can, but only if you don’t lose points for wrong answers.

8. Multiple-Choice Questions -- The process of elimination can help you choose the correct answer in a multiple-choice question. Start by crossing off the answers that couldn’t be right. Then spend your time focusing on the possible correct choices before select-ing your answer.

9. Neatness Counts -- If your 4s look like 9s, it could be a problem. Be sure that your writing is legible and that you erase your mistakes. For machine-scored tests, fill in the spaces carefully.

10. I’m Done! -- Not so fast - when you complete the last item on the test, remember that you’re not done yet. First, check the clock and go back to review your answers, making sure that you didn’t make any careless mistakes (such as putting the right answer in the wrong place or skipping a question). Spend the last remaining minutes going over the hardest problems before you turn in your test.

Follow these test tips to help you do your best!

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BOARD OF EDUCATION

John Fitzpatrick - President

Jennifer Howell - Vice President

Matt Harper

Bobbi Jo Kent

Jodie Noll

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Judi McCarthy, Superintendent

Laurie Edmonston-Cuddy, Pre K-12 Principal

Jennifer Jaquith, Business Administrator

Andrea McLaughlin, CSE Chairperson &

Pre K-4 Assistant Principal

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mar./apr. calendar

MARCH6 Elementary Spring Pictures6 Progress grades close7 Science Fair9 Progress reports mailed for grades 7-12 sent home with elementary14 Board of Education (BOE) Workshop, 7 p.m.15 Spring Sports Pictures16 NO SCHOOL – Staff Development Day19 NO SCHOOL – Staff Development Day22-23 Pre-K Registration26-30 Book Fair28 BOE Business Meeting, 7 p.m.30 Third Quarter Grades Close30 Bobcat Blast

APRIL2 Fourth Quarter Begins5 Report cards mailed for grades 7-12, sent home with elementary6-13 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break11 BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.17-19 Grades 7-8 ELA Testing24 BOE Business Meeting, 7 p.m.25-27 Grades 7-8 Math Testing27 Early Dismissal, 11 a.m. Grades Pre K-627 Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences, noon - 3 p.m.

The National Honor Society held their induction on January 31, 2012. The new inductees were from left to right Kristyn Hayman, Matthew Davis, Aysha Brunner, Jonathan Cledgett, Courtney Lentz and Melinda Drabant.

National Honor Society Taps Six

Calling All Senior CitizensHinsdale Guys ‘N Gals cordially invites all area retired or semi-retired seniors age 60+

to join our social group. Meetings are held at the Hinsdale Fire Hall on the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Our next meeting will be a tureen dinner on March 6. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own table settings. For more informa-tion, please call Carol Kielar at 557-8905 or Betty Linderman at 557-2449.

“home of the bobcats” vol. 12, issue 2 march/april 2012

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