Dear Parents,

It is hard to imagine

that summer is here.

The year has gone by so

quickly! Our office is

open almost every day

throughout July and Au-

gust from 8:00-12:00 and

1:00-3:00 if you have

questions or concerns.

Students will be able to

get their locker number

and combination during

the last week of August.

Seventh graders will

be taking final exams be-

ginning June 13. Please

refer to the letter I sent

for specific dates.

Field trips are listed

on our calendar. Thank

you to our PTA for

sponsoring the year end

events at each grade

level.

We greatly appreci-

ate all your efforts in

maintaining an academic

atmosphere until the end

of the year. A reminder

that our dress code pro-

hibits exposure of any

under garments and

shorts/ skirts must be at

least as long as the long-

est finger tip.. Your co-

operation is helpful!

Report cards will be

mailed home at the end

of the month. Home

room teachers’ names

for 5th and 6th graders

will be listed on the re-

port cards. Seventh

graders will be assigned

home rooms in the high

school during the sum-

mer.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Jean J. Regan, Ed.D.

Principal

Principal’s Message

Middle School Music News

Several of our instru-

mental music students

participated at the

NYSSMA Solo Festival on

Friday and Saturday, May

6th and 7th. The festival

took place at F-M High

School. Our students

worked very hard on

their scales and solos and

all students received ei-

ther an excellent or out-

standing rating! Here are

the performers and their

ratings: Outstanding Rat-

ing - Allison Muller -

Level 3 Flute, Maddy

Langey - Level 1 Alto

Sax, Janie Kempf - Level

2 Oboe. Excellent Rating

- Trevor Nourse - Level

3 Alto Sax, Emily Kiel-

basinski - Level 3 Clari-

net, Morgan Mapstone -

Level 3 Clarinet, Alex

Marshall - Level 3 Snare

Drum, and Maria Groetz

- Level 4 Flute. Con-

gratulations to these fine

musicians!!

Middle School

Messenger 2011

June

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 3

Inside Story 4

Inside Story 5

Inside Story 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Annual Summer

Book Fair

Monday, June 6th—

Thursday, June 9th

Buy one, get one

at the same

price for free!

Cazenovia

Middle

School

On May 26, 2011, students at the Cazeno-via Middle School participated in a Community Service Day. Our students traveled to local venues to help with Spring cleanup. The loca-tions included Highland Forest, the New Woodstock Library, the Art Park, Nelson Swamp, Lakeland Park, Lorenzo and the south parking area of Cazenovia Lake. The day was glorious and much was accomplished by our

400 students and staff.

Mr. Tugaw gives directions to 7th graders at

Highland Forest.

Many hands make light work…

Weeding at the Art Park

Planting flowers at the Pier

Community Service Day

MIDDLE SCHOOL Page 2

JUNE

Page 3

New Woodstock Library

Lorenzo State Historic Site

JUNE

Mrs. Burry’s Class completed their community service activities at the Nelson Swamp. This was Mrs. Burry’s seventh trip to the Nelson

Swamp. A great time was had by all.

Community Service Day Continued...

Page 4

Nelson Swamp

JUNE

Starting this past February,

as part of their Social Studies

class, Amy Conley’s 5th grade

class along with the daily help

of Beth Race (Middle School

Computer Lab Assistant),

using the name Caz Pizzaz,

took part in a Video Confer-

ence competition involving

over forty 5th grade classes

from across the country. The

object of the race was to visit

all of the required sites be-

tween Key West, Florida and

Maui, Hawaii in the quickest

amount of time, spending the

least amount of money. Three

forms of transportation had to

be used with the stipulation

that air travel could not be

used until they reached the

Pacific Coast. Months of team-

work took place to research

American Indian Reservations,

Civil War Battles, Man-made

and Natural Disasters, Under-

ground Railroad, National

Monuments, Weather, Terrain,

and Roads. In addition, they

researched the cost of travel,

lodging and food along the

way. The Caz Pizzaz traveled 6,164 miles in 83 hours and 21 minutes, spending a total of $1,462.20. The result? A fourth place finish among all of the 40 plus schools that par-ticipated. Mrs. Conley’s class video conferenced with the Race Coordinator in Ohio and other 5th grade classes from around the country four times in the four months the race took place. Congratulations Caz Pizzaz on a Great Race!

5th Graders Finish in Top Five in The Great Race

Page 5

Where: The Cazenovia Middle

School Library

When: June 6-9 (WED June 8th 6-

8 PM is Family Night)

Why: Summer is a great time to

READ: . . . when you’re lounging in

bed on those rainy mornings. . .

while you’re resting on that lawn

chair taking a break from swimming

. . when it’s too cold to swim and

you’re sick of roller blade hockey .

. when you’re trying to check out

that special someone at the lake. .

when you want to find out who

really did it . . . when you want to

be by yourself, but you still want

company. . .

Bring on

summer

(remember

blue skies and

warm

weather?). . .

The 2011 MS

summer book

fair will run

from June 6th through June 9th.

You cannot beat these prices-- buy

one, get a second book of the same

price free! Families are welcome

to come to the book fair on

Wednesday evening, from 6-8.

Students will be permitted to come

with a parent.

What: novels, picture books,

fact books, adventures, myster-

ies, sports, foreign language dic-

tionaries, cookbooks & more!

Who: YOU! Parents, I’d like to meet you! Kids, stock up on your summer reading! Sincerely,

Mrs. Anne Hegel

Certified NYS

Library Media Specialist

Your Library Link

You Are Invited

JUNE

Page 6

The Music and Art Departments are gear-

ing up for their Annual Spring Middle School

Fine Arts Night set for Thursday, June 9th at

7:00 pm. The concert will feature the entire

5th grade and all the Middle School performing

groups—5th Grade Band, 5th and 6th Grade

Orchestra, 6th Grade Chorus and 6th Grade

Band. The evening also features the artwork of

every Middle School student! There will be

hundreds of matted artistic compositions,

graphic arts and ceramics displayed in the

school hallways. You are welcome to browse

at your leisure.

Concert Attire

Orchestra students will be wearing concert

dress (black and white) and the rest of our

young musicians may choose their concert

best.

Boys: dress buttoned shirt or golf shirt, long

pants in any color—avoid jeans. Tuck in shirts

with a belt and wear dark socks and shoes.

Girls: spring dresses, skirts or dress pants/capris

with appropriate tops—hair nicely brushed and

off the face. Be smart with footwear choices.

On concert night, Mrs. Dougherty’s 5th grade

students should report to the High School Cafete-

ria at 6:45 pm. Fifth grade band students should

report to the band room, open and assemble in-

struments and return to the cafeteria. Orchestra

students should report to the orchestra room—

open instruments and report to the cafeteria.

When students have finished their performance,

they should exit and meet their parents by the

MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM and enjoy the

Art Show.

There should be no instruments or cases

brought into the Auditorium.

6th Grade Parents may enter the auditorium

when the 5th grade parents exit (7:30 pm) and

stay for the remainder of the 6th grade music

program.

Health Office Hype

Spring has sprung, and the Health Of-

fice is very busy. Injuries are increasing

and intensifying as students rush to get

outside and play hard. Allergies and

spring colds are making many miserable.

Bug bites and sun burns are bother-

some. Stomach bugs, strep throat, in-

creased asthma symptoms with the mile

run, bumps, bruises and abrasions are

keeping me busy.

I have completed my screenings on

each child for height, weight, scoliosis,

vision and hearing. Please return any

referral forms with the doctors informa-

tion completed. I am no longer re-

quired to do full screening on 6th grade

students. A scoliosis check is all that is

mandated. Since there are so many

changes at this age, I cannot stop myself

from doing everything except hearing,

which I still do if anyone had a problem

in the past.

I will be sending paperwork home on all

students who had medication in the past and

physical forms for all those who are due for

a physical (all 7th grade students and all stu-

dents due for a CSE triennial review). All

medication taken during school or at modi-

fied sports events, even if over the counter,

requires paperwork completed by the par-

ent and physician. Students can carry an in-

haler with them only if that paperwork is

completed along with a self carry order by

the parent and doctor. Physicals should be

done by the family physician, please call for

appointments ASAP especially if your child

wants to play a fall sport. The school physi-

cian will be here in the fall for grade level

physicals but they will no longer be doing

physicals for sports.

Please make appointments for your chil-

dren entering 6th grade in the fall to get

their Tdap vaccine. If they are already 11

they must have the shot before school

starts. The clinic schedule for free vaccines

is listed on the attached form. Everyone

who has not had a tetanus vaccine in the

past 7-10 years should get the Tdap them-

selves. Especially anyone around children un-

der 2 years of age as they are not fully im-

munized, and it is generally the adults who

give the children pertussis or whooping

cough.

NYS Education Department requires all current 11 year old students

receive the Tdap vaccination.

This is a mandatory requirement for entrance into 6th grade .

Please have your physician or clinic, complete this form and return it to the Health Office ASAP.

_________________________Had the (Boostrix/Adacel) Tdap vaccine on ________________.

_________________________Had a Td, DT or DTaP on_______________________________.

_________________________has a medical exemption and the vaccine is contraindicated.

Physician name and signature:___________________________________

___________________________________

Exceptions:

If a child received a Td, DT or DTaP vaccination within the last 2 years, the Tdap vaccine should be deferred until a

period of 2 years has elapsed and then get the Tdap vaccine.

10 year olds entering 6th grade have 2 choices to prevent being excluded from school in the fall:

1) They can receive the Boostrix Tdap

2) They can wait until their 11th birthday to get the Adacel Tdap vaccine licensed for 11-65 year olds.

They have a 2 week window after their birthday to legally remain in school.

Please call me at 655-1332 with any questions or concerns.

Diane Belton RN, School Nurse

Clinic Dates and Times:

Please take your child’s immunization record with you!!!

Wednesday, June 8th, at Wampsville from 9:00-11:00 am

Tuesday, June 21st, at Morrisville Cooperative Extension from 3:30—5:30 pm - back door, Eaton St.

Wednesday, July 6th at Wampsville from 3:30—5:00 pm

Tuesday, July 26th at Morrisville Cooperative Extension from 9:00—11:00 am—back door, Eaton St.

NYS Department of Health

School Requirements

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6

Book Fair

6th Field

Trip

7

Book Fair

8

Book Fair

9

Book Fair

10 11

12 13 14

6th Grade

Field Days

15 16

Field Days

Rain Date

17 18

19 20

5th-Jamesville

Beach

21

5th -Lakeside

6th-Green

Lakes

22 1/2 Day

11:00 Dismiss

23 1/2 Day

11:00 Dismiss

LAST DAY!

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June 2011