Happy Halloween from the CES First Grade Team!
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On Thursday, the CHS Admin Team organized a building-wide scavenger hunt to build teamwork and community among the staff. Clues were sent out throughout the day, and teams sent representatives on the hunt to find the right spot. The social studies department was victorious and enjoyed a lunch of pizza today during the professional learning portion of the day. Teams also got a glimpse of our spruced-up auditorium as preparations continue for the upcoming production of "It's A Wonderful Life"!
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Best-Selling Author Kate Messner is coming to CMS to speak to students next week! Ahead of that anticipated visit, and in honor of Halloween, Dr. Baker's class read "The Scariest Kitten in the World" and made drawings of kittens they would find terrifying. Happy Halloween!
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This is one Beanie Babies collection that has increased in value. The fifth grade white team came as an assortment of the beloved 1990s critters today - tags and all. They even made one for the little kangaroo joey!
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Joy, Fear, Sadness, Anxiety, Ennui, and more! The Inside Out gang was feeling festive today at McConnellsville!
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We saw plenty of ghostbusters today in our travels - but Dr. Goff also "ain't afraid of no ghost".
The CMS Special Education team, the CMS Health Office, and Dr. Goff brought an old school arcade vibe for halloween with this Pac-Man ensemble!
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McConnellsville Elementary is all in on the latest trends.
If you're wondering who's behind the mask.... Give it up for the one and only Mr. Eric Bird!
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During the week of October 31st, the Camden High School Unified Fine Arts Club held its first meeting of the year to get into the holiday spirit! The club came together to produce a step-by-step Haunted House drawing!
The Unified Fine Arts Club was created as a parallel to our successful Unified Sports programs. In Unified Sports, students with disabilities work alongside students without disabilities to achieve a common goal together - and that spirit translates beautifully to the arts. Throughout each meeting, students create together. They collaborate on ideas and work on practical solutions together to produce a finished project that they can take home! And along the way, each student makes a few new friends, too!
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If you've seen our teachers wandering the halls today, don't sweat it - they made sure to fill out SmartPass first!
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Have more candy than you know what to do with? Consider bringing it to McVille for their Candy Takeback Program! The program collects candy to forward on to deployed military members so that they can enjoy an extra taste of home throughout the year. If you're interested in donating, send it in with your McVille student, bring it in, or contact Shelley Malenowski at
smalenowski@camdencsd.org.
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Happy Halloween from the Camden CSD Transportation Team!
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Miss Mulvaney’s 1st grade class carved a pumpkin and practiced their writing with a “how to carve a pumpkin” activity!
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This week is Red Ribbon Week (October 23rd to October 31st). The Red Ribbon Campaign, founded in 1985, is the Nation's longest-running drug abuse awareness program. Since 1988, Red Ribbon Week has stood as an occasion to educate about the dangers presented by drugs, and encourage all youth to commit to a drug-free lifestyle in the long term.
As part of this year's celebrations at CHS and CMS, our CFLR Prevention Specialist, Ambur Kowalski, arranged to have Reality Check visit during lunch periods to speak with students about the dangers of vaping and how marketing targets youth. As part of the week, students created drawings and wrote pledges reflecting their commitment to staying drug-free.
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Mrs. Christmas had a 6th grade pumpkin painting party with her ELA students! To get there, students had to hold up their end of the deal. Every student needed to receive an 80 percent or better score on a recent test, and the class delivered on their word to earn this reward! Way to go!
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On Wednesday, Camden Elementary and McConnellsville Elementary welcomed celebrated children's author (and Utica, NY native) Daryl Cobb for a visit! Students in grades K-4 were treated to his message that included the love of reading and writing. He even recruited some teachers and students to participate in his engaging, informative, and entertaining presentation!
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With Halloween tomorrow, and students learning about Colonial America, Mrs. Smith’s class at Camden Middle School did a simulation activity centering around how witch trials worked in New England back in the 1600s. For this activity, she put the entire class under the impression that one student had been assigned the role of “witch”, and challenged the students to solve the mystery.
The students formulated their hypotheses and brought forth their allegations - but there was an important plot twist that changed everything: There was no “witch” after all!
The activity was designed to teach the class about how mob mentality and hysteria can lead to false accusations, just as those factors led people to be prosecuted for witchcraft centuries ago.
In a fascinating turn of fortune, the activity also aligns with Mrs. Smith’s own family history. She discussed her own family genealogy research with the class. That research revealed a family connection back to Lydia Gilbert, who was the second woman and seventh person to be convicted of witchcraft in the State of Connecticut in 1654.
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You never know where you'll find a new twin! Our own Sunshine Britton did exactly that at today's Leatherstocking Regional Conference for library staff! She came across Library TA Melanie Goodwin from the Gilboa-Conesville Central School, and knew she had to get a picture!
Sunshine and her CMS Library colleague, Jennine Bloomquist, were two of the conference's featured presenters this year!
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UPDATE: Section III has issued a second revision to the schedule for the Section III Field Hockey Championships. The Class A final has been moved to Sunday, 11/2. The Class B, C, and D finals have new times on Saturday.
Camden will now play VVS at 11am Saturday in the B final.
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October is Bullying Prevention Month. One of our CES Social Workers, Mrs. Berezein, worked with two fourth grade classrooms to make anti-bullying posters for the occasion!
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SEE YOU ON SATURDAY! We're going to the finals!
Camden 1, Whitesboro 0 - OT - FINAL
Meagher with the winner, assisted by Morrison with 2:19 left in OT
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