Cooperstown CSD

Parents/Guardians of CCS Students in Grades 7-12: On Friday, December 18, 2020, the CCS five-week student academic reports were mailed along with a letter from Principal Ann Meccariello outlining important information related to Emergency Remote Learning. This letter also includes important details regarding schedules for students as they are expected to return to the building in mid-January. Please take time to review this letter with your student(s) and contact us with questions. For an additional copy of the letter from Principal Meccariello, please see the email sent out today or visit: https://bit.ly/JrSrHighPrincipalLetter1218. Attached is a JPG image of the letter as well.

CCS coordinator of CFES Brilliant Pathways, Shannon Merwin, provides an opportunity for parents or guardians to receive free online training to help your child become ready for college and the workplace. CFES Brilliant Pathways will offer free training January 21-28, beginning with a live opening at 6pm(EST), followed by four 30-minute, on-demand sessions, and a live closing session on January 28 at 6pm(EST). Upon completing this training, parents/guardians will be awarded a certificate from the University of Vermont and provided ongoing support through webinars and digital resources. For more information on CFES at Cooperstown, please contact Shannon Merwin at smerwin@cooperstowncs.org. For more information about CFES and Brilliant Pathways, visit https://brilliantpathways.org.

Due to inclement weather, Cooperstown Central School District will be closed on Thursday, December 17, 2020. There will not be virtual classes on this day. Get outside and safely enjoy the snow!

Apparently Santa loves pancakes too! Don’t miss your chance to wave to Santa this Saturday morning when you pick up your pre-ordered pancake kit at the PTA Pancake fundraiser! Cooperstown PTA Pancake Breakfast on Sat. 12/19 This year's event will have a creative twist to get families involved and respect health guidelines. Thank you Cooperstown PTA volunteers! Our Annual PTA Pancake Breakfast Must Go On! 1. Order your custom-made pancake kit for $25, including: One pint of pure local maple syrup from Maple Hill Farms 1.5 pound bag of pancake mix (makes 16 small pancakes) Maple syrup candies Commemorative child-size whisk 2. Follow this link to pre-pay for your kit or pay upon pick-up. https://annual-pta-pancake-breakfast.cheddarup.com You may also pre-order and pay by cash or check when you pick up. Simply send an email to: virtualpancake2020@gmail.com 3. Pick up your kit: Fri. Dec. 18th 5-7pm or Sat. Dec. 19th 9:00-11:00am at CCS Elementary School. 4. Go home and make your pancakes . . . and eat them too! 5. Follow the Cooperstown PTA facebook page for pancake recipes, live pancake-making videos, and much more! Post your pictures or videos of your pancake-making adventure. Prizes will be awarded for the top three best-looking pancakes.

With inclement weather forecasted for tomorrow’s travel time, please know that IN THE EVENT that school is closed for ONC BOCES students, Principal DeMars plans to send out an emergency alert robocall. If you or your ONC BOCES has not already signed up to receive these emergency alert messages, please visit the following link: https://oncboces.omnilert.net/subscriber.php For questions, please contact ONC BOCES office at (607) 286-7715. New Visions Health Students: All students enrolled in the OAOC New Visions Health program will follow their home district schedules regarding closings or delays. OAOC New Visions Health program will be cancelled if OAOC classes are cancelled.

CCS Science Teacher Amy Parr kept 7th Grade Life Science students on their toes this morning in her pirate threads! CCS Pirate Parr entertained students throughout class, delivering content in pirate accents and helping students connect to content in her creative ways. Let’s Go CCS!

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express includes an update from Interim Superintendent Romona N. Wenck regarding the district moving to 100% remote instruction until January 19th, 2021. Please note that this week’s issue was formatted prior to moving to remote instruction for the remainder of the holiday season. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news and links that support our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with CCS district families through email notification. Access to the latest newsletter file can be found at the Hawkeyes Express link at the top of the CCS homepage. Previous issues can also be located through the “Hawkeyes Express Issues” button at the top of the Menu options of our district website. Let’s Go Hawkeyes! Week of 12/14/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress12142020

Please see the letter linked below from CCS Interim Superintendent, Romona N. Wenck regarding remote instruction due to Covid-19. https://bit.ly/CCSDistrictLetter1215

The CCS Board of Education will meet on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 5:30 PM via Zoom webinar. For access to the Zoom webinar, use the following link: https://bit.ly/BOEMtg1216 Passcode: 403693 or Copy and paste the following address into your web browser: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/93925709580?pwd=a25KcEVIUmZzUWRvOWVuZnNEMHlKQT09 Passcode: 403693 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16465189805,,93925709580# or +16468769923,,93925709580# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 518 9805 or +1 646 876 9923 Webinar ID: 939 2570 9580

CCS Principal Tracy Durkee requests that all CCS students K-6 move to contingency packets for Monday and Tuesday, December 14th and 15th AFTER signing into morning meetings in Google Classroom.

Cooperstown Central School will move to a 100% Emergency Remote plan for Monday and Tuesday, December 14th and 15th for all students K-12. CCS Staff will continue to report to the buildings on these days. Please find the links to the 100% Remote schedules below. More information will be provided in the upcoming days. https://bit.ly/ElementaryEmergencyRemoteSchedules https://bit.ly/JrSrHighEmergencyRemoteSchedule

Cooperstown Faculty Association has partnered with the CCS Board of Education this holiday season to organize a collection of new unwrapped toys for the Stuff the Bus, spearheaded by Rolling Redemption and Recycling of Hartwick, NY. CCS Faculty and Staff can support this effort by dropping off new unwrapped toys to collection boxes located in the Faculty Rooms of each school building. Deadline for donations is December 11th. Let’s Go Hawkeyes Faculty and Staff! Let’s STUFF THE BUS!

Cooperstown Central School District invites the entire CCS K-12 district family, as well as CCS Faculty and Staff, to join in on a (VIRTUAL) contribution to Light Up Coop, a grassroots movement to encourage the greater Cooperstown community to light up for the holidays and spread good cheer. Let's connect with one another and with our community by sharing our contributions. 1. Light a candle or luminary, draw a candle, or make a candle out of recycled materials, or toys. 2. Take a good quality picture (jpg format). 3. Share the image with Library Media Specialist Emily Gibson at egibson@cooperstowncs.org. Mrs. Gibson will take candle image contributions and make a collage to "light up" our virtual CCS world. Deadline for contributions is Wednesday, December 16th. Attached are links to some ideas to get you started! https://www.diyncrafts.com/51763/repurpose/diy-tin-can-lanterns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXjTM4YT2NU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWlXZMrww1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNmJeBI2h_M https://drive.google.com/open?id=1riird1IBaoW3KfVvOI6shh9fr-cbiYIu&authuser=0

CCS Athletes are giving back to the Cooperstown community! On December 2nd, 2020, members of CCS Leadership Training for Athletes collaborated with CCS Soles-to-Share and delivered new shoes to the Cooperstown Angel Network holiday family collections at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cooperstown. Some of the shoes were purchased using the CCS Soles-to-Share account, a shoe donation organization started by Cooperstown Alumnus, Christina Noto. Additional shoes were donated by CCS student athlete members of Leadership Training for Athletes. In total, over 25 pairs of shoes were donated to local families for the holidays. For questions, please contact CCS Physical Education Teacher Monica Wolfe at mwolfe@cooperstowncs.org. Way to go CCS Hawkeyes! Thank you for spreading holiday cheer!

This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express includes an update from Interim Superintendent Romona N. Wenck regarding potential for closures (typically known as “Snow Days”), information about Red-Orange-Yellow zones and how that will impact our school, and potential for an “Open Gym/Conditioning Program” for our students. Also included in this issue is other helpful news and information for our CCS District. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news and links that support our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with CCS district families through email notification. Access to the latest newsletter file can be found at the Hawkeyes Express link at the top of the CCS homepage. Previous issues can also be located through the “Hawkeyes Express Issues” button at the top of the Menu options of our district website. Let’s Go Hawkeyes! Week of 12/7/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress12072020

If you ordered from the FRUIT SALE Fundraiser to benefit National Honor Society and CCS Music Department, please note that pick-up for orders will take place Tuesday, Dec. 8th - Friday, Dec. 11th, 2:30-4:00pm at the Jr./Sr. HS band room entrance behind the bus garage.

As winter approaches, and driving becomes more hazardous, please review some reminders about the CCS Parking Lot and Bus Circle. -Speed limit in any school zone is 15 mph. -All students being dropped off in the morning should exit their car at the Auditorium door located at the south side of the main parking lot. Students then walk from the drop-off point to the appropriate entrance. The gym entrance is designated for students in Grades 7-9 and the cafeteria entrance is designated for students in Grades 10-12. Only CCS Staff may enter the Auditorium door. -All afternoon student pick-ups take place at the Auditorium door in the main parking lot. -The bus circle is for buses only. Cars leaving the main parking lot must turn left only. No right turn is allowed at that location from 7:00-8:10am and 2:15-2:45pm. -Please be considerate and attentive as you drive through the CCS campus. The Crossing Guards are there to keep everyone safe. There are many students and adults walking to and from their vehicles and the school buildings and they deserve every driver’s undivided attention and thoughtfulness. -Don’t put others at risk, please completely clean your windshield of ice before driving. -Please remember that passing a school bus with its RED lights flashing and STOP signs deployed, even in a parking lot, is against the law and endangers students loading or unloading the bus.

A message from our Cooperstown PTA The Annual Cooperstown PTA Pancake Breakfast must go on! For many years our CCS community has come together to ignite the holiday spirit and share fellowship. We can’t all come together but we can still celebrate and ...EAT PANCAKES! Here is how the Cooperstown PTA will hold the annual pancake breakfast this year: 1. Order your custom-made pancake kit for $25, including: One pint of pure local maple syrup from Maple Hill Farms 1.5 pound bag of pancake mix (makes 16 small pancakes) Maple syrup candies Commemorative child-size whisk 2. Follow this link to pre-pay for your kit. https://annual-pta-pancake-breakfast.cheddarup.com You may also pre-order and pay by cash or check when you pick up. Simply send an email to: virtualpancake2020@gmail.com 3. Pick up your kit on Saturday, December 19th from 9:00-11:00am at Cooperstown Elementary School. 4. Go home and make your pancakes . . . and eat them too! 5. Follow the Cooperstown PTA facebook page for pancake recipes, live pancake-making videos, and much more! Post your pictures or videos of your pancake-making adventure. Prizes will be awarded for the top three best-looking pancakes.

Wednesday, December 3, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - Author and illustrator Daniel Jude Miller will join Emily Gibson, CCS Library Media Specialist, for a virtual author visit this Friday during the regularly scheduled CCS Elementary Friday Library Classes on Zoom. Mr. Miller will provide students with an interactive, exciting, and even a little silly, introduction to the art of telling stories and drawing. To prepare for the visit, students may enjoy this video of Everybody Wake Up read by the author himself at https://bit.ly/EverybodyWakeUpReadAloud. Miller challenges kids to “Write a story, create a comic, make a poem, just use the time productively so that when you look back on 2020, you don't see the terrible year it was, but rather the year I made something.” Learn more about Daniel Jude Miller on his website at https://djudemiller.com/. CCS Friday Library Class Times: K-2: 9:30-10 am 3 & 4: 10-10:30 am 5 & 6: 10:30-11 am The Zoom link is https://e2ccb-gst.zoom.us/j/2227939817

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The December 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High School Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important information on completing the FAFSA, resources for PSAT scores, helpful tips on using Khan Academy, financial aid information and other updates on school programs to support CCS students and families. Monthly issues can be found on the Counseling page of the CCS website and issues are emailed to district families through student Naviance accounts. For more information, please contact the CCS Counseling Dept at 607-547-5300 or jlyons@cooperstowncs.org. https://bit.ly/Dec2020CounselingNewsletter