A Tradition of Excellence & Equity                          Volume 1, Issue 1


                                                                                             October 2011


                               Middle School
                               Messenger

                                                                                     PTA News
 Principal’s Message                                                                 A reminder that school
                                                                                     pictures are October 5th.
Dear Parents,                Grades will be posted on    occur that would require
                                                                                     Yearbook order forms are
                             the parent portal on Oc-    our evacuation, only par-
                                                                                     out! We encourage all
    Welcome! I am ex-        tober 14. Please call or    ents would be allowed to    parents to order online.
cited about our 2011-        email the appropriate       pick up their own child.    The website is
2012 year. I have visited    teacher if you have any     Students will not be re-
with our new 5th grad-       questions; each teacher     leased to friends or        www.jostensyearbooks.com
ers; they are a great        has their own voice mail    neighbors.
group. Please feel free      box to record your mes-        Seventh graders will     Thank you for supporting
to join your child for       sage. The Parent Portal     have their first dance      the wrapping paper sale.
lunch any day.               is also available if you    from 7:00—9:30 pm on        All order forms are due by
    We get into full swing   have internet service.      October 21. A letter will   October 12.
in October with our ex-      You may sign up for         be sent to all 7th grade
tra-curricular activities.   your individualized pass-   parents regarding the       On Facebook? Please
Please keep the calendar     word in our office dur-     event. Parents are wel-     “Like” Cazenovia Middle
included in this newslet-    ing our regular business    come to attend.             School PTA for additional
ter as a reference. Per-     hours.                         Please call us           PTA News.
mission from home is             We will have a half     with questions or
required to stay after       day of school on Octo-      concerns (655-
school and a student         ber 20 for parent con-      1324). Our website
must be with a teacher       ferences. Students will     offers important
during this time. We do      be dismissed at approxi-    information that
not allow students to        mately 10:45 am.            you will find helpful
walk to the library or           During the morning      ww.caz.cnyric.org).
into town without writ-      of October 20th, our
ten permission. Please       students will participate
remember, too, that stu-     in our annual sheltering
dents may not ride home      drill and early dismissal
on the bus with a friend     drill. This exercise is                                  November 3—4:30 pm
due to our bus’s capac-      designed to practice        Sincerely,                   November 4—7:00 pm
ity. Your cooperation in     procedures in the event     Jean J. Regan                November 5—2:00 pm
keeping track of our kids    that we have an incident    Principal
is appreciated.              that would require us to                                 Reserved Seating $5.00
    The first interim pe-    gather in one place.                                      Call 655-1324 x3334
riod ends in October 7.      Should a real emergency
Google Apps Are Here!
   You’ve all probably heard about it    students need to remember only one        tached to an event on their class cal-
by now. Maybe your child(ren), a         user id and one password. Previously,     endars, depending on how the
teacher or a friend told you. Google     we had two - one for the network          teacher has set it up. Students need
Apps is the new Buzz at the Middle       and one for BlackBoard.                   to remember two things: name their
School!                                      Students can sign on to our closed    homework using the format the
   To give you some background, the      system through the Cazenovia web          teacher has shown them and share
district was looking for some way to     page at www.caz.cnyric.org. All in-       their completed work with their
make sharing information and home-       formation included in our system can      teacher. All students have been
work easier for the                                                only be seen    shown how to do this. If they have
students, parents                                                  by people       any problems doing either of these,
and teachers. Google                                               who have        please have them let their teacher
Apps fit the bill be-                                              accounts        know.
cause it is internet-                                              through the       That’s the quick overview. If you
based. That means                                                  school. It is   have any questions, we are here to
that it has a format                                               not open to     help.
that any machine (PC                                               the rest of
or Mac ) can read. It                                              the world.
has already saved us                                               Once signed
from many of the format issues we        in, students can find homework as-
have seen in the past. In addition,      signments in their Documents or at-


Look Who Jumped Off the Page and Onto The Stage
   Coming Soon…… Seussical Jr.

    Once you watch the musical           Sour Kangaroo), Julia Wilson (Mayzie      Yates, Ari Becker, McKinley Denni-
Seussical, you’ll be dying to get back   LaBird), Dan McKillop (The Mayor)         son, Maleigha Ellithorpe, Mackensie
home and reread all your old favor-      and Mimi Gabor (Mrs. Mayor), Jake         Gregg, Janie Kempf, Elizabeth Riha
ite Dr. Seuss books. This musical has    Bosworth, Geoff Christensen, John         and Hannah Scanlon.
one magical, entertaining song after     Henry Light-Olson and Adam Race              The Cazenovia Junior High Drama
another while leading the audience       portray the “Wickersham Brothers”         Club will hold three performance of
on a journey through Horton’s big-       and “The Bird Girls” include Anna         Seussical the Musical:
hearted idealism, the Who’s danger-      Barrett, Caeli Carroll, Sophia Carroll,
ous predicament, JoJo’s controver-       Lucy Connor, Hope Earley, Faith           Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm
sial “thinks”, and a total of seven-     Gara, Katie Hopsicker, Alli Karmis,        Friday, November 4th at 7:00 pm
teen Dr. Seuss stories!                  Siobhan Kiernan, Emily Mahoney            Saturday, November 5th at 2:00 pm
   The junior high cast of “Seuss”       and Katie Marshall.
characters include Trevor Nourse            Other Middle School students in           Tickets are $5.00 for reserved
(The Cat in the Hat), Tim Kempton        the roles of Jungle Animals and Who       seating and can be purchased by
(Horton the Elephant), Zachary Max-      Families are Molly Carges, Olivia Ca-     calling the box office at 655-1324
well (JoJo), Emily Kielbasinski          tania, Megan Henderson, Joanna            x3334.
(Gertrude McFuzz), Lillie Hunt (The      Seeley, Danielle Tedesco, Delaney



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                                         PTA Meeting
                                              7:00 pm

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          Columbus Day    Staff Dev.   Wrapping Paper                      Interim Reports
              No School
                           No School        Sale Ends                         available on
                                                                               Powerschool


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                                                         1/2 Day Parent    7th Grade Dance
                                                             Conferences    7:00—9:30 pm
                                                         10:45 Dismissal


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October Messenger

  • 1.
    A Tradition ofExcellence & Equity Volume 1, Issue 1 October 2011 Middle School Messenger PTA News Principal’s Message A reminder that school pictures are October 5th. Dear Parents, Grades will be posted on occur that would require Yearbook order forms are the parent portal on Oc- our evacuation, only par- out! We encourage all Welcome! I am ex- tober 14. Please call or ents would be allowed to parents to order online. cited about our 2011- email the appropriate pick up their own child. The website is 2012 year. I have visited teacher if you have any Students will not be re- with our new 5th grad- questions; each teacher leased to friends or www.jostensyearbooks.com ers; they are a great has their own voice mail neighbors. group. Please feel free box to record your mes- Seventh graders will Thank you for supporting to join your child for sage. The Parent Portal have their first dance the wrapping paper sale. lunch any day. is also available if you from 7:00—9:30 pm on All order forms are due by We get into full swing have internet service. October 21. A letter will October 12. in October with our ex- You may sign up for be sent to all 7th grade tra-curricular activities. your individualized pass- parents regarding the On Facebook? Please Please keep the calendar word in our office dur- event. Parents are wel- “Like” Cazenovia Middle included in this newslet- ing our regular business come to attend. School PTA for additional ter as a reference. Per- hours. Please call us PTA News. mission from home is We will have a half with questions or required to stay after day of school on Octo- concerns (655- school and a student ber 20 for parent con- 1324). Our website must be with a teacher ferences. Students will offers important during this time. We do be dismissed at approxi- information that not allow students to mately 10:45 am. you will find helpful walk to the library or During the morning ww.caz.cnyric.org). into town without writ- of October 20th, our ten permission. Please students will participate remember, too, that stu- in our annual sheltering dents may not ride home drill and early dismissal on the bus with a friend drill. This exercise is November 3—4:30 pm due to our bus’s capac- designed to practice Sincerely, November 4—7:00 pm ity. Your cooperation in procedures in the event Jean J. Regan November 5—2:00 pm keeping track of our kids that we have an incident Principal is appreciated. that would require us to Reserved Seating $5.00 The first interim pe- gather in one place. Call 655-1324 x3334 riod ends in October 7. Should a real emergency
  • 2.
    Google Apps AreHere! You’ve all probably heard about it students need to remember only one tached to an event on their class cal- by now. Maybe your child(ren), a user id and one password. Previously, endars, depending on how the teacher or a friend told you. Google we had two - one for the network teacher has set it up. Students need Apps is the new Buzz at the Middle and one for BlackBoard. to remember two things: name their School! Students can sign on to our closed homework using the format the To give you some background, the system through the Cazenovia web teacher has shown them and share district was looking for some way to page at www.caz.cnyric.org. All in- their completed work with their make sharing information and home- formation included in our system can teacher. All students have been work easier for the only be seen shown how to do this. If they have students, parents by people any problems doing either of these, and teachers. Google who have please have them let their teacher Apps fit the bill be- accounts know. cause it is internet- through the That’s the quick overview. If you based. That means school. It is have any questions, we are here to that it has a format not open to help. that any machine (PC the rest of or Mac ) can read. It the world. has already saved us Once signed from many of the format issues we in, students can find homework as- have seen in the past. In addition, signments in their Documents or at- Look Who Jumped Off the Page and Onto The Stage Coming Soon…… Seussical Jr. Once you watch the musical Sour Kangaroo), Julia Wilson (Mayzie Yates, Ari Becker, McKinley Denni- Seussical, you’ll be dying to get back LaBird), Dan McKillop (The Mayor) son, Maleigha Ellithorpe, Mackensie home and reread all your old favor- and Mimi Gabor (Mrs. Mayor), Jake Gregg, Janie Kempf, Elizabeth Riha ite Dr. Seuss books. This musical has Bosworth, Geoff Christensen, John and Hannah Scanlon. one magical, entertaining song after Henry Light-Olson and Adam Race The Cazenovia Junior High Drama another while leading the audience portray the “Wickersham Brothers” Club will hold three performance of on a journey through Horton’s big- and “The Bird Girls” include Anna Seussical the Musical: hearted idealism, the Who’s danger- Barrett, Caeli Carroll, Sophia Carroll, ous predicament, JoJo’s controver- Lucy Connor, Hope Earley, Faith Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm sial “thinks”, and a total of seven- Gara, Katie Hopsicker, Alli Karmis, Friday, November 4th at 7:00 pm teen Dr. Seuss stories! Siobhan Kiernan, Emily Mahoney Saturday, November 5th at 2:00 pm The junior high cast of “Seuss” and Katie Marshall. characters include Trevor Nourse Other Middle School students in Tickets are $5.00 for reserved (The Cat in the Hat), Tim Kempton the roles of Jungle Animals and Who seating and can be purchased by (Horton the Elephant), Zachary Max- Families are Molly Carges, Olivia Ca- calling the box office at 655-1324 well (JoJo), Emily Kielbasinski tania, Megan Henderson, Joanna x3334. (Gertrude McFuzz), Lillie Hunt (The Seeley, Danielle Tedesco, Delaney Page 2 Middle School Messenger
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    October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 School Pictures Q1 Interim Ends PTA Meeting 7:00 pm 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Columbus Day Staff Dev. Wrapping Paper Interim Reports No School No School Sale Ends available on Powerschool 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1/2 Day Parent 7th Grade Dance Conferences 7:00—9:30 pm 10:45 Dismissal 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31