Whitesville Central School

💯 Our PreK and Kindergarten classes sure got a lesson on colors during this spirit week! Look at them rocking their neons and "blurple"! 💛💙💜💙🧡

🏡 Our very own Miss Sandy had a special visit this week! The Prek, Kindergarten and 1st grade music classes took a nature walk up town to wish her well! Get back on your feet soon, Miss Sandy! These Blue Jays miss you! 🫶

This week our 4th graders took a unique voyage to the center of the earth with the REV Theater Production Crew! They became great explorers, learning about cave acoustics, navigational tools, underground seas and so much more with this skit!

Reminder that the next Regular Board of Education meeting will be held Tuesday, October 13th at 6:30 pm in the High School Library.

Direct link to meeting dates:
https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3246/Wcsd/000bc275-00bb-4040-9504-f22040a4716d/BOE-2026-27-Tentative-Mtg-Dates.pdf?disposition=inline

Direct link to meeting agendas:
https://www.whitesvillesd.org/documents/board-of-education/public-board-meeting-documents/353815

All of this information can be found on the WCS Board of Education page: https://www.whitesvillesd.org/page/board-of-education

Fire prevention week. We will be practicing safety drills throughout the week.

✨️🔬Check it out! Alfred University is getting ready for a Night of Science & Arts!🔬✨️ ⚙️Thursday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 PM At Alfred University, McMahon Engineering Building and Harder Hall Lobby 🔎 How does NoSA work? NoSA is a one-night, completely free event held by Alfred University’s science, engineering, and art faculty and students. Families of all ages are invited to arrive on campus anytime starting at 5pm where they can walk around McMahon and Harder Hall to watch live demos. 👨‍🔬⏱️Each demo is about 5-10 minutes. It is expected to take about 1.5 hours to see all demos. Families are invited to have dinner at Ade Dining Hall for a buffet style dinner at any point in the night. We are running a special discounted rate of $12, and $5 for kids 12 years and under. 🚘 Parking Information: All faculty, staff, and student parking lots will be open to the public for this event. We will have volunteers help direct traffic and parking as you enter downtown Alfred. Students will also be driving golf carts to help carry families to demo locations and the dining hall. 🙋‍♀️For any questions, email Dr. Rebecca Welch at WelchR@alfred.edu

🍁 Stay Healthy This Fall and Winter 🍁 Allegany County Department of Health is coming to the Whitesville Fire Hall on Tuesday, October 13, from 2:00-5:00 pm to give flu shots. A flu shot helps protect not only you, but also babies, older adults, and others who may be more vulnerable to serious illness. Bring your ID and your insurance card. Registration is preferred but walk-ins are accepted. Register here: https://form.jotform.com/262315108844152. Together, we can help reduce the impact of flu in our community!

The Kindergarten music class spent time learning that they can act out stories through music and dramatic expression! Here, they are acting out the story "Andy Pandy", popping up and down and in and out, as the story’s song unfolds. They used their chairs as the “toy box” in the story.

Third grade has moved into the rhythm portion of their first unit! They got creative as they composed their own rhythms using sidewalk chalk, incorporating the notes and rests they have been studying. After completing their rhythms, each student clapped their composition to hear how it sounded and to bring their creation to life!

Let's send off our Andover-Whitesville teams with some SCHOOL SPIRIT! See the attached flyer for spirit week events here at WCS next week! Parents, please note that we have a slightly different schedule than Andover's Spirit Days due to our Picture Day being on Monday!

This week our 3-4th grade scientists inventing “Bobby” (the paperclip) droppers to see if they can get him to fall safely. They practiced failing and learning from mistakes to make their invention even better!

Don't forget to turn in paperwork if you want to have your child get a dental exam and cleaning right here at Whitesville Central School! Mosaic Community Dental would like to visit the school this fall, but we need enough students signed up. We want to keep our students' smiles healthy! Here is the link to sign up on line: https://mosaichealth.org/community-dentistry-online-registration

Our first graders are loving our new Mystery Science lessons! This week, we’ve been learning about how trees and umbrellas are different—and wondering why trees can withstand the wind while umbrellas can easily blow away. 🌬️☂️ Our young scientists got to put their thinking to the test by designing and creating their own umbrellas and then testing them in the wind! Afterward, they changed their designs to make them more like the leaves on a tree and tested them again to see if their new designs worked better. 🌿 We are learning that being a scientist means asking questions, making predictions, testing our theories, learning from what happens, and trying again! Our first graders are having so much fun learning through hands-on experiences! 🧪💡🌳

🌳🐦 What a fabulous day for Outdoor Ed today! Our 5th grade worked on engineering their outdoor classroom! The 4th grade built a mud kitchen, then worked on designing and creating their fire ring. They even made seating out of a log! Later, the 3rd grade learned, created, and designed a Blue Jay nest and then played in the mud kitchen that the 4th graders made! It was a great day of teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving together! 🪺🌿

Mosaic Health Dental would like to come back to Whitesville School this fall! They provide services which include dental screenings, cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatments and sealants and telehealth dental exams for the students right here at school during the school day! No need for you to miss work or to drive far away for a dentist that accepts your insurance. We need enough students registered in order for them to come to our school. Registration forms and more information will be sent home soon! Online registration is: https://mosaichealth.org/community-dentistry-online-registration

🌿 Our first Outdoor Education lesson of the school year! 🌿 The kids were so excited to get back into their outdoor classroom spaces! 🍂🌳 We started the year with a fun color wheel activity, searching through nature to find something representing every color of the rainbow. 🌈 The students also got to explore our mud kitchen, a brand-new addition this year! They had so much fun using their creativity and imagination while exploring the outdoors. 🪵🪨💚 We’re looking forward to many more adventures and discoveries in our outdoor classroom this year! 🌿✨

🇺🇸 Today marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. None of our children were born to experience the world before that day, however, the importance of teaching them about this tragic event is no less important 25 years later as it was in that very morning in 2001. Today, our 5th grade listened to the interviews of the heroes who were there that day. The kids had great discussions that challenged their understanding of why laws and regulations get put into place, and also how tragedy can pull people together to make a community or nation stronger in the end! They especially wanted to hear where their teachers were when it happened and had many more questions! If you have a chance to talk with one of these 5th graders, please share your story with them too! 🇺🇸

📚✨ First Grade had a busy and exciting day! ✨📚 Today our students got to share their All About Me Bags and learn more about their classmates. We also had the chance to visit our new science room and enjoy a Mystery Science lesson exploring the question, “If animals went to school, what would they learn?” 🐾🔬 To top off our day, we spent some time at the Blue Jay Nest, where we learned about different equipment and how it helps our bodies move, grow, and stay healthy! 💪🏼 What a fun day full of sharing, exploring, learning, and discovering! We are off to a great start in first grade! 🧡📚

Our first day of school was a huge success for our Blue Jays! Here's to a great year!! 💙🤍💙

🎉🏫The first day of school is quickly approaching on Tuesday, Sept 8th! 👩‍🏫 Teachers have been prepping, classrooms are sparkling, and all supplies are provided again, so students just need a backpack! 🥯 Don't forget that breakfast is available daily to start their day off right. 💌 Morning Clubs will continue this year as well! More info will be going out soon. 💙 We're geared up for a great year, Blue Jays! Enjoy this Labor Day weekend, and we'll see you soon!!

Dont forget, Open House is September 1st! 🌭 Enjoy hot dogs **IN THE CAFETERIA* from 5-5:30pm! *Notice change in location due to weather! 🏫 The school will be open from 5:30-6:30pm to visit classrooms and meet the teachers ! 💙 See you soon!