Whitesville Central School

November 18th will be the next WCS Board of Education Meeting!

Please note, Regular Meeting times have changed to 6:30pm instead of the previous 7:00pm.

Visit the WCS BOE page for more information: https://www.whitesvillesd.org/page/board-of-education

World Kindness Day, a globally recognized day that began in 1998, emphasizes the power of small acts of kindness and it's impact on society. November 13th is a day dedicated to strengthening communities and fostering connection through empathy, understanding, and cooperation. A little kindness is where it begins; a harmonious world is where it ends. For more information: www.awarenessdays.com For a compilation of daily kindness download the Acts of Kindness calendar! 2025_RAK_kindness_calendar.pdf https://share.google/Fhv9ucoCWsXIuvcWC #WorldKindnessDay #ActsOfKindness #SpreadKindness #BeKind #KindnessMatters #ChooseKindness #RandomActsOfKindness

Attendance Matters! Many factors play a role in student learning. Make every day count!

📚 The Book Fair is almost here! Online ordering will remain open next week from 11/17-11/24. The Book Fair will be set up for in-person purchases in the WCS Elementary Library. Students will be able to browse and purchase books on Tuesday, November 18th during school hours and again on Monday, November 24th during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Set up an e-wallet account now so your student can explore the vast adventures that await them without delay! Online Book Fair: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/whitesvillecentralschool eWallet Setup: https://account.scholastic.com/my-scholastic/profile/ewallet.html?fairID=6045050&sUCN=600080415

The last Breakfast Club for 3rd-6th grades was dedicated to honoring our heroes. Mrs. Emery shared a video clip, "Kindness 101", from rememberwwII.org. The kids discussed what it means to show respect and let people know they matter. They discussed how respect looks when honoring our veterans, and how that same respect carries into our daily lives. They were then challenged to come up with their own definition of "respect" in their journals.

📚 Mark your calendars—the Scholastic Book Fair is arriving Nov 17-24th! Find everything you'll need on the school's Fair homepage, including a sneak peek at the books, e-wallet setup, and Share the Fair options that help more of our students purchase books! Visit: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/whitesvillecentralschool

The Children's Wellness Center is officially open to our students! "This space was designed to support movement, mindfulness, and fun, complete with youth-sized row machines, stationary bikes, trampolines, tumbling space and even a jungle gym!" -Mrs. Emery 💙🤍💙 Students have been tasked with creating artwork for the walls and voting on a name for the space to make their own! Stay tuned for the official name to be announced next Friday!

WCS is looking to hire a Full-Time Bus Driver! Pay is $19/hour with compensation based on experience. Must have an appropriate license & be 19A qualified, however paid training is available! Position will remain open until filled. Please submit a Letter of Interest to Mrs. Emery and reach out to her with any questions.

Visit https://www.whitesvillesd.org/o/wcsd/page/careers for additional openings and application details.

WCS Nurse's office is completing vision and hearing screenings for students this week and next week. Parents will be getting a letter in a few weeks with vision results, as well as if a student fails the hearing screening. We recommend everyone gets their hearing and vision checked by their doctor every year -- the screenings completed at the school indicate any issues that a healthcare provider should evaluate and follow-up. 💙

Parents of infants and toddlers, do you know about a resource in Wellsville called the First Step Family Resource Center? A program of Ardent Solutions, they are open Monday-Thursday and have open play times in their center, family supports and diaper distribution. To register for diaper distribution go to https://everybottomcovered.wufoo.com/forms/every-bottom-covered-client-application-allegany/
For more information about the center, check out
https://www.ardentnetwork.org/first-step-family-resource-center.html

Outdoor Education got their hands dirty this week making pumpkin bird feeders, another round of apple cider, and live-action scare crows! Then 3rd grade made apple monsters with this week's special guest, Mrs. Laughlin!!

Mrs. Bissett's Enrichment Class finished their book: Vacation Under the Volcano! To celebrate, they made and erupted their own volcanos!

These guys know how to live it up during recess time with Mrs. Bissett and Ms. McCaig!

🌄This week's Morning Clubs were in the zone! Games and Crafts explored several stations while Morning Yoga practiced finding their inner zen.

👻 Don't forget! The Halloween Parade is NEXT Friday, Oct 31st at 1:00pm. Join us for a sneak peak of all the creepy characters! We'll be hosting a contest for "Best" in several categories that you wont want to miss. See you on the lawn!

October is national Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) highlights New York’s “Operation See! Be Seen!" (https://dmv.ny.gov/news/as-pedestrian-safety-month-begins-governors-traffic-safety-committee-highlights-new-yorks-see) At WCS, we would like to take this special opportunity to give a "shout-out" to our bus drivers who undergo extensive training and undertake the added responsibly of ensuring safety for not only our children but everyone else sharing the roads they travel. We can all do our part to ensure safety!

📸 Picture RETAKE Day is November 13! If you missed the first round or need a retake, another round of order forms will be coming home with all students tomorrow! Or skip the fuss and order online at www.inter-state.com/order using school code: 0160QXD

Mrs. McCaig introduced a percussion unit in Prek ELA, which introduced drums and claves (or rhythm sticks)! They had a fun story to go along with it and then Mrs. Lowe let them explore her other percussion instruments from the music room!

Last week the Ridgewalk was opened up to participating schools for the kids to walk the trail. Our 5th and 6th graders had a beautiful, crisp day to enjoy our beautiful NY landscape!