CSS Newsletter
May 2, 2019
Produced by the CCS PTA
Submissions for the CCS Newsletter are due by 3 PM on Mondays prior.
Email to: news@ccspta.info

Inside This Issue:

CCS District Calendar

PTA News

June PTA Meeting - PTA Board Election
Our final PTA meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 pm in the Secondary Media Center. We hope to see you there! At this meeting, we will be electing a new PTA Board for the 2019 - 2020 school year. If you would like to be in the running for a position you can sign up as a nominee here.

Volunteers and Desserts Needed for the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon!

Dear Parents,

Each year in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, the Clinton Central School PTA hosts a luncheon to honor and celebrate our teachers, faculty, and staff. Everyone who is employed by the district, from administrators to crossing guards, is invited to attend and the PTA provides a beautifully catered multi-course lunch buffet. It is one of our favorite events of the year and we always look forward to honoring our wonderful school employees on this day.

We are looking for volunteers to make desserts for the event or to help serve lunch. Food would need to be delivered to the Atrium on Thursday, May 9 between 8 am and 10 am since the first group comes for lunch around 10:45. We need volunteers to help serve and prep between 9 am and 3 pm. We are using Perfect Potluck to coordinate volunteers. If you are able to provide dessert or volunteer your time (even a half hour helps) please sign up here.

If you would like more information about this event or if you would like to help out in other ways, please email us at ccsnypta@gmail.com and once again, THANK YOU for your continued support.

Sincerely,

The CCS PTA

Square 1 Art Pickup - Tuesday, May 7, 4 - 6 pm


Square 1 Art orders are available for pickup!

Where: Elementary School hallway in front of the office

When: Tuesday, May 7th, 4 - 6 pm

If you are unable to pick up art at this time, it will be sent home with your student from school.

Thank you!

Square 1 Art
 


DID YOU MISS OUT ON ORDERING KEEPSAKE GIFTS
THAT DISPLAY YOUR CHILD'S ARTWORK?

 
 


It's not too late to order. Clinton Elementary School will still benefit from your order. Use the art access code located in your order packet or contact Customer Care at Service@Square1Art.com or 888.332.3294 to receive your access code.

You can still order and the school will benefit!

Celebrate upcoming holidays with gifts to will be cherished for years to come.

 
   
service@square1art.com 888.332.3294

 

Farm to School Sample Day
On Tuesday, April 30 elementary students sampled black bean & corn salsa AND New York State Concord grape juice. Thank you so much to our volunteers that served samples, the kitchen staff for preparing the sampled items, and to the students for being so willing to try new things! Also a BIG thank you to Farm to School Mohawk Valley for bringing Farm to School to Clinton!














Harvest of the Month Sample Schedule

The CCS PTA Farm to School Committee, working with OHM BOCES Food Service and the Mohawk Valley Farm to School Initiative, has launched a new Harvest of the Month sampling program. Harvest of the Month is a Farm to School initiative that promotes a seasonal, locally grown item each month. A day or two before the Harvest of the Month is listed on the menu each month, the elementary school kitchen staff will prepare a batch of the menu item for volunteers to serve samples to students in the cafeteria. The idea is to encourage the students to try something new and maybe even choose it for lunch later in the week. Below is our sample schedule:

Menu Item Sample Date Date Listed on Menu
Cheesy Kale Bake May 21 May 23
Cucumber Yogurt Dip June 4 June 6

If you would like to join the Farm to School committee, please email us at farmtoschool@ccspta.info You can also help by encouraging your child to try the samples offered! Thank you for your support!

School News

Clinton Elementary Spirit Day - Friday, May 3

CCS District Art Show - Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
*** Note - This date has changed from the original date of 5/14

Give Back Snow Day
If by May 23, 2019, the District does not use the remaining snow day, then Friday, May 24, 2019, will be a give back snow day. If an additional snow day must be used, then May 24, 2019 will be a day of instruction.

Positivity Project - Purpose
This school year, CCS is participating in the Positivity Project. A different character trait or topic is highlighted and discussed at school each week. This week's character strength is Purpose. According to the Positivity Project's Weekly Roundup:

Purpose gives individuals the sense that they are put on this earth for a reason and that they are somehow connected with humanity or the universe. People who possess a sense of purpose believe that they were put on earth for a reason. That reason can have all kinds of variety. It could be to create a unique invention, to bring joy through art or music, or to raise their children to become good people. These people have a true calling.

One of the most insightful and impactful researchers of this strength was Viktor Frankl, the author of Man's Search for Meaning. Frankl analyzed and wrote about his experiences in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Frankl's experiences taught him that purpose provides strength and that "Those who have a 'why' to life, can bear with almost any 'how'."

Visit The Positivity Project's website to learn more and to sign up for the weekly newsletter.

LEAP Recycling For Charity
The high school's LEAP Club (Leaders in Environmental Awareness and Protection) is proud to announce a new recycling initiative for personal hygiene/beauty products and packaging. For each item that that we recycle, we will earn money towards a charity that digs wells for communities in developing nations. If everyone in our district contributes 20 items, the profits will provide 200 people with a year's worth of clean drinking water. Place your used products and empty containers in the collection boxes in the high school office, middle school office, and elementary school hallway (beside the boxtop collection box) to alleviate thirst and keep these items out of our landfill!

Accepted Used Items
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste tubes and caps
  • Floss containers
  • Deodorant containers and caps
  • Hair product tubes and caps
  • Soap/lotion/shampoo dispensers
  • Hair spray triggers
  • Chapstick/lipstick tubes and caps
  • Bar-soap wrappers
  • Make-up tubes (mascara, concealer, etc.)
  • Make-up cases (eyeshadow, bronzer, powder, etc.)
  • Foundation packaging
  • Make-up pencils
Thank you for your participation!

Sports News

Pop Warner Football and Cheer Sign-ups

Clinton Track

Clinton boys and girls track attended 3 invitational meets over spring break. With over half of the squad away...those who were left did a fantastic job.

Both squads finished second to class AA Liverpool at the Chittenango invitational on Friday 4/12.

CCS braved the elements and torrential wind and rain to finish strong in the 18 school contest.

On Wednesday 4/17 CCS attended the non-scoring West Hill Invitational.

It was a chance for athletes to forget about the score-board, take some risks and amass peak performances without having to double or triple back in events for team points.

Sophomore Taylor Harvey responded with a school record in the 2000 meter steeplechase with a time of 7:36.17 (old record was held by Gabrielle Dewhurst from 2017 with a 7:42.4).

Senior Emmeline MacPherson, Junior Roxee Hughes and Freshman Kate Stockwell teamed up to erase the old 3X100 Shuttle hurdle record of 55.2 set just last year with a combined time of 51.88!

Not to be outdone...Senior Justin Stell, Junior Luke Stell and Senior Nate Ostrander turned the same trick eclipsing the old 3x110 shuttle hurdle record of 53.1 with their own new record of 52.22!

On Friday 4/19 CCS attended the Cook/Destefano invitational at Proctor.

The girls team won the meet and the boys finished second behind host AA Proctor.

Boys' results for April 24 can be found here.

Girls' results for April 24 can be found here.

Results for the Boys' Track & Field Meet on April 29 can be found here.
CS relay school records set by: Girls 4X1600 relay squad (Eva Borton, Leah Borton, Taylor Harvey, Madison Luke) 22:21.9 (old record was 22:55.6 from 2017) & Girls 2XDiscus throw team (Jenna Deep & Madeline Walters) combined 179' 3" (old record was 150' 6" from 2016).

Results for the Girls' Track & Field Meet on April 29 can be found here.

Kirkland Town Library News

Youth Market Information Session - Thursday, May 2, 7 pm

Low Impact Exercise Class - Beginning on Friday, May 3

Getting Started With E-Books - Tuesday, May 7, 3:30 pm

Open House - Tours, activities, and presentations for all ages - Wednesday, May 15, 5 - 7 pm

School Break Classes and Camps

CELC Summer Camp

The TreeHouse Reading & Arts Center Summer Camp

KAC Kids Camp

Summer Reading Skills

New Hartford YMCA Summer Day Camp

Community News

Summer Music Scholarships

Clinton Pool Gala - Friday, May 3, 7 - 10 pm

Wellin Kids: Model Magic "Minions" - Saturday, May 4, 2 - 3 pm
Drop in for free children’s activities and treats! Kids will create ancient Egypt-esque characters out of Model Magic, and learn about some traditions from that time period. This project is inspired by the art featured in the Wellin Museum’s permanent collection, on view in Archive Hall.

Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College
198 College Hill Rd
Clinton, NY 13323

Hamilton College Department of Music Presents End of Semester Concerts

The Hamilton College Department of Music student ensembles present end of semester concerts for choir, jazz, orchestra, and chamber ensembles in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

Heather Buchman conducts the Hamilton College Orchestra at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 3, in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. The program includes Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 and Griffes’s Poem for Flute and Orchestra, with Edwin Brennan, flute.

The Hamilton College Chamber Ensembles lead a spring tour through Schambach Center on Sunday, May 5, at 7:30 pm. The concert begins and end in Wellin Hall and includes performances by the Percussion, Flute, Clarinet, Brass, and Saxophone Ensembles plus, Hamstrings and Piano Duets.

“Doc” Woods leads the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble in their final concert of the semester on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 pm in Café Opus. The concert will feature new work for big band jazz plus jazz standards and student vocalists.

The College Hill Singers and student voice soloists perform on Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30 pm in Wellin Hall. Under the direction of Danan Tsan, the College Hill Singers are performing Frostiana by Randall Thompson with poetry by Robert Frost. The second half of the program features solos by students in choir who also take voice lessons.

All performances are free and open to the public. For more information call the box office at 315-859-4331 or visit www.hamilton.edu/performingarts.

Become a 2019-2020 Broadway Utica Bernadette Eichler Youth Ambassador

Journey for Sight 10K & 5K Walk - Saturday, May 18

KAC Run and Walk - Saturday, June 1

MVCC Test Prep Courses

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