CSS Newsletter
October 3, 2019
Produced by the CCS PTA
Submissions for the CCS Newsletter are due by 3 PM on Mondays prior.
Email to: news@ccspta.info
Email to: news@ccspta.info
This school year, CCS is participating in the Positivity Project. A different character trait or topic is highlighted and discussed at school each week. Families are encouraged to follow along with the weekly themes at home to further emphasize each topic. This week's character trait is "Open-mindedness". According to the Positivity Project's Weekly Roundup:
Open-mindedness is the willingness to actively search for evidence that goes against one's favored beliefs, plans, or goals. Open-minded individuals are able to weigh all evidence fairly, when it is available. They see the other side and fight the tendency to have a bias for their own views. And, rather than favoring the socially dominant views, they give attention to those that are less dominant.
This character strength helps individuals build knowledge about specific issues or points of view – and provide sound recommendations and advice. Open-minded people do not jump to conclusions. Instead, they seek out and examine all of the available evidence before forming an opinion.
Visit The Positivity Project's website to learn more and to sign up for the weekly newsletter.
Click here to view the complete list of topics for the 2019 - 2020 school year.
Below you will find the dates of several upcoming school spirit days at Clinton Elementary:
| Date | Spirit Day | What to Wear |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 18 | Pink for Cancer Awareness | Anything pink |
| Friday, October 26 | Positive Spirit Day | Shirts with a positive message |
| Friday, Movember 1 | Movember Kickoff | Pink or blue to channel your inner Piggie or Gerald |
| Friday, Movember 8 | Veterans Day Celebration | Red, white, and blue or camouflage |
Are you looking for help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
We encourage you to consider attending one of the following workshops. Financial aid representatives will be available to assist families with the completion of the FAFSA form.
*All students are eligible for support.
You do not need to apply to a SUNY school to attend these events.
*To register for these events, please go to https://engage.suny.edu
Click whichever fair you are interested in to complete the registration process*
Started at the University of Rochester in 2004 with support from the Kauffman Foundation, YEA is now in 168 communities across America with classes also in Shanghai, China and India. More than 4,000 students nationwide have launched over 3,000 businesses and social movements. This will be the eighth year that Mohawk Valley Community College has hosted it in the greater Utica area and applications are now open for the upcoming class.
Students from all local school districts are encouraged to apply and educators are invited to nominate students they believe will excel in the program. Full and partial scholarships are available to qualifying students.
The class is open to students in grades 6-12 (ages 11 to 18) from any local school district and class size is limited.
Classes are held on Wednesday evenings from October 16, 2019 - May 13, 2020 from 4:30-7:30pm at Mohawk Valley Community College's Utica campus, with no classes held during school breaks.
During the class, students:
Student will need to complete
YEA! USA is made possible by the Kauffman Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the E. Philip Saunders Foundation. We also thank our national supporters - Sam's Club and Southwest Airlines.
Bring your own reusable containers to restaurants for your leftovers. Not only is it more environmentally friendly than styrofoam containers, but your food will also stay fresh for longer!
**Submit your Earth-friendly or nutrition tips to farmtoschool@ccspta.info. We would love to share your ideas!
The Hamilton College Department of Music presents a guitar coffeehouse concert by Adam Dudding, aka The Ramblin’ Brooks on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Café Opus in Schambach Center on the Hamilton campus.
Adam Brooks Dudding, who teaches folk guitar at Hamilton College, is a performing songwriter, guitarist, and independent recording artist with over two decades of experience as a DIY touring musician and producer. His songs are well-crafted and heartfelt, showcasing his musicianship and eclectic range of styles and influences.
As The Ramblin’ Brooks, Dudding’s passion for storytelling and gritty, blues-based music merges folk, country, pop and psychedelic-rock with contagious grooves. From his Midwestern upbringing and musical dawning in Ohio, to his co-writing and performing adventures in Nashville, Tenn., to cross-cultural sonic explorations discovered in Shanghai, China, Dudding’s wanderlust weaves its way throughout the soundscape of his songs.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the box office at (315) 859-4331.
The chamber players of Tempesta di Mare present A Tale of Two Italian Cities, chamber music from Venice and Naples on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 pm in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts at Hamilton College.
The group includes Gwyn Roberts, recorder; Emlyn Ngai, violin; Rebecca Harris, violin; Lisa Terry, viola da gamba; Richard Stone, theorbo; and Adam Pearl, harpsichord.
Fanfare magazine recently hailed Tempesta di Mare for its “abundant energy, immaculate ensemble, and undeniable sense of purpose.” Tempesta di Mare performs baroque music on baroque instruments with a repertoire that ranges from staged opera to chamber music.
This program takes a look that early music from Naples and Venice. Naples is represented by the witty Renaissance music of Andrea Falconieri, and quartets by Francesco Mancini and Alessandro Scarlatti. Venice is represented by an opera-inspired sonata by Dario Castello. The program also includes a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and $5 for students. Visit www.hamilton.edu/performingarts or call the box office at (315) 859-4331 for tickets or more information.
Maestro Octavio Mas-Arocas is our guest conductor, and will present a pre-concert lecture at 1:30.
Our featured guest artist will be pianist David Kim, well-known to audiences in the greater Clinton area. He will perform the Piano Concerto No. 2, c minor, op.18 of Serge Rachmaninoff, in memory of his mother, Susan Kim. “We enthusiastically welcome him back,” stated Music Director Charles Schneider. “He was the soloist on our very first concert and enjoyed a rousing success!”
The orchestra will open the concert with the renowned epic tone poem of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Open-seating Tickets are $35 for adults and FREE for all students with ID.
For reservations, please call 315-404-2016 or mail payments to CSOMV, PO Box 270, Clinton, NY 13323
Also, tax-deductible donations may be made to “Clinton Symphony Orchestra” and mailed to the PO Box above.
More information can be found through these links:
