Salamanca City Central School District

Dear Warrior Nation, The Salamanca City Central School District received our allocation of COVID rapid test kits from New York State. COVID Test kits will be distributed on January 4th to all Pre-K-7 students attending Prospect and Seneca Intermediate Schools and sent home in student backpacks. Each kit contains two rapid tests. Students in Grades 8-12 and Warrior Academy will have test kits distributed tomorrow, January 5th. Should your child(ren) test positive for COVID after using a rapid test kit, please contact Mrs. Creed immediately at 716-945-2400 ext. 6203 or at jcreed@salamancany.org. Thank you for helping keep our students and staff safe and to help keep our schools open to in-person instruction. Mr. Breidenstein

Due to the rescheduled Chorus concert on Thursday, December 16th, there will be NO open swim tomorrow, December 16th. We will resume open swim on Thursday, January 6th. Have a happy and safe holiday season!

This week in Mrs. Middaugh’s and Mrs. Mahany’s Computer Learning and Social Skills class, students learned how to use Book Creator. The students had already created Christmas lists in Word, listing 12 things they wanted Santa to bring them. They added bulleted lists and pictures along with a background for this step of their project. This week, Mrs. Schnaufer came in and assisted in teaching the students to make books using the program Book Creator. For this part of their project, the students created a book cover and a page for each item on their list. Each page had text and a picture, a shape and a voice recording on it. The prompt was “On the first day of Christmas, I would like Santa to bring to me…” They did 12 pages in their book, one for each of the 12 days of Christmas. The students really are enjoying building this project and were truly excited when they we able to add their voices to the book!

Students in Mrs. Phillips-Moores created a Closed Planet System - sealed terrarium, class each received a Gatorade bottle that was cut in two. St Bonaventure student intern put a small amount of charcoal and gravel in the bottom of the bottles. Then the students needed to find a small plant that would fit into their bottles. Once they found their plant, they added soil and water, along with their plant, into their bottle. Our student intern taped the bottled together to seal them up. They placed their closed systems in the classroom windows and will be making observation over about a 3-week period. We have already saw some growth with the roots of the plants.

Our UPK classes had a great time seeing the fire truck brought over by one of the Salamanca firefighters!!! 🤗 Thank you so much for coming for fire safety week and to the City Of Salamanca Fire Dept.

SAVE THE DATE! High School Open House - Thursday, Sept. 30th 5:00-6:30p.m. Chautauqua Comics and Off the Beaten Path Bookstore will be in the library for a Book Fair you won't want to miss. Come "Fall into Reading" and check it out.

DON'T FORGET! Seneca Intermediate & High School Welcome Back Picnics - TONIGHT, August 26th from 5-7pm The food service staff are busy prepping for the delicious meal they will serve at tonight's Welcome Back Picnic for Seneca Intermediate and the High School. What's on the menu you ask? Grilled BBQ Chicken (Legs & Boneless Skinless Breast) Summer Pasta Salad Red Potato Salad Honey Cornbread Corn on the Cobb with Herb Butter Sliced Watermelon Chocolate Chip & Sugar Cookies All meals would be served with bottled water. See you tonight from 5-7pm at the 50 Iroquois Drive Campus. REMINDER! Everyone must wear a mask inside the school building.

Ohh how we’ve missed your smiling faces!! The adventure continues, Kayaking day 2! Students continue to learn around the current, along with water safety and of course all while having a little fun! Our certified water safety and kayak instructors lead students down the Allegheny River! #SummerSTEAM #AdventureCamp #Kayak

Tomorrow, June 1st many students across the district have asked that students and staff wear orange to show honor to the recent discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children who were found at an old Indian Boarding School in Canada. If you’re interested in knowing more, use the link below. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/world/children-remains-discovered-canada-kamloops-school/index.html #EveryChildMatters

𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛.𝗜.𝗣.? We're Honoring Indigenous People this week, and Rex, a kindergarten student is wearing his gastowä' and 2 braids. Be sure to show us how you’re Honoring Indigenous People this week during Native American Heritage Month!

The Seneca Intermediate book fair may be virtual this November, but that didn't stop our librarians from putting together a fun jungle-themed background for our students! If you're interested in buying a book or two, go here 👉 https://www.scholastic.com/bf/senecaintermediate

The Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, November 16. This meeting will be for the purpose of a Board of Education Special Meeting to conduct Capital Project Architect interviews. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room at 50 Iroquois Drive.

Students and parents/guardians wanting support in completing the FAFSA should attend our Zoom presentation with a local college admission director at 6 p.m. November 18. Please contact the Student Support Center to pre-register at (716) 945-2404, Ext 6013. At that time, a link for the event and information on how to obtain a FSA ID and password required to sign the FAFSA will be given.

With Veterans Day coming tomorrow, Mrs. Hensel’s Seneca Intermediate class zoomed with Army veteran Brad Skiba today. He told us about himself and his experience, and the students asked him questions!

The Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on Saturday, November 14. This meeting will be for the purpose of a Board of Education Special Meeting and Retreat. It will be held at noon in the Multi-Purpose Room at 50 Iroquois Drive.

WARRIOR FAMILIES! Currently there are over 200 school library books that have been borrowed since March from the libraries at Prospect, Seneca and the HS and NOT returned. If your student has any library books that belong to SCCSD - please return them ASAP! Thank you!

REMINDER: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - SCCSD will be closed to Students & Staff for Election Day! We will see you virtually on Wednesday, November 4th.

It's Red Ribbon Week at Seneca Intermediate! Our students are wearing red today and signing a banner as a pledge to live healthy and drug free!

Seneca Intermediate Red Ribbon Week! October 23 - 31st Monday - Sock it to Drugs Day - wear your crazy socks Day Tuesday - Take a Stand Day - Wear Red Day Wednesday - Halloween Costume Day on Zoom Day Thursday - Sock it to Drugs Day - wear your crazy socks Day Friday - Take a Stand Day - Wear Red Day Red Ribbon Week is celebrated every year October 23rd- 31st. People from all over wear red ribbons to show that they are drug free. It is the nation’s largest and longest-running drug abuse prevention campaign. Your participation helps keep kids drug Free. For more information visit: www.talkitover.org www.wnyunited.org www.redribbon.org

The Girls Varsity Swim meet vs. Gowanda will be LIVE streamed 10/8 at 5:00 p.m. Due to limited space on the deck of the pool, spectators will not be permitted to watch the meet. Watch LIVE at: http://video.salamancany.org/athletics