Salamanca City Central School District

It was a GREAT first week back with or students. We're just getting started! 🙌

We welcomed some of our students back to school on Monday. It's great to have them back!

On Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm the 4th grade is holding an open house at Seneca Intermediate. Stop in between these times to meet your teacher and see your classroom. If you are planning on attending, you need to wear a mask and practice social distancing. We hope to see you there.

Good afternoon Warrior Nation, and welcome to day three of e-learning. This message is regarding attendance for students. Teachers are taking attendance this week but we are not using this information to penalize students in any way. We understand there are students who do not have devices and there are those having connection issues. Do not be concerned if your student has been marked absent. We need to know who is able to access our e-learning system and who has not so we can provide support. We will start enforcing the district attendance policy starting next week, September 8th.

Parents! If you have any questions about e-learning, schedules, or delivery of devices please refer to our website! www.salamancany.org/prospect-elearning www.salamancany.org/Seneca-elearning www.salamancany.org/HS-elearning

Student schedules are now available through the PowerSchool Portal! Parents, if you have not setup your Parent Portal account, please visit www.salamancaNY.org/powerschool to get started. Need help? Send an email to PowerSchoolHelp@salamancaNY.org

Salamanca Parents! Do you have a change in any of the following? - Address - Phone # - Emergency Contacts - Email If so, please contact that with the school main office: Prospect 945-5170 x7228; Seneca 945-5140 x5264; High School: 945-2404 x6053 or 6001

Seneca Intermediate Parents and Students! We have a designated page setup on our website to outline how the year will start. ◾️ Each grade level and or teacher has a welcome letter ◾️ 4th Grade Start of year packet ◾️ Information on how to access PowerSchool Parent Portal Check it out! 🔗 www.salamancany.org/seneca-elearning

The 2020-2021 District Multi-Page calendar is now available online and will be printed and delivered to your home mailboxes soon! Get the sneak peek online https://5il.co/k9ox

SALAMANCA FAMILIES: The Salamanca City Central School District will begin device rollout to families on the following dates. High School August 26 & 27th (Lenovo laptop with charger) Prospect Elementary August 28, 2020 (UPK—2nd will receive an iPad, 3rd Grade—Lenovo laptop with charger) Seneca Intermediate August 31, 2020 (Lenovo laptop with charger) Items will be deployed to students beginning at 9:00 a.m. If you do not receive your delivery by Monday, August 31st—please contact your school building office. Items will be arriving via School bus! Be on the look out.

Good morning Warrior Nation! Any student(s) who still has any School issues materials: * Laptop / Chargers *iPad / Chargers *Musical Instruments *Library Books * Calculators We do need those items back. (Especially laptops/ipads). Please contact the High School Office so we can arrange for items to be returned to SCCSD. All ipads and laptops need updating and disinfecting. 716-945-2404 ext. 6001 Have a GREAT Monday!

The 2nd Parent / Staff Forum regarding the reopening of Schools will take place Today - Aug. 17th at 4pm via Zoom and will be LIVE Streamed on our Facebook Page. www.salamancany.org/2020-reopen

Salamanca Parents! Are you signed up for the PowerSchool Parent Portal? Online learning will be done mainly through PowerSchool ClassPages - and we want to make sure you have access to your childs progress. PowerSchool will allow you to see assignments, grades and other test scores throughout their school career. *Easily communicate with teachers * Update Contact Information * View / Print Report Cards * View Test Scores * View Health information (coming soon) Get signed up today! www.salamancany.org/powerschool If you don't have an account, fill out the link on our site to get connected. If you already have an account, get logged in and explore the dashboard. If you have any PowerSchool questions on how to get signed up please contact PowerSchoolHelp@salamancany.org

Dear Warrior Nation Earlier today Governor Cuomo provided some additional guidance regarding the reopening of schools across New York State. While we await written guidance, I believe it is appropriate to provide a summary of the governor’s comments. * We should receive written confirmation by Monday, August 10 approving or requesting revisions to the July 31 Salamanca reopening plan. * At least three parent centered and one staff centered forum will occur by August 21. Details about the time and format will be forthcoming. * Schools will likely need to provide more guidance and formalize a process to have students and staff Covid tested. Throughout this crisis the Salamanca community of students, parents, faculty and staff have risen to meet these unprecedented challenges. I am confident that this level of spirit and engagement will continue as we move towards our schools reopening. As planned, parents can expect individual contact beginning next week to better understand your needs and concerns. Stay strong Warrior Nation, Bob Breidenstein Superintendent

Warrior Nation! Unfortunately, the Annual Welcome Back Picnics scheduled at the end of August will need to be postponed! We as a District hope to reschedule a family event in the fall! Please check out FB, Twitter and website for updates. #GoWarriors

SALAMANCA FAMILIES! We have 21 Farmers to families Fresh fruit and veggie box available for pickup today - August 5th! First come first first serve. Meals are available for pickup as well from 11am-1pm at Greer Building on Fern Ave.

Tonight's Board Meeting (Aug. 4) at 5:30pm will be broadcast LIVE via Facebook & Zoom. Presentations: * District Strategic Plan * District Reopening/Safety Plan To ask questions, join Zoom: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/92516483359?pwd=QmZTTlF6Mit5Ni9rTkViclF2aWxOZz09

Zoom into Summer! Week of August 3rd This is the last week of Summer Zoom sessions for Prospect and Seneca. There are several options for each grade level. New this week—for any 3rd graders going into 4th—there is a transition to Seneca session. Check out the schedule online https://www.salamancany.org/o/elementary-school/page/zoom-into-summer

​The Board of Education Presentation regarding the Reopening Plan for September is now available for viewing. https://youtu.be/iWi5qcfdA1Q Related documents and information can be found on our website www.salamancany.org/reopen-plan​

ATTENTION Students and Parents: If you have not returned instructional materials (Laptop, iPad, Calculators, books) we will offer two sessions to allow them to be returned. Location: Bus Garage - Front Ave. When: Tuesday, July 28th Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm & 5:30 pm - 7:00pm NOTE: All students who are using their devices for summer school / RTI are to keep them. Those devices will be collected after August 14th.