Small School – Big Effort
High Character – Huge Success
Weekly Bulletin – October 12th, 2023
Principal’s Message
This Friday, October 13th, marks the midpoint of the 1st quarter. For students in grades 6 – 12, please use Schoology to access your child(ren)’s grades. If you need help accessing your Schoology account, please email Mr. Reynolds at treynolds@sharonsprings.org or me at tyorke@sharonsprings.org. Additionally, please do not hesitate to contact your child(ren)’s teacher directly. We appreciate your partnership in ensuring your child(ren) are successful and fully supported in accessing every available opportunity at SSCS.
Student Focus
Dear Families,
This week our school community focused on the Other People Mindset of Being Present and Giving Others My Attention. This means when we’re with other people, we’re present and give them our full attention.
This element of the Other People Mindset is so important today due to the increasing number of distractions vying for our time and attention. Phone calls, text messages, emails, social media notifications all have the dangerous capacity to pull us away from the present moment and, what’s most important – our relationships with other people.
Just like plants need sunlight to grow, our relationships need attention. If we don’t give our attention to the people we’re building relationships with – whether family members, close friends, or even distant colleagues – we can’t build those relationships. It’s vitally important that we pick our heads up from our cell phones and truly listen to other people when they’re talking. A positive culture is built on positive relationships – and we can’t build positive relationships without attention.
To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective with your child, please encourage them to be fully present when talking with you or members of your family.
Thank you!
SSCS Student Handbook
Parents/Guardians should have received a Kinvo message with the link to review the 2023-24 Student Handbook and the link to sign the electronic Acknowledgement Agreement. If you have not already done so, please go to Sharon Springs Form and Policy Page on the school’s website and click on the Sharon Springs CSD’s Student Handbook to review the content and then click on Parent/Guardian Acknowledgment Agreement 2023-24. If a parent or guardian needs a paper copy of the Acknowledgment Agreement to sign, please contact Michelle Keaney at mkeaney@sharonsprings.org or by phone (518) 284-2267 x106.
Boys Soccer Team Tri-Valley Championship
After winning their game on October 10th, the Sharon/CVS Boys Varsity soccer team advanced to the league championship on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
The game will take place at Wright Soccer Campus in Oneonta at 3:30. The address is 35 Browne St, Oneonta, NY 13820. Everyone is invited to come and support the team. Admission is Free.
There will be a spectator bus available, departing from SSCS at 2:15pm. Students and community members are welcome. Students under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Sign-Up for the Spectator Bus must be completed by 12:00pm on Friday, October 13th. Adults and community members wishing to sign-up for the bus can call (518) 284-2267 ext. 106 or email mkeaney@sharonsprings.org by 12:00 noon, Friday, October 13th. Students can sign up by picking up a travel form in the Main Office. If less than 12 people sign-up, there will be no spectator bus.
Please contact Principal Yorke attyorke@sharonsprings.org or Athletic Director, Chris Smith at csmith@sharonsprings.org with questions.
School Make-Up/Retake Picture Day
Make-up and re-take pictures will be on Friday, November 3rd from 7:00-10:00 AM. Any student or staff member who did not have their picture taken in September needs to have their picture taken for the yearbook.
For Kindergarten – 5th grades please contact your child’s teacher to let them know that your child would like their picture taken. For grades 6th – 12th, students need to sign up for a period with Ms. Freeman in Room 201 or can be reached at mfreeman@sharonsprings.org.
FBLA Pie & Cookie Dough Sales
The Future Business Leaders of America are selling pie and cookie dough to raise money to attend the District and State conference for this school year. The profit made from this fundraiser goes directly back to the members to help defray the cost of this year’s conferences and competitions. All pie (Grandma’s Pies out of Albany, NY) and world famous Mrs. Field’s cookie dough will be sold through October 17th. Please contact Mrs. Handy 518-284-2267 ext 148 email: bhandy@sharonsprings.org or any FBLA member if you would like to make a purchase. Your support is appreciated!
Emergency Dismissal Plans
Emergency Dismissal Forms & Demographic Forms were sent home with students this week. Please complete these forms and return to your child’s homeroom teacher or the Main Office as soon as possible to ensure information is up-to-date.
In the event of the School District declaring an emergency dismissal, the school district will follow the parent/guardian’s instructions on the early emergency dismissal notification forms on file.
If you have a cell phone number on file with the district, you will receive a text notification in the event of an early/emergency dismissal.
Will You Help Feed the Candy Monster?
- There is a CANDY MONSTER roaming the halls of Sharon Springs Central School that feeds on Candy (and possibly children, we aren’t too sure yet)!
- You can find it in new locations throughout the building between October 2-October 27!
- We are looking for donations of candy to help with our Trunk or Treat Event on Halloween from 5-7!
- All donations can be placed inside the Monster’s Belly or left at the front desk.
- We want to make sure we have enough candy for all of the little ghouls, goblins, superheroes, monsters and more who come to trunk or treat so any donations would be greatly appreciated!
- The Sharon Springs PTO & After School Program Thank You in Advance for your continued support to our school and our community!
Computers Available
If your household qualifies for free or reduced school lunch and you would like a computer for your household, please contact Tom Reynolds at treynolds@sharonsprings.org or 518-284-2266.
Community Focus
A Service to the Sharon Springs Community
Joshua Project Thanksgiving Baskets
Applications will start being accepted on October 10th on the joshuaschoharie.org webpage. The deadline for applications is November 10. This program is not affiliated with SSCS.
Weekly Bulletin Submissions
SSCS will continue to produce this document each week as a service to the SSCS community. Similar to last year, classified ads, such as advertisements for the sale of items, help wanted ads, etc., will no longer be accepted. Advertisements will only be accepted if it relates to a potential educational benefit for our students or it has the potential to benefit the Sharon Springs community. SSCS reserves the right to edit any submission. For consideration, please email by 3 p.m. on Tuesdays to weeklybulletin@sharonsprings.org.
