Silver Creek CSD

Students at Silver Creek CSD wrote letters to Santa for Make-a-Wish this year! ✍️ 🎅 📬 More than 500 letters from our Black Knights are part of a total 39,813 letters collected and delivered to Macy's in December 2022. That means that they will donate $79,626 to our local WNY Make-a-Wish Foundation! 🤩 Thank you to all our staff and students who helped to make it happen. ❤️

Please be advised the Board of Education meeting for December 22, 2022 has been canceled for Winter Recess. Our next meeting is January 12, 2023 in the Board of Education Room at 7p.m.

**ATTENTION ELEMENTARY FAMILIES** The Holiday Sing-Along is this Thursday, December 22. Primary grades are at 1:00 p.m.; Intermediate at 1:40 p.m. Please note, due to space availability, the times have changed from what was originally printed in the calendar that went home at the beginning of the year!

*HS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK*

The community is invited to help Silver Creek High's National Honor Society give back to village families this holiday season by participating in our DISTRICTWIDE GOODS DRIVE now through Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Donations of non-perishable goods may be made in the ELEMENTARY LOBBY, MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICE, HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOMS and the DISTRICT LOBBY. Thank you for your support! #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #bkp

The MS/HS Holiday Concert at Silver Creek Central School District is scheduled Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the district auditorium. 🎶 ❄️ 🏫

“Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.” #TuesdayThoughts #wearesilvercreek #kindnessmatters #blackknightpride #BKP

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 Still searching for the ideal holiday gift for the student in your life? Silver Creek High School is wrapping up its yearbook sale in January 2023. 📕 🎁 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪: ▪️ School access code for Herff Jones is 13849 ▪️ The sale will be active through Tuesday, January 17, 2023. ▪️ Order online here: YearbookOrderCenter.com ▪️ Download a printable PDF of the order form via our website: https://5il.co/1j5o7 #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride

The Silver Creek Cheerleaders held the second annual Cheer Clinic for students in Pre-K to 8th grade on Saturday, December 10, 2022. 📣 Thirty nine students from Silver Creek and Forestville attended. The morning started with students rotating through four different stations (dance, cheer, stunting, and tumbling). All participants enjoyed pizza from Hanford Country Market and lemonade for lunch. 🍕🥤 After a practice run, the students performed a dance and cheer for their parents followed by student demonstrations on tumbling and stunt groups! 🤸‍♀️ 💪 The event was a huge success, everyone had a fantastic time and all are looking forward to the event next year. 💛🖤💛🖤 #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

Attention boys in grades 4, 5, and 6. Intramural boys' basketball will start on Saturday, January 7th. You can get a permission slip from Mr. Genco or Mr. Griem in the elementary gym. Slips should be turned in by Friday, December 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Ralph Jackson at rjackson@forestville.com. Thank you.

Several students and staff Silver Creek High participated in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg on Friday, December 2, 2022. 💦 🥶 The Polar Plunge is held over two days, with the Friday event for schools only. The Cool School’s Challenge raised more than $140,000, from local schools and the total event raised more than $424,000, a record amount for both days! 💰 Over the past few months, the SCHS team worked hard to raise money to help sponsor Special Olympic athletes. The students each had to raise a minimum of $125 to participate. Many went above and beyond this amount, helping the Silver Creek team raise $10,000. 💪 Eva Tytka and Julie Decker also led the event with the national anthem. This is the third year SCHS participated in the event, each year raising more money than the previous year. 💛🖤 This year Emily Bowers, Julie Decker, Mrs. Shumaker, and Mrs. Decker jumped for the third year; Katie Gard, Lily Prince Rivera, Briana Spinuzza, Stephanie Van Cheri, and Mrs. Cook jumped for their second year; and participating in the jump for the first time were Annie Matney, Haley Ross, Kaydence Spiegle, Ella Austin, Marissa Grisanti, Tyler Januchowski, Dominic Kemp, Summer Sanden, Colin Shumaker, Eva Tytka, Sabra Warner, and Emily Yerke. Everyone had a great time!

Join us tomorrow for Christmas in the Creek! A holiday craft market to take place in the HS gym from 10am to 2 pm. Please note that the soup contest has been canceled.

Silver Creek Central School District anticipates a vacancy for the 2022-2023 academic year for a Long Term Substitute - Elementary Teacher with an anticipated start date of January 30, 2023, through April 21, 2023, to cover maternity leave. Qualifications: New York State Certification minimally in the following (or equivalent): Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 2)  Candidates must have: Ability to work collaboratively with parents, students, teachers and administrative staff over the PK-12 continuum Preferred certification to teach Pre-Kindergarten to grade 6  Duties and Responsibilities: Plan for and provide effective instruction, consistent with district curriculum expectations and the New York State common core standards to elementary students with the ability to understand, embed, and implement the curriculum and Next Generation Learning standards in daily instruction.  Apply to: Applications are available online at Western New York School Application System:  www.wnyric.org/application     Deadline to apply: December 21, 2022 .

Here's a 𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗞 of Eric Kussin’s #samehere story before the #SAMEHERE presentation tonight (Thursday, December 8, 2022) at 6:15 p.m. during the 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 at Silver Creek Central School District! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYNmTc14inQ We are looking forward to seeing our district families and community members tonight for a fun & informative evening!

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 YAC/Unified Sports Chicken Barbecue Fundraiser: 3:00-6:00 p.m. Holiday activities for your family: 4:30-6:00 p.m. ▪️ Visit Santa and take a picture with him ▪️ Hot cocoa and cookie refreshments ▪️ Create your own ornament ▪️ Write a letter to Santa Childcare for children grades pre-k thru 6th grade: 6:00-7:30 p.m. #SAMEHERE presentation for parents: 6:15-7:15 p.m. Please take this short survey (scan the QR code in the image) to help us gather information about the needs of our community and how we can best support our families.

𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: All students at Silver Creek Central School District were invited to sample meaningful Indigenous foods during lunch recently in observance of Native American Heritage Month in November. Seniors Tory Cook and Kayla Johns along with juniors Lucille Jimerson and Timothy Williams worked to prepare four large vats of bright-red strawberry juice – more than enough for every Black Knight in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Strawberry juice is traditionally prepared with fresh, wild strawberries and served at ceremonies and other notable occasions. Under the direction of Ms. Mary Williams, Title VI Coordinator at SCCS, the high-schoolers collaborated to mash the strawberries, adding a modest amount of water and a touch of sugar to get the beverage to just the right consistency. “I knew I could depend on those students to carry out the task of making and serving the juice,” says Williams. “They only needed a little guidance on where to find things in the kitchen. I am very thankful that they handled the juice 100% from making it to serving it.” The Food Services & Nutrition Department prepared Indian tacos – composed of fry bread, meat, cheese and other toppings including lettuce – for students in sixth through 12 grades as a lunch option. “Every year we partner with our wonderful Food Services staff, and they take care of ordering everything we need,” says Williams. This cultural experience was possible via the collaboration of the following: Mary Williams, Title VI Coordinator; Aimee Sleeth, high school JOM teacher; Betsy Laurie, middle school teacher; Wendy Bray, cultural teacher; Tammy Blair, elementary JOM teacher; Jessica Huff, teacher; Williams Reynolds, Academic and Cultural Coordinator at SCES along with parent Tory Cook and Trudy Jackson, the director of the Seneca Nation of Indians Education Department. Thank you to Trudy Jackson for making the dough this year. Thank you to Jessica Huff for allowing us use of her electric skillets. "This day could not have happened without the support of the kitchen staff and all our collaborators,” says Williams. “It really takes the community coming together to make events like this long-lasting year after year.” SCCS celebrated NAHM on campus throughout November via a variety of cultural experiences including music, dance, art and literature.

Our friends with the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) have CANCELED the December meeting for Silver Creek Central School District. The next meeting is scheduled Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the Silver Creek High School cafeteria.

This is a reminder about the HOLIDAY FAMILY WELLNESS NIGHT at the school on Thurs, December 8, 4:30-7:15 pm. You are invited to join us for holiday activities for your family and for a presentation about #SAMEHERE. During the presentation, childcare will be provided for children in PreK through 6th grade. Check out our website or Facebook for more information about the activities and the presentation. Activities include a chicken barbecue fundraiser for YAC/ Unified Sports. Presale ticket sales have been extended to Wednesday, December 7th. All presale orders must be in by 3pm on Wednesday December 7th. The presale price is $10 per dinner, dinners will also be available at the door for $12. To ensure you get a dinner, please return the form and payment by Wednesday. You will find the form on the website within the article on the Dec. 8 HOLIDAY FAMILY WELLNESS NIGHT

We are still taking orders for the BW Smokin Barrels BBQ dinner on Thursday, December 8, 2022! EAT IN OR TAKEOUT for only $10 presale or $12 at the door! 😮 Printable order form: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2386/sccsd/2603113/SCCS_BBQ_Flyer_December_8_2022.pdf PLEASE SHARE this info with your friends and family and neighbors to help support our Youth Activation Committee & Unified Sports teams! 🏀 🎳 📣

Silver Creek Central School District anticipates a vacancy for a long-term sub position for Spanish Grades 7 and 9. Anticipated opening February 27, 2023 until end of school year.  Duties and Responsibilities: Candidate should have familiarity with Common Core Learning Standards, and World Languages NYS Standards. Ability to communicate with students, parents, faculty and staff regarding student progress and instructional program. Instructs pupils in citizenship and character education and follows all regulations and procedures as outlined in the Silver Creek Central School Code of Conduct. Familiar with assessment design and methodologies of using data driven instruction to inform and modify instruction. Salary:  Per District Substitute Teacher Policy. Application:  Applications are available online at Western New York School Application System:  www.wnyric.org/application   Deadline to apply: December 21, 2022.