Silver Creek CSD

SNOW GLOBES & WINTER WRITING Educators at Silver Creek Elementary School asked third-graders to write a narrative about being trapped in a snow globe. The students needed to write an imagined story about their adventure in the globe, making sure their writing had a clear beginning, middle and end. When they were done, they made a snow globe with themselves trapped inside! Pictured are some of the students in Mrs. Schuster and Mrs. Estee’s classes. Nice work, Black Knights! #BKP #wearesilvercreek

During STEAM lessons, our Black Knights in third through fifth grades at Silver Creek Elementary School show kindness through peer tutoring. Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Westlund's Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math specials pair older scholars with younger students to help practice communication, technology and critical thinking skills. But, mostly, they just have fun! #BKP #BlackKnightPride #wearesilvercreek #STEAM #STEM

The Chautauqua County Health Department has two upcoming vaccination clinics with plenty of vaccines available for anyone ages 5 and up. Love Elementary School: 50 East 8th Street Jamestown, NY 14701 Friday, 1/21 3:30PM-6:30PM (Jamestown Public School Students and Staff additional hours 1:30-3:30) Walk-ins accepted or pre-register (Only Pfizer will be available at this clinic) SUNY Fredonia Steele Hall Building: 280 Central Avenue Track and Field Facility Fredonia, NY 14063 Friday, 1/28 10:00AM-4:00PM Walk-ins accepted or pre-register (Pfizer and Moderna will be available) To register, visit: https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics

LOFTY IDEAS: LEARNING TAKES FLIGHT Seventh-graders in Mr. Brad Bish’s classroom are pictured participating in a multipurpose learning activity in Crowe Commons at Silver Creek Middle School. • First, they are using paper airplanes to enhance their understanding of length and its measurement in a manner that’s supposed to be fun. • Second, they are using paper airplanes to help improve students’ scientific process and investigation skills. ‘ • Third, they are using paper airplanes to enhance our understanding of controlled experiments and the three types of variables that need to be considered when building these types of investigations. • Last, they are using paper airplanes to promote interest in careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. #wearesilvercreek #STEM #BlackKnightPride #BKP

Today (Monday, Jan. 17, 2022) is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Silver Creek Central School District is closed in observance.

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The Regular Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7pm will take place via Zoom. Please use the following link if you wish to attend the meeting: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/99291907614 Meeting ID: 992 9190 7614 Guests are asked to mute themselves upon entry to the meeting and wait until called upon during the public comment portion to speak.

Parent Broadcast 1/12/2022 Please be advised that so far this week we have had 13 elementary students, 5 elementary staff, 6 middle school students, 1 middle school staff, 8 high school students, and 1 high school staff test positive for COVID. The Chautauqua County Department of Health has been notified. We are working with the health department and are taking all recommended steps to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Rest assured; these individuals will not return until they have completed quarantine/isolation procedures for COVID-19 as directed by the local Department of Health. We once again remind everyone do their part both inside and outside of school to stop the spread of the virus. I encourage everyone to monitor symptoms, stay home if you’re showing any symptoms, and stringently follow social distancing, face mask, and hand washing protocols in and out of school. Rest assured, the District continues to enforce strict mask wearing policies and social distancing as directed by Chautauqua County and New York State. Home COVID test kits are still available for any student who has not already gotten one. Please contact your child’s building office to request one. If you have questions regarding the information in this broadcast, please contact our school nurse or the District Office.

Mrs. Rachel Castiglia’s Business students at Silver Creek High School competed in a competition at Jamestown Business College on Friday, December 10, 2021, and they emerged victorious! They competed against other local high schools in the 2021 "JBC College Games,” area high schools were able to bring their business students to compete in a series of business challenges! They created a business plan complete with: SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunity and threat) analysis, resumé, mission statement, slogan, logo, commercial, social media marketing, and a budget. Silver Creek had the task of developing and promoting a transportation business. They named their business D6 Transportation. The following students used their knowledge and skills to complete the tasks: Tabitha Shevlin – Business Ownership – Project Leader Katrina Haskins – Business Law Riley Herling – Business Ownership and Career and Financial Management Chris Kwaizer – Business Law Daisy League – Web Design Dylan Miller – Career and Financial Management and Advanced Accounting Morgan Murphy – Business Law Robert Roth – Business Law Denver Scheffer – Video Game Programming Congratulations to these students for their hard work and creativity!

MS/HS CLOTHING CLOSET Did you know Silver Creek middle school and high school have a Clothing Closet for students in need? Spills, rips, getting cold happens & forgetting sneakers certainly happens. Our clothing closet fills a need when emergencies come up. We will gratefully accept donations of the following items to continue helping middle & high school students out when unexpected apparel emergencies happen: New or Gently Used: Black Leggings: Women’s sizes S-2XL Joggers (dark colors): Boy’s sizes 14 and 16, Men’s sizes S-XL Hoodies: Size S-2XL Sneakers: Men’s & Women’s sizes 6 and up. (the smaller sizes are especially needed). Brand New: Packaged Women’s Underwear: Sizes S-2XL To donate, please e-mail Shannon Karcz at skarcz@silvercreekschools.org or call her at 716-934-2603, ext. 1400.

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022. Silver Creek Central School District is closed Friday due to the inclement weather. We hope our Black Knight family stays safe and warm. Thank you! #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride

Please join Silver Creek Central School District in observing School Resource Officer Day and National Law Enforcement Day on Sunday, January 9, 2022, by celebrating Deputy WESTLEY JOHNSON for helping keep our Black Knight family safe. From building a rapport with our students to working with our administration to maintain a secure campus, thank you for all you do, Deputy Johnson! 👮‍♂️🙌🚓 #BlackKnightPride #SilverCreekCSD #BKP #SchoolResourceOfficer

The Special Board Meeting scheduled for tonight at 6pm will take place via Zoom due to the school closure. No action is expected to be taken at this meeting. Please use the following link if you wish to attend the discussion: Join Zoom Meeting https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/98160069244 Meeting ID: 981 6006 9244

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 Silver Creek Central School District is closed Thursday due to the impending wintry weather coupled with staffing shortages due to COVID-19. We hope our Black Knight family stays safe and warm and we expect to reopen Friday. Thank you! #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride

Report a Positive COVID-19 Home Test | Chautauqua County, NY Chautauqua County residents can use this form to tell the Chautauqua County Health Department about a positive home COVID-19 test result. This helps us control the spread of the disease in our community. https://chqgov.com/form/report-a-positive-covid-19-home-

Silver Creek Elementary School's EVENTS for the weeks of January 3 and January 10, 2022, have also been added to the website. WEEK OF JANUARY 3, 2022 MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Lunch Menu ~ Chicken Nuggets or Ham Wrap 4th & 5th Grade Chorus TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 Lunch Menu ~ Taco or Turkey Sub 4th Grade Band WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 Lunch Menu ~ Pizza or Ham Sub 3rd Grade Chorus THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 Lunch Menu ~ Mac & Cheese side of Buffalo Chicken or Egg Salad Sandwich 5th Grade Band FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 Lunch Menu ~ Pizza or Turkey Wrap WEEK OF JANUARY 10, 2022 MONDAY, JANUARY 10 Lunch Menu ~ Hamburger/Cheeseburger or Turkey Sub 4th & 5th Grade Chorus TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 Lunch Menu ~ Taco or Ham Sub 4th Grade Band WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 Lunch Menu ~ Pizza or Ham Wrap 3rd Grade Chorus THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 Lunch Menu ~ Meatball/Meat Sauce over Pasta or Cheese Sandwich 5th Grade Band FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 Pizza or Turkey Wrap UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday, January 17th NO SCHOOL ~~ Martin Luther King Jr. Day Friday, January 28th Elementary Early Release 11:45 am Monday, February 21st through Friday, February 25th ~~ NO SCHOOL MID WINTER RECESS

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨," 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜 January is NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH and Silver Creek Central School District wants to acknowledge the many behind-the-scenes contributions of its teacher mentors and mentor coordinators. We hired a lot of new staff for the 2021-2022 academic year and we are so grateful to those who have stepped up to share their expertise and experiences with their colleagues to help strengthen our Black Knight family and enhance education for all. We see you and we appreciate you. THANK YOU. #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

Parent Broadcast, Monday, January 3, 2022 Good afternoon Silver Creek School families. A reminder that we will be handing out one free Covid test kit for each student today from 3:00pm – 6:00pm at the Elementary Band entrance (located in the Elementary bus loop) and tomorrow, Tuesday, January 4 from 1:00pm – 6:00pm. If your child tests positive after using the COVID kit, please have your child stay at home and contact your school nurse. It is important for you to know that the use of the kits is not mandatory and completely at your discretion. Additionally, if you do not have transportation and desire a test kit, you can call your child’s office and/or send in a note in with your child and arrangements will be made to deliver to your home. Please know, we appreciate your continued trust, partnership and flexibility as we continue to navigate Covid together. We continue our school year knowing that, “We are all in this together, and together we will get through this”.

Parent Broadcast, Saturday, January 1, 2022 Happy New Year everyone! This past week Governor Hochul and Health Commissioner Bassett announced a statewide goal of having as many students as possible tested for COVID upon their return to school. The Governor has called for school districts to be responsible for distributing COVID test kits to families by sending them home with students. To accomplish this goal, New York State sent COVID test kits to all school districts – we are scheduled to receive ours tomorrow, Sunday, January 2, 2022. We will receive enough test kits for every student in the Silver Creek District. These test kits are intended for families to use to test their child(ren) after winter break regardless of if your child has symptoms or not. If your child tests positive after using the COVID kit, please have your child stay at home and contact your school nurse. It is important for you to know that the use of the kits is not mandatory and completely at your discretion. Therefore, to maintain testing resources and to only supply testing kits to families who knowingly and willingly want a kit we will have a distribution set up for Monday, January 3 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm and Tuesday, January 4th from 1:00pm – 6:00pm at the Band entrance located in the Elementary bus loop. Additionally, if you do not have transportation and desire a test kit, you can call your child’s office and/or send in a note in with your child and arrangements will be made to deliver to your home. Please know, we appreciate your continued trust, partnership and flexibility as we continue to navigate Covid together. We continue our school year knowing that, “We are all in this together, and together we will get through this”.

Happy New Year from Silver Creek Central School District! #WeAreSilverCreek #BlackKnightPride #Happy2022