CCS Student Parents/Guardians for K-6:
Please note that report cards for the CCS Elementary School will be sent home with Cohort A on November 30 and Cohort B on December 1. Those students who are 100% Remote Choice will have reports mailed to them on November 30. For questions, please contact the CCS Elementary School main office at 607-547-9976.
Please note that with Emergency Remote Instruction in place due to precautions related to Covid-19, the CCS K-6 school photos can not take place this week. They will be rescheduled to a later date. CCS Elementary School will notify district families and guardians as soon as reschedule date has been established. Thank you for your patience.
HIGH RISK WINTER SPORTS POSTPONED
Please see below the message from the NY State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) regarding the delay of starting high risk sports (volleyball/basketball/wrestling) until no sooner than 1/4/2021.
NYSPHSAA Postpones Start Date for High Risk Winter Sports
Low and moderate risk sports on schedule to begin November 30th
November 17, 2020 (Latham, NY) – The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced the start date for high risk winter sports (basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling) will be moved to January 4, 2021. Until authorization is granted by state officials, NYSPHSAA member schools are not permitted to participate in sports determined to be high risk by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). Low and moderate risk winter sports will be permitted to begin on November 30th as previously determined by NYSPHSAA.
“The NYSPHSAA membership has expressed concerns pertaining to the increase in infection rates,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “Minimizing risk and exposure to COVID-19 is a top priority of the Association. We continue to make these types of decisions based upon readily available information and communication with state officials.”
Low and moderate risk winter sport practices (bowling, gymnastics, indoor track & field, skiing, and swimming & diving) are still on schedule to begin on November 30th for those schools and sections who have determined it feasible to host interscholastic athletics at that time. Regular season games/contests can begin for low and moderate risk winter sports once student-athletes have participated in the required number of practices as per NYSPHSAA bylaws.
“NYSPHSAA’s leadership recognizes the numerous challenges interscholastic programs are experiencing and the obstacles associated with resuming high risk sports,” said Julie Bergman, NYSPHSAA President. “While it is certainly the goal of the Association to provide all students with the ability to participate in interscholastic athletics we must remain steadfast in our decisions to ensure the safety of our athletes is our focus.”
At this time, all winter NYSPHSAA State Championship events remain as scheduled.
Bassett School Based Health Center (SBHC) has practitioners available to do COVID-19 testing for any student enrolled in a SBHC program! If your child is feeling ill, please call 607-547-5069 (Elem-AM) 607-547-1105 (Jr/SrHigh-PM) or 844-255-7242 Mon – Fri 8:00-4:00 to schedule an appointment.
Cooperstown SBHC will be open when school is in session virtually or in-person. Telehealth options are also available. Don’t forget to see your SBHC practitioner for well child visits, immunizations and physicals! Bassett SBHC may be open limited hours when school is in session virtually or in-person and they are ready to see our CCS students safely. Please call 607-547-5069 or 844-255-7242, Mon – Fri 8:00-4:00, to schedule an appointment. Schedules are subject to change.
ATTENTION CCS STUDENTS & PARENTS/GUARDIANS Grades 7-12:
In an effort to clarify for all CCS Jr./Sr. High School students, please note that ALL students (including Cohort A, Cohort B and 100% Remote Choice students) should be following the Emergency Remote instruction schedule Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. This means that ALL students should be logging into each live Zoom link for classes throughout their schedule based on the Emergency Remote bell schedule https://bit.ly/JrSrHighEmergencyRemoteSchedule. Please note that the Emergency Remote bell schedule is different from the in-person bell schedule. Each teacher has provided a Zoom link in their Google Classroom. If your student has difficulty locating the Zoom link or logging into their classroom, please immediately email the classroom teacher.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express is now available online. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the top of the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes!
Week of 11/17/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1116
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Otsego County and around the country, CCS reminds our school community to mask up, respect social distancing, wash your hands frequently, and understand the most recent NYS Travel Advisories in place from Governor Cuomo.
Recommendations from our CCS Nurse Lucas Spencer:
We have all been so conscientious about our masks and maintaining safe distances that we cannot forget that all roads begin and end with exceptional hand hygiene. Please encourage your CCS students and family members to sanitize their hands whenever needed . . . and maybe a little extra than just “needed”. It is a good idea to have all CCS students and staff sanitize on their way in AND out of classrooms. And if hands are soiled or after eating, hand washing is a necessity. Hand sanitizer is not recommended when hands are soiled; in that case, thorough hand washing is the best and safest practice.
Please be advised that Governor Cuomo has issued new travel guidelines that require all New Yorkers, as well as those visiting from out-of-state, to take personal responsibility for compliance in the best interest of public health and safety. For complete information on NY State Covid-19 Travel advisory, please go to the following link: https://bit.ly/NYSTravelAdvisory.
The next Board of Education meeting of the Cooperstown Central School District will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. For more information and to access the link to the public Zoom webinar, please use https://bit.ly/BOEMtg1118 or visit Agendas/Minutes on BoardDocs listed on the left hand column of the Board of Education page on our CCS Website.
Zoom webinar-
https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/93925709580?pwd=a25KcEVIUmZzUWRvOWVuZnNEMHlKQT09
Passcode: 403693
Or Telephone:
US: +1 646 518 9805 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 939 2570 9580
CCS Seniors enrolled in Politics In Government (PIG) classes with Glen Noto, Josie Rusk and Jennifer Pindar wrote letters to our local military men and women who will not be home for the holidays. Diane Adams, VFW Women’s Auxiliary, contacted CCS and asked if students would be interested in writing letters. CCS Students jumped on board immediately! This was a great experience for our students and for our local military men and women who are serving our country. Kira (Bryant) Ochs is a CCS Graduate, Class of 2013.
It’s Friday the 13th and CCS District Faculty and Staff continue to make magic happen! Through Zoom calls, planning, collaborating, teaching and training, we are CCS Strong!
CCS Nurse Lucas Spencer reminds us that today is WORLD KINDNESS DAY! https://inspirekindness.com/
CoopNurse @LucasSp21299739 keeping life in balance and practicing kindness everyday!
TECH TIPS for CCS Students: Don’t forget to sign into MyApps at myapps.cooperstowncs.org to access your Outlook email, Google Drive and Google Classroom accounts. Go to https://bit.ly/CCSOnlineLearningGuide
to access the CCS Online Learning Guide for CCS Students & Caregivers. This is a fabulous resource full of helpful links and guides for CCS students and caregivers during online learning. For questions, please contact Emily Gibson at egibson@cooperstowncs.org or Michelle Hitchcock at mhitchcock@cooperstowncs.org.
CCS Licensed Teaching Assistant, Alex Siracusa, is working as a student teacher this year as she completes her Masters Degree in Education. Last week Ms. Siracusa worked with Mrs. Coleman’s 2nd grade students as they talked about democracy, the voting process, Election Day and the importance of exercising your right to vote. After learning about the process, students participated in a mock election to choose a class mascot among children's author Mo Willems book characters, Piggie and Gerald. When the votes were counted, Piggie narrowly beat out Gerald for the win with CCS 2nd Grade students.
CCS Students in Mrs. Sciallo’s AP Literature class had an opportunity to visit the “Same Their Name” Memorial outside of Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Ms. Jennifer Dibble met students there to give some background about the installation, the process of bringing it to Cooperstown, and share some of the stories connected with the memorial.. Students in AP Lit are studying The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and recently learned about Emmett Till’s murder in 1955 in Money, Mississippi. Till’s photo appears on the memorial wall. The installation will remain in place until December 1st. For questions, please contact rburk-sciallo@cooperstowncs.org.
This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express is now available online. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes!
Week of 11/9/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1109
REMINDER!
The CCS District 1st Quarter marking period will end on Friday, November 13th. As we prepare for the 2nd Quarter, we remind all CCS District families that the deadline for choosing 100% Remote Choice Learning, or the Hybrid Model of learning, is Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00pm. Please contact Jackie Savoie in the Jr./Sr. High School (jsavoie@cooperstowncs.org) or Maria Senk (msenk@cooperstowncs.org) in the Elementary School to communicate your choice for the second quarter, which runs from November 16-January 22.
Once your choice is made we ask that you stay committed to that choice for the entire 2nd Quarter. If we don’t hear from families, we will place students on the Hybrid Model List. Please indicate if you want to:
A – stay in the Hybrid Model choice
B – stay 100% Fully Remote choice
C – switch to the Hybrid Model from 100% Fully Remote
D – switch to the 100% Fully Remote Choice Model
http://bit.ly/2ndQRemoteChoiceDeadline
CCS Jr./Sr. High Nurse Lucas Spencer and CCS Elementary Nurse Kim Stahl are working hard to keep our district safe and informed. Follow CoopNurse on Twitter @LucasSp21299739 for updates and insight. Let's Go Hawkeyes!
The November 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High School Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important information on upcoming programs, deadlines, college fair dates and financial aid opportunities to support CCS students and families. Monthly issues can be found on the Counseling page of the CCS website and issues are emailed to district families through student Naviance accounts. For more information, please contact the CCS Counseling Dept at 607-547-5300 or jlyons@cooperstowncs.org.
http://bit.ly/NOV2020CounselingNewsletter
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express is now available online. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes!
Week of 11/3/2020: http://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1102
Monday, November 2, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The CCS District 1st Quarter marking period will end on Friday, November 13th. As we prepare for the 2nd Quarter, we remind all CCS District families that the deadline for choosing 100% Remote Choice Learning, or the Hybrid Model of learning, is Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00pm. Please contact Jackie Savoie in the Jr./Sr. High School (jsavoie@cooperstowncs.org) or Maria Senk (msenk@cooperstowncs.org) in the Elementary School to communicate your choice for the second quarter, which runs from November 16-January 22.
Once your choice is made we ask that you stay committed to that choice for the entire 2nd Quarter. If we don’t hear from families, we will place students on the Hybrid Model List. Please indicate if you want to:
A – stay in the Hybrid Model choice
B – stay 100% Fully Remote choice
C – switch to the Hybrid Model from 100% Fully Remote
D – switch to the 100% Fully Remote Choice Model
http://bit.ly/2ndQRemoteChoiceDeadline
