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Gananda Blue Panther Gazette

Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District

Gananda BluePanther GazetteWeekly Newsletter of Gananda Central SchoolDistrict
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District News

November 14, 2018

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Gananda Alumni Association Presents the One Stop Holiday Shop

Come out and support our alumni association while doing some holiday shopping all in one place. There will be over 50 vendors and crafters set up at the Richard Mann Elementary School this Saturday, November 17. The sale will be from 11am until 3pm.

There will also be raffles benefiting a local family battling cancer, food trucks and horse drawn wagon rides.

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Gananda Middle School Drama Club Presents "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

The Gananda Middle School Drama Club is working hard on their Fall production, "The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe". Twenty six, seventh and eighth graders have been rehearsing since early September to get ready for opening night.


"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" is a classic story, set in the land of Narnia, that presents the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.


The production will run for two performances, Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 at 7pm in the Gananda Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

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Free Pre-K Could Be Coming January 2019

Gananda Central School District is excited to announce we have officially applied for a grant from New York State to begin a district run Pre-K program for 3 and 4 year olds in January 2019. On September 25 we received notification from the state that were a priority district to receive this grant to begin a free Pre-K program. To be a part of this grant, we needed to submit our application by the end of this month. We are pleased to inform our parents and community members that we have officially submitted our application to the state for this exciting program. In order to qualify for funding, we must begin this program in January 2019. We will not hear about official approval from the State until December, but we are preparing for the program now. Registration will be open from November 19 through December 7 for 3-and 4-year olds. There is also a Parent Information Night on November 19 at 6:30pm at Ruben A. Cirillo High School. Watch your mail for more details coming soon!

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Thanksgiving Recess

Just a reminder that Thanksgiving Recess starts next Wednesday, November 21-23. The newsletter will not be published next week, but will resume on November 28. We hope you have safe and wonderful holiday!
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Elementary New Attendance Line

Elementary school attendance is no longer handled by the nurse, Paige Buckner.It is now handled in the main office by Staci Harrison.To report an absence, call her at 315-986-3521, Press 1 for Richard Mann and 2 for the attendance line. The attendance line is available 24 hours. Parents can call and leave a voicemail at any time to let the main office know that their child is going to be absent or late for school for any reason. When leaving a voicemail, leave the child's first and last name, grade/teacher, symptoms of illness or reason for tardy. Obviously, during normal business hours there is a physical person at the attendance line but its nice for parents that work different hours to have a place to call at anytime.
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Registration is now open for the Annual K-12 Science Fair!

The Annual Gananda K-12 Science Fair is set for Wednesday, January 30, 2019. All students are invited to experiment, and explore! The deadline to enter the 2019 Science Fair is Friday, January 18, 2019; or register by Friday, January 11, 2019 and receive a free commemorative t-shirt. Registration Forms are available online. Questions can be directed to ScienceFair@gananda.org.

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Community Open Forum Ideas Needed

Do you have ideas for community discussions? Are their issues that you feel need to be addressed by the district? Send your ideas to GanandaPR@gananda.org. Gananda Central School District is planning upcoming open forums and we want to cover topics important to you. The next Open Forum will be scheduled in February. More information to come.

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Welcome the New Gananda PTO!

We would like to officially welcome the new Gananda PTO! They will be meeting the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. The next meeting is scheduled for December 5. Childcare will be available for anyone interested in attending with little ones. Everyone is welcome to attend!

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Support for Mr. Flansburg

We are keeping Mr. Flansburg and his family in our thoughts as he begins his courageous battle with lung cancer. A gofundme page has been set up to help with his medical costs if anyone is interested in offering support.

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Education Foundation
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Gananda Education Foundation Seeking New Members

Please consider joining the Gananda Education Foundation in their upcoming meetings. Meetings are held at 6:30pm in the Middle School Library. The dates for upcoming meetings are as follows:



December 18, 2018

January 29, 2019

February 12, 2019

March 12, 2019

April 9, 2019

May 14, 2019

June 18, 2019

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GDFS
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News



It's a new shopping season! Did you know that you can help GDFS by shopping online? If you use Amazon, you can help raise money for scholarships! Simply start off by going to AmazonSmile, and select Scholarship America, Gananda Dollars for Scholars as the organization you want to support. From then on, you just go to AmazonSmile to shop and you have access to the same site as Amazon or Amazon Prime. That's it! About 0.5% of your purchase before tax will be donated to GDFS.


High School Student Volunteer Opportunities-Get your Gananda Dollars for Scholars volunteer hours by helping out with the following events:


1. Light the Night tree decorating at Ginegaw Park: Thursday November 29th 3:30-4:30


2. GDFS Meeting in the High School Library: Tuesday December 4th at 7:00. Students will be making cards.


3. Caroling for Dollars: Meet in the High School Atrium at 6:00 on Wednesday December 5th. It will wind down between 8:30 and 9:00.



Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential

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Dog walking
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Rules About Dogs On School Grounds

We love four legged friends but have rules in place to keep everyone safe. As a reminder, dogs are not allowed on school grounds during school events. We will allow dogs to be walked on school grounds during non-school and non-event hours, but they must be on a physical leash and you must clean up after your dog. Our goal is to keep both human and four legged friends safe!

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If a student has a + Strep Throat culture, they may not return to school until on antibiotics for at least 24 hours and are fever free.

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Helpful Documents

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cookies
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#Unity

Mrs Gross' 8th grade health classes have been busy baking cookies in which they will be selling at home Modified, JV and Varsity basketball games. All proceeds will be donated to Mr Flansburg to help offset medical costs. What a way to come together to help one of our own! This is just one of the Random Act of Kindness activities which they have been working on.
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#Outstanding

Congratulations to East Rochester/Gananda Football player, Jayden Castrechini for being awarded Ontario Honda 2018 Class C Offensive Player of the Year!
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#Unity

JV cheer offered a “hand” to create a hand print rainbow for World Kindness Day 2018. Each student at the elementary school traced their hand to create the rainbow.

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Cross Creek Church - Project Serve 2018

Cross Creek Church in Gananda is launching their Project Serve program to help serve Gananda families in need this Thanksgiving, and they need your help! The church is in need of donations to help purchase food for care packages to be delivered to those families needing help, as well as volunteers to help pack and distribute the care packages. Monetary donations and volunteer registration is available online. The packing and distribution will be taking place on Saturday, November 17 beginning at 10am at the Cross Creek Church located in Gananda at 3259 Canandaigua Rd, Macedon, NY 14502.
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Gananda Cheerleading

Holiday Camp


Join the Varsity & JV Cheerleaders for our 4th annual Mini Cheer Camp!

At camp, you will learn a cheer and short dance that will be performed with the high school cheerleaders during halftime of the Basketball game on Thursday, 12/20. You will also get a t-shirt, make a craft and have a snack!


Who: School age children (grades K-6)

Price: $20

Date: Saturday, December 15

Time: 12:00-3:00

Place: Gananda High School (Gym entrance)

RSVP: by December 1 to ensure t-shirt size. Registrations will be accepted up to the camp date

Questions: Jenn Pero at ghscheer5678@gmail.com; Jacki Mader at jmader@gananda.org or MJ Eckman at mjeckman@gananda.org


Please complete this form and send it along with a check (payable to Gananda Sports Boosters) to: The elementary school (with your child) ~ ATTN: Jacki Mader -OR-

Mail to: Richard Mann Elementary

ATTN: Jacki Mader

1366 Waterford Rd

Walworth, NY 14568

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Macedon Community Christmas Program


The Macedon Community Christmas Program is getting ready for another year of helping local families during the holiday season. For 35 years, Macedon and Walworth families in need have received assistance through this program. If you, your family, or organization is interested in donating time or items to this year’s program, there are various ways to help:

  • Donate canned and other non-perishable foods to the Macedon Food Pantry, or ask for a family assignment and fill-up a food box with a nice holiday meal.
  • Buy gift certificates to local grocery stores for the purchase of perishable items like milk, eggs and meat.
  • Buy gifts for children or senior citizens (we can provide ideas).
  • Donate gift cards from area stores for items like clothes, gas and toiletries.
  • Tuesday December 11th, volunteers will meet downstairs at St. Patrick’s Church at 7:00 PM to organize all of the donations, and help is always welcome. There will be food to sort, gifts to wrap, and many hands make light work.

The Macedon Community Christmas Program has been successful every year, thanks to the united efforts of the Macedon Food Pantry at St. Patrick’s Church, of St. Katharine Drexel Parish; and other area churches, schools, civic organizations, businesses, scouting groups, and individuals. In 2017, 146 families totaling almost 450 individuals (including about 190 children and over 50 seniors) received holiday support.

If you would like to be a part of the Macedon Community Christmas Program, or are a family that resides in the Macedon or Walworth area and is in need of assistance this holiday season, you can send an e-mail to: macedoncommunitychristmas@yahoo.com.
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