The Lion’s RoarVolume 18, Number 1 Cincinnatus Central School District Newsletter January 2017

Capital Project Ribbon Cutting CeremonyA very special thank you to all who attended the December 13, 2016 Capital Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The event began in our Wilbur Auditorium at 6:30 PM with a warm welcome to our guests, including Senator Seward, and provided a culminating activity to recognize the $8.72 million renovations to our beloved Cincinnatus School. After publicly thanking the Board of Education, for their work in the development of the voter referendum, which was held on February 11, 2014, the administration, staff, and residents, and viewing several before and after project related slides, the group walked to our large gymnasium for the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. The boys’ varsity basketball team completed their pre-game warmup and all game attendees watched the ribbon cutting that was conducted while standing on the center court logo of our newly renovated gymnasium. Both Kaitlyn Johnson and Heather Hartley were publicly recognized and congratulated for winning first and second place, respectively, of our school’s gymnasium logo contest. Kaitlyn’s winning logo design is located at center court of both our small and large gymnasiums, while Heather’s logo design will be placed on the large gymnasium’s wall above our home team’s bench.

Again, thank you for continuing your support of Cincinnatus School, our students and staff and for your patience with the completion of our Capital Project.

Heather Hartley (left) and Kaitlyn Johnson (right),winner's of the logo contest, held the ribbon for the ceremonial cutting.

Attendees check out the visitor entrance which is almost completed.

Above: Peg Peri, Board of Education President, cuts the

ribbon.

Right: Refreshements were served in the cafeteria.

The school was presented with a basketball from Hunt in honor of the special night. The ball is inscribed:

Cincinnatus Central School Gymnasium Renovation Rededication

December 13, 2016Cincy Lions vs. Madison Blue Devils

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Holiday Festivities

Ms. Nauseef and Ms. Welling took their chorus-members on the annual caroling trip to various places in Cortland to spread Christmas cheer on December 22nd. Mr. Koch, retired music teacher, also went along to accompany the chorus on the piano.

The Elementary Sing Along

Upcoming Music Department Concerts and Events: January 14th: All-County Chorus at Cortland High School, select studentsFebruary 7th: 3/4 Winter Concert, 6:30pmMarch 16th: MIOSM Concert, 7pm, various performing groupsMarch 25th: NYSSMA Solo Festival at Cortland High School, select students.

Ms. Nauseef, Mr. Aiken, and Mr. Koch led the elementary children in holiday songs and Santa

even came to sing and dance.

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The Variety Show

Holiday Festivities

Mrs. Lori Rice's second graders sing Jingle Bells for Mr. Corsi as he walks by

jingling his jingle bells.

The Harlem Wizardsare returning to

Cincinnatus Central Schoolon January 18th at 7pm.

Pre-sale tickets: kids $8, adults $10At the door kids $10, adults $12

Sponsored by Crossroads Sports Complex. For more information you can visit our

Crossroads Sports Complex FaceBook page.

Tix can by purchased from any of the following people:Tracy Smith (607) 321-7760Kristin Russell (607) 345-4160Lorrie Vosburg (607) 345-0698 Tom Vosburg (607) 745-6295 Juanita Larrabee (607) 745-5534Rhonda Wehner (607)745-5729 Bryce Wehner (607)745-5729

The Student Senate planned a very funny variety show for the high school students. Classes com-peted for the best decorated student "tree", there were skits, wrapping competitions, and a musical number. Remington Blasdell and Cody Metcalf

sang "Baby It's Cold Outside." A great way to fin-ish the day off before break.

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Building Healthy Relationships In Second Grade Three times over the past month and a half, Pam Cullip of the Cortland County Child Advocacy Program, came to visit each second grade classroom individually. During her visits with each room, Pam spoke to the students about many different issues young students face and shared with us ways in which to address those issues. At her first visit, Pam inspired the students to think about what is “unique” about themselves. Responses included their hair, eyes, skin, clothes, what they like and don’t like, and much more. Each student then traced their hand and added their fingerprints with a stamp pad and compared their uniqueness. She then asked the students how they felt when others honored their individual uniqueness versus being singled out and excluded due to their differences. Pam then encouraged each student to think of five people at home, in school, and in the community that they had “healthy relationships” with and who they could talk to if they felt their uniqueness was being challenged. The students then wrote the names of their “healthy relationships” people on each finger of their traced hand. On her next visit, Pam shared an example of one of her case studies. She introduced the students to “Bob” the egg. “Bob” was unique as many of his friends lived with their parents and siblings and he lived with his 70 year old grandmother who was retired and they had no car. Pam invited the students to reflect on what they do with their families that require a car and money. Next she asked them to think of how “Bob” might feel as he doesn’t get the same opportunities due to his unique circumstance. “Bob” eventually started feeling his unique situation being challenged by his friends who were unkind. Pam then put “Bob” in a huge container of water and we watched him sink. Pam asked each student what they could do to build “Bob’s” confidence back up. Students then gave encouraging words to “Bob” such as “Bob, would you like to play with me at recess?”, “You can sit next to me at lunch today!”, or “I really like your picture.” As the students gave “Bob” their words of encouragement, they dumped “Confidence Boosting Powder” into the container of water. They all cheered as “Bob” started to rise to the top and overcome the challenges of his uniqueness all because they helped and supported “Bob”. During her third and final visit, Pam communicated with the students about “5 Safety Rules” and why these rules are important to ourselves and others. 1. Checking first…asking permission as well as making sure that you are following safety rules. 2. Adults keep you safe…adults should also be making sure children are following safety rules. 3. No secrets only surprises…all too often we tell children to keep a secret for a party or a gift. Secrets however typically have negative or upsetting outcomes and often leave people feeling excluded, whereas surprises result in positive outcomes. Instead we should say keep a surprise and try to avoid using the term keep a secret. 4. You have your own body…who should see the body parts that are covered by our undergarments…our parents and the doctor. 5. We all need space…personal space and awareness is important to everyone.

Pam’s final visit ended with “I-Messages”. Too often when there is a conflict, individuals start by saying “you need to do this”, or “you did that”. From the first word (YOU) a wall gets built and the words seem more like an attack, thus causing the other person to either fight back, not listen, or continue the undesired actions. By using “I-Messages”, the other person realizes that their actions require a change and it is a way to “get what you want” without the disagreements. Just use the two simple sentence starters, I feel ____ when ____. I need ____ because ____. For example, when you want something done you might say, “I feel upset when I go into your room and it is a mess and when it is a mess it is hard to find things. I need your help in cleaning it because when it takes us so long to find things we are late getting ready for school.” “I-Messages” take away the blame and shame felt by others. Submitted by: Mrs. Robyn Eaton

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The Kindergarten classes kicked off the start of the holiday season with a fun filled morning of crafts on December 2nd. Parent volunteers came in to help run a number of different stations where the children got to create a variety of Christmas ornaments. The kids also got to decorate their own sugar cookie before enjoying it with a cup of hot cocoa. The students picked one of their ornaments to decorate their classroom tree with and took the rest home to hang on their family trees. This was just the start of a busy month for the Kindergartners who will be

Kindergarten Holiday Activities

doing a number of exciting holiday themed activities including going to see the “Dasher’s Magical Gift” ballet performance, engineering gingerbread houses, and having a Polar Express themed day. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped make our craft day a success!Submitted by: Mrs. Haskins

The Kindergarten children have been busy this month with a unit based around a “Gingerbread” theme. We have read many versions of The Gingerbread Boy to help us learn about story elements of character, setting, and sequence. We have read some newer versions of the story called The Gingerbread Baby and The Gingerbread Girl. We use the stories to compare, contrast, and make predictions. All skills to help us learn to be expert readers and writers! We also completed a science activity after reading a story called Moving Day for the Gingerbread’s. The children looked at various weather in locations around the world such as the desert, rainforest, and North Pole to predict how the Gingerbread house might be impacted by the weather in these locations. As a culmination to our theme, the children constructed their own Gingerbread house. A yummy time was had by all!Submitted by Chrystal Loomis, Kindergarten Teacher

Gingerbread in the Kindergarten Classrooms

Right: Mrs. Loomis' class with their gingerbread houses.

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Honor and Merit Roll1st Marking Period

Grade 8Julieonna BrewerOwen DelepineKiana GuinnDylan KempBrynn LawBayley MeadeAustin MetcalfKailee PotterHannah SchmidtCaden StaffordKierstee Turshman

Grade 7Layla AikenArianna BlanchardIsabella GardnerJames JohnsonJordan LarrabeeTinuviel McCoachJayda MudgeAmelia NewtonShawna RoyScott SchuylerCason StaffordKooper Vosburg

Grade 6Justice CraneToby DelepineGarrett FrinkAlayna HoltmartMathew KempPiper LandersTucker LattaKristopher LoomisAlainna LotzColton MaroneyKaires RaymondChelsea RossShannon RyanKyla SustadGabriella TaylorVictoria Thompson

Grade 5William AldrichLydia CusterEmily GatesBrooke HalsteadNiles HerlineAlexandria JaneskiBrooklyn MossCortney ScuttCanden StaffordPeyton StithTayler TurshmanNicholas VertuliGeorgia WarnerAbigail Whaley

Middle School Honor Roll

Grade 8Michaela EichorstAlexis LudlowAriahna MetzlerNolan RiceVanda SherrodJoshua SmithPhoebe SmithFaith WagnerGreta Williams

Grade 7Clark GendronLayne JackJacob PrangerOliver SlackCole Willard

Grade 6JuShawna CraneElijah CreeDarren DingmanReagan KurtzJadyn LangAlyssa SherrodArianna SilvaJarisa Temple

Grade 5Jamber AikenKaylee BrenchleyValerie DingmanEmma FinchChristian McUmberHaylie MorganEric Peterson

Middle School Merit Roll

Grade 5Mallory FalciolaEmma FinchBrooke MaricleKatherine MetcalfEric PetersonCharlene RobertsLois Rose-WhaleyCooper RoweCortney ScuttGeorgia WarnerAbigail Whaley

Grade 6Gavin BushJulia ByronKelsey CaseElijah CreeToby DelepineAudrey ElmoreAmber HarahusPiper LandersJadyn LangColton MaroneyKaires RaymondDelaney RenzAlyssa SherrodArianna SilvaCaitlin StandishPembrook StithKyla SustadJarisa TempleTrevette Ward

Grade 7LayLa AikenArianna BlanchardKennith CraftJonathan ElmoreConnor GatesJack GatesJames JohnsonAmelia NewtonScott SchuylerDomanik ScuttOliver Slack

Grade 8Caleb BirtchBen CraftCollin ErvinLJ FrinkDanielle FroelichKiana GuinnHaley IvisonDylan KempKaleb LorowsBayley MeadeAustin MetcalfAriahna MetzlerCrystal RobertsMalachi RoyJacob SmithJosh SmithPhoebe SmithJasmine StandishShayla TempleKierstee TurshmanFaith Wagner

November Perfect Attendance: Middle School

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Grade 12Shane BakerRemington BlasdellSarah ClementsKaitlin JohnsonMaxwell KlingenbergSamantha MarshallCody MetcalfMadelynne NewtonCheyenne NowalkChristopher PriceVick RiceCiara Zeeuw

Grade 11Tyler BeckwithIsaiah BrewerLogan CarolanKyleigh EatonKristy FarrowHeather HartleyAshley JohnsonShawn JohnsonHunter LewisParker MaricleCarlecia McUmberHunter MetzlerShaunie MitchellAustin RutanCassieRae SupleyDeeann Witty

Grade 10Katelynne ClarkMatthew ClementsSummer DelepineChristian GallowGabrielle GallowNatalie GatesJacquelyn GolickiRachel KernsCassidy McUmberMakenzie RiceDelaney RutanLogan WarnerKaitlyn WhiteMiranda WolfMontana Wolf

Grade 9Alexia AbbatielloAlexis AldrichOlivia ByronHayley HalstromMcKayla MaroneyTrevor NewtonJarrett RobertsJoey Root

Grade 12Elizabeth BrenchleyKolton BrownBrennan BushEmily CortrightMitchell EichorstAshlie ErvinDylan NechwedowichJared RiceLukas Ward

Grade 11Kolby AitchisonDevan BurrittDestiny BushnellRachel EichorstMadison NateMorgan NateSamantha PrenticeEmily PriceHailee RiceJordan RobertsConnor StaffordThomas Ward

Grade 10Timothy AitchisonSierra MetcalfChelsea SmithKara SteacyWilliam VanWagenen

Grade 9Anthony BushAndrew CihockiNaomi ClausonMichaela DelavanJarrod FlintColton LewisHannah MerchantHunter RickertLeann RutanJacob Supley

High School Merit Roll

Honor and Merit Roll1st Marking Period

High School Honor Roll

I would like to take this opportunity to personally say thank you to all of our recent graduates who have stopped in to say hi and let us know how they are doing in their college careers and next steps of life post-high school. It means a lot to all of us that you want to come back and visit with us. Please be mindful, however, that we still have our jobs to do and students to teach. If you wish to come in for a visit, please make sure to call ahead and arrange a time to meet with a specific teacher or staff member. Or, stop in after 3:04pm, and visit with any staff member you wish. Again, we are very happy to hear about the things you are doing post-high school, and want to hear about those things. We just need to make sure that we are still able to do our work and serve the current students as effectively as we possibly can. Thank you.~Mr. Phetteplace

Alumni Visits

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HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SCHEDULING BEGINS SOON In the next few months, each high school student will be met with individually to talk about their 2017-2018 courses. In these meetings, we talk about how the current school year is going, their grades, career and future plans, and classes/credits needed to graduate. It is important that students think about how each school year can affect the next and the classes they would like to take. If you have any ques-tions about these meetings, please feel free to call the Guidance Office, 607-863-3200, option 3.

10th Grade BOCES Visit: February 15th, 2017, 11:45am-2:30pm

Scoliosis Screening Education Law, Article 19, Section 905 and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Sections 136.1 and 136.3, require schools to provide scoliosis screening at least once in each school year for all students in grades 5 through 9. Students will be screened individually during PE class by the school nurse. Students are asked to wear appropriate clothing for screenings such as gym shorts, t-shirt,

10th grade students will have the opportunity to visit Career and Technical Educa-tion Programs at OCM BOCES. This trip is optional and students must return the signed parental consent form that will be sent home in January. Please call the Guid-ance Office if you have any questions, 607-863-3200, option 3.

Submitted by Mrs. Carey

From the Nurse:

and sports bra for females. Students will be asked to remove shirts once in private screening area. Students who have had a physical within 1 year of screening date which scoliosis screening had been done will be exempt from screening. Please call the school nurse at 863- 3200 x2 with any questions.

The Third Grade students went on a field trip to the Roberson Museum on Friday December 16, 2016. Students were able to take part in the Home for the Holiday museum exhibit. Students were able to see

Third Graders go to the Roberson Museum

Mrs. Gardner's class at Roberson.

the international forest, and make connections to the Holidays Around the World Unit, that they have been learning about in school. Students also toured the mansion and learned about the Roberson’s, as well experiencing the planetarium’s Festival of Lights show.Submitted by: Mrs. GardnerMrs. Miller's class.

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2016 has come to an end and the New Year is here. I hope you had a great year. During December, Student Senate hosted the Variety Show and Charitable Christmas. The Variety Show was held on December 23rd (see photos on page 3) to get everyone in the holiday spirit. Drama Club performed three Christmas skits and did a great job. Remington Blasdell and Cody Metcalf sang “Baby Its Cold Outside” by Frank Loesser. It was very fun and uplifting for the Holiday. Student Senate had students from grades 9 through 12 play festive games. There was a lot of fun and laughter to end the day before break. January is a very relaxed and quiet month for Student Senate. This month we don’t host any events.Madelynne Newton, Student Senate President

Student Senate News

Have you ever found a crayfish? Students in Mrs. Latta's fifth grade science class had crayfish in the classroom for several weeks. They are fresh water crustaceans and belong to the "Arthropod" phylum. The students were fascinated by how they moved using their walking legs, and wow, they could move quickly backwards! Students were able to feed the crayfish, as they pushed food into their mouths. They are scavengers and will eat dead insects, worms, algae, and dead fish. Within the classroom students used the "Scientific Method" to determine which foods they liked, rice crispies and shrimp pellets were quite popular! Since the crayfish loved to hide under rocks they were very tricky to catch- but watch out for those pinchers! Our crayfish unit also included measuring and weighing them, and culminated in a crayfish race- a truly enjoyable unit for all which integrated science and math!Submitted by Deb Latta

Crayfish in The Fifth Grade

Cooper R. and Emily G. focusing in on the crayfish.

Georgia W. and Jamber A. feeding the crayfish.

Bill A., Niles H., and Canden S, learning about crayfish movements.

Yearbook deposits ($10) are due by January 27th.

Senior Patron Ads are due by January 31st. See graphic for all available ad sizes and pricing.

If you have any questions please feel free to call Ms. Nowalk or Mrs. Dristle (607)863-3200

Half Page $50.00

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Reminder: Yearbook Deadlines Coming Soon

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Cincinnatus Central School2809 Cincinnatus RoadCincinnatus, NY 13040Telephone: (607) 863-3200 www.cc.cnyric.org

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Cincinnatus Central School District: A community striving to meet all students’ needs, awaken their minds and touch their hearts.

Cincinnatus Central School DistrictBoard of Education

Margaret Peri: President Jessica Latta: Vice President

Peter Bush Richard DodgeNathan Metzler Charles Winters

The Cincinnatus Central School District works to convey information to students, parents, businesses and community members in a variety of ways. One major source of information is the school district website which can be found on the Internet at www.cc.cnyric.org.

Another method of communication within the district is this publication, The Lion's Roar, which is produced by students enrolled in the high school course, Computer Publications. The newsletter is published entirely by students and the printing completed by OCM BOCES. In addition to the website and newsletter, there are also a variety of classroom newsletters, grade reports and parent memos sent home via students and/or mail.

The purpose of these communication tools is to share information about our district, to showcase student, faculty, and staff endeavors, as well as provide resources for students, parents, community members and faculty. We welcome input from all of the school community in making this communication more efficient and more valuable. In utilizing new technologies the district may want to post children's work or pictures on our website and/or in district publications. This could include photos, writings, artwork, or videos recorded for our in-house TV station. Parents or guardians who do NOT wish to have their child’s name and/or photograph on the district web site, in student video productions, in the newsletter or other publications, must notify the district in writing of their wishes. This must be done each school year. Please send any related correspondence to:

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