Emily Howland Elementary
Contact
Ms. Caitlin Wasielewski
315.364.7098
315.364.7590
2384 Route 34B
Aurora, NY 13026
September 24, 2024
Hello Families,
The start of the school year is going exceptionally well at Emily Howland. We are proud of our students and how they are settling into routines and demonstrating exceptional effort and positive attitudes. We are looking forward to the progress continuing.
A few items to note:
- A reminder open House is tomorrow, September 25 from 5:30-7:30! We hope you can join us to meet your child's teacher and learn about some of the curriculum your child will learn this year. We will also have community agencies set up to provide families on information on what they can offer.
- Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Tuesday, November 26 from 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Families will be able to sign up for a time slot during open house. Families who are unable to attend open house may call the main office at 315-364-7098 to schedule a conference time.
- So far we completed 4 of our 5 required fall fire drills. Students are doing an exceptional job following directions and remaining safe during these drills. We would like to thank all students and staff for their cooperation with these.
- Southern Cayuga homecoming week will be the week of September 30-October 5. We invite you to check out the schedule and come cheer on our Chiefs!
- We completed our beginning of the year testing for ELA and math. We use these results to determine students who may need additional support in these subjects. If your child is identified as someone who could benefit from extra assistance, you will receive a letter in the mail.
- Southern Cayuga will again offer dental visits free of charge to any Emily Howland student on October 10. If you would like to sign your child up and did not return the form yet, please reach out to our school nurse, Jessica Hurd at hurdj@southerncayuga.org.
- On October 31 we will have a Halloween Fun with Friends celebration in the afternoon. Students will perform songs and dances to get in the Halloween spirit. Families are welcome to join us for this event. More information will be shared as we get closer to the date.
Upcoming Dates
September 25 - Open House from 5:30-7:30 pm
October 9 - PTO Meeting in EH Library at 6:00 pm
October 10 - Dental Visits during the school day
October 11 - Fire Prevention Day during the school day
October 31 - Halloween Fun with Friends from 2:40-3:10
Take Care,
Caitlin Wasielewski
---------------------------------------------September 6, 2024
Hello Families,
Happy start of the school year! We had an amazing start to the school year, and we hope your students feel the same way. It was great to see everyone back this week, and we are looking forward to many more exciting and fun-filled days with our students!
A few items to note:
- Students in grades K-6 will come home with a Chromebook and Handbook agreement form today. The handbook outlines our expectations for students. If students demonstrate our core values of being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind, they will always be doing the right thing. The Chromebook sign off allows students to access our computer network and technology.
- Students who are rising K-6 students were provided with a summer reading log from the Aurora and Hazard Libraries in June 2024. If students read over the summer, please return the reading logs with them by Thursday, September 12. The Aurora and Hazard Libraries will sponsor a special treat the following week for students who returned their logs. Many thanks to our community libraries for their partnership and support.
- Our open house will be on Wednesday, September 25 from 5:30-7:30. Teachers will be in their classrooms and ready to share information regarding their classroom and curriculum. We will also have community agencies here to share the services they offer. We hope you and your students will join us for this exciting night!
- We will begin our safety drills required by NYS the week of September 16. These will include fire drills to start, and lockdown drills in later months. Families will receive a message letting them know about our first lockdown drill when the date gets closer so everyone is aware. Teachers will review expectations and procedures with students prior to conducting our drills.
Please take a look at our 2024-2025 Emily Howland building goals below:
Goal #1: Using data to inform instruction and the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) process.
- Teachers will provide students with research based curriculum and instruction in all academic areas.
- Teachers will collect data on student performance.
- Students will receive interventions or enrichment based on data collected.
- Progress will be reported to families every 10 weeks.
Goal #2: Implementing a Character Education curriculum.
- Teachers will provide students with a research based character education curriculum around the principles of being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind.
- Teachers will build community in their classrooms using community building practices and circles.
- Students will engage in restorative practices as needed.
Wishing everyone a great weekend, and a fabulous rest of September!
In Partnership,
Caitlin Wasielewski
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August 29, 2024
Hello Families,
We hope you are enjoying the end of summer and looking forward to a great start to the 2024-2025 school year! Our staff returned to the building yesterday and is hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year. We are excited to welcome students and families back next week!
A few items to note:
- The first day of school for grades 1-6 will be Wednesday, September 4
- Students and families in UPK and K are invited to attend orientation on Wednesday, September 4 anytime between 9:30am-2:00pm. Additional information is located in the letter sent on August 19. The first day of school for students in grades UPK and K will be Thursday, September 5.
- Lindsay Herrling, Director of Special Education and Student Services, will also be helping out with student assistance at the UPK-2 level at times so we can ensure all our students have a successful year.
- For families planning to pick-up their students at the end of the day, please be aware for the first week it may take a little longer than normal while our staff meets and learns new faces. This process will speed up after the first week, and we appreciate your patience in this process. Please have a photo ID ready if you are picking up your student, this will be especially important for all our families new to pick-up, and helps ensure the safety of our students.
- When students arrive September 4-6, they will be able to eat breakfast if desired, then will go directly to their classrooms. We will have staff available to assist all students in getting to the correct classroom.
- Beginning on Monday, September 9, students who arrive between 8:40-9:00 will have the opportunity to eat breakfast if desired, then go to active morning. Students will be able to play outside on the playground and basketball court, weather permitting. If the weather does not allow us to go outside, there will be indoor activities for students.
- For those of you new to drop off and pick-up. We attached maps showing the flow of traffic and areas for drop off and pick-up .
A message from our PTO:
The first Parent/Teacher Organization Meeting for the upcoming year will be Wednesday September 11, 2024 at 6pm in the EH Library.
We need volunteers who are willing to take on leadership roles within the organization. Without additional volunteers to help lead the group, it will become very difficult to provide funding and activities for our SCCS family.
Please attend the meeting if possible, and think about leading this group in support of SCCS.
The mission of the SCCS PTO is to provide support, both financial and volunteer, to the entire school community: elementary through high school students, teachers, employees and administration. We aim to provide resources to the school that are not provided or not provided sufficiently for, in the school budget and are deemed necessary or desirable by the staff or community for the support and education of students in school and beyond. Our number one priority is to foster and maintain a strong and cooperative relationship between school, home, and community, to best serve all of our children.
Emily Howland September dates to remember:
September 4 - First day of school for grades 1-6 and UPK and K orientation
September 5 - First day of school for UPK and K
September 11 - Parent Teacher Organization meeting in the EH Library at 6:00 pm
September 25 - UPK-12 Open House from 5:30-7:30 pm
In Partnership,
Caitlin Wasielewski
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August 14, 2024
Hello Families,
A few important items as we head towards the end of summer:
Student classroom placements will be mailed home on August 19. Please be on the lookout for these. Student information and contact forms will be mailed home on August 19. We ask families to update these and return them with their student during the first week of school.
Emily Howland hours will remain the same this year as last year, school will begin at 9:00 am and end at 3:30 pm.
Students who are dropped off in the morning can be dropped off anytime between 8:40-9:00. Busses will arrive during this same time frame.
We are excited the Southern Cayuga School District will again be able to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.
The 2024-2025 one page district calendar, SCCS One Page Calendar
The September breakfast and lunch menu, September Breakfast and Lunch Menu
September dates to remember:
September 4 - First day of school for grades 1-6 and UPK and K orientation
September 5 - First day of school for UPK and K
September 11 - Parent Teacher Organization meeting in the EH Library at 6:00 pm
September 25 - UPK-12 Open House from 5:30-7:30
We look forward to seeing you in September.
In Partnership,
Caitlin Wasielewski
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July 18, 2024
Hello Families,
We hope you are enjoying summer. The weekend looks to be beautiful, so hopefully you and your students are able to enjoy some time outside.
We wanted to send along a few updates. The Emily Howland supplies list was posted to the website. It is also attached to this update. We are pleased to let our families know Southern Cayuga will be able to purchase most supplies for students this upcoming year. We will provide students with many needed items, meaning families will be asked to purchase a minimal amount of supplies.
Transportation forms were mailed home this week. You should receive them either late this week or early next week. The form is also attached to this update. Transportation requests each family fill out one form per household each year. All students can be listed on the same form, you do not need to do one per child. Filling out this form assists them with planning for bussing and routes. We greatly appreciate your help with this matter.
We hope you continue to have a safe and enjoyable summer.
In Partnership,
Caitlin Wasielewski
Transportation Form & EHSupplies24-25
----------------------------------------------Hello Emily Howland Families,
I value collaboration between school and home, and encourage communication between all. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. My email address is wasielewskic@southerncayuga.
I also wanted to send along a few updates:
- Thank you for all your support through the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Our students had a very successful year, and we are proud of all their hard work and efforts. We would like to congratulate the grade 6 students for completing 6th grade and moving up to the Jr High School!
- Students received their report cards on Monday, June 24. Any student absent on Monday, but present on Tuesday received their report card on Tuesday, June 25. We mailed home report cards for any student absent on both Monday and Tuesday.
- We are working on finalizing school supply lists. These lists will be posted on the Emily Howland website around July 15, 2024. We will also communicate these lists home to families when available. Southern Cayuga is attempting to purchase as much supplies for students as possible, similar to what we do for the Jr/Sr High School. We anticipate the lists of supplies we ask families to provide to be minimal.
- The Emily Howland staff are working hard on classroom assignments for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Classroom assignments will be mailed home to families in mid-August.
- The first day of school for grades 1-6 will be Wednesday, September 4. Students in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will have orientation on Wednesday, September 4, with the first day of school on Thursday, September 5.
In Partnership,
Caitlin Wasielewski
EH SEL CAC Presentation
EH Student Handbook
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