Enter to learn; go forth to serve. DISTRICT NEWSLETTER • JANUARY 2016 • VOLUME 19, ISSUE 3 Reading Goal is Crushed and Dr. Butler Gets Slimed age of participation. Dr. Butler hear that they reached the goal. Some then reminded students that the of Mrs. Miller's third grade scientists goal for the day was to collec- mixed ingredients such as applesauce, tively read for 48,000 minutes or jello, pudding, food coloring and oat- 800 hours. "Who thinks we can meal to make the slime. do it? Dr. Butler asked." The stu- On Tuesday, November 17th, stu- dents cheered! "Let the challenge dents gathered in the Big Gym for the begin!" Big Moment they all had been waiting With their books in hand and for... The Sliming of Dr. Butler. Stu- sporting their favorite PJ's, stu- dents from Mrs. Swift's class and Mrs. dents and staff members read Rookey's class got to do the honors. throughout the day. Dr. Butler It was definitely worth the wait! And, read to groups of students outside Dr. Butler was an awesome sport! If By Deb Hint the faculty room as well. A giant ther- interested, you can view the event at the On Friday, November 13th, students mometer was stationed near Dr. Butler to following link... http://www.youtube. and staff from Pre-K thru 6 participated keep track of the number of minutes and com/watch?v=uaR4Vuf2bCA . in the Principal's Reading Challenge in hours spent reading. An announcement honor of National Young Reader's Week. was made just prior to dismissal The event was sponsored by BOOK IT! time... "We Did It! We met the Upon arrival to school, students quickly goal!" The students went crazy! noticed that all of the teachers and sup- It turned out that students and staff port staff were wearing "READ YOUR collectively read for a whopping HEART OUT" T-shirts. 52,643 minutes. Dr. Butler kicked off the challenge What next? Well, the week be- during the 1st Quarter Awards Assembly. fore the reading challenge, students She congratulated 4th Grade classes for voted to see Dr. Butler complete an having 99-100% participation in BOOK obstacle course dressed as Mickey IT! for the month of October. She also Mouse and get slimed IF they met congratulated Miss Buckley's class and the reading goal. You can just Mrs. Reed's class for their high percent- imagine how excited they were to A Celebration Honoring the Career of Veronica Barber On Thursday, January 7 at 7pm in the Fillmore School Auditorium, everyone is invited to attend a celebration of Mrs. Veronica Barber's career at Fillmore School. Mrs. Barber worked for 60 years as a teacher and administrative assistant from 1955-2015. Attendees will be invited to speak and share their stories about Mrs. Barber At the conclusion of the program, Mrs. Barber's nephew, Judge Terry Parker, will be presented with a bronze plaque that will be posted outside of the office where Mrs. Barber served as Administrative Assistant before retiring during the summer of 2015. A Message From Our Superintendent – Ravo Root Dodge and myself to see if our students owner of Shop-N-Save, donated dough- could help move the books from the old nuts for the students to have along with Fillmore library to the new Fillmore cider after they completed the move. library on N. Genesee Street. Mr. and When the students and teachers ar- Mrs. McGlynn, both serve on the Fill- rived back at the building, they were all more Library Board and Mr. McGlynn smiles. Giving to others fills you up with shared with us that when he taught at joy and this project had that effect on Fillmore his students had completed this our staff and students. It was apparent, same task when they first moved into the that everyone felt great about coming to- old Fillmore library on Main Street. gether to help the Fillmore Library. The On November 17, Fillmore students students and staff members will fondly across grades 5-8 moved 36,000 books remember this good deed for the rest of Fillmore Students Capture from the Main Street library to the new their lives. The library book move is one the Holiday Spirit with a Community library on North Genesee Street. Our of many examples for teaching students Service Project that Benefits the students were joined by many adult about the importance of helping others New Fillmore Library volunteers as well including the follow- and serving your community. It also ing Fillmore teachers: Mr. Tucker, Mrs. serves as another reminder that we can Fillmore School and the local sur- Garrison, Mrs. Rookey, Ms. Coloney, accomplish great things when we work rounding communities have always had Mrs. Peters, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Kelley, together as a team! a special relationship that dates back Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Kelley, Mrs. Keeler, I hope everyone is able to enjoy a many, many years. Our school and Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Chiu, Mr. Johnson, and peaceful and joyful holiday season with the community have a long history of Mr. Dodge. There were also two NYS family and friends. teamwork and support for each other, Troopers to help with traffic and sev- especially in times of need. In October, eral Fillmore Library Board Members ~Dr. Ravo Root Mr. and Mrs. Gerry McGlynn came to including: Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Breuer, Mr. meet with our Secondary Principal, Mr. Kalisz, and Mr. McGlynn. Randy Ellis, Fillmore Little League Pre-Season Registration Fillmore Little League Inc. will be Minor League Baseball (Will be Chris or Jen Austin @ (585)567-8221 holding two (2) registration days the first run just like the Majors but with hitting Try-outs will be held on Satur- being Sat., February 6th, 2016 with the off a pitching machine instead of a live day, March 5th 2016 at 9:00 am in second being Sat., February 27, 2016 at pitcher.) (Ages depends on skill level) the Fillmore Central Gym. Try-outs the Fillmore Central School from 9am Girls Softball (Ages 9 -12) are required for softball AND majors. - 12pm. This is not tryouts - Just Little (Major) League Baseball (T-ball and Minors DO NOT ATTEND Registration for all tee-ball players, (Ages 10-12) TRY-OUTS). softball players, minor league play- Junior & Senior League (Ages 13/14 The Fundraiser “Kick-off” and ers, major league players and any 15/16) **See Mrs. Austin at school for Chicken BBQ will be held Saturday, new players! Every player MUST your Chicken BBQ tickets April 2nd at the Fillmore Fire hall at re-register each year! 11:00 am sharp. We ask that all boys or girls inter- If you were on a Majors baseball ** New this year… There will be a ested in playing this season please come or a softball team last year (ages 9-12) LATE Fee of $10.00 charged for any and register on one (1) of these dates. you will be receiving a call to ask if you player who registers after March 28th. Please bring with you three (3) proofs plan on playing this season! If you do If you cannot attend on either of the two of residency (EXP- copy of Drivers Li- not receive a call please contact Chris sign-up dates (2/7 & 2/28) Please fill cense, copy of a utility bill and or copy Austin by Feb 28 to express your inter- out the registration form and enclose of auto ins. cert.) and a birth certificate est in playing or volunteering to help the necessary paperwork and send it to with a raised stamp on it. or coach in any of our programs! (All school, attention Jen Austin. We will be placing the players per help is always welcome. The programs age in one (1) of the following programs past and future success depends on good Tee-Ball (Ages 5, 6, 7 & 8 depend- people!) ing on skill level) Please call with any questions to Fillmore Central School District Newsletter 2 January 2016 FCS Families Fill the Halls During Open House embryos. This was a must-see for all who attended Open House. Mrs. Glasner ran a series of exciting 7th and 8th grade science demonstra- tions in her classroom. Students, teach- ers and parents were able to see some STEM curriculum at work with a few student demos as well. The Art Department was in the small On October 15, 2015 the halls of gym and students spun the wheel of art. Fillmore Central were filled with fam- They also enjoyed a Halloween themed ily and friends of FCS students visiting Art Spooktacular. take place during the Fine Arts Festival! for Open House. During this time, The Scholastic Book Fair in the Other highlights were the SADD they were treated to a variety of events Media Center was a great success. Book Silent Auction and the Ski Club infor- throughout the school. Fair sales reached $2,422.99! That mation booth in the cafeteria. Fillmore Elementary classrooms were buzz- money will give the libraries $1,116.40 Central again was able to host a Flu Shot ing with activity. Once again, the fourth to spend on new books. We want to Clinic for the community. Refreshments graders had an amazing display of Iro- thank the community for all the support. were made available throughout the quois projects. There were false face Be sure to mark your calendars now for night by the Band. The FCS Band also masks, canoes, longhouses, games and the Buy One Get One Free Book Fair to hosted a bake goods sale in the lobby corn husk dolls.