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In honor of Veterans Day, the McConnellsville Student Council has adopted a US Army Platoon, and they are looking for your help! Students have been signing a banner in the library to send to the U.S. Army 1-10th Attack Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from the 10th Mountain Division. The unit is based out of Watertown but is currently deployed.
In recognition of their service, the Student Council is seeking Halloween Candy donations to send alongside the banner. Whether you ended up with too much from trick-or-treating last night, have an extra bag you didn't give out last night, or just feel like doing a good deed, it's all welcome!
Contact Shelley Malenowski (smalenowski@camdencsd.org) if you have any questions!
Lilliana says "The plastic wrap around water/soda bottles is plastic film! Please recycle!"
Spider ring toss, candy corn bowling, and some cool costumes.... that's the recipe for a great Halloween for Miss Wood's class at McVille!
We are so grateful for our partnership with the Oneida County Sherriff's office and lucky to have Officer Paul Russo at MES. He has built a relationship with all of our students and today handed out individually wrapped candy bags to ALL McVille students ! Thanks Officer Paul and Happy Halloween !
We've been working on building a bigger and better McConnellsville Elementary School, so it was only fitting that today, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Williamson, and Mrs. Rounds dressed up as construction workers! Their outfits featured blue hard hats and custom McConnellsville branded safety vests!
Just a few more days of collecting for Pennies for Puppies/Coins for Kitties! Can you help us reach our new goal of $750?
Your plastic film tip of the day: Rosalyn says that many food bags have the chasing arrows triangle and say "Store Drop Off". Send these in to school!
Mrs. Malenowski's third grade IFA reading group is soaring past their goals for this year's Pennies for Puppies, Coins for Kitties initiative! They have raised the bar on their original goal twice already, and are now up to $633.14 worth of change to donate to the Humane Society of Rome! They're hoping to reach $750.00!
The drive ends on Monday, 11/4!
About a dozen young learners and their families came together for the start of something new this morning as we held our first meeting of the brand new "Let's Play!" Two-Year-Old program! Attendees built skills and socialized through play-based-learning, participated in a craft activity, and had a snack during an action-packed program!
Read More: https://www.camdenschools.org/o/ccsd/article/1849160
Achieving your goals tomorrow, begins with attendance today. #CCSDAttendanceAwarenessMonth
Olivia wants to remind you that plastic film bags from takeout or stores are recyclable! Please send them to school! (Or at least reuse them!)
Our Pre-K students love getting out to play on a beautiful autumn day!
Fall is apple season! Frankie says: "Please recycle your plastic film apple bags!"
Our Pre-K students recently took a field trip to Will's Cackleberry Castle Pumpkin Farm, right here in Camden!
The Connected Community Schools Diaper Drive and Resource Fair is later today (10/28) at CHS in the front bus loop!
They will have diapers, formula, and pack and plays available while supplies last! If you need it, and they have it, you can get it today. Contact Valarie at 315-271-8780 for more information!
Our Elementary School campuses will host their Halloween Parades on Thursday!
Noah says: "The wrapping around paper towels is plastic film! Please recycle at school!"
Today is the last day for the McVille Spirit Wear Store! Store closes at 11:59 tonight!
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Ever get packages at your house? Andrew is showing you that those mailers are plastic film and can be recycled!
NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
As we replace portions of our transportation fleet on an ongoing basis, it’s important that the safety equipment on our new vehicle acquisitions is up to the task of keeping our kids safe.
Very recently, we took delivery of four new school buses equipped with modernized internal and external camera systems.
Negative behavior on buses has the ability to detract from a driver’s focus, which can increase risk for everyone on the bus. The new internal camera systems will equip our District with more tools to help manage and address incidents on buses. They have a comprehensive range of angles that can look into virtually all areas of the bus, including into seats from above, and offer vastly improved visual and audio clarity over existing systems. The internal cameras also have night-vision capability for coverage in the evening and early morning hours.
The buses also feature multiple external cameras with sensors that can detect and record school bus passing violations. In the event of a potential violation, the system creates an on-the-spot evidence package of still images, videos, and GPS coordinates that can be quickly and easily turned over to law enforcement so that a citation can be issued to the owner of the passing vehicle.
These citations carry significant fines. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, under the law, the fine for passing a school bus ranges from $250 for a first violation, to a maximum of $1,000 for three violations in three years. Additionally, if a vehicle owner is convicted of three violations in three years, their driver’s license can be revoked for a minimum of six months.
Automated systems just like these have been implemented on buses all over Oneida County. In the 2023-24 school year, over 850 citations were issued by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office across eight different school districts with stop arm camera implementation.
The addition of these internal and external cameras is an important step, but it is also just one step along the way toward modernizing the fleet with new safety technology. A wider implementation is planned, including the addition of these camera systems on new bus purchases. We are also looking at other opportunities to enhance safety, security, and peace of mind for our families when it comes to transportation.