Save the Date for the Safety Before Summer Event sponsored by the Wayland-Cohocton PTSO on May 31st from 1 to 3 pm in the Field House Parking lot! This is a fun event and everyone in the family will go home learning something new!
Join us for this incredible event - WCCS Birth-5 years old Resource Fair for Families on May 31st, 1 to 3 pm in collaboration with the PTSO Safety Before Summer Event! Looking forward to meeting your family!
Join us for some family fun!
In pursuit of her Seal of Civic Readiness, WC student Olivia Schecter is dedicating her efforts to animal welfare. Her project seeks to highlight the pressing issues of underfunding and inadequate support for animal shelters, as well as the alarming problems associated with kill shelters and puppy mills. To get this project underway, Olivia has launched a pet donation drive. Any donations to the cause would be immensely beneficial to these shelters! Anything can help, including paper towels, cat litter, blankets, toys, cleaning supplies, and more! Gently used products (besides unsealed food and treats, litter, and toys) are welcome as well. Dropoff boxes can be found in the WCCS Elementary, Middle, and High School offices, as well as Quinlan's Pharmacy.
Mother Nature hasn’t quite gotten on board with spring yet, so the Easter Egg Hunt scheduled on Saturday, April 12th has been moved to the Wayland-Cohocton Prekindergarten School gymnasium. Start time is at 10 am with staggered times based on ages. We hope you will join us for this great event sponsored by the Cohocton Sports Booster Club, the WC PTSO and the Cohocton Library! Hippity Hop!
Learning those dance numbers is loads of fun as drama club members prepare for their production Emma - A Pop Musical by Eric Price on April 24th - 26th at the Wayland-Cohocton Performing Arts Center. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday, April 24th and 25th at 7 pm, and Saturday, April 26th at 2 pm. Admission will be $5 at the door. There will be no advance sale tickets.
LEARNING AND GROWING THROUGH AGRICULTURE: Cornell Cooperative Agriculture Educator Stephanie McKinley and Program Educator Michelle Chase have made a few visits to Wayland-Cohocton Elementary School as part of the Ag-in-the-Classroom program. Each month they share a different agriculture lesson including a story and an activity. Students have learned about the process of making maple syrup, growing a Christmas Tree and growing a pumpkin to create pumpkin pie. At the holidays the evergreen tree story included the opportunity to make an ornament from a slice of a pine tree. Students worked on a sequencing and coloring activity to review how the sweet maple syrup gets from tree to pancakes. After reading a story about pumpkins the students made a no-bake pumpkin pie dessert that even some of the most-hesitant students found delicious. WCCS is proud to partner with Steuben County Cooperative Extension for these additional lessons and a chance to grow our agricultural knowledge.
Don't Forget!
Wayland-Cohocton Drama Club will present Emma! A Pop Musical by Eric Price on Thursday and Friday, April 24th and 25th at 7 pm, and Saturday, April 26th at 2 pm. Admission at the Performing Arts Center will be $5 at the door. There will be no advance sale tickets.
Emma! A Pop Musical is a jukebox musical based on Jane Austen's novel Emma. The musical is set in a modern prep school and features hit songs by female artists. Emma, a senior at Highbury Prep, is certain she knows what’s best for her classmates’ love lives, and is determined to find the perfect boyfriend for shy sophomore Harriet by the end of the school year. But will Emma’s relentless matchmaking get in the way of finding her own happiness? Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, this sparkling new musical features the hit songs of legendary girl groups and iconic female singers from The Supremes to Katy Perry.
If you placed an order for The PTSO Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Fundraiser, this message is for you! Mark your calendars! The Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Fundraiser pick up is Tuesday, April 8th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the High School cafeteria. Please enter through the exterior doors of the High School cafeteria which are located to the right of the loading dock. Park in the Field House parking lot. If you are unable to make the pick up time available please email WCEaglesPTSO@gmail.com.
Save the Date: The Cohocton Sports Booster Club, Wayland-Cohocton PTSO and the Cohocton Library are sponsoring the return of the Cohocton Easter Egg Hunt! With staggered times and an adapted event, this is sure to be a fun family day on Saturday, April 12th. Also, Keep an eye out for information about the longstanding St. Jude Benefit Bike-a-Thon that will be held on Saturday, June 7th. Cohocton Sports Booster is looking forward to making it a grand event!
This week's Family Swim Night on April 4th has been canceled. In the event it is rescheduled, information will be posted. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wayland-Cohocton is celebrating Autism Awareness Week, this week, March 31st to April 4th. Awareness activities have been developed by the student Inclusive Youth Leadership Club. There are bracelets for sale for $5 in the school office, which are expected to arrive on Friday. All proceeds will be donated to AutismUp in Rochester. Students are creating posters with information about Autism encouraging acceptance and inclusion. Wednesday, April 2 everyone is encouraged to wear light blue or other Autism Awareness attire. Wednesday, April 2 recognises World Autism Day.
Please join us for some family fun!
Due to some intermittent email issues at Wayland-Cohocton today, Friday, March 28th, the district asks that if you need to contact anyone at the Elementary School, that you do by phone. Thank you. Attendance: (585) 213-4368 or the Main Desk: (585) 728-3547
The third grade has been working with clay and recently completed clay plate projects they will be bringing home this week. These beautiful plates are food-safe and can be placed in the microwave or oven. Ms. Stieve does recommend hand washing but hopes her students and families enjoy the incredibly useful works of art! This is National Youth Art Month!
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The goal is to help people understand and support those with Down syndrome better. The date being the 21st day of the 3rd month was chosen to represent the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. Throughout the week, the Inclusive Youth Leadership Club has been sponsoring awareness activities which culminate in recognizing World Down Syndrome Day on Friday, March 21st. Wayland-Cohocton students and staff alike are encouraged to wear yellow and blue, or crazy socks to recognize the day. Want to know more, go to: World Down Syndrome #WorldDownSyndromeDay
Here are some interesting facts being shared daily at announcements in the Elementary School this week:
People with Down Syndrome can go to regular schools, make friends, enjoy life, and get jobs when they are older.
How does Down Syndrome occur? Most people have a total of 46 chromosomes, but those with Down Syndrome have an extra chromosome, bringing the total to 47.
What is a chromosome? Chromosomes determine your physical traits, such as eye color and hair color.
Down Syndrome was named after Dr. John Langdon Down, who wrote a paper about it nearly 160 years ago!
More than 400,000 people are living with Down Syndrome in the United States.
Save the date for these upcoming family events sponsored by the Cohocton Sports Booster Club!
The WCCS Kids' Night Out scheduled for Saturday, March 15th will be held as expected from 4-8 pm. We look forward to seeing you!
CLARIFICATION: School is cancelled for both the Cohocton and Wayland campuses today, Friday, March 14th