CODE Assemblies Promote Healthy and Safe Behaviors

CODE Presentations Engage Students

Jami Ryan, community outreach and education specialist with the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center speaks with kindergarten students about their bodies. With Ms. Ryan are Officer Brand, and Lauren Penizotto and Derek Tefft (seated), also community outreach and education specialists. 

Officer Brand visited our school today with representatives from the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center to discuss a variety of topics with our students. The short, age-appropriate presentations were part of the district's Community Oriented Drug Education (C.O.D.E.) program. The serious nature of the topics will hopefully result in some important conversations at home. 

Topics included:

Kindergarten: Keeping My Body Safe and Healthy. The children were read the book, "Your Body Belongs to You."

Grade 1: Keeping My Body Safe and Healthy. The children were read the book, "Your Body Belongs to You." They also learned the difference between "secrets" and "surprises".

Grade 2: Bullying, Not Being a Bystander, Problem Solving Skills, How to be a Good Friend

The McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center is non-profit organization dedicated to ending child abuse through intervention and education. Learn more on their website: www.mcmahonryan.org

Snow Days May Be Coming Soon

Though we were fortunate to have had a mild November so far, snow is just around the corner. When winter weather is predicted, stay tuned to Dr. Brown's twitter feed, the website, district Facebook page, the West Genesee app, and the local radio and television stations for information on delays and cancellations. In addition, please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing. Students not only walk to and from the bus, but also play outside for recess. We want to make sure they stay warm!

Blackboard communications software allows us to send emails, texts, phone app notifications, and make phone calls. (Phone calls will be used for emergency situations only) Parent/Guardians and Staff will NOT need to sign-up to receive information from schools that you are registered for in Schooltool. (You will have the option to opt-out if you choose not to receive emails, texts, and/or phone calls.)

For more information and/or to sign-up (if you are not a parent/guardian or staff in the schooltool system) go to the website and click on the WG Communications logo from the home page, or logo above. For more information about the new system click here. 

We look forward to seeing parents for their conferences on Monday and Tuesday. Please remember dismissal is at 11:30 a.m. on both Monday, November 21 and Tuesday, November 22. There is no school on November 23-25 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Please enjoy time with family and friends over the holidays!

~Lori