Cassadaga Valley Central School District

The fine when you pass a stopped school bus ranges from a minimum of $250 for a first violation to a maximum of $1,000 for three violations in three years. If you are convicted of three of these violations in three years, your driver license will be revoked for a minimum of six months. Source: www.dmv.ny.gov

Good afternoon, We have just received confirmation from the Chautauqua County Health Department of two of our bus drivers being placed in required quarantine, as they were close contacts to a positive case of COVID-19. These two individuals will not be able to drive again until Tuesday, May 18. That reduction in our transportation team for a week makes it impossible to carry out all of our bus runs as they are currently scheduled. To accommodate this - and not close school - we are planning to cancel bus runs on a rotating basis on the days indicated below. This schedule will limit the impact of our lack of drivers as each bus run will only miss one day until we are fully staffed again a week from tomorrow. No bus runs due to lack of driver availability for the following: • Tuesday, May 11 - Buses #182 & #188 • Wednesday, May 12 - Buses #183 & #184 • Thursday, May 13 - Buses #185 & #186 • Friday, May 14 - Buses #177, #178 & #181 • Monday, May 17 - Buses #189 & #190 We apologize for this inconvenience to our families, but hope that many of you will be able to make arrangements for your child’s transportation to/from school on the day their bus run isn’t taking place. Should you simply not be able to get your child to school that day, we understand and will work with you on an individual basis to provide appropriate materials - and students will not be considered absent on that day. Please contact your school’s main office if your child will not be attending the day their bus run will not take place. Thank you for your understanding and once again, we apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerely, Chuck Leichner Superintendent This notice can also be found here: https://5il.co/sg4c

Middle/High School Students of the Month can be found here: https://sites.google.com/cvcougars.org/guidance-counseling-office/middlehigh-school-student-of-the-month

Friday, May 7, we celebrated the Middle/High School cafeteria staff and all they do for our students, staff, school and community, especially during this challenging year. Eighth grade students Javonte and Haley presented the AMAZING crew with gifts from the school Wellness Committee and Innovation Team from mini-grants received from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation. Students showed their Cougar Pride and appreciation with cheers during the last lunch period. All students can enjoy great meals, including a free breakfast and lunch everyday. Thank you again to our lunch heroes!

Click here for information on a drive through COVID Vaccination scheduled to be held at the CVCS Bus Garage on May 11: https://www.cvcougars.org/article/455544?org=cvcs

To continue creating a positive and engaging school year the Middle/High School students were given the task of estimating how many pieces of candy were in a jar last week. The game was open to all students, whether in-person or remote. First Place went to Mikayla Edson who was only 30 pieces off, 2nd place went to Hayden Carr and a tie for third with Hunter Cleland and Nate Case. This event was sponsored by the CVCS Innovation Team and from The Northern Chautauqua County Foundation’s Mini Service Grant. Students were given water bottles and were given a choice of treats with the guessing jar going to Mikayla. Thank you to all the students who participated and congratulations to the excellent estimators!

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Recently released from the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services: Some Upcoming Clinics (Additional clinics can be found at https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics and WNY Vaccine Hound https://www.vaccinehound.org/): Ages 16+ PFIZER CLINIC: Wednesday, May 5th, 1:00PM-3:00PM REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Brooks Memorial Hospital 529 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 PFIZER CLINIC: Wednesday, May 5th, 3:30PM-6:30PM REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Southwestern High School 600 Hunt Rd Jamestown, NY 14701 PFIZER CLINIC: Friday, May 14th, 8:00AM-10:00AM REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Brooks Memorial Hospital 529 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 PFIZER CLINIC: Friday, May 21st, 8:00AM-10:00AM REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Brooks Memorial Hospital 529 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 Ages 18+ MODERNA CLINIC: Thursday, May 6th, 10:00AM-1:00PM and 2:00PM-7:00PM WALK-INS WELCOME OR REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Love Elementary School 50 E 8th St Jamestown, NY 14701 MODERNA CLINIC: Tuesday, May 4th, 6:30AM-11:30AM WALK-INS WELCOME UNTIL 11:00AM or REGISTER NOW ADMINISTERING AGENCY: CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Jamestown Community College PHED Bldg 290 Curtis Street Jamestown, NY 14701

The Farmers to Family food boxes will be available for pick up on Wednesday, May 5, starting at 9:00 AM outside the Fitness Center entrance.

The District has the following items up for auction: 2018 Southbend Steam Kettle (2) Bleacher Structures The auction can be found here: https://www.auctionsinternational.com/auction/24794

Menus for breakfast, lunch and Thursday bulk pick up can be found here: https://www.cvcougars.org/o/cvcs/page/may-menus--2

There is a Farmers to Families food delivery expected Wednesday, May 5. Once we know the exact times the food will be available for pickup, we will post it.

Some frequently asked questions and their answers regarding the 2021-2022 Budget Vote and Board of Education Election can be found here: https://5il.co/s791

Our next emu eggs in Ms. Burns' room are about to hatch! Watch the livestream here: https://sites.google.com/cvcougars.org/cassadagavalleyemuegghatch/

Students in Mrs. Schrader's class doing an exponential regression activity with M & M's and other students doing a newspaper scavenger hunt - looking for math in the "real world." The students had to find percentages, fractions, rounded numbers, negative numbers, metric units, etc.

Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School Honor and Merit Rolls for the 3rd quarter of the 2020-21 school year can be found here: https://5il.co/rztw

There will be NO Farmers to Families food delivery this week. When it is rescheduled, we will let you know.

Congratulations, Kaylee! Well-deserved honor!

Cassadaga Valley Central School is accepting applications until May 5, 2021, for the following positions: Certified School Social Worker (LCSW) All applications for certified positions are to be submitted online at www.wnyric.org/en/finance-and-hr-services/applicant-tracking.aspx Bus Driver (12 month) Bus Driver (10 month) Cleaners (full time) Applications available on our website. Detailed job descriptions and requirements for all open positions can be found here: www.cvcougars.org/domain/17 CVCS, Sinclairville, NY, is an equal opportunity employer.

Help support the CVCS Softball Teams!

The 2021-2022 approved school year calendar can be found here: https://5il.co/ru13