Silver Creek CSD

ENROLLMENT DAYS APPROACHING Registration for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 academic year is under way at Silver Creek Elementary School. Enrollment Days are scheduled Friday, March 4, 2022, from 1 :00-4:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 4:00-6:30 p.m. District residents with a child who will be 4 or 5 years old by Dec. 1, 2022, are welcome to register by visiting the Elementary Office on the dates and times above. The parent enrollment process takes about 30 minutes to complete. Parents/guardians will receive enrollment packets and must bring in a valid driver's license and also proof of residency. Call 716-934-2603, ext. 1100 with questions. #wearesilvercreek #BKP #blackknightpride

SENIOR’S EFFORT TO HELP IS TRUE BLUE Here’s an update about a member of the Class of 2022 at Silver Creek High School who impressed us by facilitating a fundraiser to help a local family. Senior Victoria Iskra organized the Blue Out the Gym fundraiser held last month (Friday, February 18, 2022) during Black Knight basketball games to honor and raise awareness for Silver Creek graduate Tessa Douglas, who recently lost her father, Dale Douglas, to prostate cancer. “I’ve known Tessa for around 11 years since our families are close friends. After hearing about Tessa’s dad passing away I knew the family had been affected greatly,” says Victoria. “I wanted to do something to honor Dale and support the family in their loss of their husband, dad, and grandpa.” The fundraiser, which featured a bake sale, basket raffle, and a 50/50 raffle, raised $1,455 to be donated to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to be put towards future cancer research. Victoria and the district are grateful to all the individuals, businesses and organizations who helped support this effort. #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP #Classof2022

Today, Silver Creek Central School District's unified bowling team -- along with all the Western New York unified teams, including Dunkirk, Fredonia and Pine Valley school districts -- are competing at Airport Lanes in Cheektowaga. Best of luck to all the bowlers! Read more via today's Observer: https://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2022/03/team-attitude-unified-bowling-on-rise-in-area-schools/

March is Women’s History Month! Explore the work of scientists, humanitarians, and artists, and the important role women have in New York’s history here: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/womens-history-month #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2022 #newyorkhistory #womenofnewyork

Black Knights at Silver Creek Elementary are pictured enjoying a fun way to look for the most common words presented at different grade levels. Teacher Lisa Buczkowski says this is the first time the whole class has been engaged independently. March is #NationalReadingMonth. #wearesilvercreek #bkp #blackknightpride

Good Sunday afternoon everyone, I hope that everyone had a safe and relaxing February break! Today Governor Hochul announced that New York State will implement the new recommendations set by the CDC.  The Governor stated that starting Wednesday, March 2nd masks will become parent choice (optional) for their children at all grade levels.  To be clear, masks are still required for Monday and Tuesday with Wednesday being the first day for masks being optional, unless Chautauqua County determines otherwise. All other COVID requirements, such screening your child before school for sickness, reporting of positive cases, quarantining, distancing, and Test to Stay and Test to Play remain in effect until the District receives additional information from the state and county. With this change, the most important fact to remember is that individuals may still wear masks if they choose, and we need to support them in their choice.  Supporting differences while considering other people's feelings and beliefs makes our school community stronger and we are Silver Creek strong.  Thank you to the Silver Creek School community as we continue to support the entire student body.  Please do not forget,  "We have navigated the Covid Pandemic together and together we continue to get through it".

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation's online process for its Special Scholarships (Southern Chautauqua County Retired Teachers’ Association, Ben Spitale Memorial Labor Scholarship, Paul Bridges/Chautauqua County 4-H Beef Program Scholarship, Chautauqua County 4-H Hog Project Memorial Scholarship) for high school seniors is open through April 1, 2022. As a reminder, all applications will be submitted online and only one application is required. The various applications are listed with their specific criteria and specific essays. Area students in the Class of 2022 may access the application here: http://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=crcfonlinescholarship. #wearesilvercreek #BKP #blackknightpride

Silver Creek students in the Health Careers program via the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-BOCES Career & Technical Education division are getting first-hand experience working in a variety of health care-related fields. Black Knights including Jessica Didas, Kalin Hein, Maya Monroy, Christine Rauth and Lacee Watkins are studying anatomy, physiology, diseases/disorders, medical terminology and ethics, nutrition, geriatrics, child development, infection control, first aid, physical therapy and pharmacology. Learn more about their employment prospects here: https://www.e2ccb.org/HealthAssisting.cfm February is Career & Technical Education Month. #CTEMonth #wearesilvercreek #BKP #BlackKnightPride

Silver Creek students enrolled in the Automotive Technology program via the @E2CCB Career & Technical Education division are preparing for work in automotive service and repair shops. Black Knights including Luis Baretto, Dominick Campese, Kamali Davis, Zachary Fiegl and Andrew Weiss are studying fuel injection systems, computer control systems, vehicle repair, steering systems/suspension servicing, repairing/maintaining electrical, brake, exhaust, air conditioning and powertrain systems and more. Learn more about their employment prospects here: https://www.e2ccb.org/AutoTech.cfm February is Career & Technical Education Month. #CTEMonth #BKP #BlackKnightPride #wearesilvercreek

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT Apply now for new New York State Summer School of the Arts scholarships for regional summer arts programs! A total of $150,000 is available for New York high school students who want to study music, dance, theatre, fine arts, and more! Students can apply for a scholarship through May 1, 2022 via an online application. The goal of the scholarship program is to promote access and equity to arts education by providing need-based grants to low-income students pursuing summer opportunities. Application instructions are available here: http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa/how-apply #ArtsEducation Via @nystateed

THEY KEEP EDUCATION MOVING: Today – Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Silver Creek Central School District is grateful to ALL its Transportation Department employees – drivers, monitors, drivers in training, mechanics, clerks and supervisors – for their hard work and prioritizing the safety of our students. Please join us in thanking Gail Aaberg, Beth Baker, Dan Bolles, Beverlea Corsner, Steve Demonte, Deb Denhoff, Mark Herrmann, Melinda LeMunyan, Mark Martin, Becky Nehrbass, Krissy Pleszewski, Pam Postle, Lisa Rizzo, Brett Ruff, Brandy Scricco, Fritz Seegert, Colleen Smith, Kim Smith, Karen Smith, Richard Steiner, Chelsey Sundown, Wally Uhlendorff, and Daniel Woods for everything they do for our Black Knight family. THANK YOU! #wearesilvercreek #BlackKnightPride #BKP

Happy Presidents Day from Silver Creek Central School District. #WeAreSilverCreek #BKP #BlackKnightPride #PresidentsDay2022

The Chautauqua County Health Department will be returning on March 3rd to provide second vaccine doses for those who received their first doses on February 10th. Please note that those who got their first dose on February 10th will be automatically registered for their second dose. They do NOT need to register. The Health Department will also offer all other versions of the Pfizer vaccine. Registration will end at midnight on March 1, 2022. All students will need a consent form. 1st dose 5-11: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D81582C1F54B0212E0530A6C7C16D729 2nd dose 5-11: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D8159BE040D702B6E0530A6C7C1625D3 Immunocompromised dose5-11: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D815AAB1CF220114E0530A6C7C164470 1st dose 12 and up: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D815FE2F3D4002B0E0530A6C7C161DB7 2nd dose 12 and up: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D81608CB13B5029CE0530A6C7C16276C Immunocompromised dose 12 and up: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D824860E6BC90166E0530A6C7C169647 Booster dose 12 and up: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D8249165C2C101C8E0530A6C7C16A902

Attention 8th-Grade Families of Silver Creek CSD: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮, 𝗮𝘁 𝟲 𝗽.𝗺. in the high school auditorium. The Counseling Department strongly encourages ALL 8th-grade students and parents/guardians to attend! Topics discussed: ▪️ Reviewing graduation requirements ▪️ Understanding your child's academic record ▪️ Course selection for 9th grade ▪️ Four-year planning ▪️ Question-and-answer periods throughout the presentation

Silver Creek Central School District has vacancies for the following positions: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE and 1:1 TEACHER AIDE. Explore these employment opportunities and more job openings -- including instructions on how to apply -- via our website: https://www.silvercreekschools.org/page/vacancies #wearesilvercreek #BKP #BlackKnightPride

Parent Broadcast 2/17/2022 Please be advised that this week we have had 5 elementary students, 3 middle school students, 1 middle school staff, 1 high school student, and 1 high school staff test positive for COVID. The Chautauqua County Department of Health has been notified. As a reminder, New York State provided rapid tests for each school across the state to be sent home with every student so that families have the ability to test their child(ren) over break and/or prior to returning to school after recess. We are working with the health department and are taking all recommended steps to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Rest assured; these individuals will not return until they have completed quarantine/isolation procedures for COVID-19 as directed by the local Department of Health. We once again remind everyone do their part both inside and outside of school to stop the spread of the virus. I encourage everyone to monitor symptoms, stay home if you’re showing any symptoms, and stringently follow social distancing, face mask, and hand washing protocols as advised. Rest assured, the District continues to enforce strict mask wearing policies and social distancing as directed by Chautauqua County and New York State. If you have questions regarding the information in this broadcast, please contact our school nurse or the District Office.

Happy 100th day of school from the second-graders in Ms. Lexi Conner’s classroom at Silver Creek Elementary! 🤩 Here’s a photo of these Black Knights at “100 years old.” #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #bkp #100daysofschool

Thank you to all who came out Monday (Feb. 14, 2022) to support Black Knight VIGO MEYER and family during the fundraiser at Silver Creek Central School District! If you couldn't make it, please know that on March 13, Silver Creek graduate Amy Romanik is organizing another benefit at the Silver Creek Fireman’s Club, beginning at 1 p.m. Read more via today's @DunkirkObserver: https://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2022/02/cheering-vigo-on-fundraiser-benefits-silver-creek-teens-battle/ #wearesilvercreek #BlackKnightPride

100 DAYS BRIGHTER: Black Knights in the classroom of Mrs. Lisa Buczkowsi engaged in 100th day of school shenanigans this week at Silver Creek Elementary including wearing 100-day crowns, doing a 100 piece puzzle, a roll and race to 100, and ten frame “junk to 100.” 💛🖤 #wearesilvercreek #BKP #blackknightpride

IN PERFECT HARMONY: Congratulations to the third-grade, fourth-grade and fifth-grade musicians at Silver Creek Elementary on their first performance at the Elementary Winter Concert last week! 🙌 🎼 ❄️ Our Black Knights did a great job showcasing the skills and music they’ve learned so far this year. Great job!