District Office

SFCSD Proud -  Weekly Highlights for May 22 - 25, 2023

Good afternoon, Families and Staff, 

Happy Thursday! A reminder that SFCSD is closed Friday and Monday. I hope that you have a wonderful Memorial Day on Monday. 

Before I share our student highlights, I wanted to celebrate one of our staff members, Gail McMillian-Thompson (aka Gramma D) on her successful completion of her undergraduate degree earlier this month. She earned her BS in Human Services.  She worked long and hard to make her college dream come to fruition. Congratulations! 

Frank Knight
Frank Knight students filled our building bucket and earned another B.L.U.E. building reward! We were excited to have the Seneca Park Mobile Zoo visit on Tuesday, May 23. Our students were able to participate in three different stations and learn about various animals.

Cady Stanton
All of our students participated in chorus concerts this week filling our school with wonderful music. It was also the first chorus concert for our third graders. They were excellent!

Middle School
Pictured below are a few pictures of our current 6th grade students giving school tours to 5th grade students from Cady Stanton.  5th Graders were able to visit classrooms, meet some of their future teachers and meet with our Middle School counselor to go over programs.  We look forward to welcoming all 5th grade classes over the next few days.  Our future Mynderse Class of 2030!  

Mynderse
Last Thursday, Mynderse hosted the annual Career & College Fair with colleges, businesses, and military branches in attendance. Thank you to Mrs. Stevers for continuing to put together this phenomenal opportunity for our students! Our MTSS Team joined over 500 educators and school-based professionals learning together and giving feedback to the NYS Board of Regents. The MA Band had the opportunity to attend a band clinic this week at Nazareth College with Dr. Jared Chase and toured the campus. This weekend our Seniors will celebrate their Senior Ball and Bash! Thank you to Mrs. Crawford, Ms. Schantz, and the Senior Class Officers for their hard work in planning this celebration weekend!

Curriculum and Instruction
The District Steering Committee is a great place to have input on district level plans, such as the District Strategic Plan. This plan guides the work within the district. Thank you to parents, BOE members, teachers and administrators for reflecting on the goals: Engaged and Empowered Lifelong Learners, Data-Informed Decision Making, and School/Community Connections. Your time and energy are greatly appreciated. 

Special Programs 
On Friday, May 19th, students participated in Track and Field events at the Special Olympics hosted by Sodus Central School District in Sodus, NY. It was a beautiful day and students were so excited to be part of a truly amazing event. A big thank you goes out to parents, our transportation department, partner school districts and BOCES for making attending this event possible for our students.

Athletics
Sectional competition for our varsity teams are underway. All of our teams are participating and it’s an exciting time for Mynderse to compete against similar school sizes for a sectional championship. Below are some pictures of our student-athletes competing in during the first week of sectional play. Good luck to all of our teams!

Have a great Memorial weekend! Thank you for supporting our schools. 

Sincerely,
Dr. Michelle Reed
Superintendent of Schools

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” -Helen Keller