06-02 Notebusters sing at Binghamton baseball game, 1:00-4:30
06-03 Grade 4 NYS Science Written Test
06-04 Emergency Evacuation Dril,l 9:30-10:30
06-05 4th Grade: Lime Hollow, 9:00-2:00
06-06 Gr. 4-6 Olympics, CHS, 8:45
06-06 Festival of the Arts, 6:00-7:30
06-11 Board of Education, 6:30
06-12 4th Grade: AGstravaganza
06-18 5th Grade: E-Z Acres, 8:45-1:45
06-18 Kindergarten Celebration, 9:30-10:30
06-18 6th Grade Recognition, 7:00
06-19 1st & 2nd Grade Awards, 8:15-8:45
06-19 4th, 5th & 6th Grade: Beaudry Park, 10:15-2:15
06-20 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Awards, 8:15-8:45
06-20 4th Grade: Lime Hollow, 8:45-1:40
06-21 Early Dismissal, 12:30
06-24 Field Day
06-24 Ice Cream Social in honor of retiring staff, 6-7:30 pm
06-25 Last Day of School
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Message from the Principal
As we finish up Randall Elementary School's 90th year of serving the children of Cortland since September 1929, we are nostalgic thinking about the hundreds of children K-6 who have come through these doors. Randall School has had a rich and proud history of serving the children and families of our neighborhood.
Next school year will bring significant changes as Randall School now becomes
Randall Middle School and will serve all the students in grade 5 and 6 who reside in the district.
It has been my pleasure and great honor to serve as principal of Randall School for the past 27 years. During this time I have been privileged to work with a dedicated, caring and professional staff as well as hundreds of students who daily make me proud to say, "At Randall School we grow leaders, one child at a time to love, serve and leave a legacy."
Best Wishes,
Mr. Kostuk
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3rd Grade Students Launch PBL Unit on Water
Ms. Alo’s and Mrs. Holl’s class kicked off their PBL (project based learning) unit on water in May. The students are focusing on answering the driving question, “How can we as fundraisers, raise money and awareness about people facing water insecurities.”
The class went on a field trip to Cortland Water Works to learn more about how we in Cortland get our water. Students read the book, “The Water Princess” by Susan Verde in which a girl has to spend half of her day walking to water. Since she spends so much time going to get clean water she cannot attend school. This story made the problem seem more real for many of the students. Students are fundraising money to donate to charities that deal with providing clean water to people in Africa. Stay tuned to our twitter account and facebook page for more information. #WeAreCortland and #pblny.
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Early Dismissal Friday, June 21
All K-6 students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. on June 21. This is AFTER all students have had their lunch. Our faculty and staff will
be using this time to prepare for the transition to
three elementary schools.
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Library Updates for June
There has been so much going on in our libraries to prepare for our transition to three elementary buildings. The librarians have been weeding, reorganizing, and sharing books and resources. Due to the many changes that will happen beginning in early June, we are asking that all library materials be returned by Friday, May 31st.
During the month of June, the libraries will be in flux. Some of us will have shelving removed and furniture replaced. In addition, all of the libraries will be boxing up books to send out to accommodate our new grade level centers. We will still be seeing/teaching classes but instead of checking out books, the students will have the opportunity to select and keep discarded books that the District will no longer need. In addition to these oldies but goodies, the students will have access to a variety of E-books.
To access the E-book collections, students can log on to the District web site at
www.cortlandschools.org
. A list of the databases with access information will be available in each of the elementary libraries for students to take home as a reference.
TUMBLE BOOKS
: There are many books in this collection along with activities that help with comprehension including games and puzzles that are related to the books.
OVERDRIVE
: Once your student finds a book that he/she is interested in reading, click the book and it goes into the student’s book bag. It can be downloaded from there.
MyON
: This database tracks your student’s reading and periodically gives a reading assessment to show his/her growth across time.
These E-book collections are available year-round to our students. Please encourage your child(ren) to use these excellent resources.
Please email or call your librarian if you or your student(s) have any questions regarding E-book access and/or summer reading opportunities. We are always happy to help!
Happy reading!
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Leadership Day Held on May 31, 2019
Leadership Day at Randall Elementary School is a way to show parents and community members how students are learning about the 7 habits of highly effective people. The day starts by students greeting guests at the front door of Randall School, which sets the tone for the entire day. Students are leaders; they run the program!
Guests gathered in the gym for a performance by the Randall musical group, the Notebusters. The Notebuster sang, “We Are the World” and several other inspirational songs. After the musical interlude audience members were released to visit students classrooms. Students were prepared to show adults what they have been working on, how the Seven Habits influences their daily work, and other unique projects such as a water demonstration and other presentations.
Read more...
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Congratulations to All Elementary Select Groups at Music in the Parks!
The Elementary Select Orchestra, Band and Chorus traveled to Darien Lake on Saturday, May 18th to compete in the Music in the Parks festival. They had a fantastic day, and the weather cooperated!
The Elementary Select Band placed 1st with a Superior Rating. The Elementary Select Orchestra also placed 1st with a Superior Rating, and the Elementary Select Chorus placed 1st with an Excellent Rating.
The directors are: Corinne Bennett, Steve Bellamy, Allison Capano, Becki Harris, Sharon Phetteplace, Heidi Shelley, & Amber Thayer. Special thanks to Eileen Allen for assisting with preparation, and all Cortland administration for supporting our students! These elementary students showed hard work and dedication all year long! Congratulations!!!
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Tick Talk
With the weather finally breaking, more families are spending time outdoors. It is important to keep ticks in mind and know the best ways to prevent tick bites the best you can. A few simple steps can help with this.
- Wear insect repellent approved for repelling ticks such as DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin. (you can look up approved insect repellents on the CDC website)
- Check your children and yourself at the end of each day after outside play.
- Take a shower! This will help wash off any ticks that you cannot see that haven’t attached yet.
- Change your clothes. They may have ticks crawling on them.
- Avoid walking through thick brush and grass when possible.
- If you do find an attached tick on your child, remove the tick as soon as possible to reduce your chances of getting an infection from the tick bite--use tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible and pull upward with steady pressure--avoid twisting or jerking.
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News From the Nurse
According to New York State Education Law and Public Health Law, every student attending school must be immunized.
All 5th Grade students entering 6th Grade, or when turning 11 years old, must show documentation of the Tdap vaccine before the start of the school year in September.
All 6th Grade students entering 7th Grade, must show documentation of the Meningococcal vaccine before the start of the school year.
New York State Law requires students be excluded from school without required immunizations. The school nurse will require documentation of the vaccine. Documentation may be sent in or faxed by the health care provider any time. The school nurse expects documentation be submitted prior to the start of school in September.
Documentation of the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccine means:
- Written medical documentation of having received the Tdap vaccine from your healthcare provider or the health department. Health Care Provider’s signature and date is required.
- Written medical documentation of having received the Meningococcal vaccine from your healthcare provider or the health department. Health Care Provider’s signature and date is required.
GET A JUMP START AND SCHEDULE YOUR CHILD’S APPOINTMENT NOW! THANK YOU!
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Kindergarten Screening
Don't forget! Kindergarten screening is taking place on Thursday June 27, Friday June 28, and Monday July 1st.
Is your child 5 on or before December 1, 2019? Have you called Mrs. Chambers to register? If not, please give her a call today to get your child registered at 607-758-4106.
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It is Not Too Early to Think About Summer Reading!
We would like to remind our students that summer is a great time to visit our local library and read!
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The Public Library has Many Programs!
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School Lunch is a Healthy and Delicious Option!
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Follow us on Twitter @CECSD_Randall
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