Greenville Central School District

Mrs. Burke sure knows how to make learning fun! Her 7th grade Spanish classes are competing against other sections for the best food truck... the winner gets a piñata full of Colombian candies! Today, they're also completing a Thanksgiving activity where each period contributes to a turkey display using handprint cutouts listing what they're grateful for. Here at Greenville, we're grateful for teachers like Mrs. Burke!

Mr. Konas’ science class is working with glass! Students are studying the chemical structure of glass, and how it reacts to different elements.

On Saturday, 18 Greenville High School students, with a few MS Junior National Society members, spent Saturday morning stringing lights on Holiday Trees alongside Greenville Rotarians at Greenville Veterans Park in preparation of Annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday 11/25 at 5pm. This is one of many fun community events that Interact students assist Rotary with throughout the year.

Hey middle school and high school families! Wondering what your student has been learning about in school? Check your emails for the latest curriculum newsletter...we send them out every two weeks!

Everyone say hello to AnnMarie Geurtze, the elementary school’s new Bus Notes/Attendance Secretary…better known as the first friendly face you see when you walk through the doors! AnnMarie and her husband are proud Greenville alums. She is the daughter-in-law of the late Deborah Geurtze, the former Greenville High School secretary for many years. Both of AnnMarie’s kids attend school here as second and third graders. With Greenville in her blood, AnnMarie is excited to step into her new roll. She previously worked as an office medical tech and unit secretary, before joining our team as an Aide Monitor in 2020. Welcome home, AnnMarie! We’re so excited to have you.

Mr. Albright's AP U.S. History class had a convention today of reform movements from the Antebellum period, which spanned the end of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. The mock "convention" was a unique way of learning about history!

A big football debate is heating up in the 7th grade! Mrs. Manning, a Bills fan, and Mrs. Carlton, a Browns fan, have been trading messages via the library whiteboard all week in anticipation of their team s matchup on Sunday. Each teacher has worn their respective team's swag all week, creating quite the stir at the Middle School. Many 7th graders have actually taken sides, some going so far as to use the Library Media Center Makerspace to create pro Bills and pro Browns buttons to show their allegiance! The pair has a bet that whoever's team loses has to wear the opposing team's swag on Monday. Stay tuned to see who comes out victorious in this 7th grade battle of the NFL teams!

Check out this video to learn more about the Capital Project vote on December 6th! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a6v607xqoA

Check out the Spartanville Spotlight - a video by Greenville students, for the Greenville community! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4tgx5_XoDE

Students in Mrs. Pecylak's Child Development class got a visit from our School Resource Officer, Deputy Rogers, for a lesson on car seat safety. Complete with car seat installation demonstration in his cop car!

To: Families of GCSD Students With winter on its way, this a reminder that weather-related school closing and delay notifications will be communicated to you by email and phone call. Additionally, you can check: -the message on our recorded phone system (518-966-5070) -the popup banner on our website -facebook, instagram, twitter -website livefeed: https://www.greenvillecsd.org/live-feed TV WNYT TV-News Channel 13: http://wnyt.com WRGB TV-CBS 6: http://cbs6albany.com WTEN TV-News 10 ABC: http://news10.com WXXA TV-Fox 23: http://Fox23.com Radio 103.1FM/810AM WGY 92.3FM WFLY-Fly 99.5FM WRVE The River B95.5FM WYJB Newspaper Post Star: https://poststar.com/ Times Union: https://www.timesunion.com Spectrum News: http://Spectrumlocalnews.com For more information, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TAC3Q2qzD-AY-kq-bUcOzz1pG11yDtMAPmKJdGZ5D3o/edit?usp=sharing

Join us in celebrating our community with friends and unique handmade gifts available for purchase at our Holiday Craft Fair hosted by the class of 2025. Saturday, December 3, 2022 10am-3pm at Greenville High School For questions contact Jamie Pecylak pecylakj@greenvillecsd.org or Jessica Coons coonsj@greenvillecsd.org

We've been very fortunate to have Mrs. Moylan come out of retirement to start the school year with us teaching Social Studies 6. It was a tough start with the loss of JoAnn Simmons, and Mrs. Moylan stepped in during a difficult time. Friday was Mrs. Moylan's last day, and we can't thank her enough! From our hiring process this fall, we are very excited to welcome Ms. Jennifer Zeh as a new faculty member teaching sixth grade Social Studies. Ms. Zeh, pronounced "ZAY," joins us with over 15 years of teaching experience. Most recently she was a 5th and 6th grade English teacher at St. Gregory's, as well as a 5th grade Humanities teacher. Ms. Zeh started her new position on Monday, and is excited for the opportunity to teach at Greenville. Welcome Ms. Zeh, and thank you Mrs. Moylan!

We're shouting all of our SRP's here at Greenville in honor of School Related Professionals (SRP) Recognition Day. These individuals are an integral part of our Greenville family. To our transportation team for getting our students to and from school every day. To our food service team for keeping our students well fed throughout the day. To our TAs and Aides for supporting students in and out of the classroom. To our buildings and grounds staff for keeping our campus safe, and ready for students to learn. To our nurses for helping students when they're not feeling 100%. To our clerical staff for knowing the ins and outs of our schools, and making everything run smoothly. To our School Resource Officer for fostering a safe environment for students every day. From the bottom of our hearts, you are AMAZING. Thank you for being marigolds: encouraging, supporting, and nurturing.

An amazing duo of cape-less superheroes emerged upon Greenville Middle School to show students and educators how they can spread HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist!) during the school year — and beyond. Sweethearts & Heroes is a student empowerment and empathy activation team that prevents bullying and suicide. The team gave a profound, engaging presentation that called for HOPE, Empathy, and Action. The duo did an incredible job offering our students a new perspective on bullying, and how to combat it. Sometimes it’s not what you say, but how you say it. Tom and Rick brought HOPE to our students in a unique way and showed them the importance of holding on to the possibilities that exist. Read more here: https://www.greenvillecsd.org/article/908901

Here's what's going on this week at Greenville! The following athletic teams begin on Monday: Boys JV & Varsity Basketball, Girls JV & Varsity Basketball, Cheerleading, and Varsity Wrestling. ⭐Monday, November 14⭐ *Robotics Club 4:30-6pm, Room 226 *Second Quarter Begins *Capital Project Q&A Open to the Public, 5pm-6pm *BOE Business Meeting, 6pm *HS Boys Varsity Volleyball Open Gym, 5-6:30pm, MS Gym ⭐Tuesday, November 15⭐ *MS After School Help: Math and ELA *HS After School Help 3-4pm: Math with Mrs. Lunde in Room 228 and Science with Ms. Sharkey, Room 233 *HS Ping Pong Club, 3-4pm, Cafeteria *HS Poetry Club, 3-4pm, Room 221 *HS Picture Makeup Day *HS Boys Varsity Volleyball Open Gym, 5:00-6:30pm, MS Gym ⭐Wednesday, November 16⭐ *MS After School Help: Math, Science and Social Studies *MS Picture Makeup Day *HS After School Help 3-4pm: Social Studies with Mr. Thela in Room 126 *HS Journalism Club, 3-4pm, Room 221 ⭐Thursday, November 17⭐ *ES Science Night 5:30pm-7:30pm *ES PTA Meeting, 6pm *MS After School Help: Math *MS Last Day to Donated to 3rd Annual NJHS Spice Drive *HS After School Help 3-4pm: ELA with Mr. Karle in Room 221 *HS Art Club, 3-4pm, Room 145 *HS FFA, 3-4pm *HS Girls Basketball Open Gym, 3-4:30pm *HS Dance 6-8pm ⭐Friday, November 18⭐ *ES Picture Makeup Day *MS Play, 7pm (Friday and Saturday. Sunday at 2pm) *HS Mental Health Advocates Meeting 3-4pm, Library **Please note dates and times are subject to change and/or cancellation. This information is compiled from the following sources: For details about Middle School events, please click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Av6S_-_eIKWSj1yNZebrInrMt13eb2eqCMf1dvV1P6E/edit For details about High School events, please click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRdQuiZnZUp7q2HmU8oSVEKH4XDeXUT8DTj2aaTbqlOiTfZMoWMIcK5gEaeSgSTXErfH58ojKVL8zC3/pub For details about Athletic schedules, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NE9V4LHc-YX8tcg8c4xzLd1wYnwrDo3fB69l_Wwo1dY/edit#gid=416679379 For a calendar of events at Greenville, please click here: https://www.greenvillecsd.org/o/greenville-csd/events

Greenville families are invited to take part in a free clothing giveaway featuring adult and children's clothing, shoes, jackets, and more.

Congratulations to Finn Kosich for finishing 40th out of 131 runners at the Cross Country State qualifiers today. He ran 18:26 to finish off his season. Great job Finn.

On Wednesday, Student Council hosted a Veterans Day breakfast. As one student put it "we're serving the men and women who served us." We are proud to continue this tradition every year as a small gesture to thank and honor the brave men and women who served our country.

Mrs. Doherty's 7th grade health class created posters that promote how to be an upstander to bullies, and an ally to kids being bullied. Greenville is proud to be a No Place for Hate School!