Monday, May 3, 2021

Leadership

Hi, Team Remote Families! This weeks' Positivity Project character strength is Leadership. This strength means that you value each member of your group and inspire people to do their best. Leadership can be both formal and informal. It is concerned with getting others to do what needs to be done while maintaining group morale to ensure readiness to act in the future. This character strength’s focus is on the personal qualities of leaders, rather than the practice of leadership. These qualities include the ability to understand others and inspire them toward a common goal, the capacity to mitigate conflict and mold consensus, and the desire to lead other people. You can read more about Leadership here. In this week's video example, author Jim Collins shares the "X Factor" of great leadership.


District Updates



Teacher Appreciation Week
The first full week in May marks Teacher Appreciation Week! Please join me in honoring our teachers. In a school year unlike any other, they have worked tirelessly to learn new pedagogies and instructional technology tools to make remote and hybrid teaching and learning as impactful as possible for our students. I could not be more proud of their effort! Thank You, Teachers! 



WGMS Student Council Virtual Talent Show
The WGMS Student Council Virtual Talent Show is here! If 5th and 6th graders are interested in participating, please review the linked files below. Auditions must be submitted the week of May 3rd through May 7th.

WGHS Mental Health Night for Teens and their Parents
Please join West Genesee Central School District and Onondaga Free Library online on Tuesday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m. for a webinar on Help & Hope for School and Pandemic Stresses: Sharing Stories and Strategies. Teens and parents are invited to learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions as well as what steps they should take to find support for themselves or their friends. Presented by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Syracuse. NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization. NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. For more information, visit https://namisyracuse.org/. Please submit questions ahead of time by Monday, May 3, at 3:00 p.m. to gmallore@westgenesee.org. Questions can also be submitted through the Q&A feature during the discussion and will be answered as time permits. Click here for the details for registering/sending an RSVP to receive the link to the event. Space is limited by Zoom and an RSVP is required by May 4 at 5:00 p.m.

WGHS Upcoming Senior Events

Friday, May 7th: Cap and Gown Day
  • In-person Seniors will attend their first period class for attendance and will be dismissed at 8:00 AM.
  • Remote Seniors who plan on picking up their cap and gown can arrive at WGHS prior to 7:40 AM and report to Cafeteria I for attendance. 
  • PTSA and Senior Class will treat the students to Glazed and Confused donuts
  • Seniors will receive their caps and gowns before they are dismissed by 10:00 AM.
  • Contact Jostens with questions about your order: 315-656-5152/larry.dewitt@jostens.com
  • Click here for more information about all upcoming Senior Events.

Snow Days in May and June?!

Every now and again, Old Man Winter goes relatively easy on Central New York. This school year is one of those years! If we have no additional emergency closing days, our “give back” days will be Friday, May 28 and Tuesday, June 1. If we have an emergency closing between now and then, June 1 will be reinstated as a regular school day, followed by May 28 if we have a second emergency closing.

Be sure to check out the various Principal blogs (links on the right of this page) for building-specific information.
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