This week is Computer Science Education Week. Why are we celebrating CSEd Week in December? This week was chosen in honor of Grace Hopper, whose birth anniversary is on December 9. She was a pioneer in the field of computer science. During this week, elementary classrooms are participating in various computer science lessons with robots. Today we are showcasing the fifth grade, who learned to program Sphero Bolt robots to travel a Gingerbread Man themed maze that they built with Makerspace materials. This project required not only coding and problem solving, but also Math skills such as metric measurement, data analysis, angles, and elapsed time.
Mr. Delcamp, Olaf, and Mr. Galofaro welcoming our Elementary students into Open Library this morning!
Tis the season, Brocton. On the 6th of December between the hours of 9:30 am and 10:30 am, the 4th and 5th graders of the Brocton community will commence their hard work with a Holiday Concert. This concert features the Elementary Band, the Elementary Chorus, and a special performance featuring the 4th and 5th graders boom-whacking to the holiday tunes you may know and love. On behalf of the Brocton music program and all of the shining faces in 4th and 5th grade, we hope to see you there.
Brocton Elementary is ready for the holiday season! This week the kindergarten classes having been learning about holidays around the world. One holiday they learned about was Diwali and they created light up minicircuit diyas. Diyas are important to Diwali as they represent triumph of light over dark.
Brocton Central School District would like to thank Jacy Good and Steven Johnson for their lasting impact they have left on students and staff. Advocating for change and sharing their story on the impact of distracted driving. We are hopeful that students and staff will take the time to think before making the choice to drive distracted and putting others in danger.
On Monday, November 27, Brocton Central School will hosting guest speakers Jacy Good and Steven Johnson from “Hang up and Drive”. Jacy Good and Steve Johnson are public speakers and advocates for phone-free roads. In 2008, a distracted driver claimed the lives of Jacy’s parents and left her partially paralyzed. Jacy and Steve travel the county and world to educate the dangers of using your phone behind the wheel.
“Help us end an epidemic that shatters thousands of American lives every year – Hang Up And Drive.”
From our Brocton Family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Huber would like to announce the Successmaker Reading class and students of the month for the month of October. It was a close race for class of the month, but the class of the month for the most gains in Successmaker is Mr. Daly-Griffen’s Class.
The students of month with the most personal gain for October are William Petsch, William Hannah, Trevor Dalton, Emmett Hannah, and Ronald Powless. Gianna Himan had the most time in the program for October.
Today, Tuesday, November 21st, is School Related Professionals (SRP) Day. The Brocton Central School District would like to thank our well-deserved Teaching Assistants and Teacher Aides for their hard work helping educate our students, the Food Service Helpers who feed our students, the Bus Mechanic, Bus Drivers and Bus Aides who transport our students, the Maintenance and Custodial Staff for maintaining the school facilities, our Nurses for monitoring our students health, The Technology Department for helping with our technology needs, and the Administrative Assistants for administering the school offices. There is no doubt about it, our Brocton CSD’s SRP’s are amazing!
Attention 4th and 5th grade families!
The 4th and 5th grade Winter concert is scheduled for Wednesday, December 6th at 9:30 am! All 4th and 5th graders will be participating in the concert with Mr. Kane and members of the 5th grade band will be performing with Mr. Hornbuckle
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kane or Mr. Hornbuckle! We look forward to seeing you on December 6th!
This is a friendly reminder that the Brocton Central School District will begin Thanksgiving Break on November 22nd, 2023, and end on November 24th, 2023. Classes will resume on November 27th, 2023.
The elementary STEM Club used robots to create their own Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Yesterday evening, November 15th, at the Board of Education meeting, Mr. Delcamp recognized Paige M. for being the November Middle School Student of the Month (pictured). Mr. Delcamp recognized Joseph W. for being November High School Student of the Month (pictured). Lastly, Mr. Delcamp recognized Mr. Collin Mulcahy for being Employee of the Month for November (pictured). Congratulations to all of these individuals!
2023 Thanksgiving Food Drive
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 16th, 2023, from 5pm-8pm and on Friday, November 17th, 2023, From 11:00am-3:30pm.
In honor of Veterans Day, there will be no school on November 10th, 2023.
October in the Elementary Library was a busy month full of scary stories read in the dark, group projects, paper pumpkin patches, and a lot of reading!
Mr. Galofaro is also proud of how many students are using Open Library time in the morning to exchange books all week!
Today, Monday, November 6th marks the day of National School Psychology Week. The Brocton Central School District would like to express our gratitude for the incredible work our School Psychologist, Mrs. Rachel Rollman does at Brocton Central School District. This is the perfect opportunity to recognize Mrs. Rollman’s outstanding contributions to our school community. Her dedication to the students and colleagues is truly remarkable, and it is evident in the countless ways she supports them each day. Mrs. Rollman’s expertise in psychology has helped countless students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Her kindness and empathy have made a positive impact on so many lives, and we are truly grateful for everything she does. On behalf of the entire Brocton Central School District community, we want to thank Mrs. Rollman for her unwavering commitment to our students and for being an excellent School Psychologist.
The Brocton Central School District would like to kindly remind you to not forget to turn your clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 5th.
Human Rights Poster Contest: Create a poster about a human right that is important to you and see your work displayed at JCC's Weeks Gallery on December 10th, Human Rights Day!: https://5il.co/28a0y
