📣 October is National Bullying Prevention Month! 📣
At Hancock Central School, we’re taking time to spread awareness and promote kindness. Let’s work together to make our school a place where everyone feels respected, valued, and supported
💡 What Can You Do?
• Show Kindness! A small act of kindness can make a big difference.
• Be Supportive! Stand up for your peers and promote a safe and welcoming environment.
• Speak Up! If you see something that doesn’t feel right or look right let an adult know.
💙 #WeAreHCS #NationalBullyingPreventionMonth
STUDENTS READ TO SANDER
Recently, several of our UPK students had the opportunity to read to Sander, our therapy dog at HCS. The students had a great time reading some of their favorite stories, Sander also enjoyed listening to them!
Nice work, boys and girls!!
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UNITY DAY
Thank you to all our students and staff that wore orange today, in celebration of Unity Day!
We stand united to show kindness, acceptance and inclusion, creating a safer environment for everyone!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK & BIRTHDAYS AT MORNING PROGRAM
We would like to congratulate the student of the week at Hancock Elementary, Tuesday Bond!
Tuesday was chosen by Ms. Milk because she has been working very hard in school this year and has shown a ton of growth compared to last year! Excellent work, Tuesday!!
We also celebrated several birthdays at yesterday's program. Happy birthdays go out to Maja Noble, Zander Wahl, Jade Morgan and Elena Sparacio. We hope you each have a wonderful birthday!
FREE COVID-19 TESTS
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 -- and to support strong school attendance so that students can safely learn in person -- the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is working in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide free COVID-19 tests to school districts.
What this means is that our district has requested and received COVID tests, and they are available for our whole community. You can call the MS/HS health office to arrange to pick up your free COVID-19 tests.
Please call (607) 637-1310 or (607) 637-1311 between 8 am and 3 pm when school is in session.
CLEANLINESS AT MORNING PROGRAM
After a three-day weekend, it was nice to see everyone at Morning Program today!
Mrs. Hull spoke with our students about the importance of washing our hands and staying clean. We then watched a video read along of ‘The Day I Forgot to Wash My Hands’, by Anna W. Bardaus.
It’s important to wash our hands after we use the restroom, before/after we eat our meals, and any other time they may be dirty!
Thank you all for attending, we will see you next week!
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SCHOOL PICTURE RE-TAKES SET FOR 10/24-10/25
School picture retakes will occur for Elementary students on Thursday, October 24th. Middle-High School retakes will take place on Friday, October 25th.
If you would like your child's picture retaken, please return the entire package you received to school prior to picture retake day.
Middle-high school students: pictures will be coming in either today or early next week. Thank you!
READING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
We would like to give a huge thank you to Superintendent Asquith for stopping by Ms. Milk’s 2nd grade class to read to them today. The students loved her spooky Halloween story and can't wait to design their own haunted house!
We look forward to having her visit us again. Thank you to Ms. Milk for sending in pictures!
Unity Day: Together Against Bullying! 💪🧡
Wednesday, October 16th is Unity Day!
Let's stand united to show kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We encourage everyone at HCS to wear and share orange to support anti-bullying efforts and create a safer environment for everyone.
Every action counts—whether it's wearing orange, sharing a positive message, or reaching out to someone in need. Let's amplify the message: "We are stronger together!"
Learn more about Unity Day and how to get involved at PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center website: https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
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#UnityDay
STUDENT OF THE WEEK, BIRTHDAYS & GOLD SLIP WINNER
Congratulations to the student of the week at Hancock Elementary, Karissa Mack! Karissa was chosen as the student of the week because she is always helpful and caring to her classmates. Nice work, Karissa!
We also celebrated a few birthdays and selected our gold slip winner at yesterday's Morning Program. This week’s gold slip winner is Emalinne Davis! Emalinne is pictured with her prize.
Happiest of birthdays also go out to Leilani Thompson and Jaxson Titus, we hope you each have a wonderful birthday!!
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RESCUE SQUAD, FIRE DEPARTMENT VISIT MORNING PROGRAM
We would like to say thank you to the Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance and the Hancock Fire Department for joining us at our morning program today! 🚒🚑 We appreciate you taking the time to speak about fire safety, medical emergencies, and how to properly call 911.
The students were able to see Mr. D'Elia geared up in his fire-retardant suit while fire chief Bojo spoke about how the suit helps Mr. D'Elia stay safe. The importance of stop, drop and roll was emphasized, with several students demonstrating what to do in the event of a fire. The students also enjoyed seeing Mr. Bedient propped up on the stretcher!
Your dedication and service to our community make a huge difference, and we're grateful for all that you do! 🙏🔥
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EARLY DISMISSAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
We would like to remind families of the 15-minute early dismissal drill on Thursday, October 10. This drill, mandated by New York State, must be tested at least once per year, and must occur no more than 15 minutes prior to the normal student dismissal time.
There are several components to the drill, including helping schools practice their evacuation and communications procedures, and assisting the bus garage with emergency transportation procedures.
WORLD SMILE DAY
Thank you to Mrs. Prescott for sending in a picture of her smiling 4th graders for World Smile Day!
Looking good, boys and girls!!
🍂 Our UPK and Kindergarten Students are Learning and Having Fun! 🍂
This week, our youngest learners at Hancock Central School enjoyed reading The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming! 📚🍁 The story sparked discussions about the changing seasons and the wonders of fall. 🍂🍃
After story time, the students got creative and made their very own edible fall trees! 🌳✨ Using snacks like pretzels and cereal for colorful candy leaves, they built tasty representations of autumn trees. 🍏🍬
It was a delightful combination of reading, creativity, and a little bit of snacking! 😋
Way to go, boys and girls!!
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FIELD HOCKEY PICKS UP BIG WIN
Congratulations to our D-H Eagles field hockey team on defeating Afton-Harpursville yesterday afternoon by a score of a 2-1! After trailing 1-0 early on, the D-H Eagles scored two goals in the second half of the game to pick up the win in a tight contest!
Goals were scored by Amanda Ray and Leah Braun for D-H. Nora Bartholomew picked up an assist and Kadyn Appley had 4 saves.
The victory puts D-H in great shape with a 9-2 overall record on the season. They have another tough match-up on Monday, as they take on Vestal. Game time is at 4:30 p.m. in Deposit.
Excellent work!
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CUSTODIAL APPRECIATION DAY
Today is Custodial Appreciation Day (also known as National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day) – we would like to thank our excellent custodial & grounds staff for their hard work and dedication to keep our school clean, safe and inviting. We appreciate all that you do!
HCS Custodial staff includes Ed Mitchell, Joe O’Brien, Shaun Gotthardt, Shaun Shannon, Anthony Miller, Greg Gill, Jason Mead and Jodi Newman.
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UPK LEARN ABOUT LIFE-CYCLES
Our UPK students have been working hard, learning about life cycles! Last week, they learned about the life cycle of a butterfly, making butterfly snacks afterwards. This week, they learned about the life cycle of an apple and created apple sauce.
Excellent work, boys and girls!
FIRST GRADE READING CHALLENGE
Our first-grade students have enjoyed participating in Ms. Williams’ reading challenge, using flashlights to read books inside of the forts they built. They had a great time participating; it looks like a lot of fun!
Thank you to Mrs. Vasconi-Smith for sending in some pictures!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK, BIRTHDAYS AND GOLD SLIPS
We would like to congratulate Emma Ruiz and Arabella McGraw on being selected as students of the week for last week and this week!
We also would like to congratulate Ezra Berlingeri and Rowan Conklin as gold slip winners for the last 2 weeks!
Finally, we celebrated several birthdays at the last two Morning Programs. Happiest of birthdays go out to Paeton Dunlap, Jacob Bogart, Ezra Berlingeri, Sara Saul, Mia Cotza, Arabella McGraw, Rowan Conklin, Kylie Crandall, Luke Wormuth, Karliyah St. Hubert and Jace Carmody!
We hope to see you at Morning Program next Tuesday!
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SCOUTS AT MORNING PROGRAM
We would like to give a big thank you to John Harniman for stopping by today’s Morning Program to talk to our students about joining Cub Scouts! Mr. Harniman spoke about different activities that take place during scouts, which include camping, fishing, boating and archery.
Scout sign-ups will take place tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Hancock for any student in grades K-5 that may be interested. Thank you for stopping by!!
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