Friday, October 15, 2021
Hello, Taylor Families. I hope that this message finds you well and that your family has been able to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Thank you for reading and marking your calendars with some important upcoming items.
Open house is coming! Mark your calendars and we hope to see you here at Taylor next week, Thursday, October 21! With a goal of reconnecting you all with our school, please know that our plan is to keep this night relaxed in nature and allow your children to visit their many settings across the school, showcase their work, their classrooms and their teachers. Similar to how we ran our Meet and Greet, we are asking for families to follow the schedule below to reduce numbers and as always, a reminder that all of our visitors must wear a mask while in the building.
6:00 - 6:30 Families whose last names begin with A - L
6:30-6:45 Transition to next group to support distancing and enhance parking availability
6:45 - 7:15 Families whose last names begin with M-Z
Parent conferences: Your classroom teacher will be reaching out in the coming weeks to schedule a parent-teacher conference. We thank you for your partnership in support of your student’s growth. Our conferences will be held on Thursday, November 18, 3:45-6:45pm and Tuesday, November 23, 3:45 - 6:45pm.
A message from our PTO: Through the annual fall fundraiser, Taylor PTO hopes to raise $5,000 to fund the purchase of picnic tables to offer classes safe and outdoor seating options in the Taylor courtyard. We want our teachers, staff, and students to be able to utilize this beautiful space! PTO has chosen to partner with Double Good for a virtual fundraiser. It’s 100% contactless, we keep 50% of the profit and the product ships directly to the buyer. Each student who participates will create a virtual Pop-Up Store and sell Double Good gourmet popcorn! Prices range from $18-$59. The popcorn is award-winning and really delicious! Our fundraising window begins on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 6:00 PM and goes until Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 6:00 PM.
Before the fundraiser begins:
1. Download the Double Good app
2. Enter our Event Code HXCYDM in the app
3. Create your Pop-Up Store
The app is available for free on iOS and Android
Digital Equity Survey: This school year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is requiring school districts to survey their families to determine the type of digital resources students have available to them. This survey is known as the Digital Equity Survey. Collecting this information will assist NYSED in creating an accurate picture of digital equity for each individual student across the state of New York and develop a better-informed understanding of students’ access to the internet and computer devices. For more information on Digital Equity, please click HERE. Spencerport will plan to administer this brief survey via Infinite Campus starting on Friday, October 29, 2021 and more information will follow.
Job Fair: In case you haven’t heard, we’re hiring! Attached you will find a flier for next week’s job fair here at Spencerport Central School District and I invite you to join our Spencerport team. I have spent my entire career as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal and principal in this district and can share that this is a an amazing organization to be a part of.
I hope to see you next week at Open House!
Sincerely,
Telcie Pincelli
Principal