October 15, 2004
Dear School
District Stakeholder:
Our school
district has received an appropriation through Senator Betty Little’s office.
This is a one time only source of funding. The Board of Education has asked me to
solicit ideas from all the various shareholders of our District. I am therefore asking for your help in
generating a list of ideas on how this money can be best spent to enhance our communities educational program. There will be approximately $75,000 for this
purpose. The list of items that is
generated may also be used in future budgetary considerations.
Thank you in
advance for your input. Please return
your list to the main office at school by November 5, 2004.
Very Truly Yours,
Lawrence C. Patzwald
Interim Superintendent
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Outing Club (A.K.A. Adirondack
Trekkers) - November ’04 News
Signs
of fall…
School has been open for nearly two months...
The leaves have changed
color and are beginning to fall from the trees…
The soccer teams are
winding up their seasons (and successful they have been!!)…
Mrs. Malerba has begun planning another year of activities for
outdoor enthusiasts…
The outing
club kick-off event will be Saturday,November
6th.
An activity is being planned with a social gathering and informational meeting
to follow. More information about such will be announced the week of Oct. 25-29th.
Information and permission slips will be distributed in school during that
week.
Mrs.
Malerba is back and looking forward to sharing some
new experiences with you! Presently, she is in the process of making
arrangements for some of the more popular outings like skating in Lake Placid, a day of play at St.
Lawrence University and a family ski day. GPS (Global Positioning System)
activities were also popular last year. Opportunities for those who would like
to learn how to use a GPS and also for those who would like more practice using
a GPS will be offered again this year. Besides the usual outdoor activities
(hike, snowshoe, x-c ski, bike, canoe/kayak) other activities may be possible
this year. Ideas include, but are not limited to, an evening broomball game,
snow tubing, a moonlight snowshoe, backcountry cooking/baking, etc. Together we
can plan an exciting year of adventure! Mrs. Malerba
is requesting reasonable suggestions and ideas for other possible activities
that may be of interest, by Wednesday, Nov. 3rd. Such may be put in
her school mailbox, sent via email to lmalerba@northnet.org,
or by calling her at 359-2911. Volunteers to help make the outings possible
will also be greatly appreciated!
ORGANIC GARDEN BOUNTIFUL
by Deborah Havas
I hope many of
you wandered up to view the gardens this summer. They did wonderfully and all has been
harvested.
The children have
enjoyed pulling the carrots and onions and digging the potatoes. The herbs ( rosemary,
parsley, and sage) have been transplanted to pots for inside classroom use this
winter. The carrots, onions, and
potatoes will be used in our class curriculum in all grades.
The marigolds
were very effective in discouraging wildlife, as was the garlic oil, and are
still blossoming. The nasturtiums
provided a tasty but heated treat (leaves and blossoms) for all. Try some sometime!
We will be
readying the gardens for winter and hope to finish the final two beds in the
spring. Yeh!!
Board of Education Meeting in Review - October 14, 2004
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The Board of Education approved the minutes of
the September 9, 20, and 28, 2004 meetings.
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The date for next month=s meeting was
rescheduled for Tuesday, November 9,
2004 at 7:00 p.m.
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Business reports were approved as presented.
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Larry Reece, CPA discussed the Audit for the
2003-2004 school year.
Mr. Reece explained the new accounting procedures that are now required. He complimented Mrs. Snide on the excellent
transition she has made since becoming Business Manager.
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The Board of Education authorized the sale of
the following surplus items:
1.
Ford pickup and used lockers.
2.
Used electrical supplies from the 2004 summer project.
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Approved Eric Knox and Peter Smith as substitute
teachers. Requested the superintendent
to interview two other applicants and do reference checks.
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Approved Ms. Burnham=s request to hold pilates.
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Authorized purchase of ad in the Hamilton County
News recognizing our bus drivers for School Bus Safety Week.
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Ms. Deborah Havas
shared with the Board of Education photographs and information regarding the
organic garden. The Board of Education
thanked her for her efforts.
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The Board discussed the Senior Privilege Policy
and felt that guidelines should be developed by the superintendent. The Board felt that the privilege to go
outside should be eliminated from the policy.
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Mr. Patzwald briefly
discussed the Board of Education=s Focus/Concerns for the 2004-2005
school year developed by Mr. Slentz. The
Board will discuss revising this document.
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A summary of Open House attendance was
distributed. 31 parents representing 34
students were in attendance.
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A lengthy discussion was held regarding
fund-raising. Trustee Hamdan and Bond agreed to serve on a committee to make
recommendations regarding fund-raising and role if any community service should
play. Mr. Patzwald
will ask for two (2) members of the faculty to be a part of this committee.
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It was the consensus of the Board to hire Roto Rooter to scope the sewer line in the girls locker room and put a clean out in the athletic
directors office.
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Mr. Patzwald indicated
that we have been notified that NYSEG and Citizens Communication are suing to
have their assessment reduced and to receive a refund for taxes paid for
2004-2005 school year.
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Otis elevator has submitted a quote for
approximately $3,300 to install a heater in the elevator and shaft. This proposal has been sent to our architects. Continued
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The Board authorized Mr. Patzwald
to do a survey regarding how we might use a one shot funding that we are receiving through Senator Little=s
diligent efforts.
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The Board denied a request from In Motion Events
to use our facilities this summer.
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The Board was informed about a 1000 gallon tank
that we no longer utilize. Removal may
be included in next summers capital project.
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The Board approved the hiring of a one on one
teacher assistant to work with a classified student.
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The Business Manager=s contract was
reviewed and accepted by the Board of Education.
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Mrs. Snide was appointed as Clerk of the Board
for the remainder of the school year.
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
September
20, 2004
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The Board approved coaching and unpaid volunteer
assignments for fall/winter 2004-2005.
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Women’s indoor Adult Ed. Soccer was approved
requiring a minimum of eight participants for sign-up.
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
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The Board entered executive session to discuss
matters involving personnel.
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David J. DeSantis has
been appointed as the LLCS Board’s consultant in the search for a new
Superintendent of Schools
News from the Art Department
It is with
great pleasure that I write this article as a full time Long Lake faculty member. Many thanks to the members of the school board, community, and our
past administrator, Ken Slentz for making a full time art position possible.
The full time position now gives high school students interested in art an
opportunity to fulfill a sequence in the visual arts. We might be small in
numbers, but if you have seen some of the work created by our students, you
will notice our students are not small in talent.
Each month, in
conjunction with the elementary Morning
Program, we will be studying an “Artist of the Month”. September’s artist
was Gustav Klimt, known for his love of patterns and
shapes. The elementary classes have created trees in his style and an array of
giant foil and paper leaves utilizing patterns and all sorts of shapes.
Pablo Picasso’s
birthday is in October and he is our artist for that month. November’s artist
will be Claude Monet.
In addition to
our famous “Artist of the Month”, we will have our own “Artist of the Month” in
each of our classes k-5. The criteria needed to
achieve this recognition will be based on effort and perseverance throughout
the month, behavior, taking pride in one’s work by being neat and showing
attention to detail, creativity and originality.
Take a peek
inside the art room and you will notice the work of the Painting & Drawing
students. They have chosen periods of art, or specific famous paintings that
they have replicated on our large cabinets and elsewhere in the art room. There
are interpretations of cave paintings, a large Egyptian Sarcophagus, and
paintings from Van gogh, Chagall, Matisse, Picasso,
and others. Come see!
Seventh grade
students have recently completed a project that focuses on the art elements,
shape, rhythm and movement. The Eighth graders just recently completed giant
oil pastel self-portraits in an Andy Warhol style.
A special request
goes out to parents of elementary students. If it is at all possible to send in
an old big shirt with your budding artist, it will help eliminate those “OOPS”,
when the creativity and paint begins to fly. I will ask the students to bring these home every now and again to be washed. Thank you.
Michele Gannon
Quote of the Month: Pyramids,
cathedrals and rockets exist not because of geometry theories of structures or
thermodynamics, but because they were first a picture-literally a vision- in
the minds of those who built them.
- Eugene
Ferguson, Historian
LLCS CLASS OF 2006
Hear
ye…hear ye…. The junior class of Long Lake Central
will soon be taking orders for grapefruit
and oranges. We will be taking orders until November 10th. You
can place an order with any junior or by contacting Tina Burnett or Mary Hall,
class advisors. If you are not contacted you may call the school at 624-2221
and leave a message for a junior or advisor to call you.
The
junior class will also be taking advanced orders for Christmas trees and wreaths during this same time frame. Again, if
you are not contacted personally you may call the school and leave a message
for a junior or advisor to call you.
Delivery
of both fruit and the trees and wreaths will be in time for pick up at the
Christmas Craft Fair to be held in the
school gym on December 4th.
Hope to see you all there.
Long Lake Parent-Teacher-Student Association News
Camille Nerney, President
Lorrise Adams, Vice President
Nancy Wallace, Treasurer
Local Businesses Support
the PTSA:
A
huge THANK YOU
to local businesses who responded to our recent fund drive:
Camp Zamp, Hoss’s Country Corner,
Marge’s
Monograms, Mintaska Cottage, Moonlighters Snowmobile Club, Wallace Contracting
and Whitney Industries, LLC.
We sincerely appreciate the generosity of our local businesses,
and value their support of the PTSA and its programs.
Soccer Concession: All Hail the Concession Queen, Nancy Wallace, without whom there’d be
no snacks at the games!!! Also,
thank you to the Town of Long
Lake
for the use of its concession shack!
Special thanks to all who sold snacks, made soup, baked goodies…we
love ya! Most of all, our greatest appreciation and admiration
go to our Lakers soccer teams and
their coaches. You make us
proud!
Harvest Festival: Thanks to everyone who helped with our apple,
cider and honey sale at the Harvest Festival. Our student volunteers included AJ Adams, Ben Black, Heather Black, William
Cortis, Michael Hart, Colleen Nerney, Thom Ross, Jordan Wallace and William
Yellott; adult volunteers were Lorrise
Adams, Mike Black, Hallie Bond, Camille Nerney, Larry Patzwald, Karen
Seaman, Mason Smith, David Snide, and Nancy Wallace. Apologies to anyone whose name we’ve missed…
Box Tops for Education: Thank you Karen Seaman, our new box tops coordinator! Please clip the “box top” coupons from General Mills products, and deliver them
to the PTSA mailbox.
Coats for Kids: Please bring coats and other winter gear
to the drop box conveniently located in the vestibule! Coats, jackets, ski pants, scarves, boots, gloves
and mittens are needed. We take items of all sizes in good repair, please! Clothing
will be cleaned and hung on a rack opposite the school’s fitness center.
Coats are available free to all in the community (children and adults)
--Please help yourself!
Thanksgiving Basket Raffle: It’s not too late to get your raffle tickets
for our Thanksgiving Basket. It’s
chock full of Thanksgiving Dinner fixin’s, including a large turkey, potatoes,
stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, dinner rolls, pies and more!
Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. See one of our officers, or drop by the main
office, for tickets. Thank
you to Helms’ Village Store for donating the
turkey again this year! Drawing
will be held at the PTSA meeting on November 18.
The PTSA meets
the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Our next meeting will be held on November 18, 2004. See you there!
