Please be advised there is a special meeting of the Board on January 22, 2019 at 7:30 at the District Office. It is anticipated that executive session will begin shortly thereafter to discuss a personnel matter.
Lakeview School & Community Blood Drive
Date: Tues. January 22, 2019
Time: 3:00pm–7:30pm
Where: Lakeview School Auditorium
112 Lakeview Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541
To Donate Blood You Must Be:
- Between 16 and 75 years of age (76+, may donate with a note from physician. 16 year-old donors require parental permission on New York Blood Center form).
If you have a medical eligibility questions, please call 1-800-688-0900.
Things to note:
- NO SS # Required – A Photo or Signature ID Required.
- Eat/Drink before donating blood.
- Bring NYBC donor card if you have one.
For more information contact Lisa Copeland at lisacopeland05@gmail.com or 845‐628‐5964
NOTE Lakeview Families: the class with the most blood drive student referrals will receive a hot cocoa + donuts party! See school site for details.
Five-Hour Driving Pre-Licensing will be offered January 29, Room 215, 5pm – 10pm, at the Mahopac High School. Please contact Betsy Tobias to register tobiasb@mahopac.k12.ny.us or 845-628-3256 before January 25. The fee is $40 cash.
Blood Drive details:
You must be between 16 and 75 years of age (76+, may donate with a note from physician. 16 Year Old Donors require parental permission on New York Blood Center form).
Date: Tues. January 22, 2019
Time: 3:00pm–7:30pm
Where: Lakeview School Auditorium, 112 Lakeview Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541
Things to note:
For more information, contact Lisa Copeland at lisacopeland05@gmail.com or 845‐628‐5964
Help save lives this Winter! Donate a Pint of Blood
If you have a medical eligibility questions, please call 1-800-688-0900.
Please click here for 2018 Flu Clinic information.
The flu season will be upon us soon. There may be confusion as to what the “flu” really means. Some may use the term to describe the common cold, vomiting and diarrhea (stomach bug), or most accurately, the viral respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus.
Infection with the influenza virus can lead to serious complications. The best protection against influenza is by getting your annual flu vaccination. Please contact your local pharmacy or health care provider to schedule a flu vaccination if you have not already done so.
We encourage our students, family members, and employees to monitor their health status and stay home and/or seek medical attention if feeling ill.
If your child is not feeling well, we ask that you follow the protocols below:
Practice proper hand hygiene:
Get better and stay well by:
Together we can reduce the impact of illness in our schools. For any questions or concerns, contact your individual schools. Please visit our Health Services page for more information and details about our free Influenza Vaccination clinics - https://www.mahopac.k12.ny.us/groups/11077/health_services/home
MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2019 - 2020 REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
Must be five years old on or before 12/01/2019 (No Exceptions)
Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 School Year will be held at The Office of Central Registration located at The Falls District Office, 100 Myrtle Avenue, Mahopac, between the hours of 8:15 am and 3:00 pm on the following dates:
- Austin Road ES: January 7th, 9th & 25th, February 5th & 7th
- Fulmar Road ES: January 14th & 16th, February 1st, 26th, 28th
- Lakeview ES: January 11th, 22nd, 24th, 28th & 30th
Las siguientes fechas son para las familias que necesitan asistencia en Español: 11 de febrero
Registration is by appointment only. To schedule an appointment and request a registration packet, please contact the Office of Central Registration at 845-621-0656, Ext. 13902.
Registration packets are available by clicking here.
Thank you
It is critically important to the Mahopac Central School District that the information on our website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. As a result, the District has made good faith efforts to ensure that our site complies with New York State standards on website accessibility (New York State OFT Policy, P04-002, Accessibility of State Agency Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications) and with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to the best of our technical ability.
As part of Mahopac Central School District's commitment to accessibility, we have adopted an industry-leading Web Accessibility solution called AudioEye. AudioEye helps ensure that our websites are optimized to provide users with an accessible experience by conforming to WCAG 2.0 Level AA guidelines. The AudioEye technology utilizes a toolbar, which will appear on the bottom right side of our webpages, and includes a suite of free assistive web personalization utilities that allows our users to customize their experience in order to meet their needs. Click here to learn more about AudioEye.
Dear Austin Road Parents and Students,
I hope you are all enjoying the last days of autumn, and the beginning of winter. The weather is certainly changing as we all prepare for the holidays ahead. Austin Road continues to buzz each day with exciting learning opportunities and activities. I am always amazed by the positive energy and excitement that our students arrive with each morning. It certainly sets a very positive tone for the building, and makes our school a vibrant place.
I would like to thank all of our parents, PTO volunteers and faculty for making the holiday shop such a wonderful success. I would also like to thank our PTO for sponsoring our upcoming “One school, One Author” which is a very exciting reading opportunity that will take place in February. We will be providing more details to everyone once the New Year begins.
Lastly, I would like to wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy, and joyful holiday season. I wish you only the best with the start of 2019!
Sincerely,
Jim Gardineer
Principal
While most Austin Road Elementary students get a bit restless and distracted on a grey, cold Monday just before Thanksgiving recess, Mary Jean Cerbini’s fifth grade class was attentive, inquisitive and focused. All eyes and ears were on Don Wildman, Travel Channel’s host of "Mysteries at the Museum," "Monumental Mysteries" and "Greatest Mysteries.”
Wildman, a personal friend of Cerbini, took over Social Studies class with lively stories from filming and researching shows for “Mysteries at the Museum.” He started with theories on Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and engaged a thought-provoking class discussion on theory validation.
Doing what he does best, Wildman then smoothly transitioned to UFO and extraterrestrial sitings that led to testing the clandestine surveillance forces of the Unites States Airforce’s “Area 51” in a helicopter.
The students were given an assignment from Wildman to read a book that is at least one and a half inches thick. He explained to them that his first “big” book was about the civil war which fueled his interest and eventual career into exploring history.
STRONGER SCHOOLS = STRONGER COMMUNITIES: We want to hear from you!
Over the past several years, the Mahopac Central School District has taken great strides to improve and expand upon the academic program offered to students. Now, the district must also focus on the community’s investment in our school buildings to support our students for college and career-readiness.
Capital improvements under consideration include:
Together, we can develop a plan to address critical issues in our buildings to ensure a safe and strong learning environment for our students. The Board of Education and administration would like the community’s input as it begins to develop this plan.
Please take a brief moment to take the survey, CLICK HERE – this will be open for community input until Friday, December 14.
The Buddy Bench, a dedicated place at elementary school playgrounds where a student can sit if feeling lonely or bullied, has generated national attention in recent years and has even been the subject of a TED Talk.
About five years ago, the Buddy Bench concept originated with a boy named Christian Bucks who was reviewing brochures about potential new schools in Germany with his mother. They were preparing to move there for his father’s new job. He would be the new kid. He was just in first grade, but he understood what feeling lonely on a playground looks like. He’d seen it at his own elementary school in York, Pa.
However, one German school he and his mom looked at had a solution for this. It was called the Buddy Bench, and if a child was sitting on it alone, it was a signal to the other kids to ask him or her to play. Although Christian’s family did not end up moving to Germany, the boy is credited with introducing Buddy Benches to the United States. He brought the idea to his principal, Matthew Miller, and the two immediately set out to install a Buddy Bench in his school, Roundtown Elementary. Their project was covered by the local newspaper and went viral.
Eighth-grader Becca Lomas decided to extend the Buddy Bench ideology as part of her bat mitzah by raising funds so benches can be in the Middle School – and Austin Road too! Becca is an inspiring example of the values we uphold at Austin Road and our community.
Each year, Mahopac’s Kindergarten students participate in ABC Bootcamp by studying a letter a day for 26 days! To celebrate completion of ABC Bootcamp, the kindergartners created a fashion show donning their handmade, custom letter design
Fostering student athletes beginning, the #MahopacWay tradition lives on with the annual Mahopac Elementary Schools Cross Country and 5K races held in October. Students begin to develop the basic running fundamentals and learn the health benefits training for these running events. “Our aim is to create not just life-long learners but life-long runners, as well,” said Lauren Kittredge, Austin Road Physical Education teacher and 5K organizer. In fact, high school students from the cross country and track teams return to their roots and help with the races.
The Cross Country race includes all students who run by age on the Lakeview grounds. The 5K is made up of 4th and 5th graders who’ve committed to train before school before race day at FDR Park. This year’s 5K race was a record setting finish with all participants finishing under 41 minutes.
Austin Road finished big with top finishers:
Boys
1st Aidan Paris-Devane (Austin Road) 21:21
2nd Vince Cataldo (Austin Road) 21:49
Girls
2nd Niamh Kelleher (Austin Road) 24:14
3rd Fiona Kelleher (Austin Road) 24:30
We are so proud of all Austin Road student athletes!
Along with schools across the country, the Mahopac Schools participated in a week-long celebration of making healthy choices and community connections with Red Ribbon Week. By helping students build a foundation of mindfulness to themselves and their community, the risk of substance abuse is lessened.
“Substance abuse prevention starts with the promotion of good mental health in kids and teens,” said Valarie Nierman, MCSD Health Coordinator. The District is committed to helping each individual student. Read more.
