Downsville Central School District

Join us this week with our "Masked Musician Weekly Competition". Day 1 Clue: This musician gets car sick, likes to eat pie, and enjoys fishing. They can play many instruments including guitar and saxophone. This musician keeps a quiet and private life.

No School - Staff Development Day

Learning to read music can improve your long-term VISUAL memory. Musicians who have been playing more than 15 years score higher on memory tests involving pictures.

Congratulations to Elizabeth for her outstanding writing, her story was selected as a winner piece in the Storyworks Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 Spy Contest. Storyworks Magazine stated: "Elizabeth's submission demonstrated a firm understanding of the text alongside the ability to craft a well-organized and engaging response. Of the hundreds of contest submissions we receive each month, we choose winning entries that show strong critical thinking, point of view and reading and writing skills. Storyworks contest winners demonstrate a commitment to excellence that reflects the quality of education you support as their teacher. We are elated to celebrate this achievement with you and Elizabeth!" She received a Certificate recognizing her achievement and a book.

Monday, March 18th Harold Campus BOCES is closed. There will be no BOCES programming for CTE, Special Education, or Pathways students that day. AM and All Day BOCES students will be excused for the day but PM students are still expected to attend their morning classes at DCS

The SADD event that was scheduled for this evening (Friday 3/8/24) has been postponed. Date TBD

Mark your Calendar - No School for students next Friday, March 15th. Staff Development Day.

Music In Our Schools Month - Today's scientific fact: Music will slow the effects of aging. Even if musicians stop playing their instruments as they age, they perform better on memory and rapid mental processing tests than others who never played an instrument. The study found that musicians had to play at least 10 years to enjoy these effects. So, join band in middle school or begin private music lessons now!

Each day in March to celebrate Music In Our Schools Month, we will be sharing an interesting scientific fact regarding how music impacts students and their learning. Today’s fact is: Children who start studying music early in life learn languages more quickly. They develop more complex vocabularies, a better understanding of grammar, and have higher verbal IQs. If you have a younger sibling at home, sing to them every day!

Honor Society is hosting a Blood Drive TOMORROW March 8th. 8:30am-1:30pm https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=13755

Reminder: There will be no late buses tomorrow, March 7th. The after-school program will be pick up only. In addition, next Friday, March 15th there is no school for students. Monday, March 18th is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am and lunch will be provided. Monday, March 11th is the start of the Varsity Spring Sports Season.

The Ag. program was very busy this Monday! We boiled another 50 gallons of sap, and plant science students harvested another crop of lettuce. The lettuce was donated to the Downsville Senior Meals program and will be served Tuesday to community members. This week, students will finish, filter, and jar the maple syrup. We are expected to have over 3 gallons of finished maple syrup! Thursday, Ag. students will celebrate with a pancake and syrup party!

DOWNSVILLE RHINESTARS VS. MACDONALD'S ALLSTARS. Staff VS Staff Basketball Game THIS Friday, March 8th at 6pm. Entry is freewill donation Concessions stand will be open. At Halftime the fans will have an opportunity to impact the game. For every dollar donated a student will receive a shot. Depending on where you shoot from that is how many points get added to the team of your choosing total Lay-up = 1pt Free Throw = 2pts 3pt. = 3 points Half court = 5pts. You won't want to miss this!!!

NY Thursday

Backpack Buddies indoor yard sale is March 16th. 9am-4pm in the DCS auditorium.

Spirit Week! Tomorrow, Tuesday 3/5, is Band Tee Tuesday.

This weekend, FFA members competed at the FFA District 4 LDEs in Oxford. Students presented prepared speeches, research posters, and participated in several rounds of mock interviews. Riley, Harper, Kenny, James, and Allison all placed top 5 in their respective contests and will move on to compete at the 2024 FFA Eastern Region Substate contests in Windsor, NY.

Honor Society is hosting a Blood Drive on March 8th. 8:30am-1:30pm https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=13755

Each student in grades PK-6 has brought home, or will be bringing home, a Music In Our Schools Month calendar. Follow the prompt each school day and bring it back after Spring Break for a chance to win a prize!

There will be NO shuttle or late buses on Thursday, March 7th. Afterschool Program will be *SELF-TRANSPORT* only.