The Canandaigua City School District is committed to protecting the safety, health, and well-being of our students and employees. During the week of October 1 to October 5, students in each of our buildings will practice safety drills and procedures. On Monday, during 4th period staff will emphasize the following items.

• Our goal is to keep us as safe as possible.
  
• We are learning and practicing drills to keep us safe during an emergency situation.
  
• When we do drills, we must have all students take them seriously and follow the directions given by staff.
  
• To assist with drills, we ask that students remain quiet and attentive. If they have questions, please have them ask when the drill is over.
  
• If students have questions, please let their teachers know. We will collect them and do our best to answer.
  

The following drills will be practiced during the week:

• Shelter in Place
  
• Hold in Place
  
• Evacuation
  
• Lockout
  
• Lockdown
  

On Friday, October 5, all buildings will practice an evacuation by walking to their designated reunification site. Students should be appropriately dressed for the weather conditions. October 5 will also be an early dismissal drill. All students in the District have a half day. Dismissal times are:

• Canandaigua Middle School 10:40 a.m.
• Canandaigua Academy 10:55 a.m.
• Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School 11:45 a.m. (first bus run); 11:55 a.m. (second bus run)

The safety of students is always our foremost concern. We have many procedures and policies in place to maintain a safe environment for all students. It is important that we practice these procedures in the event of an emergency. Thank you for your cooperation with safety week.

Help Support CA Girls Soccer with this Year's Pink Out. T-shirts are still available in the atrium Monday for $10. Come out and cheer on the team Tuesday when they take on Churchville Chili @ 6:30pm on Braves Field. The Junior Varsity match will be at 4:30.

At the game Raffle Baskets, 50/50 raffle, and Baked Goods will be sold. All Proceeds from this event will be donated to Embrace Your Sisters(EYS).

Wednesday is Walk to School Day. The goals are to increase awareness about pedestrian safety, increase environmental awareness, and increase physical activity.

If you live within walking distance of CA, please strongly encourage your child to walk or bike to school. We also encourage you to talk about pedestrian safety and safe routes to school with your student.

On Wednesday, the morning will look different than usual at CA. Students may still be dropped off as usual. Student drivers may also park as usual. If your student rides the bus to school, he/she will be dropped off at the Braves Field parking lot for a symbolic walk up the hill to school. There will be administrators and teacher volunteers present to escort the walkers.

We hope your child will enjoy a walk in the fresh, autumn air with their friends. It is meant to be a fun and festive event. We encourage students to wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, and show some school spirit by wearing cherry and gray. In the event of inclement weather, there will be no rain date this year, due to our drill week activities.

For more information on Walk to School Day, please visit www.walkbiketoschool.org and www.saferoutesinfo.org

CA is offering SAT examination preparation classes. This is open to juniors and seniors. The class meets six times Monday nights, October 15 – November 26, 2018

Students must complete the attached registration form and pay a $10 fee. Both are due to the Main Office by October 9. If paying by check, please make payable to Canandaigua City School District. There will be no late registrations or refunds. Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory

Classes meet October 15, 22, 29; November 5, 19, 26 from 6:30 to 9:15 pm in rooms 130 and 131 at CA.

Students must bring their charged Chromebook, a calculator, and #2 pencils.

• This class does not register you for the SAT exam. Please visit www.collegeboard.org to register for the exam date of your choice.
• Please note that FLCC and MCC do not require the SAT exam

Just a quick reminder that NYS has changed its requirements for Mandated Physicals. All 9th and 11th grade students are required to have a physical (done with in the last 12 months) on file in the nurse’s office. They are due in by November 1st.

Any questions, please call 396-3820.

11/1 Personal (aka Baby) Ads are due. The form is also available outside Room 108 or can accessed via this LINK

Please contact Krista Coleman at colemank@canandaiguaschools.org with any questions.

SUNY Financial Aid day will be Saturday, October 13 at 9:45 am at FLCC. The purpose of this event is to help families with the financial aid process and filling out the FAFSA. It is open to everyone, not just those attending FLCC or a SUNY school. Please register beforehand https://www.suny.edu/attend/events/event_registration.cfm?elid=1366&etyp=Student&etypid=1

Directors of admission from Vanderbilt University, Tufts University and Vassar will be at The Del Monte Lodge Renaissance Hotel on Sunday, October 14 from 7:00 to 8:30pm. For more information and to register, visit admissions.vanderbilt.edu/joint-travel-program.

There following colleges will visit with students st CA. Please sign up in advance.

Monday, 10/1

University of Vermont - 7:30-8:20
Wednesday 10/3

National Technical Institute for the Deaf - 9:50-10:40
High Point University - 1:00-1:40
Mansfield University - 1:40-2:25
Thursday, 10/4

SUNY at New Paltz - 8:20-9:05
SUNY Plattsburgh - 9:50-10:40
Carnegie Mellon University - 11:25-12:05
Daemen College - 12:15-1:00
St Bonaventure University - 1:05-1:45

Email: tenneyv@canandaiguaschools.org
Website: www.canandaiguaschools.org
Location: 435 East Street, Canandaigua, NY, USA
Phone: 585-396-3800
Twitter: @CABraves

Counselors will be in junior year classrooms on Monday and Tuesday to present about the upcoming PSAT, a practice College Entrance exam. Juniors planning to apply to college should consider taking this exam. In addition to practice for the SAT, this exam enables students to be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The Academy will be administering the PSAT exam on Saturday, October 13 at 7:30am. Registration for the exam is $25. Students can register in the counseling center. Checks should be made out to Canandaigua Academy.