Westfield Academy and Central School

From Mr. Markham - MS & HS Principal As stated in Mr. Cipolla’s phone message, we are moving to 100% Remote instruction for the week of January 11-15. Similar to Thursday and Friday, our MS & HS students will continue to follow their normal bell schedule to participate in their classes while we are remote. For our students attending Maple Avenue, PTech, Hewes, Randolph & Chautauqua Lake BOCES programs, the district will provide transportation to these programs following their usual daily instructional schedule Our students participating in the LoGuidice CTE will attend their programs too. We will be contacting these students’ families directly about their transportation arrangements. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Secondary Office.

MEALS: While the District is under a remote learning model, we will continue to provide meals for children 18 and under. Pick-up for these meals will be on Monday, January 11th, from 11am-1pm at the cafeteria window. Monday's pick-up will have breakfasts and lunches for the entire week, please plan accordingly. Please complete this survey one time to request meals. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddWFUovQJGql7t8lbfPyuWk-lgxP3tSmmtUFkha2HDa5E2mA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Good afternoon WACS, We will continue our remote instruction for all grade levels through next week. We will return to hybrid/in-person learning on January 19th. Your child’s principal will continue to communicate any information pertaining to remote instruction. Thank you for your continued support and patience as we work through these times. Be well Wolverines! ~Mr. Cipolla #wolverinepride #westfieldstrong

Hello Westfield Students, Westfield Academy and Central Schools is upgrading our internet circuit. Please note from 6-7pm tonight, we will have no internet access. Even though we only anticipate the outage to last less than 60 minutes, things do happen, so, please plan accordingly. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thank you for being part of the process! Thank you - Mr. Tenamore - District Technology Coordinator

Zoom Difficulties - January 7th We have been notified that across the region, individuals are experiencing intermittent interruptions with Zoom. Please be patience with Zoom as they work to resolve these issues. - Tech Department & Mr. Markham

We were notified of two new cases of COVID – 19. An elementary student has tested positive for COVID – 19. The student is considered an off-site contact by the department of health and contact tracing is not necessary in school. A secondary employee has tested positive for COVID – 19. The individual was last present in school on January 5th. All close contacts will be notified. We continue to work in collaboration with our county health department. We will keep you informed as these situations arise. Be well Wolverines.

Important Information from Mr. Markham - MS & HS Principal As noted, we are moving to 100% Remote instruction for the rest of the school week (January 6th-8th). On Wednesday, we will follow our “Wednesday Office Hours”. Remember, this is a great opportunity for all our MS/HS students to connect with their teachers. For Thursday and Friday, all MS & HS Students will follow our normal bell schedule to participate in their classes remotely. Students in the Maple Avenue, PTech, Hewes, Randolph & Chautauqua Lake BOCES programs will follow their usual daily instructional schedule with the district providing transportation to these programs. On Thursday and Friday, LoGuidice CTE students will also be attending their programs on their normal instructional daily schedule. Tomorrow, we will be in contact with these students’ families directly about their transportation arrangements for Thursday and Friday. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Secondary Office.

Good afternoon families. Due to quarantine and staffing concerns, students in all grade levels, prek-12, will be remote for the remainder of this week (Jan 5-8, 2021). We will re-evaluate and update you on decisions for next week as soon possible. Thank you for your continued support.

Ski Club Cancellation - January 5th Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we determined the possibility to have students attend Ski Club tonight. However, due to staffing and quarantine issues, Ski Club is cancelled for January 5th.

Meals - January 5th District will be providing meals today from 11:00-1:00 at the cafeteria window. No sign-up is necessary. Just come to the window for your meal.

Good evening Westfield, We were notified this evening of two positive cases in our district. One case involved an off-site high school student. This situation will not require contact tracing. The second case involves a shared employee between the elementary and secondary schools. Due to the quarantine and staffing concerns, our district must shift to remote learning for tomorrow. I will communicate an update tomorrow as it pertains to the coming days. Your child’s principal will be following up to this message with details pertaining to remote learning. Thank you for your understanding and be well WACS. - Mr. Cipolla

MS & HS Remote Learning - January 5th Due to staffing and quarantining issues, we are moving to remote learning for Tuesday. All MS & HS students will follow our normal bell schedule to participate in their classes remotely.

UPDATE - NETWORK CONNECTIVITY From WACS Tech Dept: The network has been stabilized County Wide as of 12:45pm this afternoon. We will continue to monitor the internet connectivity and send any updates as needed. Thank you for being part of this process.

We have been notified that two students have tested positive for COVID - 19. They are considered off-site contacts. There is no need to contact trace within our school (no in-school contacts). Be well WACS!

We would like to thank our students, parents, guardians, teachers, and staff for their patience and cooperation as we work through the countywide connectivity issues. We expect these intermittent network service disruptions to continue until these issues are resolved.

Middle/High School: January 15, 2021 - 8:00-11:30am - Group 2 (Last name L-Z) - Photo Make-Up Day. Gym Lobby/Concession area.

Good morning WACS, An employee in our elementary school tested positive for COVID - 19. The employee was last present on December 22nd. We are working with the health department and following our contact tracing protocol. We wish you all a healthy and successful 2021!

We were notified today that an employee in our transportation department has tested positive for COVID – 19. All close contacts are being notified. We will continue to work in collaboration with our county health department as these situations arise. Please continue to practice social distancing and wear face coverings. We wish you a wonderful holiday season with your families and loved ones. See you next year!

A little Christmas cheer from Mr. K and his High School Chorus. We think their singing is pretty magical for being 12ft apart from one another! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFNitvLMMRj9fn1jw4oWx7dfBVRotmaB/view?usp=sharing

Westfield really came through for the "Socks for Seniors" sock drive this year. We collected 80 pairs of socks that were then wrapped by the WACS Builders' and Key Clubs. All of the donations were given to Westfield's Union Relief Organization and distributed this past weekend to local senior citizens! Thank you for your generous support!