Maryvale Primary School

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Weekly Bulletin

Parent Bulletin

Reminder: Picture Day Friday, October 7th

Dear Families, First, thank you for all of your support during our fall Scholastic Book Fair! From parent volunteers to providing your children with money to buy books, it is greatly appreciated! Teachers have been given the opportunity to create a classroom eWallet as well. As parents, you are able to donate funds to their eWallet which, in turn, the teacher can then use to shop the book fair for new books for their classroom. Below are the teachers that have chosen to create a classroom eWallet. Katie Jordan (Kindergarten) Melissa Perez (ENL) Lisa Hudson (Pre-School) Lisa Loomis (First Grade) Thank you again for your continued support in growing a community of children that love to read! Sincerely, Jennifer Hannon Maryvale Primary School Library

Please see this message from our PTO: ATTENTION! CALENDAR CANCELATIONS!! Monster Glow Bash is cancelled District Craft Fair was never being planned - that was a misprint from printers We are very sorry!! Please stay tuned for other fun and exciting events by your PTOs!!

Brothers - Ryan (Senior) with Trenton (2nd grade)!

Dear Maryvale Community, We have enjoyed Flyer athletics in Maryvale for a long time, as both a fabric of our community and a source of pride. We have a strong tradition of cheering on our team and displaying sportsmanship as athletes, coaches, and spectators. We will not allow anything to change that or to disrupt the enjoyment our athletes bring to our school community. Going forward the following procedures will be in place for all ticketed Maryvale athletic competitions: -All Maryvale High School students must present their current and valid school ID to gain entry to the event. No ID means no entry. -All other Maryvale students are welcome to attend ticketed events but must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. If a Middle or Elementary student is found without an adult, they will be required to leave the facility. As a reminder: -No backpacks, coolers, bikes, skateboards, Frisbees or balls are permitted inside the stadium or gymnasium. -No animals allowed, except service animals. -No re-entry to the event. Maryvale reserves the right to dismiss any person(s) who disrupt any event. Sincerely, Joseph D’Angelo, Superintendent Tim Klimtzak, Athletic Director Michael Scapillato, School Resource Officer

Dear Maryvale Community, At approximately 12:40pm, we received notification from the Cheektowaga Police that a suspicious individual was out and about somewhere near the main campus. We immediately brought all students and staff indoors and put all buildings into lockout while the CPD handled the issue. When the CPD got the individual in custody, we released the lockout and resumed normal operations. The lockout lasted until approximately 10 minutes until 12:50pm. As a reminder: In our Emergency Response protocols, a lockout means that no one is permitted to enter or exit any building, but all other operations, such as classes, run normally.

Attention Maryvale Primary Families - This is a reminder that tonight, September 14th is Information Night - For Caregivers Only. Kindergarten - 6:00 - 6:30, 1st Grade - 6:30 - 7:00, 2nd Grade - 7:00 - 7:30, Mrs. Dragone's class: 6:00- 6:30, Mrs. Ortega's class: 6:00- 6:30 Mrs. Speyer's class: 6:00- 6:30, Mrs. Krolewski's class: 7:00- 7:30. We are looking forward to seeing you!

This Buffalo was painted in 2002 and donated to our school by the PTO. The garden around it was made possible with a fantastic Eagle Scout project. The Buffalo has graced the middle of our campus, but is now showing signs of age. Paint is bubbling and peeling off. We would like to revitalize it and potentially reimagine it but before we do anything, we’d like to talk with any of the students or PTO parents who were involved with the original project in 2002. If you, or anyone you know were involved in painting and donating this Buffalo in 2002, please give Mr. Swenson a call at the High School at 716-631-7409.

Maryvale Primary School Information Night - For Caregivers Only Wednesday, September 14th Kindergarten - 6:00 - 6:30 1st Grade - 6:30 - 7:00 2nd Grade - 7:00 - 7:30 Mrs. Dragone: 6:00- 6:30 Mrs. Ortega: 6:00- 6:30 Mrs. Speyer: 6:00- 6:30 Mrs. Krolewski: 7:00- 7:30

Dear Flyer Nation, Our new 24/7 MARYVALE Sideline Store is officially up and running! To celebrate, BSN is offering fans an epic, month-long promotion--25% OFF sitewide when you use code SPIRIT. You have the ability to customize some of the items to what you specifically want. Please use the link below to order your gear all year long as well as to take advantage of the25% discount for this month. http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/new_york/buffalo/maryvale-high-school

Students and staff can wear red, white and blue tomorrow, 9/8 to show support for the Buffalo Bills and their first game.

Maryvale starts a Unified Basketball Program!

Dear Maryvale Community, I just received the following message from the contractor working on the Maryvale Drive project. I want to be sure you have these additional details in advance of school starting next Tuesday. That message follows. Sincerely, Joseph D’Angelo, Superintendent -------  “We understand the community’s concerns around accessibility and safety on Maryvale Drive as the 2022-2023 school year opens on Tuesday, September 6th. Due to delays beyond the contractor’s control, work on Maryvale Drive was started later than anticipated. This construction work to replace the water infrastructure on Maryvale Drive was necessary so that the Erie County Water Authority can continue to provide safe, reliable water to both the residents and to the Maryvale School District. It is the priority of the contractor to complete the installation of the new waterline as expeditiously and safely as possible. While construction is variable due to unforeseen circumstances, we expect that all replacement and pavement operations will be completed by Friday, September 23rd 2022. Please inform the families of students and your staff of the following measures and site access controls that are being implemented starting Tuesday, September 6th 2022. *Maryvale Drive, and the Maryvale School District entrance off Maryvale Drive, will be open to traffic during continued construction operations. Road Closed signage will not be posted. *Lane restrictions will be in place as required for construction operations. These restrictions will reduce Maryvale Drive to a one-lane road. To maintain safe and effective traffic flow, temporary signals will be installed on both sides of current, active construction limits. These signals are to govern traffic flow through the lane restriction zone and will be on timers. Please account for any minor delays in travel these additional signals may incur, and that the locations of these signals could periodically be adjusted. *When construction operations affect the accessibility to sidewalks, those sidewalks will be indicated as closed with sidewalk detour signage at the nearest crosswalk. For the safety of students, we ask that any walking student be made aware of this signage, and to follow it as indicated. *All active construction zones will be secured by traffic cones and barrels, and any further measures as necessary to protect the work zone. *Select construction operations may take place during evening and night hours to further reduce impact. *Construction materials & equipment will be organized and stored securely and safely.

Maryvale Primary Parents please read the following on the Primary School's Arrival/Dismissal procedures.

Dear Maryvale Community, The Erie County Water Department began a project in early August to update the water lines under Maryvale Drive between Union and Cayuga. The work is still ongoing and is scheduled to be completed by the end of September. Unfortunately, this will have some impact on the traffic coming into and out of our campus. When school begins next Tuesday, Maryvale Drive will be open to traffic coming to and from campus. There will be workers with flags directing traffic. Please allow yourself some additional time as there could be delays. We will, as usual, have 4 crossing guards for walkers stationed at: • Union and Peinkofer (entrance near the tennis courts), • Campus entrance and Maryvale Drive • Union and Maryvale Dr. (Sunoco Station/ St. Luke’s) • On campus at the first parking lot Parents are still free to enter and exit campus through the Union Rd. entrance (near the tennis courts), but should know that until Maryvale Drive is re-opened fully, all bus traffic will be entering and exiting campus through that entrance (near the tennis courts). This could cause some delays during drop-off and pick-up times at that exit. We understand that this will cause some inconvenience and we share the frustration that this project is still ongoing when school begins, but we thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. Sincerely, Joseph D’Angelo, Superintendent

We are excited and proud to share this "fly-through" of our new gym complex! Construction is scheduled to start in March 2023 and last approximately 18 months. This gym is part of a generational project (Voter approved in Dec. 2021) that will benefit ALL students, student-athletes, and our community! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TaRziTD9ivYvD-X1gKhhQKjZIB4VjxWz/view?usp=sharing

We welcomed our new teachers, as well as our returning second, third and fourth year teachers to orientation today. Our newest teachers will be immersed in a variety of activities today and tomorrow, including: -discussing our Strategic Plan, philosophy and vision -reinforcing our expectation that they make positive connections with our students -an introduction to our technology and district processes -an overview of our curriculum Our new teachers will also take a bus tour of the district and meet with their building administrators. We welcome all of our new staff to our wonderful district!