Portville Central School

Attention Boces Students and Parents, please read important information for the week of February 21st: https://5il.co/15o3f

Free Covid Tests: Portville Central School will be passing out free test kits at dismissal time on Thursday, February 10th in front of the Elementary school. If you are picking up students you will see us in the drop-off area of the elementary parking lot.

All Elementary School yearbook orders are due by Friday, February 11th. Orders can be made online at: inter-state.com/order enter Code 65815X or money order or check made out to PCS or cash may be brought to Mrs. Weimer. Yearbooks usually arrive in late May or early June. Any questions please email Mrs. Weimer at: lweimer@portvillecsd.org

Open Swim Starts Monday, February 14th!! It will run Mondays 6pm - 8pm and Fridays 6pm - 8:30pm This is a FREE program. Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening in the pool!! This program will run through the end of the school year.

More Twin Day pictures for Spirit Week! Pictured are Mrs. Bantelman and Demi Chudy, Ms. Wojtas and Izayah Edmund, and Jordyn Sickels and Mr. Welty!

Free COVID home test kits available to members of the Portville Central School District. Email covidtest@portvillecsd.org to request test kits and make arrangements to pick them up.

Twin Day in the High School. Matteson Fries and Mr. Swetland!

Elementary Outside the School Day Activities: The registrations are completed and the program is set to start on Monday, February 7th and run through the entire month. I have attached the February calendar here again. I am pleased that all students who were registered received either their 1st or 2nd choice for an activity. Parents, please check your email as we have sent out notices today listing the information you need for programming. February Calendar Link: https://5il.co/15792

ELM STREET WATER MAIN BREAK Please be aware that there is a water main break at the beginning of Elm Street (by Park & Shop.) You may need to use the School Street entrance to the school this afternoon if you are coming to pick up your children.

Elementary Outside the School Day Activities: This is a reminder that sign-ups for after-school activities for students will start on Tuesday, February 1st @ 7:00 am and run through Thursday, February 3rd @ 6:00 pm. Links to the documents detailing the Elementary portion of the program are listed below as well as a link to register. Parent Letter Link: https://5il.co/14ywu February Calendar of Activities: https://5il.co/14ywr Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/biKuEbxi9i QR Code for Registration:

Free COVID home test kits available to members of the Portville Central School District. Email covidtest@portvillecsd.org for more details.

Update: Elementary families only (PreK-6th) PickUp Patrol Effective January 24, 2022 Parents, this is a friendly reminder to please use PickUp Patrol to report all absences and changes to your student’s dismissal plans. Phone calls are only in case of emergency. If you have not registered yet, please contact Libby Stanton at estanton@portvillecsd.org so we can send you a registration email.

January 31 from 3:00-5:00 pm there will be a COVID Booster Vaccine Clinic at Portville Central School District. For more details and to schedule an appointment go to the following corresponding link: Moderna: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D5792E386823020CE0530A6C7C157412 Janssen: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D5793448159502CCE0530A6C7C153E08 Pfizer: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D5792998D62B0168E0530A6C7C152E21

For guidance regarding quarantine and isolation procedure please refer to the Cattaraugus County Department of Health at: https://www.cattco.org/coronavirus Questions regarding home testing and home test kit availability please email: covidtest@portvillecsd.org

REMINDER: Any and all questions regarding Covid testing should be directed to the email covidtest@portvillecsd.org. Please do not call the school with your questions.

Minors (under age 18) registering for the Pfizer Booster are required to present the completed consent form (attached).

There will be a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Portville Central School Monday, January 10th for the Pfizer Booster vaccine for 16 yr. olds and up from Noon to 2:00 pm in the South Gym. The other clinic is for Pfizer 1st Dose Youth Ages 5 -11 in the Dubots room (Elementary) from 3:00-5:00 pm. For more details and to register for an appointment go to: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D3D2B59BA74202B4E0530A6C7C155B6C for the Booster or: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=D3AE15DCE52D0196E0530A6C7C15640C for the 5-11 yr old 1st dose.

Covid Test Kits -- if you are planning on picking up a Covid test kit for your child, we have been advised that kits cannot be left in the cold. Please remember to take them in your house when you get them.

REMINDER -- Distribution of free COVID-19 test kits will be held today, Wednesday, January 5th, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Parents will be able to pick up one kit per child (two tests) on a bus parked by the baseball field at the school. Personnel from the district will be on hand to pass out test kits. Only one kit per child is available. If you cannot pick up a test today at those times, please email covidtest@portvillecsd.org and we will make arrangements for you to pick up a test at an alternate time. Please remember that this testing is not required, but being made available to students. We believe providing this testing is another mitigation practice that will help maintain an educational environment that is healthy and safe.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE! FREE RAPID COVID TESTS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS School districts across New York State received an allotment of Covid-19 rapid tests that the State has purchased for distribution to our schools. These tests have been provided to help districts achieve the mutual goal of keeping children in school following our recent holiday break. This is an approach that may help prevent COVID-positive asymptomatic individuals from returning to school and further spreading the virus. In an effort to get tests to our students as quickly as possible, distribution of COVID-19 tests will start Wednesday, January 5th, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Parents will be able to pick up one kit per child (two tests) on a bus parked by the baseball field at the school. Personnel from the district will be on hand to pass out test kits. Only one kit per child is available. If you cannot pick up a test on that day at those times, please email covidtest@portvillecsd.org and we will make arrangements for you to pick up a test at an alternate time. Please remember that this testing is not required, but being made available to students. We believe providing this testing is another mitigation practice that will help maintain an educational environment that is healthy and safe.