Purple & White Day postponed until June 12

Given tomorrow's forecast, Purple and White Day is being postponed unti Wednesday, June 12th. The cafeteria will serve breakfast and lunch tomorrow, June 7th. No lunch will be served on June 12th. Thank you and we apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

June Gatepost now available

The June edition of the Southgate newsletter is now available and can be downloaded here [PDF].

A message from principal Jerri-Lynne Dedrick

Wow! What a ride! It certainly has been a whirlwind of a school year. We say it all of the time but did the time ever fly! » READ MORE

Southgate graduation information

The sixth grade graduation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at
9:00 a.m. It will be held outside in the back field weather permitting. All are welcome to attend if the ceremony is outside. If it is raining, the ceremony will be held indoors, and each student will be given 2 tickets for attendees. A reception in the cafeteria will follow the ceremony courtesy of the PTA. Best wishes to all of our sixth grade graduates. Good luck at the Junior High.

Dismissal schedule June 17-20

Pay special attention to the dismissal times for the end of the year. Click here to view them.

A letter to parents of current 6th grade students from SJHS principal Dr. Russell Moore

Welcome to Shaker Junior High School! All faculty and staff members join me in saying we’re happy to have all of you become part of our award winning school! » READ MORE

Southgate + 7 math students = success

This fall, the alternate math students at Southgate Elementary School submitted responses to the “Problems and Solutions for the Elementary Grades” section of the New York State Mathematics Teachers’ Journal. The following students had their solutions published: Heather Giordano, Nick Szesnat, Matthew Ulberg, Grace Papa, Olivia Merolle, Tyler Stanton, and Priyanka Kumar. Congratulations to all!

Library books due by June 3

Please have your children return all library books and magazines on or before Monday, June 3. Thank you!

Southgate math students published in NYS Mathematics Teachers Journal

This fall, the alternate math students at Southgate Elementary School submitted responses to the “Problems and Solutions for the Elementary Grades” section of the New York State Mathematics Teachers’ Journal.

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Spring 2013 grades 3-8 testing schedule

Click here to download the 3-8 Spring testing schedule [PDF]

A message from the librarian

Our school library is a wonderful resource for our children, both for supporting our curriculum and for pleasure reading. We are proud of our library and delight in seeing your children’s enthusiasm for choosing books that interest them. » LEARN MORE

Are you moving?

If you are planning to move or if your child(ren) will not be attending Southgate School for the 2013-2014 school year, we would appreciate if you would inform us as soon as possible. This is extremely important because if a particular class reaches its limits, new students will need to be assigned to another school. It would be unfortunate to assign a student to another school only to learn later that the child could have attended Southgate. Therefore, if you will be moving out of the Southgate area, please call the office as soon as possible at 785-6607. Thank you.

Math Night a success

On February 7th, Southgate sponsored its second Math Night for families. As part of the evening, Ms. Dedrick explained and discussed the Common Core Standards Initiative as well as the implications this initiative will have on the state assessments. Ms. Salinetti, Instructional Math Coach, aided families to utilize the various resources that accompany the “Go Math” series including its website. Ms. Salinetti shared with families the multiple resources available to them to support the "Go Math" series and assisted them in how to navigate the website associated with it – ThinkCentral. Attached are the introduction given by Ms. Dedrick as well as the document provided by Ms. Salintetti to assist in navigating ThinkCentral. Thank you to those of you who attended.

Absent/Tardy - What to do?

It is very important that we are able to account for students. When a child does not come to school and a parent has not called to report the absence, we become concerned about the safety of the child. » READ MORE

Goin' green and keeping library books clean!

If your child is now packing a thermos or re-usable water bottle to support our environmental efforts, please protect the library books from any leaks by placing them in a plastic bag inside the backpack. This can be a recycled plastic bag that stays in the backpack for re-use. The library has extra bags if you need them. Thank you for helping our library books live a long life!

Tips for parents from the school nurse

A child who is sick will not be able to perform well in school and is likely to spread the illness to other children and staff. We suggest making a plan for childcare ahead of time so you will not be caught without a comforting place for your child to stay if he/she is ill. » READ MORE

Enroll for Price Chopper Tools for Schools

If you have not already done so, please re-enroll your Price Chopper AdvantEdge Card in the Tools for Schools Program. Price Chopper cleared its Tools for Schools database last spring, and all Southgate families must RE-ENROLL in the Tools for Schools Program to have dollars spent at Price Chopper be counted. » READ MORE