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Cayuga Elementary School

Dear Students, Parents, and Community Members,

Welcome to Cayuga Elementary School’s website!  I am very proud to be the principal of this fine school.  The teachers and staff at Cayuga have a truly spectacular reputation for promoting a love of learning among the students.

Cayuga Elementary School hosts kindergarten through fifth grade and educates approximately 660 students from the communities of Lake Grove and Lake Ronkonkoma.  With a combined focus in the academic areas as well as the arts, Cayuga graduates move onto Samoset Middle School as well-rounded learners.  Through a challenging curriculum and high expectations for all, we strive to help each and every student be the very best they can be.

 

I hope everyone has enjoyed a smooth transition back to school as I know everyone here has.  The first month or so has been terrific!  We have so far enjoyed many fun activities and the children are in the full swing of things.  The teachers have become familiar with their new students and it is nice to see so many great relationships forming!

Our Curriculum Nights seemed to be wonderful successes as the turnouts on both evenings was fantastic!  It is always great to see so many parents show up to be informed partners in their children’s education.  On this note, I encourage you to build on the relationships with your child’s teachers that were formed on these nights.  Open lines of communication will ensure a successful year for our students.  September also brought us our annual PTA Back-to-School Picnic and 1^st Annual Teachers vs. Parents Softball Game.  As one of the participants, I can assure you that we had a blast!  Again, it was great to see so many families here at Cayuga that afternoon.  Good times like these help to remind me of how special our school community really is!

Please remember that we have fully initiated the Raptor Visitor Tracking System which requires all visitors to sign in using a state-issued license or ID card.  As a reminder, this system cross references all visitors across the Megan’s Law database in an effort to help keep our students safe.  It is important that you bring your license or ID card with you whenever you have an appointment at Cayuga.  Your continued cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated!

Friday, October 30^th marks our Annual Halloween Parade.  The festivities begin promptly at 10:00am so be sure to be on time!  In addition, to those of you who may be new to Cayuga, our undersized parking lot will surely pose some problems on this day.  As per the letter that was recently distributed, our parking lot will be closed at 9:30am so we can ensure a safe parade route for our students.  I strongly recommend that you carpool, arrive early, and/or find a safe place to park on one of the neighboring side streets.  We are looking forward to another great parade!

November is time for the New York State Grade 5 Social Studies Assessment.  Our students have done a lot of work in this area and we are confident that they are ready for this challenge!  The first trimester also ends in November, so be on the lookout for report cards!  Again, please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns.

Know that as the building principal, I am here to answer any questions you may have about our school.  Please feel free to contact our main office at (631) 471-1800 or email me at mwells@sachem.edu.  I would like to thank all of you for your continued support in the education of your children.  It is truly a team effort and I am constantly reminded of how well we all work together.  I look forward to seeing all of you soon!

Sincerely,

 

Matthew P. Wells

Principal