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Cayuga Elementary School

Dear Cayuga Families,

Summer is officially here! Congratulations to all of our students, their families and our teachers on all your hard work this school year. A lot has been accomplished since September and we should all be very proud of our efforts. Cayuga is the special place that it is because of the way everyone works together for the benefit of our children.

 

This past Spring brought with it much excitement to Cayuga. Our Building Leadership Team hosted its Annual Health and Nutrition Fair in May which was a huge success. It was estimated that almost 400 of our students were in attendance

during the two hour event. A tremendous amount of work went into planning this evening, with much of the thanks going to Mrs. Hirt, Mrs. Sexton and Mrs. Sullivan, our BLT Parent Members. Many vendors were on hand sharing different ways to get and stay healthy, and a lot was learned by all! The best part is, the kids were having a blast learning about health and nutrition!

 

Most recently, we were treated to an outstanding performance of “Seussical Jr.” by Cayuga’s own Drama Club led by Miss Rosenthal. Over 130 students took part in the Drama Club, either by acting, singing, designing the set or by working backstage during the four performances. I, for one, am so proud of these children for their incredible efforts.  Students typically met twice a week after school until 6pm, and there were even all day Saturday rehearsals. Besides the obvious experience with “drama”, Miss Rosenthal provided students with an opportunity to teach them about responsibility. In order to dedicate the time that was required to make this venture a success, students had to balance Drama Club with homework, sports teams, dance rehearsals, and many other valuable activities. While I’m sure a lot was sacrificed, I don’t think it could have paid off any better – the two evening performances on June 11th and 12th were amazing! Congratulations to all who were involved in making this a huge success!

 

Lastly, June brings with it a time for commencement. The end of the school year is here and our fifth graders have been taking their final steps to prepare for their Moving Up Ceremony. We will miss these students and wish them the best of luck as they take this next step in their educational careers. It has been great seeing so many parents, grandparents and other family members in the building during the last few weeks to participate in various end of the year activities that were planned by many of Cayuga’s teachers. I look forward to a 2010-2011 school year in which the home-school connection is strengthened even further.

 

As always, I thank you for your time, energy and commitment to your child’s education. I wish all of you a well deserved, happy and healthy summer vacation!  Know that as the building principal, I am here to answer any questions that 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.

 

Sincerely,
Matthew P. Wells

Principal