Hundreds of books donated by OTA members this year were given away to the general public at the annual Woodstock Elementary School PTA yard sale. Each book was stamped with the greeting: "A gift for you from the Onteora Teachers Association." Shoppers were also given homemade, leather bookmarks and magnets, both imprinted with OTA. Great PR!
On April 15th, the students of Ms. Mastrangelo’s class hosted a luncheon at the Landmark Grille for their parents, teachers, and several district administrators. The luncheon was designed to show off the cooking skills students have been learning throughout the year. Mrs. Hodder had opened up her middle school kitchen to Ms.
The Onteora School community turned out Saturday, March 16th at the high school rally in small numbers, but with great signage and loud voices. Parents, teachers, administrators, and concerned community members joined State Senator Cecila Tkaczyk to raise awareness about the school funding crisis. Under the current State Aid formulas used in the Governor’s proposed budget for 2013-2014, Onteora stands to lose more than a half million dollars.
Thank you to the OTA for generously contributing raffle prizes at the Onteora Middle School Science Fair, last November. All students who attended the fair were eligible to win. Prizes included balancing birds, gyroscopes, buzzing magnets, grow snow, and Mentos geyser tubes. The students worked hard to create original and interesting science fair experiments about a wide variety of topics. ~ Alyssa Babcock
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February is a Community month for Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. If you’re interested in helping out on any of the dates listed below, please contact Victoria at: victoria@towerpower.com
Mon 3, 10, 17, 24 / Wed 5, 12, 19, 26 / Fri 4, 14, 21, 28
The OTA is collecting new and gently used books in each building to be given out to the public at key events. All books will be imprinted with a book plate message that reads: A gift for you from Onteora Teachers Association.
Over the summer the TC2DN (Teacher Center 2 Dissemination Network) realized that more people were needed to help share information offered by the technology committee. The MHTC is now looking for one person per district statewide to join the committee and become familiar with MHTC technology partnerships. This committee does not meet but will have trainings on-line. (approx 20 hours, with possible hours or stipend through MLP). Let’s not be one of the unrepresented districts. Anyone interested should send Deb Cook your name and contact information to be passed on to the committee ASAP. dcook@onteora.k12.ny.us.
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