Oneida Middle School

You are invited to the Superintendent's Coffee Chat this week: Thursday, 6 p.m. & Friday, 7 a.m. 530 Liberty St. Stop by, enjoy a cup of coffee & chat with Supt. Cotto.

Safety Note: Over the weekend we learned that a student who attends Big Picture at Washington Irving threatened another student on Snapchat. The student threatened to bring a gun to school and harm the student. Police were immediately notified and launched an investigation. Schenectady Police located, arrested and charged the student. Police issued a release this morning. Members of our Student Support Team will be at Big Picture Monday to provide additional support to students. We will have additional safety and administrative team members at Washington Irving on Monday morning. Police reported that no gun was located during the investigation and there is no indication that there are any additional threats to student safety Safety is always our top priority. Thank you to those who shared information and to all of you for your continued support and cooperation. Please continue to remind students if they see or hear anything that seems suspicious to always report it to an adult.

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Cotto's update for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/o/scsd/page/district-update-february-14-2025-11 Have a great weekend.

Good Afternoon Timberwolf Families: Congratulations to our parent training workshop winner! Cecilia O. (Please call the Parent Liaison from Oneida M.S. to make arrangements for your prize). Thank you to those who viewed our first parent training on Google Classroom/Parent Portal. Copies of the training will be sent home to families this week. If you don't receive one and would like one you may email me at Vallec@schenectadyschools.org and I will electronically send you a copy.

Friendly Reminder Timberwolf Families Schenectady Connects is hosting a zoom meeting for those interested in acquiring assistance with resume writing, interview process or applications for employment. Join us today at 5:00 pm by clicking on the link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N2g3b2lmZGljYTNpYm9udGg5MHI5ZjI1cGIgdmFsbGVjQHNjaGVuZWN0YWR5c2Nob29scy5vcmc&tmsrc=vallec%40schenectadyschools.org

ALERT: Due to the winter storm forecasted, all SCSD campuses will be closed Sunday, February 9. This includes community events, district events and activities, games and practices. Be safe!

School is closed today due to the anticipated weather later. There is no out of district transportation. Office staff reports. We will monitor the situation and provide an update to staff if any change. Be safe today.

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Dr. Cotto's update for the week ending January 31. https://www.schenectadyschools.org/o/scsd/page/district-update-january-31-2025Have a fantastic weekend. #SchenectadyRising

Congrats to the 25 middle & highschool students selected to participate in the upcoming Schenectady County Music Association festival. The students will perform at Mohanasen High School on Saturday February 1 at 2pm.

Congrats to the SCSD middle and high school musicians selected to participate in the Suburban Council Festival at Burnt Hills- Ballston Lake High School last weekend.

REMINDER No School tomorrow, January 29, in observance of Lunar New Year!

Did you know every student in our district (Pe-K through Grade 12) has access to a school counselor? Counselors are available to support students in many ways. The counselor directory is available here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/school-counselor-directory

Interested in playing baseball? Opportunities for students of all ages and grade levels. Please complete this interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gQN7Z-F_AoS-7i3dsKIsc-87TSdHjrQsqq8uoc7-bnA/viewform?edit_requested=true&pli=1

Everyone is invited to Family Literacy Day on Saturday, January 25, 10 a.m. at 120 Emmons St. Click on the link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6zscfH2k4QZM3dHrxjOB0soZ7wQGe-B3XIXH4NnzYCNzYw/viewform We hope to see you there.

The lockout at MLK is lifted. Thank you for your patience.

MLK Elementary School is in a lockout due to police activity in the school community. All doors are locked and no one can enter the school at this time. We will let you know when the lockout is lifted.

Good Afternoon Timberwolf Families: Please sign the attendance sheet link and view the training on the following links. Many parents have asked for assistance on how to access Parent Portal, Google Classroom and Infinite Campus. Muchos padres han pedido este entrenamiento, favor de firmar. See sign in Link/Clic en enlace de asistencia: https://forms.gle/nip6CpX56mxNBSRM7 Training Link for presentation and video/Enlace de Entrenamiento y video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=103B_5b1B4Yd0zyG8Cd8qVHSGwHT-xar5 https://drive.google.com/open?id=10Amy5qCmNkknqWwLtCQliFxTB0zzNohR Presentation Link/Clic para presentacion en espanol en la pagina 10: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cp17x8-KzIO5-87vxJr2CEsAeXlSjvzSK3Z1uvYzjl4/edit?usp=sharing

Oneida Middle School's winter sports photos are January 23rd. All OMS students who are playing a winter sport through SCSD will have sports photos taken on January 23rd. Athletes should wear their jerseys to school for the pictures. Please note, the group photos will only contain Oneida students-- if you are looking for a full team group photo please reach out to the coaches. A todos los estudiantes de OMS que estén practicando un deporte de invierno a través de SCSD se les tomarán fotografías deportivas el 23 de enero. Los atletas deben usar sus camisetas para ir a la escuela para las fotografías. Tenga en cuenta que las fotos grupales solo contendrán estudiantes de Oneida; si está buscando una foto grupal completa del equipo, comuníquese con los entrenadores.

Good Morning Timberwolf Families: Please watch the attached video and read the brochure for your child to sign up for an opportunity. Students should currently be in the 6th or 7th grade for the program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buenos días familias de Timberwolf: Mire el vídeo adjunto y lea el folleto para su hijo. para inscribirse en una oportunidad. Los estudiantes actualmente deben estar en el grado de 6to o 7mo. para el programa. https://risehighstem.org/

Good Morning Timberwolf Families: Please watch the attached video and read the brochure for your child to sign up for an opportunity. Students should currently be in the 6th or 7th grade for the program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buenos días familias de Timberwolf: Mire el vídeo adjunto y lea el folleto para su hijo. para inscribirse en una oportunidad. Los estudiantes actualmente deben estar en el grado de 6to o 7mo. para el programa.