Perry Central School District

Mrs. Kramell's 9th grade English students have been working all week with Gretchen Didio, an actor and educator from Shakespeare in Delaware Park, through the Arts for Learning partnership. After reading "Romeo and Juliet," students are diving deeper into the text by learning and performing specific scenes. Didio is helping them focus on vocal energy, movement, stage presence, and much more. #PrideInTheHive

Our 5th and 6th grade teachers are partnering with outreach educators from Tim Hortons Foundation Camps to bring a fun and educational experience to students over the next five weeks. The new program, called Tims Camp, is financed completely by the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation, and aims to provide children with a similar experience they receive while attending a Tim Hortons summer camp. Once a week, students will participate in fun lessons and activities that will help create a sense of community, build self-confidence and self-awareness, encourage problem solving, promote positive communication, and much more. We’re excited for this incredible opportunity to help our students grow and flourish – and have a lot of fun!

Mrs. Adolf and Ms. Hankey have wasted no time getting their art students back into the swing of things after Winter Break.
For Mrs. Adolf’s kindergartners, the last lesson in the color unit was creating a color wheel with frosting! Each student got a plate with primary colored frosting that they had to mix with secondary colors, and then they also created tertiary colors. Of course, after the lesson was finished, students could indulge in the sweet treat.
Ms. Hankey had fun with Mrs. Totsline’s and Mrs. Leavy’s students on collaborative abstract artwork that was created by pulling each other across paper using markers. #PrideInTheHive

Our 8th graders have a need...a need for speed! Mrs. Brant's technology students are testing out their CO2 cars to determine the fastest competitors for this year's Tech Wars, which will be held in March at GCC. #PrideInTheHive

Do you remember being in elementary school and finding that one book or books that you just couldn’t put down? We witnessed that this morning as Mrs. Smith’s 4th graders read Gary Paulsen’s “Hatchet” together as a class. #PrideInTheHive

We love it when an idea comes together! Student Austin Johnson is finishing up his independent project for Ag Mechanics - a shelf that he'll gift a loved one as a belated Christmas present. The sophomore is bringing his original idea, which started as just a sketch, to life. #PrideInTheHive

Our 5th graders had a blast kicking off their ELA module 2 before winter break. Students will be reading the book “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster, which is a fantasy adventure novel that follows Milo, a bored boy who finds himself thrust into a world of imagination and wordplay. Students visited their very own Phantom Café on Dec. 17 and enjoyed snacks based on the book’s theme. Thank you to the Perry PTSA for providing the funds to purchase the snacks and beverages! #PrideInTheHive

Before winter break, our High School Stand Up Club, with the help of Mrs. Marusarz and Santa, passed out hot chocolate to students during lunch periods. The kind gesture provided some festive fun to students and school personnel. The club continues to help spread inclusivity and positivity in both buildings! #PrideInTheHive

Thank you to law enforcement officers from Wyoming County Sheriff's Office and Perry and Warsaw Police Departments for meeting us yesterday at Warsaw Walmart. We had several students who couldn't attend Shop with a Cop on Dec. 6 and, thanks to these officers, Mrs. Statler, and Officer Spink, the special occasion was not missed. #PrideInTheHive

We're very proud of the work Ms. Jaques, Mrs. Pries, and Mrs. Royce's students put into learning the lines from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Their recorded performance will be sent to all of their friends at PES as a special treat before winter break. #PrideInTheHive

This week, each of our UPK-6 classes will have a pizza party thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. This same individual provided funds that made it possible for us to purchase an age-appropriate game or toy for each of our elementary students. We are so very thankful for the thoughtfulness of this individual. Our students are so lucky to live in such a wonderful community!
We also have to give a shoutout to Mrs. Bogle, Ms. Koson, and Ms. Kowasz in the District Office, as well as our Elementary PPT team, for helping to facilitate this special gesture. #PrideInTheHive

We always suspected that Officer Spink was a spy for Santa...and now we know! #PrideInTheHive

There's no one more eager to see an end to the 6 7 craze than jr. high or middle school staff in every single school district. So, in honor of our 67th Day of School, our JH team had some fun! #PrideInTheHive

Santa, hot cocoa, cookie decorating, arts and crafts - Sensory Santa was a huge success on Friday! This is always a special event where our students and their families can have holiday fun in a sensory-friendly setting. Thank you to the Inclusion Committee, the volunteers who donated their time, food, supplies, and more, the HS and JH Stand Up Clubs, Ms. Reding, Mrs. Warriner and the Honeycomb Cafe, the Muolo Family, and Jes Purvis and the Perry Public Library! #PrideInTheHive

Today, our HS students were treated to an educational adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” by actors from Shakespeare in Delaware Park. The show is being performed in schools throughout WNY to celebrate the theatre company’s 50th anniversary season and introduce audiences to the work of William Shakespeare. Over the last five decades, Shakespeare in Delaware Park has been committed to providing free, high-quality theatre to audiences. Our students have been fortunate to work with these talented actors and educators over the past many years.
In addition to the free performance, junior English Honors students participated in an acting workshop with Gretchen Didio, an actress and educator for Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Following the "Romeo and Juliet" performance, the actors provided a talk-back session to allow our students to ask questions. #PrideInTheHive

The HS select chorus, with Ms. Privatera, and the HS jazz band, with Mr. Hirsch, were honored to visit Perry Rotary this afternoon to perform their annual holiday concert. The student-musicians were phenomenal! #PrideInTheHive

One of our favorite holiday traditions at PES is the UPK's legendary hunt for the Gingerbread Man. This elusive creature has been evading classes for years, but not before sending them on a wild goose chase around the building. Today was the big day...and our students were ready! #PrideInTheHive

Willy Wonka famously said "The suspense is terrible...I hope it lasts."
But, for the nearly 50 cast and crew members of Drama Club's production of "Willy Wonka," the suspense is over! The group finally got to conduct a read-through of the script, and musical rehearsals begin this week. We're so excited! #PrideInTheHive

That's a wrap on the first day of the Perry PTSA's Holiday Gift Shop! Students had a blast today finding special gifts for their loved ones. Thank you to the volunteers! #PrideInTheHive

Miss Stephanie visited our UPKers this morning to share an Ag in the Classroom lesson on Santa's biggest helpers - not elves - but reindeer! Students made reindeer food to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve to help Rudolph and the crew find their houses. The lesson also included taste-testing white and chocolate milks, and deciding which they would leave out for Santa. Of course, students received some cookies for dunking! #PrideInTheHive