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Community Parade and Senior Signs
Teachers, staff members, Principal Eric Windover, Assistant Principal Danielle Hoch, WCPTA members, Transportation staff, the Scottsville Fire Department, and Superintendent Leh participated in a community parade to deliver Wheatland-Chili senior signs to each of the 52 graduates of the Class of 2020 on Thursday, May 6. The caravan started in the Village of Scottsville and traveled through the Towns of Wheatland and Chili and in to the City of Rochester.
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Wheatland-Chili Recognizes Stokoe Farms for Small Business Week
Wheatland-Chili together with Act for Education and school districts in the Rochester area celebrate Small Business Week each May. We recognize Stokoe Farms as our community partner for Small Business Week for their dedication to our students, staff, families, and community. Stokoe Farms hosts field trips for over 9,000 students and staff members from area school districts, each year. “It is our fall field trip for our Kindergarten students and the one the kids and families look the most forward to,” said Jill Farrell, kindergarten teacher. “We have more than half the parents join us on this trip and it is such a fun day for our students to play, explore, and learn about the farm.
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WCPTA Hosts Virtual Teacher Appreciation
During the week of Teacher Appreciation Week celebrated from May 4 through May 8, the WCPTA held a virtual appreciation with Musical Monday, Teaching Tuesday, Watercolor Wednesday, Thankful Thursday, and Fortunate Friday. WCPTA Rocks!
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Occupational, Speech, and Physical Therapy Resources
The related service providers have created a new resource page on the District website. These pages include continued activities that support language, social language, fine motor, and gross motor skills. If your child receives speech-language therapy, occupational, and/or physical therapy, this page gives a list of functional activities that you can pick and choose from. We continued with the theme, “Fun at home,” including a list of interactive ideas that you can do right at home.
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School Lunch Hero Day
The first Friday in May is School Lunch Hero Day. We thank our food service staff members and Director Dana Bolt for all their hard work as they have continued to provide meals during the school closure. Through April 29, Food Services has provided 6,384 meals to our families.
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Spotlight on Doris Grieco
Doris Grieco has worked for the Wheatland-Chili Central School for 12 and a half years. She is an assistant custodian in the Facilities Department. Her responsibilities include cleaning classrooms, cleaning bathrooms, ordering supplies, setting-up and breakdown of nightly activities, and locking the building. Prior to joining the District, she was a stay-at-home mom for 18 years. Doris is a Wheatland-Chili alumni
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Making Connections to Support Online Learning
Every Wednesday at 9 a.m., the Wheatland-Chili teachers are invited to a coffee break. They have to provide their own coffee, but it is a chance to share stories, tips, and best practices for the fully online teaching they have all been doing for more than a month. Likewise, this weekly coffee break is online. “The virtual coffee break helps us to keep human connections, a sense of our teaching community,” said Wheatland-Chili Teacher Center Director Cara Montrois.
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Guest Artist Teaches Eighth Grade Art Class
Eighth grader Gabriella Fals served as a guest art teacher for Megan Melville’s eighth grade art class. Gabriella taught the students how to create liquid art paintings. “She did a great job and it was really amazing to see her confidence and talent for teaching,” said Melville.
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Free Summer Opportunity for Ninth– and Tenth-graders
This free summer opportunity is open to all incoming ninth and tenth graders who have completed Algebra 1. Apply by June 1. The application is now open. Apply today at https://monroe2boces.org/same
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District is Recognized for Music Education- Video in story
Wheatland-Chili CSD has received a Best Communities for Music Education Award 2020 from the NAMM Foundation. This award recognizes and celebrates school districts and schools for their support and commitment to music education. Congratulations to our parents and students for all their hard work and to our music teachers: Steve Zimmerman, Beth McDougall, Nicolas Roche and Julianne Burch.
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Library Resources Available to Students and Families
A reminder that students and families have access to library resources such as SORA for ebooks, audio books, and educational and research materials. Be sure to visit the
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Update on State Assessments
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is suspending all NYS Elementary- and IntermediateLevel State Assessments for the remainder of the school year in response to the statewide closures of schools and districts to prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Links to Educational Resources
Check out these educational links to learning fun with museums, art galleries, NASA and National Parks.
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T. J. Connor Mental Health Team
The Mental Health team members at T. J. Connor are available to provide you with support. Please do not hesitate to contact us if your child or your family needs our assistance. We can provide you with resources, strategies for helping your child, and even virtual counseling sessions for students. The best way to contact us i
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Middle/High School Counseling and Student Support Services
The MS/HS Counseling Department has created google voice phone numbers that will answer during the school hours. Students can call or text those numbers. There is also an appointment booking site to allow for students or families to request appointments with
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Using Video Conferencing to Host BOE Meetings
The Wheatland-Chili Central School District is using Zoom Video Conferencing to hold Board of Education meetings while the District is closed.
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Do You Need Assistance?
We are here to help. Our District is a community resource. We work together with our town and village leaders. If your family is in need of assistance, please reach out to us and we will connect you with the person or organization to help you. If you are
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Virtual Tour Now Available of Student Photography on Display in Gallery
Wheatland-Chili students Allison Wing, Brittney Pfenninger, Paige Smith, Aaryana Young, Eboni Colangelo, and Lee Pontillo in Val Savage’s Photography class will have their work on display at the Image City Photography Gallery for the Through the Student Lens annual photography show featuring the photographic work of high school students across Monroe County. This is the eleventh year that Image City has hosted this event and Wheatland-Chili students
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